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Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Tianzhi Wu
University of California, San Francisco
2
Doudou Tang
Central South University
3
John M. Elizarraras
Baylor College of Medicine
4
Ulises H. Guzmán
Novo Nordisk Foundation
5
H. J. Mu
Guangzhou Electronic Technology (China)
6
Yangzi Chen
Tsinghua University
7
Steven R. Shuken
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Germany)
8
Lilian R. Heil
Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)
9
Jessica Ewald
Broad Institute
10
Fei Wang
University of Alberta

Papers

1
WebGestalt 2024: faster gene set analysis and new support for metabolomics and multi-omics
Nucleic Acids Research|2024
371 cit.
2
Ultra-fast label-free quantification and comprehensive proteome coverage with narrow-window data-independent acquisition
Nature Biotechnology|2024
333 cit.
3
OmicShare tools: A zero‐code interactive online platform for biological data analysis and visualization
iMeta|2024
261 cit.
4
Publication in Nature Communications (2024) [204 citations, W4392125974]
Nature Communications|2024
204 cit.
5
Web-based multi-omics integration using the Analyst software suite
Nature Protocols|2024
183 cit.
6
HumanIslets.com: Improving accessibility, integration, and usability of human research islet data
Cell Metabolism|2024
39 cit.
7
Higher-Throughput Proteome Profiling Enabled by Parallelized Pre-Accumulation and Optimized Ion Processing in the Orbitrap Astral Zoom Mass Spectrometer
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics|2026
8 cit.
8
ATRA-induced NEAT1 upregulation promotes autophagy during APL cell granulocytic differentiation
PLoS ONE|2024
4 cit.
9
Inserting Pre-analytical Chromatographic Priming Runs Significantly Improves Targeted Pathway Proteomics with Sample Multiplexing
Journal of Proteome Research|2024
3 cit.
10
Publication in Cell Systems (2026) [W7141005427]
Cell Systems|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Vasuk Gautam
University of Alberta
2
Mingjie Chen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
3
Tiannan Guo
Westlake University
4
Mingxun Wang
University of California, Riverside
5
Huafen Liu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
6
Ying Zhang
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
7
Tao Huan
University of British Columbia
8
H. Paul Benton
Scripps Research Institute
9
Yan Ni
Sun Yat-sen University
10
Beau Gunderson
Open Society Foundations

Papers

1
PHASTEST: faster than PHASTER, better than PHAST
Nucleic Acids Research|2023
589 cit.
2
MetOrigin: Discriminating the origins of microbial metabolites for integrative analysis of the gut microbiome and metabolome
iMeta|2022
205 cit.
3
BUDDY: molecular formula discovery via bottom-up MS/MS interrogation
Nature Methods|2023
80 cit.
4
Artificial intelligence defines protein-based classification of thyroid nodules
Cell Discovery|2022
72 cit.
5
A Comparative Analysis of Data Analysis Tools for Data-Independent Acquisition Mass Spectrometry
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics|2023
71 cit.
6
Metabolites are not genes — avoiding the misuse of pathway analysis in metabolomics
Nature Metabolism|2025
65 cit.
7
Proteomic landscape of epithelial ovarian cancer
Nature Communications|2024
52 cit.
8
Spatial proteomics of single cells and organelles on tissue slides using filter-aided expansion proteomics
Nature Communications|2024
51 cit.
9
A universal language for finding mass spectrometry data patterns
Nature Methods|2025
47 cit.
10
Stratification of follicular thyroid tumours using data‐independent acquisition proteomics and a comprehensive thyroid tissue spectral library
Molecular Oncology|2022
38 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Matthias Mann
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
2
David S. Wishart
University of Alberta
3
Jeremy K. Nicholson
Imperial College London
4
Ruedi Aebersold
ETH Zurich
5
Curtis Huttenhower
Harvard University
6
Ad Bax
National Institutes of Health
7
Gary Siuzdak
Scripps Research Institute
8
Jianguo Xia
McGill University
9
Steven P. Gygi
Harvard University
10
Oliver Fiehn
University of California, Davis

Papers

1
Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanation
Genome biology|2011
16.7k cit.
2
NMRPipe: A multidimensional spectral processing system based on UNIX pipes
Journal of Biomolecular NMR|1995
16.3k cit.
3
MaxQuant enables high peptide identification rates, individualized p.p.b.-range mass accuracies and proteome-wide protein quantification
Nature Biotechnology|2008
15.7k cit.
4
Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome
Nature|2012
11.9k cit.
5
Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences
Nature Biotechnology|2013
9.4k cit.
6
Mass Spectrometric Sequencing of Proteins from Silver-Stained Polyacrylamide Gels
Analytical Chemistry|1996
9.1k cit.
7
DrugBank 5.0: a major update to the DrugBank database for 2018
Nucleic Acids Research|2017
8.8k cit.
8
Universal sample preparation method for proteome analysis
Nature Methods|2009
8.7k cit.
9
Andromeda: A Peptide Search Engine Integrated into the MaxQuant Environment
Journal of Proteome Research|2011
5.9k cit.
10
Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids in Cell Culture, SILAC, as a Simple and Accurate Approach to Expression Proteomics
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics|2002
5.6k cit.

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