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Epigenetics

Last updated May 19, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Siyu Zhu
Tulane University
830 cit.
2
Laura C. Hinte
ETH Zurich
594 cit.
3
David Steffin
Houston Methodist
567 cit.
4
Daan J. Kloosterman
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
525 cit.
5
Archana Tomar
Helmholtz Zentrum München
507 cit.
6
Deblina Raychaudhuri
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
432 cit.
7
Gustavo S. França
Institute for Systems Biology
432 cit.
8
Alba Simats
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
345 cit.
9
Edwin N. Neumann
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
297 cit.
10
Shuai Wang
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
264 cit.

Rising Stars Papers

1
Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis
Cell Discovery|2024
331 cit.
2
Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss
Nature|2024
197 cit.
3
Interleukin-15-armoured GPC3 CAR T cells for patients with solid cancers
Nature|2024
188 cit.
4
Macrophage-mediated myelin recycling fuels brain cancer malignancy
Cell|2024
174 cit.
5
Epigenetic inheritance of diet-induced and sperm-borne mitochondrial RNAs
Nature|2024
168 cit.
6
Nuclear GTPSCS functions as a lactyl-CoA synthetase to promote histone lactylation and gliomagenesis
Cell Metabolism|2024
147 cit.
7
Histone lactylation drives CD8+ T cell metabolism and function
Nature Immunology|2024
143 cit.
8
Cellular adaptation to cancer therapy along a resistance continuum
Nature|2024
143 cit.
9
Innate immune memory after brain injury drives inflammatory cardiac dysfunction
Cell|2024
114 cit.
10
Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor
Science|2024
98 cit.

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Lai Guan Ng
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
500 cit.
2
Dario A.A. Vignali
University of Pittsburgh
437 cit.
3
Fayaz Malik
Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine
409 cit.
4
Jian Yuan
Tongji University
374 cit.
5
Prem Rajak
Kazi Nazrul University
311 cit.
6
Lorenz Studer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
300 cit.
7
Anghui Peng
Jinan University
295 cit.
8
Bo Xiang
Unknown
294 cit.
9
Qiang Gao
Fudan University
284 cit.
10
Jing Xue
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
282 cit.

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Deterministic reprogramming of neutrophils within tumors
Science|2024
333 cit.
2
T Cell Exhaustion
Annual Review of Immunology|2024
291 cit.
3
Unveiling the mechanisms and challenges of cancer drug resistance
Cell Communication and Signaling|2024
327 cit.
4
Metabolic regulation of homologous recombination repair by MRE11 lactylation
Cell|2023
374 cit.
5
Contamination of textile dyes in aquatic environment: Adverse impacts on aquatic ecosystem and human health, and its management using bioremediation
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
621 cit.
6
Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues
Nature Aging|2023
370 cit.
7
An epigenetic barrier sets the timing of human neuronal maturation
Nature|2024
200 cit.
8
Cancer epigenetics: from laboratory studies and clinical trials to precision medicine
Cell Death Discovery|2024
236 cit.
9
Regulatory mechanisms of PD-1/PD-L1 in cancers
Molecular Cancer|2024
587 cit.
10
A blueprint for tumor-infiltrating B cells across human cancers
Science|2024
189 cit.

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Shinya Yamanaka
Gladstone Institutes
73k cit.
2
Heidi L. Rehm
Brigham and Women's Hospital
31.7k cit.
3
Rudolf Jaenisch
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
28.9k cit.
4
Michael J. Meaney
McGill University
28.8k cit.
5
Howard Y. Chang
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
28.6k cit.
6
Joshua M. Stuart
University of California, Santa Cruz
28.2k cit.
7
Eric S. Lander
Broad Institute
23.8k cit.
8
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
23k cit.
9
Gordon K. Smyth
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
17.4k cit.
10
Nikolaus Schultz
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
15.8k cit.

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors
Cell|2007
20.1k cit.
2
Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours
Nature|2012
12.3k cit.
3
Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology
Genetics in Medicine|2015
31.7k cit.
4
The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project
Nature Genetics|2013
9.4k cit.
5
Hallmarks of Cancer: New Dimensions
Cancer Discovery|2022
8.9k cit.
6
Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways
Nature|2008
7.8k cit.
7
A ceRNA Hypothesis: The Rosetta Stone of a Hidden RNA Language?
Cell|2011
7.7k cit.
8
DNA methylation age of human tissues and cell types
Genome biology|2013
7.2k cit.
9
The Immune Landscape of Cancer
Immunity|2018
6.2k cit.
10
Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior
Nature Neuroscience|2004
6.1k cit.

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