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Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Menghao Cai
East China University of Science and Technology
92
2
Guy‐Bart Stan
Imperial College London
80
3
Shengying Li
Shandong University
77
4
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Imperial College London
75
5
Guo‐Qiang Chen
Center for Life Sciences
74
6
Zhe Cao
Harbin University
67
7
Mohd Asif Shah
Chandigarh University
63
8
Tomohisa Hasunuma
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
60
9
Mattheos Koffas
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
60
10
Stefan Pflügl
TU Wien
56

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Zhilan Qian
East China University of Science and Technology
99
2
Harman Mehta
Imperial College London
95
3
Juline Savigny
Imperial College London
88
4
Jianbin Xiao
Fujian Normal University
87
5
Miaomiao Zheng
Harbin University
77
6
Justine Turlin
Novo Nordisk Foundation
77
7
Aditi Dey Tithi
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
67
8
Linfeng Xie
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
62
9
Darwin Carranza‐Saavedra
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología
57
10
Ian Sofian Yunus
Joint BioEnergy Institute
54

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Jens Nielsen
Novo Nordisk Foundation
99
2
Haoran Zhang
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
94
3
Matthew Wook Chang
National University of Singapore
92
4
Himadri B. Pakrasi
Washington University in St. Louis
84
5
Hongwei Yu
Zhejiang University
82
6
Yi Wang
Auburn University
76
7
Kristala L. J. Prather
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
74
8
Hal S. Alper
The University of Texas at Austin
71
9
Xixian Xie
Tianjin University of Science and Technology
70
10
Jibin Sun
Chinese Academy of Sciences
69

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Symptomatic atherosclerosis is associated with an altered gut metagenome
Nature Communications|2012
1.4k cit.
2
Genome-Scale Reconstruction of the <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Metabolic Network
Genome Research|2003
1.1k cit.
3
Harnessing Yarrowia lipolytica lipogenesis to create a platform for lipid and biofuel production
Nature Communications|2014
602 cit.
4
Reconstruction of Genome-Scale Active Metabolic Networks for 69 Human Cell Types and 16 Cancer Types Using INIT
PLoS Computational Biology|2012
459 cit.
5
Engineered probiotic Escherichia coli can eliminate and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa gut infection in animal models
Nature Communications|2017
459 cit.
6
Production of fatty acid-derived oleochemicals and biofuels by synthetic yeast cell factories
Nature Communications|2016
436 cit.
7
Engineering <i>Escherichia coli</i> coculture systems for the production of biochemical products
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2015
326 cit.
8
Dual regulation of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial acetyl-CoA utilization for improved isoprene production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Nature Communications|2016
256 cit.
9
Genome-scale analysis of <i>Streptomyces coelicolor</i> A3(2) metabolism
Genome Research|2005
236 cit.
10
Compartmentalized microbes and co-cultures in hydrogels for on-demand bioproduction and preservation
Nature Communications|2020
227 cit.

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