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Gene Regulation

Last updated May 19, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Kai Blin
Novo Nordisk Foundation
1.2k cit.
2
Siyu Zhu
Tulane University
830 cit.
3
Rongxuan Zhu
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
606 cit.
4
Shidong Cui
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
516 cit.
5
Johannes Linder
Enzo Life Sciences (United States)
459 cit.
6
Tadepally Lakshmikanth
Karolinska Institutet
351 cit.
7
Dig Bijay Mahat
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
318 cit.
8
Xi Fu
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
276 cit.
9
Sam N. Barnett
Imperial College London
255 cit.
10
Christina Jackson
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
252 cit.

Rising Stars Papers

1
antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation
Nucleic Acids Research|2025
383 cit.
2
Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis
Cell Discovery|2024
331 cit.
3
ACSS2 acts as a lactyl-CoA synthetase and couples KAT2A to function as a lactyltransferase for histone lactylation and tumor immune evasion
Cell Metabolism|2024
201 cit.
4
miRTarBase 2025: updates to the collection of experimentally validated microRNA–target interactions
Nucleic Acids Research|2024
171 cit.
5
Predicting RNA-seq coverage from DNA sequence as a unifying model of gene regulation
Nature Genetics|2025
152 cit.
6
Immune system adaptation during gender-affirming testosterone treatment
Nature|2024
116 cit.
7
Single-cell nascent RNA sequencing unveils coordinated global transcription
Nature|2024
105 cit.
8
A foundation model of transcription across human cell types
Nature|2025
91 cit.
9
An organotypic atlas of human vascular cells
Nature Medicine|2024
84 cit.
10
Distinct myeloid-derived suppressor cell populations in human glioblastoma
Science|2025
83 cit.

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Stein Aerts
Center for Human Genetics
647 cit.
2
Wei Gu
Cancer Genetics (United States)
615 cit.
3
Julio Sáez-Rodríguez
Heidelberg University
309 cit.
4
M Snyder
Stanford Medicine
300 cit.
5
Joseph R. Ecker
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
277 cit.
6
Peng Zhang
Tongji University
266 cit.
7
Gou Young Koh
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
257 cit.
8
Juergen A. Knoblich
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
246 cit.
9
Ibrahim I. Cissé
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
234 cit.
10
Bing Ren
Ludwig Cancer Research
230 cit.

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
SCENIC+: single-cell multiomic inference of enhancers and gene regulatory networks
Nature Methods|2023
647 cit.
2
Understanding the complexity of p53 in a new era of tumor suppression
Cancer Cell|2024
410 cit.
3
Expanding the coverage of regulons from high-confidence prior knowledge for accurate estimation of transcription factor activities
Nucleic Acids Research|2023
309 cit.
4
Organization of the human intestine at single-cell resolution
Nature|2023
300 cit.
5
Proteogenomic characterization of small cell lung cancer identifies biological insights and subtype-specific therapeutic strategies
Cell|2024
177 cit.
6
Nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus is a hub for cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Nature|2024
171 cit.
7
Single-cell brain organoid screening identifies developmental defects in autism
Nature|2023
246 cit.
8
Direct observation of a condensate effect on super-enhancer controlled gene bursting
Cell|2024
156 cit.
9
A fast, scalable and versatile tool for analysis of single-cell omics data
Nature Methods|2024
153 cit.
10
Effects of urban living environments on mental health in adults
Nature Medicine|2023
196 cit.

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Jill P. Mesirov
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
168.5k cit.
2
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Unknown
32k cit.
3
Gilbert Chu
Stanford University
32k cit.
4
Christopher B. Burge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
31.5k cit.
5
Howard Y. Chang
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
28.6k cit.
6
Jørgen Kjems
Aarhus University
25.3k cit.
7
John L. Rinn
Broad Institute
23.2k cit.
8
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
23k cit.
9
Manolis Kellis
Broad Institute
21.2k cit.
10
V. Narry Kim
Seoul National University
19.5k cit.

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2005
56.2k cit.
2
An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome
Nature|2012
19.3k cit.
3
The Sequence of the Human Genome
Science|2001
13.6k cit.
4
Significance analysis of microarrays applied to the ionizing radiation response
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2001
10.7k cit.
5
An introduction to probability theory and its applications
Journal of the Franklin Institute|1958
30k cit.
6
Natural RNA circles function as efficient microRNA sponges
Nature|2013
8.4k cit.
7
The dynamics and regulators of cell fate decisions are revealed by pseudotemporal ordering of single cells
Nature Biotechnology|2014
7.7k cit.
8
A ceRNA Hypothesis: The Rosetta Stone of a Hidden RNA Language?
Cell|2011
7.7k cit.
9
Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes
Nature|2015
7.1k cit.
10
Stochastic Gene Expression in a Single Cell
Science|2002
5.7k cit.

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