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Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Kohji Nishida
The University of Osaka
98
2
Ying Mao
Huashan Hospital
94
3
Sebo Withoff
University Medical Center Groningen
92
4
Aryeh Warmflash
Rice University
79
5
Andrea Rossi
Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine
76
6
Om Prakash Choudhary
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
67
7
Ken Takahashi
Okayama University
59
8
Yuan Pang
Tsinghua University
57
9
Lin Chen
Unknown
55
10
Valentina Fossati
New York Stem Cell Foundation
55

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Bhumi Bhatt
University of Alberta
99
2
Sachin Yadav
Kyoto University
87
3
Chuanxin Chen
Guangzhou Experimental Station
87
4
Dhienda C. Shahannaz
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
84
5
Patrizia Pessina
Baylor College of Medicine
84
6
Takeshi Uenaka
Neurosciences Institute
81
7
Aileen Van Gyseghem
KU Leuven
76
8
Hany E. Marei
Mansoura University
74
9
Riccardo Sirtori
University of Rhode Island
74
10
Ziqi Yang
Nanchang University
73

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Prevention of Transgene Silencing During Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2025
7 cit.
2
Isogenic iPSC-derived proximal and distal lung-on-chip models: Tissue- and virus-specific immune responses in human lungs
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2023
4 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
George Q. Daley
Harvard University
99
2
James A. Thomson
University of Wisconsin–Madison
88
3
Jialin Zheng
Tongji University
79
4
Uichi Ikeda
Shinshu University
71
5
Hideyuki Okano
Keio University
71
6
Rudolf Jaenisch
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
71
7
Daniel J. Gaffney
Wellcome Sanger Institute
71
8
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
68
9
Derrick J. Rossi
Boston Children's Hospital
67
10
Hongkui Deng
Peking University
67

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2010
4.5k cit.
2
The β-Catenin/TCF-4 Complex Imposes a Crypt Progenitor Phenotype on Colorectal Cancer Cells
Cell|2002
2k cit.
3
Long‐term expanding human airway organoids for disease modeling
The EMBO Journal|2019
1.1k cit.
4
Direct cell reprogramming is a stochastic process amenable to acceleration
Nature|2009
1k cit.
5
APC, Signal transduction and genetic instability in colorectal cancer
Nature reviews. Cancer|2001
928 cit.
6
Multiplexed activation of endogenous genes by CRISPR-on, an RNA-guided transcriptional activator system
Cell Research|2013
764 cit.
7
Wnt signaling in the intestinal epithelium: from endoderm to cancer
Genes & Development|2005
669 cit.
8
The R-spondin/Lgr5/Rnf43 module: regulator of Wnt signal strength
Genes & Development|2014
644 cit.
9
Chromatin-modifying enzymes as modulators of reprogramming
Nature|2012
635 cit.
10
Common genetic variation drives molecular heterogeneity in human iPSCs
Nature|2017
635 cit.

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