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cytokine signaling pathways and interactions

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Henan Xu
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
99
2
Xuetao Cao
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
90
3
Jerika J. Barron
University of California, San Francisco
80
4
Anna V. Molofsky
University of California, San Francisco
70
5
Yue Dong
Chinese Academy of Sciences
60
6
Jindong Shi
Fudan University
50
7
Jingfa Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
30
8
Dandan Gu
Nantong University
20
9
Dengbing Yao
Nantong University
10

Rising Stars Papers

1
Type-I-interferon-responsive microglia shape cortical development and behavior
Cell|2024
141 cit.
2
Cellular spermine targets JAK signaling to restrain cytokine-mediated autoimmunity
Immunity|2024
55 cit.
3
Wnt5a/β-catenin-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition: a key driver of subretinal fibrosis in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Journal of Neuroinflammation|2024
26 cit.
4
Promotion of TLR7-MyD88-dependent inflammation and autoimmunity in mice through stem-loop changes in Lnc-Atg16l1
Nature Communications|2024
23 cit.
5
Phosphorylated Toll-like receptor 3 nuclear translocation in cancer cell promotes metastasis and chemoresistance
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2025
5 cit.
6
The RNA-binding protein RRP1 brakes macrophage one-carbon metabolism to suppress autoinflammation
Nature Communications|2025
5 cit.
7
In vivo AAV9-SB-CRISPR screen identifies fatty acid elongase ELOVL5 as a pro-resolving mediator in lung inflammation
Immunity & Inflammation|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gordon J. Freeman
Harvard University
99
2
Qian Li
University of Cambridge
99
3
Drew N. Wilfahrt
University of Pittsburgh
90
4
Xingrui Mu
Zunyi Medical University
80
5
Ran Chen
Chongqing Medical University
70
6
Mingyao Huang
Fujian Medical University
60
7
Tianhao Duan
University of Southern California
50
8
Lea Monteran
Tel Aviv University
40
9
Xia Sheng
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
40
10
Jing Wang
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
30

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The immune checkpoint TIGIT/CD155 promotes the exhaustion of CD8 + T cells in TNBC through glucose metabolic reprogramming mediated by PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling
Cell Communication and Signaling|2024
51 cit.
2
Targeting Microglia/Macrophages Notch1 Protects Neurons from Pyroptosis in Ischemic Stroke
Brain Sciences|2023
13 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Vishva M. Dixit
Molecular Oncology (United States)
90
2
Anjana Rao
SignalRx Pharmaceuticals (United States)
80
3
David Baltimore
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
70
4
Akihiko Yoshimura
Kurume University
60
5
Paolo Puccetti
University of Perugia
50
6
Manuel Baca
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
40
7
Giulio Superti‐Furga
Austrian Academy of Sciences
30
8
Dan R. Littman
New York University
20
9
Joan Massagué
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Smad transcription factors
Genes & Development|2005
2.4k cit.
2
Transcriptional regulation by calcium, calcineurin, and NFAT
Genes & Development|2003
2k cit.
3
Controlling TGF-β signaling
Genes & Development|2000
1.6k cit.
4
The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells
The Journal of Immunology|2006
1k cit.
5
A mechanism of repression of TGFbeta / Smad signaling by oncogenic Ras
Genes & Development|1999
999 cit.
6
Kip/Cip and Ink4 Cdk inhibitors cooperate to induce cell cycle arrest in response to TGF-beta.
Genes & Development|1995
963 cit.
7
<i>ATR</i> disruption leads to chromosomal fragmentation and early embryonic lethality
Genes & Development|2000
944 cit.
8
Circuitry of nuclear factor κB signaling
Immunological Reviews|2006
895 cit.
9
<i>miR-146a</i> is a significant brake on autoimmunity, myeloproliferation, and cancer in mice
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|2011
865 cit.
10
Roles of TGFβ in metastasis
Cell Research|2008
805 cit.

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