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Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jochen C. Rink
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
99
2
Sang‐Woo Kim
Institute of Nanotechnology
95
3
Hidetoshi Sakurai
Kyoto University
72
4
Rui Yao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
70
5
Bo Cheng
Wuhan University
69
6
Xiaolong Zhang
Sun Yat-sen University
69
7
Yihan Chen
Tongji University
56
8
Reina E. Mebius
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
54
9
Otger Campàs
Center for Systems Biology Dresden
54
10
Lin Wang
Nanjing Medical University
44

Rising Stars Papers

1
Ultrasound-triggered piezoelectric polyetheretherketone with boosted osteogenesis via regulating Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway
Journal of Nanobiotechnology|2024
39 cit.
2
A comparative analysis of planarian genomes reveals regulatory conservation in the face of rapid structural divergence
Nature Communications|2024
36 cit.
3
Conserved physical mechanisms of cell and tissue elongation
Development|2024
20 cit.
4
Self‐Powered Electrical Bandage Based on Body‐Coupled Energy Harvesting
Advanced Materials|2024
20 cit.
5
Endophilin A2 controls touch and mechanical allodynia via kinesin-mediated Piezo2 trafficking
Military Medical Research|2024
16 cit.
6
HAND factors regulate cardiac lineage commitment and differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells
Stem Cell Research & Therapy|2024
14 cit.
7
Mechanical Stretch-Induced ATP Release from Osteocytes Promotes Osteogenesis of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Discovery Medicine|2024
14 cit.
8
Histone lactylation regulates DOCK4 to control heat nociception and supports Dynein-mediated Nav1.7 trafficking
Nature Communications|2025
7 cit.
9
Distinct muscle regenerative capacity of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy model mice
Stem Cell Research & Therapy|2024
5 cit.
10
Early and non-destructive prediction of the differentiation efficiency of human induced pluripotent stem cells using imaging and machine learning
Scientific Reports|2025
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Linlin Liang
Beijing Institute of Education
99
2
Zhouquan Sun
Donghua University
99
3
Giacomo Gattoni
University of Cambridge
88
4
Michal Cifra
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics
84
5
Hae-Lim Lee
Yale University
77
6
Miki Arai Hojo
Kyoto University
76
7
Isaac Kably Mizrahi
Asociación Mexicana de Psicología y Desarrollo Comunitario
76
8
Changhao Wu
Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
76
9
Yingze Su
XinHua Hospital
74
10
Yixue Luo
Tsinghua University
74

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A bioabsorbable mechanoelectric fiber as electrical stimulation suture
Nature Communications|2024
58 cit.
2
An ancient apical patterning system sets the position of the forebrain in chordates
Science Advances|2025
12 cit.
3
Early and non-destructive prediction of the differentiation efficiency of human induced pluripotent stem cells using imaging and machine learning
Scientific Reports|2025
3 cit.
4
Neuroimmune Microenvironment Reprogramming via Immuno‐piezoelectric Transducers for Synergistic Stem Cell Therapy in Traumatic Brain Injury
Advanced Materials|2025
3 cit.
5
Sciellin inhibits senescence and promotes pancreatic cancer progress by activating the notch signaling pathway
Scientific Reports|2025
2 cit.
6
Large‐Scale Bioprinting of Human Epiblast‐Like Models Featuring Disc‐Shaped Morphogenesis and Gastrulation Events
Advanced Science|2025
1 cit.
7
A bioabsorbable body-coupling-electrotherapy suture
Nature Communications|2025
1 cit.
8
Bioinspired Engineering of Streamlined Skeletal Interoception: Neural Bioprinted Piezoelectric Scaffolds for Neuro‐Vascularized Bone Regeneration
Advanced Science|2026
1 cit.
9
Cellular bioenergetic and migratory responses of human gingival fibroblasts to 940 nm diode laser photobiomodulation
Scientific Reports|2026
0 cit.
10
Host-transposon mutualism supports regeneration in planarians
Developmental Cell|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Wei Gao
California Institute of Technology
99
2
Michael Levin
Tufts University
97
3
Wendell A. Lim
University of California, San Francisco
94
4
Phillip A. Newmark
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
92
5
Min Zhao
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
88
6
John A. Rogers
Rogers (United States)
88
7
Ursula Mirastschijski
University of Bremen
77
8
Marcy Zenobi‐Wong
ETH Zurich
77
9
Teresa Adell
Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona
71
10
Ryoichiro Kageyama
Kyoto University
69

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Fully integrated wearable sensor arrays for multiplexed in situ perspiration analysis
Nature|2016
4.9k cit.
2
Flexible Electronics toward Wearable Sensing
Accounts of Chemical Research|2019
1.2k cit.
3
Skin Wound Healing: An Update on the Current Knowledge and Concepts
European Surgical Research|2016
1.2k cit.
4
Transfer Printing Techniques for Materials Assembly and Micro/Nanodevice Fabrication
Advanced Materials|2012
902 cit.
5
Flexible Electronics and Devices as Human–Machine Interfaces for Medical Robotics
Advanced Materials|2021
550 cit.
6
Programming self-organizing multicellular structures with synthetic cell-cell signaling
Science|2018
485 cit.
7
Rugged and breathable forms of stretchable electronics with adherent composite substrates for transcutaneous monitoring
Nature Communications|2014
375 cit.
8
A stretchable wireless wearable bioelectronic system for multiplexed monitoring and combination treatment of infected chronic wounds
Science Advances|2023
341 cit.
9
Genome-Wide Analyses Reveal a Role for Peptide Hormones in Planarian Germline Development
PLoS Biology|2010
309 cit.
10
Assembly of Advanced Materials into 3D Functional Structures by Methods Inspired by Origami and Kirigami: A Review
Advanced Materials Interfaces|2018
264 cit.

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