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Diet and metabolism studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Hannah C. Wastyk
Stanford University
2
Esteban A. Lopera-Maya
University Medical Center Groningen
3
Keun Woo Ryu
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4
Hyo Shin Yoon
Amgen (United States)
5
Aura Ferreiro
Washington University in St. Louis
6
Djawad Radjabzadeh
Erasmus MC
7
Yashi Mi
University of Arizona
8
Suyeon Yoo
Incheon National University
9
Vanessa Palmas
University of Cagliari
10
Bezawit E. Kase
University of South Carolina

Papers

1
Cellular ATP demand creates metabolically distinct subpopulations of mitochondria
Nature|2024
245 cit.
2
Publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024) [198 citations, W4396560252]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
198 cit.
3
The Development and Evaluation of a Literature-Based Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota
Nutrients|2024
192 cit.
4
Impact of Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets on Gut Microbiota Profile and Clinical Outcomes in Drug-Naïve Patients with Diabesity: A 12-Month Pilot Study
Metabolites|2025
8 cit.
5
Publication in Nutrients (2026) [W7143300936]
Nutrients|2026
0 cit.
6
Publication in Trends in Biochemical Sciences (2026) [W7160533409]
Trends in Biochemical Sciences|2026
0 cit.
7
Publication in Inflammation Research (2026) [W7163907117]
Inflammation Research|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Chenhong Zhang
Linyi University
2
Marc Jan Bonder
University Medical Center Groningen
3
Alexander Kurilshikov
University Medical Center Groningen
4
Ettje F. Tigchelaar
University Medical Center Groningen
5
Megan Zhou
National Institutes of Health
6
Monica M. Santisteban
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
7
Sonja Wicklum
University of Calgary
8
Erica D. Sonnenburg
Stanford University
9
Kymika Okechukwu
American Academy of Pediatrics
10
Tanya Yatsunenko
Washington University in St. Louis

Papers

1
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity
PEDIATRICS|2023
1.1k cit.
2
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity
PEDIATRICS|2023
107 cit.
3
Meningeal interleukin-17-producing T cells mediate cognitive impairment in a mouse model of salt-sensitive hypertension
Nature Neuroscience|2023
78 cit.
4
Randomized controlled trial demonstrates response to a probiotic intervention for metabolic syndrome that may correspond to diet
Gut Microbes|2023
60 cit.
5
Choice of DNA extraction method affects stool microbiome recovery and subsequent phenotypic association analyses
Scientific Reports|2024
46 cit.
6
Pathobionts from chemically disrupted gut microbiota induce insulin-dependent diabetes in mice
Microbiome|2023
41 cit.
7
“Triple-Punch” Strategy Exosome-Mimetic Nanovesicles for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Therapy
ACS Nano|2024
32 cit.
8
Impact of occupational pesticide exposure on the human gut microbiome
Frontiers in Microbiology|2023
28 cit.
9
Hadza Prevotella require diet-derived microbiota-accessible carbohydrates to persist in mice
Cell Reports|2023
28 cit.
10
Automatic bridge inspection database construction through hybrid information extraction and large language models
Developments in the Built Environment|2024
23 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Jeffrey I. Gordon
Washington University in St. Louis
2
Gerald I. Shulman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
3
Peter J. Turnbaugh
University of California, San Francisco
4
Fredrik Bäckhed
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
5
Jun Wang
Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital
6
Oluf Pedersen
University of Copenhagen
7
Stanley L. Hazen
Cleveland Clinic
8
G. C. Fahey
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9
Anders M. Dale
J. Craig Venter Institute
10
Jeremy K. Nicholson
Imperial College London

Papers

1
An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest
Nature|2006
12.4k cit.
2
Cortical Surface-Based Analysis
NeuroImage|1999
11.5k cit.
3
Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome
Nature|2013
10.2k cit.
4
Whole Brain Segmentation
Neuron|2002
9k cit.
5
Human gut microbes associated with obesity
Nature|2006
8.8k cit.
6
AIN-93 Purified Diets for Laboratory Rodents: Final Report of the American Institute of Nutrition Ad Hoc Writing Committee on the Reformulation of the AIN-76A Rodent Diet
Journal of Nutrition|1993
8.7k cit.
7
A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
Nature|2008
7.9k cit.
8
Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography
Nature|2012
7.9k cit.
9
A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes
Nature|2012
7k cit.
10
Cortical Surface-Based Analysis
NeuroImage|1999
6.4k cit.

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