Leaderboards/Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Hugh Adler
University of Liverpool
2
Joana Isidro
National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge
3
Aida Peiró-Mestres
Departament de Salut
4
Henry Laurenson‐Schafer
World Health Organization
5
Adam Zuiani
BioNTech (United States)
6
Elisabeth Mahase
BMJ Group (United Kingdom)
7
Nicolás Luna
Universidad del Rosario
8
Chiranjibi Sitaula
The University of Melbourne
9
Emile Malembi Kibungu
Unknown
10
Raianna F. Fantin
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Papers

1
A multivalent mRNA monkeypox virus vaccine (BNT166) protects mice and macaques from orthopoxvirus disease
Cell|2024
147 cit.
2
Enhanced multi-level features for very high resolution remote sensing scene classification
Neural Computing and Applications|2024
31 cit.
3
Publication in Cell (2025) [18 citations, W4413683443]
Cell|2025
18 cit.
4
Publication in The Lancet Microbe (2024) [11 citations, W4390733106]
The Lancet Microbe|2024
11 cit.
5
Publication in The Lancet Microbe (2025) [7 citations, W4410878804]
The Lancet Microbe|2025
7 cit.
6
Emergence of Oropouche virus among international travelers: A growing concern in non-endemic areas
Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica|2025
6 cit.
7
Endometriosis: Lack of care pathway and poor symptom recognition are hindering care, report warns
BMJ|2024
5 cit.
8
Strengthening the genomic surveillance of Francisella tularensis by using culture-free whole-genome sequencing from biological samples
Frontiers in Microbiology|2024
4 cit.
9
Antibiotic resistant infection deaths increasing in England, despite lower NHS antibiotic use
BMJ|2025
2 cit.
10
Publication in Neural Computing and Applications (2024) [1 citation, W4401122433]
Neural Computing and Applications|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar
Department of Human Services
2
Nicholas M. Price
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
3
Placide Mbala‐Kingebeni
University of Kinshasa
4
Youssef Rizk
Lebanese American University
5
Achyuta Nori
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
6
Miguel Tapia Paredes
Unknown
7
Jennifer Wilburn
NHS England
8
Ranjit Sah
National Public Health Laboratory
9
Yuhui Liao
Kunming Medical University
10
Sarakay Johnson
Unknown

Papers

1
Prevention and Treatment of Monkeypox
Drugs|2022
654 cit.
2
Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London centre during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series
BMJ|2022
621 cit.
3
Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series
The Lancet|2023
485 cit.
4
Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox Cases — United States, May 17–July 22, 2022
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|2022
388 cit.
5
Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nature Medicine|2024
356 cit.
6
Photothermal therapy of tuberculosis using targeting pre-activated macrophage membrane-coated nanoparticles
Nature Nanotechnology|2024
241 cit.
7
Stem Cell‐Derived Nanovesicles Embedded in Dual‐Layered Hydrogel for Programmed ROS Regulation and Comprehensive Tissue Regeneration in Burn Wound Healing
Advanced Materials|2024
186 cit.
8
Assessment of Knowledge of Monkeypox Viral Infection among the General Population in Saudi Arabia
Pathogens|2022
170 cit.
9
Aggregation‐Induced Emission‐Based Macrophage‐Like Nanoparticles for Targeted Photothermal Therapy and Virus Transmission Blockage in Monkeypox
Advanced Materials|2023
128 cit.
10
Multifunctional AIE Nanosphere-Based “Nanobomb” for Trimodal Imaging-Guided Photothermal/Photodynamic/Pharmacological Therapy of Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections
ACS Nano|2023
119 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Bernard Moss
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2
Geoffrey L. Smith
University of Cambridge
3
Inger K. Damon
Emory University
4
Dennis E. Hruby
Oregon State University
5
Mariano Estéban
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
6
Grant McFadden
Arizona State University
7
John T. Schiller
National Cancer Institute
8
Chloe Orkin
Queen Mary University of London
9
Michael Way
The Francis Crick Institute
10
Daniel L. Rock
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Papers

1
Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022
New England Journal of Medicine|2022
2.2k cit.
2
Eukaryotic transient-expression system based on recombinant vaccinia virus that synthesizes bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1986
2.1k cit.
3
Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK
The Lancet Infectious Diseases|2022
1.3k cit.
4
The Detection of Monkeypox in Humans in the Western Hemisphere
New England Journal of Medicine|2004
1.1k cit.
5
Papillomavirus L1 major capsid protein self-assembles into virus-like particles that are highly immunogenic.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1992
1.1k cit.
6
HPV16 E6 and E7 proteins cooperate to immortalize human foreskin keratinocytes.
The EMBO Journal|1989
930 cit.
7
A tale of two clades: monkeypox viruses
Journal of General Virology|2005
873 cit.
8
Vaccinia virus expression vector: coexpression of beta-galactosidase provides visual screening of recombinant virus plaques.
Molecular and Cellular Biology|1985
781 cit.
9
Methylated nucleotides block 5′ terminus of HeLa cell messenger RNA
Cell|1975
761 cit.
10
Vaccinia virus: a selectable eukaryotic cloning and expression vector.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1982
650 cit.

Reagents for Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Citation-validated products used in this field

🔥 Trending

Gaining adoption fast

⭐ Top Rated

Best all-around

New England Biolabs

G(5')ppp(5')A RNA Cap Structure Analog

#S1406S$141
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 62

Mono-Methyl-Histone H3 (Lys9) (D1P5R) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

#14186$176,415
View Evidence →
BioLegend

Purified anti-PKC? Phospho (Thr638)

#649101
View Evidence →

🌟 All-Time

Most validated

Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 65

FAK (D5O7U) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free)

Cited in 6 papers
#60557$865
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 67

Nanog (D73G4) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (Alexa Fluor® 594 Conjugate)

Cited in 5 papers
#8750$465
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling Technology

Mouse (G3A1) Monoclonal Antibody IgG1 Isotype Control (Pacific Blue™ Conjugate)

#14411$155
View Evidence →