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genetic factors in colorectal cancer

Last updated June 2, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Keren Papier
University of Oxford
99
2
Gillian Reeves
University of Oxford
90
3
Thejus Jayakrishnan
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
80
4
Kimmie Ng
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
70
5
Xue Li
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
20
6
Jing Sun
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
10

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Martha A. Zepeda‐Rivera
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
99
2
Jiexi Li
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
90
3
Wen‐Hao Hsu
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
70
4
Fangyuan Jiang
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
50
5
Qing Cao
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
40
6
Qiuhua Cao
China Pharmaceutical University
30
7
Yilun Sun
National Institutes of Health
20
8
Ashkan Hajjafari
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Histone demethylase KDM5D upregulation drives sex differences in colon cancer
Nature|2023
141 cit.
2
Oncogenic KRAS Drives Lipofibrogenesis to Promote Angiogenesis and Colon Cancer Progression
Cancer Discovery|2023
108 cit.
3
Targeting neddylation sensitizes colorectal cancer to topoisomerase I inhibitors by inactivating the DCAF13-CRL4 ubiquitin ligase complex
Nature Communications|2023
28 cit.
4
Real-time imaging of drug-induced trapping of cellular topoisomerases and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 at the single-molecule level
Nucleic Acids Research|2023
8 cit.
5
Flap endonuclease 1 repairs DNA-protein cross-links via ADP-ribosylation–dependent mechanisms
Science Advances|2025
8 cit.
6
Flap endonuclease 1 repairs DNA-protein crosslinks via ADP-ribosylation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2023
2 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Kari Hemminki
Karolinska Institutet
99
2
Todd R. Golub
Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
90
3
Franck Housseau
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
80
4
Dirk Arnold
University Medical Center Freiburg
70
5
Hans Clevers
University Medical Center Utrecht
60
6
Alberto Bardelli
FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology
50
7
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
40
8
Brian E. Henderson
University of Southern California
30
9
Livio Trusolino
IFOM
20
10
Pierre Laurent‐Puig
Inserm
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
The β-Catenin/TCF-4 Complex Imposes a Crypt Progenitor Phenotype on Colorectal Cancer Cells
Cell|2002
2k cit.
2
MET signalling: principles and functions in development, organ regeneration and cancer
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology|2010
1.2k cit.
3
Long‐term expanding human airway organoids for disease modeling
The EMBO Journal|2019
1.1k cit.
4
A Molecularly Annotated Platform of Patient-Derived Xenografts (“Xenopatients”) Identifies HER2 as an Effective Therapeutic Target in Cetuximab-Resistant Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Discovery|2011
948 cit.
5
APC, Signal transduction and genetic instability in colorectal cancer
Nature reviews. Cancer|2001
928 cit.
6
Prognostic and predictive value of primary tumour side in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer treated with chemotherapy and EGFR directed antibodies in six randomized trials
Annals of Oncology|2017
829 cit.
7
Recurrent <i>GNAS</i> Mutations Define an Unexpected Pathway for Pancreatic Cyst Development
Science Translational Medicine|2011
771 cit.
8
Wnt signaling in the intestinal epithelium: from endoderm to cancer
Genes & Development|2005
669 cit.
9
The R-spondin/Lgr5/Rnf43 module: regulator of Wnt signal strength
Genes & Development|2014
644 cit.
10
Wnt Signaling Controls the Phosphorylation Status of β-Catenin
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2002
469 cit.

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