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ion channels and receptors

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Ping Yin
Huazhong Agricultural University
90
2
Yuxia Liu
National University of Singapore
80
3
Xiaogang Liu
National University of Singapore
70
4
Jiawei Zhao
Harvard University
60
5
Hiro Furukawa
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
40
6
Wan Fu
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital
30
7
Qing Zhong
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital
20

Rising Stars Papers

1
Cryo-EM structure of the prohibitin complex in open conformation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
5 cit.
2
Targeting OFD1 restrains KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer progression by impairing macropinocytosis
Research Square|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
S P H Alexander
University of Nottingham
99
2
Yidong Wang
Huazhong Agricultural University
99
3
Kazumasa Kanemaru
Wellcome Sanger Institute
90
4
Aakanksha Jain
Boston Children's Hospital
80
5
Songqiang Huang
Southern University of Science and Technology
70
6
Sean M. Burke
University of California San Diego
60
7
Thaila Kawane Euflazio Maximiano
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
50
8
Chang Sun
Oregon Health & Science University
40
9
Shanti Pal Gangwar
Columbia University
30
10
William R. Arnold
University of California, San Francisco
20

Emerging Leaders Papers

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
David Julius
Cellular Research (United States)
99
2
Bert Sakmann
Max Planck Society
90
3
Gary Buell
Unknown
80
4
Kazushige Touhara
The University of Tokyo
70
5
Eric A. Barnard
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
60
6
Eric Gouaux
Oregon Health & Science University
50
7
Josefina del Mármol
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
50
8
Stephen F. Traynelis
Emory University
40
9
R A North
Vollum Institute
30
10
R. M. Stroud
University of California, San Francisco
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Control of GluR1 AMPA Receptor Function by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase
Journal of Neuroscience|2000
646 cit.
2
Large-Scale Automated Histology in the Pursuit of Connectomes
Journal of Neuroscience|2011
165 cit.
3
Activation of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 Triggers Astrogliosis after Brain Injury
Journal of Neuroscience|2005
133 cit.
4
Hemoglobin in the blood acts as a chemosensory signal via the mouse vomeronasal system
Nature Communications|2022
24 cit.
5
Endogenous Opioid Signaling Regulates Proliferation of Spinal Cord Ependymal Cells
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2023
1 cit.

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