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Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Simon Lovestone
Johnson & Johnson (United Kingdom)
99
2
Wolf‐Julian Neumann
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
88
3
Eman A. Toraih
Tulane University
86
4
Jinquan Li
Unknown
78
5
Guozhen Shen
Beijing Institute of Technology
73
6
Ming Lu
Hunan Normal University
69
7
Jiawen Qi
Wannan Medical College
61
8
Paul R. Sanberg
University of South Florida
59
9
Anoop Misra
National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation
58
10
Peng Chen
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
58

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Farhad Imam
BioVentures (United States)
99
2
Meenaloshini Gopalakrishnan
Saveetha University
60
3
Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad
University of Toronto
60
4
Xuechao Dong
Jilin University
59
5
Mohamed E Ramadan
Tanta University
57
6
Hoang‐Dai Tran
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
57
7
Ting Fan
Nanchang University
55
8
Hae-Rim Cha
Konyang University
54
9
Adnan Akif
University of Houston
54
10
Elena Haro-Martínez
Institut Químic de Sarrià
54

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Investigating Neuroprotective Effects of Berberine on Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Autophagy Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
7 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Julie K. Andersen
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
99
2
Dan Zhang
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
98
3
Je‐Wook Yu
Yonsei University
97
4
Philip A. Starr
University of California, San Francisco
96
5
Trent M. Woodruff
The University of Queensland
95
6
Sarah J. Tabrizi
University College London
81
7
Álvaro Pascual‐Leone
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
80
8
John G. Morris
Westmead Hospital
79
9
Kostas Vekrellis
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
76
10
Fulton T. Crews
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
76

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Safety, ethical considerations, and application guidelines for the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinical practice and research
Clinical Neurophysiology|2009
5.4k cit.
2
The Sydney multicenter study of Parkinson's disease: The inevitability of dementia at 20 years
Movement Disorders|2008
2.2k cit.
3
Cell-Produced α-Synuclein Is Secreted in a Calcium-Dependent Manner by Exosomes and Impacts Neuronal Survival
Journal of Neuroscience|2010
1.1k cit.
4
Resting-state networks link invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation across diverse psychiatric and neurological diseases
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2014
626 cit.
5
Fecal microbiota transplantation protects rotenone-induced Parkinson’s disease mice via suppressing inflammation mediated by the lipopolysaccharide-TLR4 signaling pathway through the microbiota-gut-brain axis
Microbiome|2021
563 cit.
6
Increased systemic and brain cytokine production and neuroinflammation by endotoxin following ethanol treatment
Journal of Neuroinflammation|2008
525 cit.
7
Cellular Senescence Is Induced by the Environmental Neurotoxin Paraquat and Contributes to Neuropathology Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Cell Reports|2018
516 cit.
8
NADPH oxidase and reactive oxygen species contribute to alcohol-induced microglial activation and neurodegeneration
Journal of Neuroinflammation|2012
283 cit.
9
The Herbicide Paraquat Induces Dopaminergic Nigral Apoptosis through Sustained Activation of the JNK Pathway
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2004
236 cit.
10
Phosphorylated exogenous alpha-synuclein fibrils exacerbate pathology and induce neuronal dysfunction in mice
Scientific Reports|2017
197 cit.

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