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Mesenchymal stem cell research

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Mahvash Tavassoli
King's College London
85
2
Chenchen Yan
Chengdu Medical College
76
3
Bernard Thébaud
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
73
4
Yuling Li
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
72
5
Fei Mao
Jiangsu University
70
6
Xinwang Yang
Kunming Medical University
65
7
Hyung‐Seop Han
Bio-Medical Science (South Korea)
65
8
D. Subha
University College for Women
63
9
Subhadip Hajra
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute
62
10
Wissam H. Faour
American University of Technology
61

Rising Stars Papers

1
The direct binding of bioactive peptide Andersonin-W1 to TLR4 expedites the healing of diabetic skin wounds
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters|2024
115 cit.
2
hucMSC-Ex alleviates inflammatory bowel disease in mice by enhancing M2-type macrophage polarization via the METTL3-Slc37a2-YTHDF1 axis
Cell Biology and Toxicology|2024
24 cit.
3
Targeting Fibroblast-Derived Interleukin 6: A Strategy to Overcome Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Radioresistance in Head and Neck Cancer
Cancers|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yuansheng Li
Kunming Medical University
99
2
Siyu Long
Sichuan University
92
3
Yuzhong Wang
Hebei Medical University
92
4
Chuanxin Chen
Guangzhou Experimental Station
87
5
Chan Ho Moon
Hanyang University
85
6
Zongbin Sun
Lanzhou University
76
7
Zhaozhao Wu
Tsinghua University
75
8
Congyi Shen
Shanghai University
75
9
Mohamed S. Kishta
National Research Centre
69
10
Kailai Li
Zhujiang Hospital
66

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Image-based evaluation of single-cell mechanics using deep learning
Cell Regeneration|2025
5 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Jialin Zheng
Tongji University
99
2
Martin Birchall
University of Bristol
96
3
John J.V. McMurray
British Heart Foundation
92
4
Olle Ringdén
Karolinska University Hospital
84
5
Gilda A. Barabino
City College of New York
79
6
Fang Liu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
78
7
Thomas A. Rando
Stanford University
75
8
Barbaros Özyilmaz
National University of Singapore
67
9
Tyler Jacks
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
66
10
Meifeng Xu
University of Cincinnati
64

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology|2019
1.6k cit.
2
Length-dependent thermal conductivity in suspended single-layer graphene
Nature Communications|2014
934 cit.
3
Notch Signaling Is Necessary to Maintain Quiescence in Adult Muscle Stem Cells
Stem Cells|2011
552 cit.
4
K-<i>ras</i> is an essential gene in the mouse with partial functional overlap with N-<i>ras</i>
Genes & Development|1997
547 cit.
5
Immunobiology of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Future Use in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation|2005
481 cit.
6
Economics of Chronic Heart Failure
European Journal of Heart Failure|2001
404 cit.
7
Mesenchymal stem cells release exosomes that transfer miRNAs to endothelial cells and promote angiogenesis
Oncotarget|2017
392 cit.
8
Exosomes derived from atorvastatin-pretreated MSC accelerate diabetic wound repair by enhancing angiogenesis via AKT/eNOS pathway
Stem Cell Research & Therapy|2020
378 cit.
9
A Wnt-producing niche drives proliferative potential and progression in lung adenocarcinoma
Nature|2017
348 cit.
10
Induction of autophagy supports the bioenergetic demands of quiescent muscle stem cell activation
The EMBO Journal|2014
288 cit.

Indexing Mesenchymal stem cell research Reagents

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