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Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Rianne van Rijn
University Medical Center Groningen
2
Zonghu Han
University of Minnesota
3
Daniel Eisenson
Johns Hopkins University
4
Pu Shen
Sun Yat-sen University
5
Stefan Zwirner
TiGenix (Spain)
6
John A. Kucera
Adult Congenital Heart Association
7
Francesco Lasorsa
University of Bari Aldo Moro
8
Natalie Healey
NatCen Social Research
9
Shikai Hu
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
10
Xiang Li
First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China

Papers

1
Consistent survival in consecutive cases of life-supporting porcine kidney xenotransplantation using 10GE source pigs
Nature Communications|2024
69 cit.
2
Publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024) [60 citations, W4394807907]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
60 cit.
3
Publication in Cell (2024) [58 citations, W4392801836]
Cell|2024
58 cit.
4
Publication in New England Journal of Medicine (2025) [15 citations, W4412486213]
New England Journal of Medicine|2025
15 cit.
5
Publication in Minerva Urology and Nephrology (2025) [10 citations, W4409942536]
Minerva Urology and Nephrology|2025
10 cit.
6
Long-term Follow-up After Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion in DCD Liver Transplantation
Annals of Surgery|2025
10 cit.
7
Publication in World Journal of Urology (2024) [8 citations, W4405379909]
World Journal of Urology|2024
8 cit.
8
Kidney tissue loading reduces the critical cooling and warming rates of VS55 and VMP cryoprotective solutions
Cryobiology|2024
5 cit.
9
Publication in Frontiers in Immunology (2024) [4 citations, W4392195626]
Frontiers in Immunology|2024
4 cit.
10
Publication in International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2025) [4 citations, W4407922974]
International Journal of Pharmaceutics|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Malcolm MacConmara
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2
Ludi Zhang
Hebei Medical University
3
Garrett R. Roll
City College of San Francisco
4
Yingcai Zhang
Sun Yat-sen University
5
M. Chahdi Beltrame
Hospital El Cruce
6
Roxane D. Staiger
University of Lucerne
7
Lauren Callans
University of Pennsylvania
8
Michael Würdinger
University Hospital of Zurich
9
Maureen J. M. Werner
University Medical Center Groningen
10
Ruben H.J. de Kleine
Scope Group (United States)

Papers

1
Impact of Portable Normothermic Blood-Based Machine Perfusion on Outcomes of Liver Transplant
JAMA Surgery|2022
405 cit.
2
Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stromal cells as nanotherapeutics for liver ischaemia–reperfusion injury by transferring mitochondria to modulate the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps
Biomaterials|2022
132 cit.
3
Comparison of Biliary Complications Rates After Brain Death, Donation After Circulatory Death, and Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Cohort Study
Transplant International|2022
28 cit.
4
Occupational health risk assessment of the benzene exposure industries: a comprehensive scoring method through 4 health risk assessment models
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2022
24 cit.
5
Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection
British journal of surgery|2022
24 cit.
6
The impact of machine perfusion of the heart on warm ischemia time and organ yield in donation after circulatory death
American Journal of Transplantation|2022
21 cit.
7
Twenty-five-year trends in incidence, angiographic appearance, and management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection
International Journal of Cardiology|2023
17 cit.
8
Administration of AG490 decreases the senescence of umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells and promotes the cytotherapeutic effect in liver fibrosis
Cell Death Discovery|2023
14 cit.
9
DCD liver transplant in patients with a MELD over 35
Frontiers in Immunology|2023
13 cit.
10
Advantages and Limitations of Clinical Scores for Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation
Frontiers in Surgery|2022
11 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Josef Stehlik
Intermountain Medical Center
2
Ronald W. Busuttil
University of California, Los Angeles
3
Pierre‐Alain Clavien
University Hospital of Zurich
4
Robert M. Merion
University of Kansas Medical Center
5
John P. Roberts
University of California, San Francisco
6
Shinji Üemoto
Shiga University of Medical Science
7
Kōichi Tanaka
Keio University
8
Dorry L. Segev
New York University
9
Pere Ginès
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
10
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Nagano Children's Hospital

Papers

1
The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications
Annals of Surgery|2009
11.3k cit.
2
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Journal of Hepatology|2018
2.8k cit.
3
Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Expansion of the Tumor Size Limits Does Not Adversely Impact Survival
Hepatology|2001
2.3k cit.
4
Chronic Renal Failure after Transplantation of a Nonrenal Organ
New England Journal of Medicine|2003
2.2k cit.
5
Characteristics Associated with Liver Graft Failure: The Concept of a Donor Risk Index
American Journal of Transplantation|2006
1.9k cit.
6
Risk factors contributing to early and late phase intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy
Journal of Hepatology|2003
1.6k cit.
7
The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-sixth adult lung and heart–lung transplantation Report—2019; Focus theme: Donor and recipient size match
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation|2019
1.3k cit.
8
Compensated cirrhosis: Natural history and prognostic factors
Hepatology|1987
1.1k cit.
9
Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease Following Live Kidney Donation
JAMA|2014
978 cit.
10
IMPACT OF GRAFT SIZE MISMATCHING ON GRAFT PROGNOSIS IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FROM LIVING DONORS1,2
Transplantation|1999
966 cit.

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