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Leech Biology and Applications

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jianfu Bai
Guangdong University of Technology
2
F. Boissière
Hôpital Lapeyronie
3
S. Prasanth Narayanan
Mahatma Gandhi University
4
Yajie Zhang
Jiangsu University
5
Zahra Al-Timimi
University of Babylon
6
Wenzhi Yuan
Chengde Medical University
7
Wenke Wu
First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
8
Fatin Khairah Haron
Universiti of Malaysia Sabah
9
Ichrak Khaled
University of Gafsa
10
Azhar Rashid Lone
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Rising Stars Papers

1
Blood-sucking leech optimizer
Advances in Engineering Software|2024
109 cit.
2
A multi-objective optimization of porous sandwich functionally graded plates with graphene nanoplatelet reinforcement using Blood-Sucking Leech Optimizer
Composite Structures|2025
29 cit.
3
Ameliorated Golden jackal optimization (AGJO) with enhanced movement and multi-angle position updating strategy for solving engineering problems
Advances in Engineering Software|2024
21 cit.
4
Catalogue of the moniligastrid earthworms (Clitellata, Moniligastrida, Moniligastridae) of the world
Zootaxa|2024
11 cit.
5
On three new species of the earthworm genus Drawida Michaelsen, 1900 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from south-western India
Zootaxa|2024
8 cit.
6
Drawida karatala, a new species of earthworm (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) from the Western Ghats of India
Opuscula Zoologica|2024
7 cit.
7
Examining the combined benefits of photobiomodulation and apigenin for the treatment of asthenozoospermia: An innovative therapeutic strategy
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences|2024
7 cit.
8
Comparative Effectiveness of Diode Laser Therapy and Topical Turmeric Extract Ointment in Promoting Healing of Wounds in a Murine Model
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds|2024
5 cit.
9
Comparative Histological Assessment of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Low-Power Laser Treatment at 810nm Wavelength on the Recovery of Second-Degree Burn Wounds in Rat Models
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds|2025
5 cit.
10
Using laser-activated antimicrobial therapy with ethanol-solubilized methylene blue for enhancing dental disease treatment in diabetic rats
Lasers in Dental Science|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Zichao Liu
Kunming University
2
Juanying Xie
Shanxi Normal University
3
Esbern J. Patursson
University of the Faroe Islands
4
Stent
Unknown
5
Ali Rezaei Mokarram
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
6
Majid Soleimani
Imam Khomeini International University
7
Marta Novo
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
8
Chengfeng Xu
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
9
Michael Tessler
American Museum of Natural History
10
Rebecca Rood‐Goldman
American Museum of Natural History

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
SFKNN-DPC: Standard deviation weighted distance based density peak clustering algorithm
Information Sciences|2023
53 cit.
2
The genome of medicinal leech (Whitmania pigra) and comparative genomic study for exploration of bioactive ingredients
BMC Genomics|2022
34 cit.
3
ANN-DPC: Density peak clustering by finding the adaptive nearest neighbors
Knowledge-Based Systems|2024
30 cit.
4
A new species of medicinal leech in the genus Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758 (Hirudiniformes, Hirudinidae) from Tianjin City, China
ZooKeys|2022
27 cit.
5
Phylogenomics and the first higher taxonomy of Placozoa, an ancient and enigmatic animal phylum
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution|2022
27 cit.
6
Multiple outgroups can cause random rooting in phylogenomics
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|2023
25 cit.
7
Revisiting the Asian Buffalo Leech (Hirudinaria manillensis) Genome: Focus on Antithrombotic Genes and Their Corresponding Proteins
Genes|2023
21 cit.
8
The nnU-Net based method for automatic segmenting fetal brain tissues
Health Information Science and Systems|2023
17 cit.
9
CIL-Net: Densely Connected Context Information Learning Network for Boosting Thyroid Nodule Segmentation Using Ultrasound Images
Cognitive Computation|2024
17 cit.
10
Rewilding in Miniature: Suburban Meadows Can Improve Soil Microbial Biodiversity and Soil Health
Microbial Ecology|2023
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Joerg Graf
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2
David A. Weisblat
University of California, Berkeley
3
William B. Kristan
California State University, San Marcos
4
Eugene M. Burreson
Virginia Sea Grant
5
Christer Erséus
University of Gothenburg
6
Peter Trontelj
University of Ljubljana
7
Robert A. Lazarus
Gene Therapy Laboratory
8
Serge Utevsky
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
9
Michel Salzet
Laboratoire Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, Mécanique et Energétique
10
Peter E. M. Butler
The Royal Free Hospital

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Optical Imaging of Neuronal Populations During Decision-Making
Science|2005
357 cit.
2
Analysis, Optimization and Verification of Illumina-Generated 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Surveys
PLoS ONE|2014
333 cit.
3
Platelet glycoprotein IIb-IIIa protein antagonists from snake venoms: evidence for a family of platelet-aggregation inhibitors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1990
283 cit.
4
Higher Level Relationships of Leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Euhirudinea) Based on Morphology and Gene Sequences
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|1999
268 cit.
5
A molecular test for cryptic diversity in ground water: how large are the ranges of macro‐stygobionts?
Freshwater Biology|2007
261 cit.
6
Gut Microbiome Developmental Patterns in Early Life of Preterm Infants: Impacts of Feeding and Gender
PLoS ONE|2016
250 cit.
7
Epizootiology of Perkinsus marinus disease of oysters in Chesapeake Bay, with emphasis on data since 1985
W&M Publish (College of William & Mary)|1996
249 cit.
8
The role of habitat selection behavior in population dynamics: source–sink systems and ecological traps
Oikos|2003
247 cit.
9
Effect of transposon-induced motility mutations on colonization of the host light organ by Vibrio fischeri
Journal of Bacteriology|1994
235 cit.
10
Cell Lineage Analysis by Intracellular Injection of a Tracer Enzyme
Science|1978
235 cit.

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