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enzyme structure and function

Last updated June 2, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Yidong Song
Sun Yat-sen University
99
2
Yuedong Yang
Sun Yat-sen University
90
3
Yingming Zhao
University of Chicago
80
4
Rachel A. Silverstein
Harvard University
70
5
Benjamin P. Kleinstiver
Harvard University
60
6
Tommaso Vicanolo
Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
50
7
Peng Cheng
Unknown
30
8
Nan Zheng
Jiangnan University
10

Rising Stars Papers

1
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis
Nature Chemical Biology|2024
127 cit.
2
Dynamic investigation of hypoxia-induced L-lactylation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
32 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Joseph L. Watson
University of Washington
99
2
Dejiu Zhang
Qingdao University
90
3
Bowei Ye
University of Illinois Chicago
80
4
Ji Shen
Tsinghua University
70
5
Chengxin Zhang
University of Michigan
60
6
Long Ma
Chinese Academy of Sciences
50
7
Chao Zhang
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation
40
8
Lianyong Wang
Princeton University
30
9
Rosario Vanella
University of Basel
20
10
Mehregan Babamohamadi
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

Insufficient data

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Yang Zhang
University of Kansas
99
2
Catriona A. DOWD
University College Cork
90
3
Arthur G. Palmer
Unknown
80
4
Frank M. Raushel
Texas A&M University
60
5
Jonathan S. Dordick
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
50
6
Dagmar Ringe
Northeastern University
40
7
Andreas Wagner
University of New Mexico
30
8
J.R. Meyer-Fernandes
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
20
9
Yann R. Chemla
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
TM-align: a protein structure alignment algorithm based on the TM-score
Nucleic Acids Research|2005
3.9k cit.
2
How significant is a protein structure similarity with TM-score = 0.5?
Bioinformatics|2010
1.1k cit.
3
Robustness Can Evolve Gradually in Complex Regulatory Gene Networks with Varying Topology
PLoS Computational Biology|2007
401 cit.
4
Robustness and evolution: concepts, insights and challenges from a developmental model system
Heredity|2006
215 cit.
5
Structural dynamics of E. coli single-stranded DNA binding protein reveal DNA wrapping and unwrapping pathways
eLife|2015
96 cit.
6
Mir24-2-5p suppresses the osteogenic differentiation with Gnai3 inhibition presenting a direct target via inactivating JNK-p38 MAPK signaling axis
International Journal of Biological Sciences|2021
16 cit.
7
Npas3 regulates stemness maintenance of radial glial cells and neuronal migration in the developing mouse cerebral cortex
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience|2022
9 cit.
8
The emergence and evolution of gene expression in genome regions replete with regulatory motifs
eLife|2024
9 cit.
9
Author response: The emergence and evolution of gene expression in genome regions replete with regulatory motifs
Unknown Journal|2024
0 cit.

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