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Mesenchymal stem cell research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Bailey A. T. Weatherbee
Perinatal Institute
2
Jennyfer Levoux
Inserm
3
Ruzhica Bogeska
German Cancer Research Center
4
Stephanie Frenz-Wiessner
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
5
Jinghui Lei
Capital Medical University
6
Jinlong Lü
Altos Labs
7
Swee Heng Milon Pang
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
8
Fengzhen Lei
Sichuan University
9
Liying Pang
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
10
Wei Han
Tongji University

Papers

1
Generation of complex bone marrow organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Nature Methods|2024
129 cit.
2
Publication in Cell (2025) [53 citations, W4411276971]
Cell|2025
53 cit.
3
Distinct pathways drive anterior hypoblast specification in the implanting human embryo
Nature Cell Biology|2024
22 cit.
4
Publication in Oral Science and Homeostatic Medicine (2025) [1 citation, W4411831404]
Oral Science and Homeostatic Medicine|2025
1 cit.
5
Publication in Progress in Medical Devices (2025) [W4411781344]
Progress in Medical Devices|2025
0 cit.
6
Publication in Experimental Hematology (2025) [W4416842594]
Experimental Hematology|2025
0 cit.
7
Publication in Blood (2025) [W4417010526]
Blood|2025
0 cit.
8
Publication in Ageing and Cancer Research & Treatment (2026) [W7163339163]
Ageing and Cancer Research & Treatment|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Bei Li
Air Force Medical University
2
Matthew B. Greenblatt
Hospital for Special Surgery
3
Alexander P. Sakers
University of Pennsylvania
4
Sven Geißler
Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
5
Katrien De Bock
ETH Zurich
6
Hao Guo
Tang Du Hospital
7
Di Wu
Harbin Medical University
8
Francisco Espinoza
Universidad de Los Andes, Chile
9
Leisheng Zhang
First Hospital of Lanzhou University
10
Lianshuang Zhang
Shandong First Medical University

Papers

1
A vertebral skeletal stem cell lineage driving metastasis
Nature|2023
84 cit.
2
MME+ fibro-adipogenic progenitors are the dominant adipogenic population during fatty infiltration in human skeletal muscle
Communications Biology|2023
73 cit.
3
A multi-stem cell basis for craniosynostosis and calvarial mineralization
Nature|2023
71 cit.
4
Histone lactylation in macrophages is predictive for gene expression changes during ischemia induced-muscle regeneration
Molecular Metabolism|2024
48 cit.
5
A Phase I Dose-Escalation Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis
Stem Cells Translational Medicine|2024
46 cit.
6
Resistance exercise enhances long-term mTORC1 sensitivity to leucine
Molecular Metabolism|2022
38 cit.
7
The Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Osteoblasts
Journal of Bone Metabolism|2022
31 cit.
8
The vascular gene Apold1 is dispensable for normal development but controls angiogenesis under pathological conditions
Angiogenesis|2023
31 cit.
9
Endothelial metabolic control of insulin sensitivity through resident macrophages
Cell Metabolism|2024
27 cit.
10
Matrix Viscoelasticity Orchestrates Osteogenesis via Mechanotransduction Mediated Metabolic Switch in Macrophages
Advanced Healthcare Materials|2025
24 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
2
Edwin M. Horwitz
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
3
Songtao Shi
Sun Yat-sen University
4
Michael Chopp
Henry Ford Hospital
5
Arnold I. Caplan
Case Western Reserve University
6
Catherine M. Verfaillie
KU Leuven
7
Olle Ringdén
Karolinska Institutet
8
Jeffrey M. Gimble
Tulane University
9
Songtao Shi
Sun Yat-sen University
10
Yufang Shi
Soochow University

Papers

1
Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Mouse Embryonic and Adult Fibroblast Cultures by Defined Factors
Cell|2006
26.5k cit.
2
Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors
Cell|2007
20.2k cit.
3
Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement
Cytotherapy|2006
17.7k cit.
4
Mesenchymal stem cells
Journal of Orthopaedic Research®|1991
6.5k cit.
5
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow
Nature|2002
5.5k cit.
6
Postnatal human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in</i> <i>vivo</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2000
4.6k cit.
7
Generation of germline-competent induced pluripotent stem cells
Nature|2007
4.2k cit.
8
Investigation of multipotent postnatal stem cells from human periodontal ligament
The Lancet|2004
3.5k cit.
9
The Homeoprotein Nanog Is Required for Maintenance of Pluripotency in Mouse Epiblast and ES Cells
Cell|2003
3.2k cit.
10
SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2003
3k cit.

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