Leaderboards/Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation

Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ruizeng Luo
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems
2
Canran Wang
California Institute of Technology
3
Joseph W. Song
University of Chicago
4
Zhenyou Ge
Harbin Institute of Technology
5
Adam Shellard
University College London
6
Meiru Mao
Ningbo University
7
Mercedeh Babaluei
Pasteur Institute of Iran
8
Sushant Bangru
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9
Ritopa Das
University of Connecticut
10
Baiyan Sui
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Papers

1
A microfluidic wearable device for wound exudate management and analysis in human chronic wounds
Science Translational Medicine|2025
65 cit.
2
Piezoelectric Injectable Anti‐Adhesive Hydrogel to Promote Endogenous Healing of Tendon Injuries
Advanced Materials|2025
23 cit.
3
Self‐Manipulating Sodium Ion Gradient‐Based Endogenic Electrical Stimulation Dressing for Wound Repair
Advanced Materials|2025
21 cit.
4
Publication in PLoS ONE (2024) [14 citations, W4392189266]
PLoS ONE|2024
14 cit.
5
Ambient Moisture‐Driven Self‐Powered Iontophoresis Patch for Enhanced Transdermal Drug Delivery
Advanced Healthcare Materials|2024
13 cit.
6
Frictiotaxis underlies focal adhesion-independent durotaxis
Nature Communications|2025
9 cit.
7
Dual‐Layer Flexible Liquid Metal Fiber for Plantar Pressure Monitoring and Synchronous Wound Electrotherapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials|2025
4 cit.
8
Break-Resilient Codes with Loss Tolerance
ArXiv.org|2026
0 cit.
9
Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills Protect Against Myocardial Infarction in Mice via Activating SIRT3/FOXO3a Signaling Pathway
Pharmaceuticals|2026
0 cit.
10
Publication in Caltech Library (2026) [W7160255845]
Caltech Library|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Leonardo Morsut
University of Southern California
2
Fangwei Qi
Air Force Engineering University
3
Guowen Qian
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
4
Changhao Xu
California Institute of Technology
5
Hyunwoo Yuk
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
6
Munehiro Asally
University of Warwick
7
B. Duygu Özpolat
Marine Biological Laboratory
8
Zengjie Fan
Lanzhou University of Technology
9
Yuezhou Li
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
10
Siegfried Schloissnig
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

Papers

1
A physicochemical-sensing electronic skin for stress response monitoring
Nature Electronics|2024
359 cit.
2
Artificial intelligence-powered electronic skin
Nature Machine Intelligence|2023
226 cit.
3
3D Printed Piezoelectric Wound Dressing with Dual Piezoelectric Response Models for Scar-Prevention Wound Healing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
196 cit.
4
Self-powered enzyme-linked microneedle patch for scar-prevention healing of diabetic wounds
Science Advances|2023
147 cit.
5
3D printing MOF nanozyme hydrogel with dual enzymatic activities and visualized glucose monitoring for diabetic wound healing
Chemical Engineering Journal|2023
87 cit.
6
A conductive network enhances nerve cell response
Additive manufacturing|2022
66 cit.
7
Magnetic-driven wireless electrical stimulation in a scaffold
Composites Part B Engineering|2022
64 cit.
8
Sea Cucumber-Inspired Microneedle Nerve Guidance Conduit for Synergistically Inhibiting Muscle Atrophy and Promoting Nerve Regeneration
ACS Nano|2024
62 cit.
9
3D-printed CuFe2O4-MXene/PLLA antibacterial tracheal scaffold against implantation-associated infection
Applied Surface Science|2022
59 cit.
10
Sprayable methacrylic anhydride-modified gelatin hydrogel combined with bionic neutrophils nanoparticles for scar-free wound healing of diabetes mellitus
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2022
56 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
2
Peter W. Reddien
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
3
Michael Levin
Tufts University
4
Kiyokazu Agata
National Institute for Basic Biology
5
Phillip A. Newmark
Morgridge Institute for Research
6
Min Zhao
University of California, Davis
7
Baolin Guo
Xi'an Jiaotong University
8
Colin McCaig
University of Aberdeen
9
Mark Yandell
Star Center
10
Marta Riutort
Universitat de Barcelona

Papers

1
MAKER2: an annotation pipeline and genome-database management tool for second-generation genome projects
BMC Bioinformatics|2011
2.3k cit.
2
MAKER: An easy-to-use annotation pipeline designed for emerging model organism genomes
Genome Research|2007
2.2k cit.
3
Antibacterial adhesive injectable hydrogels with rapid self-healing, extensibility and compressibility as wound dressing for joints skin wound healing
Biomaterials|2018
1.8k cit.
4
Adhesive Hemostatic Conducting Injectable Composite Hydrogels with Sustained Drug Release and Photothermal Antibacterial Activity to Promote Full‐Thickness Skin Regeneration During Wound Healing
Small|2019
1.3k cit.
5
Electrical signals control wound healing through phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase-γ and PTEN
Nature|2006
1.2k cit.
6
Dual-Dynamic-Bond Cross-Linked Antibacterial Adhesive Hydrogel Sealants with On-Demand Removability for Post-Wound-Closure and Infected Wound Healing
ACS Nano|2021
1.1k cit.
7
Smart wound dressings for wound healing
Nano Today|2021
916 cit.
8
pH/Glucose Dual Responsive Metformin Release Hydrogel Dressings with Adhesion and Self-Healing via Dual-Dynamic Bonding for Athletic Diabetic Foot Wound Healing
ACS Nano|2022
853 cit.
9
Physical Double‐Network Hydrogel Adhesives with Rapid Shape Adaptability, Fast Self‐Healing, Antioxidant and NIR/pH Stimulus‐Responsiveness for Multidrug‐Resistant Bacterial Infection and Removable Wound Dressing
Advanced Functional Materials|2020
798 cit.
10
A molecular pathway determining left-right asymmetry in chick embryogenesis
Cell|1995
792 cit.

Reagents for Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation

Citation-validated products used in this field

🔥 Trending

Gaining adoption fast

⭐ Top Rated

Best all-around

PromegaEvidence 73

ReliaPrep™ RNA Miniprep Systems

#Z6012
View Evidence →
AbcamEvidence 69

Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-PTEN antibody [EPR22636-122]

#ab310222
View Evidence →
AbcamEvidence 69

Anti-PTEN antibody [PTEN/2110] - BSA and Azide free

#ab237878
View Evidence →

🌟 All-Time

Most validated

Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 65

Sox2 (D6D9) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate)

Cited in 6 papers
#5049$465
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 67

Phospho-NF-kappaB p65 (Ser536) (93H1) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (Alexa Fluor® 532 Conjugate)

#87672$493
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 65

Phospho-IKK alpha/beta (Ser176/180) (16A6) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

#2697$169,979
View Evidence →