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crispr and genetic engineering

Last updated June 2, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Lei Peng
Yale University
99
2
Sidi Chen
Yale Cancer Center
90
3
Piao Yang
Florida State University
80
4
Muhammad Ali
Virtual University of Pakistan
70
5
Alexander Biederstädt
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
60
6
Alejandro González-Delgado
Gladstone Institutes
40
7
Seth L. Shipman
Gladstone Institutes
30
8
Shaza Y.A. Qattan
King Abdulaziz University
20
9
Ahmad Hanafi Ahmad Kamal
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
10

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Makoto Saito
Broad Institute
99
2
Tong Wu
University of Chicago
90
3
Adrian M. Molina Vargas
University of Rochester
80
4
Fabian P. Suchy
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
70
5
Chris C.‐S. Hsiung
University of California, San Francisco
60
6
Efrain Hualpa-Ramirez
University of Chile
50
7
Zhiheng Yang
East China University of Science and Technology
40
8
Lukas Schmidheini
University of Zurich
30
9
Wenyu Zhen
Anhui Medical University
20
10
Jinghua Lu
Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene-editing activity
Nature Chemical Biology|2023
83 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
David E. Root
Broad Institute
99
2
Feng Zhang
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
80
3
Jennifer A. Doudna
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
70
4
Jin‐Long Qiu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
60
5
Akihiko Kondo
Kobe University
50
6
Rudolf Jaenisch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
40
7
Martin Jínek
University of Zurich
30
8
Simon L. Bullock
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
20

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2010
4.5k cit.
2
Enhanced homology-directed human genome engineering by controlled timing of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery
eLife|2014
1.2k cit.
3
Direct cell reprogramming is a stochastic process amenable to acceleration
Nature|2009
1k cit.
4
Multiplexed activation of endogenous genes by CRISPR-on, an RNA-guided transcriptional activator system
Cell Research|2013
764 cit.
5
Rational design of a split-Cas9 enzyme complex
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2015
297 cit.
6
Reprogramming Efficiency Following Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Is Influenced by the Differentiation and Methylation State of the Donor Nucleus
Stem Cells|2006
275 cit.
7
Prokaryotic innate immunity through pattern recognition of conserved viral proteins
Science|2022
248 cit.
8
Chd8 Mutation Leads to Autistic-like Behaviors and Impaired Striatal Circuits
Cell Reports|2017
242 cit.
9
X-linked H3K27me3 demethylase Utx is required for embryonic development in a sex-specific manner
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2012
196 cit.
10
Antisense Transcription through the <i>Xist</i> Locus Mediates <i>Tsix</i> Function in Embryonic Stem Cells
Molecular and Cellular Biology|2001
192 cit.

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