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iron metabolism and disorders

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Lei Li
Guiyang Medical University
99
2
Chunlin Zhang
Guiyang Medical University
90
3
Yichang Xu
Soochow University
80
4
Liang Chen
Soochow University
70
5
Yaxu Liang
Nanjing Agricultural University
50
6
Xiang Zhong
Nanjing Agricultural University
40
7
Peng An
China Agricultural University
30
8
Tengfei Xu
China Agricultural University
20
9
Yunyi Chen
Zhejiang University
10

Rising Stars Papers

1
Polyphyllin <scp>VII</scp> Enhances the Sensitivity of Prostate Cancer Cells to Docetaxel by Promoting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Inducing Ferroptosis
Chemical Biology & Drug Design|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
David Burstein
Allen Institute for Brain Science
99
2
Fangni Zhang
Tianjin Medical University
90
3
Wei Liu
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
80
4
Chao Tang
Guiyang Medical University
70
5
Ye Chen
Capital Medical University
60
6
Xinlu Li
Shenzhen University
50
7
Xiao-xia Ban
Central South University
40
8
Rola S Zeidan
University of Florida
30
9
Li Mao
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
20
10
Wanqiu He
Nanjing Agricultural University
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Copper Metabolism and Cuproptosis: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Current Medical Science|2024
56 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Sophie Vaulont
Institut Cochin
99
2
J D Gitlin
Mallinckrodt (United States)
90
3
Nancy C. Andrews
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
80
4
Gregory J. Anderson
University of Queensland
70
5
Y. Paul Goldberg
University of British Columbia
60
6
Qinghui Wang
Dalian Medical University
60
7
Susan J. Hayflick
Pediatrics and Genetics
50
8
Roya Kelishadi
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
40
9
Jodie L. Babitt
Harvard University
30
10
Jonathan D. Gitlin
Mallinckrodt (United States)
20

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
The Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1997
851 cit.
2
Forging a field: the golden age of iron biology
Blood|2008
626 cit.
3
Slc11a2 is required for intestinal iron absorption and erythropoiesis but dispensable in placenta and liver
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2005
408 cit.
4
Serum and liver iron differently regulate the bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6)-SMAD signaling pathway in mice
Hepatology|2011
194 cit.
5
The zebrafish embryo as a dynamic model of anoxia tolerance
Developmental Dynamics|2008
86 cit.
6
Mechanisms of the Copper-dependent Turnover of the Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2006
85 cit.
7
Severe iron deficiency blunts the response of the iron regulatory gene Hamp and pro-inflammatory cytokines to lipopolysaccharide
Haematologica|2010
63 cit.
8
Mechanisms of Biosynthesis of Mammalian Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2003
58 cit.
9
Essential role for the alpha 1 chain of type VIII collagen in Zebrafish notochord formation
Developmental Dynamics|2008
49 cit.
10
Coordination of development and metabolism in the pre‐midblastula transition zebrafish embryo
Developmental Dynamics|2008
22 cit.

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