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developmental biology and gene regulation

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Prisca Liberali
University of Basel
99
2
Alexander F. Schier
University of Basel
90
3
Michael Kosicki
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
80
4
Min Liu
Peking University
60
5
Aibin He
Peking University
50
6
Travis Lee
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
40
7
Joseph R. Ecker
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
30
8
Ning Zhang
Henan Agricultural University
20

Rising Stars Papers

1
Massively parallel reporter assays and mouse transgenic assays provide correlated and complementary information about neuronal enhancer activity
Nature Communications|2025
13 cit.
2
Massively parallel reporter assays and mouse transgenic assays provide complementary information about neuronal enhancer activity
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Karly C. Sourris
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
99
2
Jinyang Lyu
Shandong University
90
3
Fatemeh Mirzadeh Azad
Queen's University Belfast
80
4
Francisco Sotomayor Lugo
Stem Cell Institute
70
5
Zigang Shen
Southwest University
60
6
Yijun Zhang
King Center
50
7
Tatsuaki Goh
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
30
8
Labib Rouhana
University of Massachusetts Boston
20
9
Matthias P. Mayer
Heidelberg University
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Regulation of pDC fate determination by histone deacetylase 3
eLife|2023
16 cit.
2
Regulation of pDC Fate Determination by Histone Deacetylase 3
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2022
2 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
99
2
Howard Y. Chang
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
90
3
Joseph L. DeRisi
University of California, San Francisco
80
4
Anjana Rao
Boston Children's Hospital
70
5
Axel Visel
University of California, Merced
70
6
John S. Mattick
The University of Queensland
60
7
Miltos Tsiantis
University of Oxford
50
8
Albertha J.M. Walhout
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
40
9
May A. Beydoun
National Institute on Aging
40
10
J.H.D. Cate
University of California, Berkeley
30

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Transcriptional regulation by calcium, calcineurin, and NFAT
Genes & Development|2003
2k cit.
2
The Transcriptome of the Intraerythrocytic Developmental Cycle of Plasmodium falciparum
PLoS Biology|2003
1.8k cit.
3
Non‐coding RNAs: the architects of eukaryotic complexity
EMBO Reports|2001
840 cit.
4
Long noncoding RNAs in mouse embryonic stem cell pluripotency and differentiation
Genome Research|2008
742 cit.
5
Pten Dose Dictates Cancer Progression in the Prostate
PLoS Biology|2003
667 cit.
6
Identification of a Novel Gammaretrovirus in Prostate Tumors of Patients Homozygous for R462Q RNASEL Variant
PLoS Pathogens|2006
590 cit.
7
KNOX genes: versatile regulators of plant development and diversity
Development|2010
586 cit.
8
Genome-wide analysis of long noncoding RNA stability
Genome Research|2012
585 cit.
9
Anatomic Demarcation by Positional Variation in Fibroblast Gene Expression Programs
PLoS Genetics|2006
494 cit.
10
Motif module map reveals enforcement of aging by continual NF-κB activity
Genes & Development|2007
454 cit.

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