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Iron Metabolism and Disorders

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Santosh Aiwale
Savitribai Phule Pune University
2
Yehua Li
Northwest Normal University
3
Ziqian Xiang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
4
Allison L. Fisher
University of California, Los Angeles
5
Erdem M. Terzi
NYU Langone’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
6
Damaris K. Kinyoki
University of Washington
7
Krzysztof Badura
Medical University of Lodz
8
Hongzhu Zhang
Nanjing Agricultural University
9
Zi-Xing Zhong
Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
10
Sota Kuno
NYU Langone Health

Papers

1
Non-invasive Anemia Detection and Prediagnosis
Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics|2024
140 cit.
2
Publication in Cell Metabolism (2024) [99 citations, W4401379925]
Cell Metabolism|2024
99 cit.
3
Piezo1 channel exaggerates ferroptosis of nucleus pulposus cells by mediating mechanical stress-induced iron influx
Bone Research|2024
94 cit.
4
Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease—A Narrative Review of Its Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
Biomedicines|2024
78 cit.
5
Publication in Redox Biology (2025) [32 citations, W4407679773]
Redox Biology|2025
32 cit.
6
Primary Electrical Heart Disease—Principles of Pathophysiology and Genetics
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
29 cit.
7
The hepcidin-ferroportin axis modulates liver endothelial cell BMP expression to influence iron homeostasis in mice
Blood|2024
11 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Dairy Science (2024) [10 citations, W4391188404]
Journal of Dairy Science|2024
10 cit.
9
Endothelial ZIP8 plays a minor role in BMP6 regulation by iron in mice
Blood|2024
10 cit.
10
BMP suppresses Wnt signaling via the Bcl11b-regulated NuRD complex to maintain intestinal stem cells
The EMBO Journal|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Fatma Kabole
Zanzibar University
2
Nicholas J Kassebaum
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
3
Olga Ruiz‐Andrés
Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama
4
Michael R. Schlabach
Q Therapeutics (United States)
5
Rabindra K. Behera
University of California, Berkeley
6
Kelong Fan
Institute of Biophysics
7
Guofen Gao
Hebei Normal University
8
Yunhe Fu
Jilin University
9
Kirsty McHugh
University of Oxford
10
Niall Foy
Pfizer (Ireland)

Papers

1
Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Haematology|2023
666 cit.
2
Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Haematology|2023
551 cit.
3
Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet|2025
278 cit.
4
Edge‐Site Engineering of Defective Fe–N<sub>4</sub> Nanozymes with Boosted Catalase‐Like Performance for Retinal Vasculopathies
Advanced Materials|2022
237 cit.
5
H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Self‐Producing Single‐Atom Nanozyme Hydrogels as Light‐Controlled Oxidative Stress Amplifier for Enhanced Synergistic Therapy by Transforming “Cold” Tumors
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
200 cit.
6
A Thrombin‐Activated Peptide‐Templated Nanozyme for Remedying Ischemic Stroke via Thrombolytic and Neuroprotective Actions
Advanced Materials|2023
198 cit.
7
Ultrasmall metal alloy nanozymes mimicking neutrophil enzymatic cascades for tumor catalytic therapy
Nature Communications|2024
179 cit.
8
Chiral metal-organic frameworks incorporating nanozymes as neuroinflammation inhibitors for managing Parkinson’s disease
Nature Communications|2023
149 cit.
9
Nanozyme-based point-of-care testing: Revolutionizing environmental pollutant detection with high efficiency and low cost
Nano Today|2024
147 cit.
10
Gut dysbiosis induces the development of mastitis through a reduction in host anti-inflammatory enzyme activity by endotoxemia
Microbiome|2022
137 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
JJ Strain
University of Ulster
2
Tomas Ganz
University of California, Los Angeles
3
Nancy C. Andrews
Boston Children's Hospital
4
Günter Weiß
Innsbruck Medical University
5
Michael Zimmermann
Global Development Network
6
Paolo Arosio
ETH Zurich
7
Clara Camaschella
San Raffaele University of Rome
8
Robert E. Black
Johns Hopkins University
9
James R. Connor
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
10
Matthias W. Hentze
European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Papers

1
The Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma (FRAP) as a Measure of “Antioxidant Power”: The FRAP Assay
Analytical Biochemistry|1996
22.5k cit.
2
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000
The Lancet|2012
4k cit.
3
[2] Ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay: Direct measure of total antioxidant activity of biological fluids and modified version for simultaneous measurement of total antioxidant power and ascorbic acid concentration
Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology|1999
3.9k cit.
4
Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–15: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals
The Lancet|2016
3.6k cit.
5
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis
The Lancet|2014
3.2k cit.
6
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis
The Lancet|2010
3.1k cit.
7
A rapid micrqpreparation technique for extraction of DNA-binding proteins from limiting numbers of mammalian cells
Nucleic Acids Research|1991
2.3k cit.
8
Insights into RNA Biology from an Atlas of Mammalian mRNA-Binding Proteins
Cell|2012
2.3k cit.
9
IL-6 mediates hypoferremia of inflammation by inducing the synthesis of the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2004
2.2k cit.
10
Hepcidin, a Urinary Antimicrobial Peptide Synthesized in the Liver
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2001
2.2k cit.

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