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Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ane Charlotte Christensen
University of Oslo
2
Sven Dorkenwald
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
3
Panagiotis Mougkogiannis
University of the West of England
4
Tianyi Xiong
Chinese Academy of Sciences
5
Brian Hsueh
Massachusetts General Hospital
6
Xuanyu Shan
Northeast Normal University
7
Li-Feng Jiang-Xie
Washington University in St. Louis
8
Yuxin Xiao
Renewable Energy Systems (United States)
9
Julius Gemen
University of Münster
10
Wen‐Chien Miao
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Papers

1
Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain
Nature|2024
497 cit.
2
Neuronal dynamics direct cerebrospinal fluid perfusion and brain clearance
Nature|2024
187 cit.
3
Hemispherical Retina Emulated by Plasmonic Optoelectronic Memristors with All‐Optical Modulation for Neuromorphic Stereo Vision
Advanced Science|2024
53 cit.
4
CAVE: Connectome Annotation Versioning Engine
Nature Methods|2025
40 cit.
5
Biohybrid Computing with Proteinoids and Algae
Advanced Science|2025
13 cit.
6
Recognition of sounds by ensembles of proteinoids
Materials Today Bio|2024
12 cit.
7
Electrical spiking activity of proteinoids-ZnO colloids
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering|2024
12 cit.
8
On Effect of Chloroform on Electrical Activity of Proteinoids
Biomimetics|2024
10 cit.
9
On interaction of proteinoids with simulated neural networks
Biosystems|2024
9 cit.
10
Proto-Neurons from Abiotic Polypeptides
Encyclopedia|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Torkel Hafting
University of Oslo
2
Chao Chang
Peking University
3
Huipeng Chen
Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory
4
Guosong Hong
Neurosciences Institute
5
Xinzheng Zhang
Institute of Biophysics
6
Wentao Xu
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
7
Dashan Shang
University of Hong Kong
8
Deren Yang
Zhejiang University
9
Guohong Cui
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
10
Kanyi Pu
Nanyang Technological University

Papers

1
Near-infrared II fluorescence imaging
Nature Reviews Methods Primers|2024
287 cit.
2
Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
252 cit.
3
Tether-free photothermal deep-brain stimulation in freely behaving mice via wide-field illumination in the near-infrared-II window
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
218 cit.
4
Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics
Nature Materials|2023
190 cit.
5
Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection
Nature Materials|2022
189 cit.
6
A Dual‐Locked Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Biomarker‐Regulated Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
169 cit.
7
Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules
Science|2024
161 cit.
8
Activatable near-infrared probes for the detection of specific populations of tumour-infiltrating leukocytes in vivo and in urine
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2023
157 cit.
9
Mammalian-brain-inspired neuromorphic motion-cognition nerve achieves cross-modal perceptual enhancement
Nature Communications|2023
140 cit.
10
Catalytical nano-immunocomplexes for remote-controlled sono-metabolic checkpoint trimodal cancer therapy
Nature Communications|2022
139 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Karl Deisseroth
Stanford University
2
Karel Svoboda
Allen Institute
3
Graham R. Fleming
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
4
Ben L. Feringa
University of Groningen
5
Hongkui Zeng
Allen Institute for Brain Science
6
György Buzsáki
New York University
7
Masahiro Irie
Kyushu University
8
Rienk van Grondelle
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
9
Loren L. Looger
Neurosciences Institute
10
Roger A. Nicoll
Cellular Research (United States)

Papers

1
A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain
Nature Neuroscience|2009
7.4k cit.
2
Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity
Nature Neuroscience|2005
4.9k cit.
3
Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems
Nature|2007
3.3k cit.
4
A mesoscale connectome of the mouse brain
Nature|2014
2.9k cit.
5
Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance
Nature|2009
2.7k cit.
6
Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction
Nature|2011
2.5k cit.
7
Structural and molecular interrogation of intact biological systems
Nature|2013
2.1k cit.
8
Imaging neural activity in worms, flies and mice with improved GCaMP calcium indicators
Nature Methods|2009
2k cit.
9
Shared and distinct transcriptomic cell types across neocortical areas
Nature|2018
2k cit.
10
Adult mouse cortical cell taxonomy revealed by single cell transcriptomics
Nature Neuroscience|2016
2k cit.

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