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melanin and skin pigmentation

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Saranya P. Wyles
Mayo Clinic
98
2
Christopher R. McCartney
West Virginia University
79
3
Jia Zhou
China Pharmaceutical University
67
4
Rui Jiang
The Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
64
5
Sarah McFarlane
University of Calgary
60
6
Qiang Chen
Lanzhou University
60
7
Chungang Feng
Nanjing Agricultural University
57
8
Cheong Hoon Seo
Hallym University
57
9
Ronald Sroka
LMU Klinikum
56
10
C. O’Brien
Washington University in St. Louis
54

Rising Stars Papers

1
Slit1 Promotes Hypertrophic Scar Formation Through the TGF-β Signaling Pathway
Medicina|2024
2 cit.
2
Methionine Restriction Attenuates Scar Formation in Fibroblasts Derived from Patients with Post-Burn Hypertrophic Scar
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yekatsiaryna Hushcha
SIPN S.R.L. (Italy)
99
2
Jian Yuan
Wenzhou Medical University
99
3
Young Seob Lee
Chung-Ang University
68
4
Hubert Sytykiewicz
University of Siedlce
68
5
Fuyong Lin
Fujian Medical University
68
6
Michał Jewgiński
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
62
7
Tülay Selin Erkut
Hacettepe University
62
8
Daniela F. Zamudio Díaz
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
62
9
Fanying Meng
Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
62
10
Majid Khan
Fuzhou University
55

Emerging Leaders Papers

Insufficient data

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Rutao Cui
Boston University
99
2
Graça Raposo
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
94
3
May Win Naing
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
94
4
Eirı́kur Steingrı́msson
University of Iceland
92
5
Bauke W. Dijkstra
University of Groningen
90
6
Tiffany N. Seagroves
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
79
7
James G. Krueger
Rockefeller University
77
8
A. J. Thody
Royal Victoria Infirmary
76
9
K.‐C. Park
Seoul National University
74
10
Michael F. Holick
Boston University
70

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Immunology of Psoriasis
Annual Review of Immunology|2014
1.6k cit.
2
Vitamin D for Health: A Global Perspective
Mayo Clinic Proceedings|2013
1.3k cit.
3
Exosomes: A Common Pathway for a Specialized Function
The Journal of Biochemistry|2006
916 cit.
4
Vitamin D — Effects on Skeletal and Extraskeletal Health and the Need for Supplementation
Nutrients|2013
731 cit.
5
Novel MITF targets identified using a two‐step DNA microarray strategy
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research|2008
264 cit.
6
Crystal Structure and Carbohydrate-binding Properties of the Human Cartilage Glycoprotein-39
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2003
235 cit.
7
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α promotes primary tumor growth and tumor-initiating cell activity in breast cancer
Breast Cancer Research|2012
220 cit.
8
ITGA6 is directly regulated by hypoxia-inducible factors and enriches for cancer stem cell activity and invasion in metastatic breast cancer models
Molecular Cancer|2016
192 cit.
9
Structural insights into the processivity of endopolygalacturonase I from <i>Aspergillus niger</i>
FEBS Letters|2003
93 cit.
10
Large-Scale Recombinant Expression and Purification of Human Tyrosinase Suitable for Structural Studies
PLoS ONE|2016
68 cit.

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