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Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
David R. Liu
Broad Institute
93
2
Amanda L. Woerman
University of Massachusetts Amherst
69
3
Rodrigo Morales
Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins
67
4
E. Fiona Houston
Roslin Institute
65
5
Sang‐Hyun Oh
University of Minnesota
64
6
Judd M. Aiken
University of Alberta
61
7
Jörg Tatzelt
University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum
59
8
Joel Schick
Helmholtz Zentrum München
58
9
Christian Anumudu
Federal University Otuoke
54
10
George T. Kannarkat
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
53

Rising Stars Papers

1
Engineered virus-like particles for transient delivery of prime editor ribonucleoprotein complexes in vivo
Nature Biotechnology|2024
229 cit.
2
Continuous evolution of compact protein degradation tags regulated by selective molecular glues
Science|2024
73 cit.
3
Phage-assisted evolution of highly active cytosine base editors with enhanced selectivity and minimal sequence context preference
Nature Communications|2024
55 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Maurizio Renna
University of Naples Federico II
99
2
Eloïse Masquelier
University of California System
93
3
Jamir Pitton Rissardo
Cooper University Hospital
74
4
Arielle Hay
Colorado State University
69
5
Tahir Ali
Allen Institute for Brain Science
63
6
Sara A. M. Holec
Colorado State University
63
7
Ethan Smith
University of Florida
58
8
Carmen Biancaniello
University of Naples Federico II
58
9
Cristina Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
58
10
Yue Wang
Universität Hamburg
53

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The HSPB1-p62/SQSTM1 functional complex regulates the unconventional secretion and transcellular spreading of the HD-associated mutant huntingtin protein
Human Molecular Genetics|2023
16 cit.
2
Presymptomatic pharmacological inhibition of mGluR5 improves survival in a mouse model of prion diseases
Acta Neuropathologica Communications|2026
2 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Claudio Soto
Unknown
99
2
Kenneth S. Kosik
University of California, Santa Barbara
99
3
Giovanna R. Mallucci
University of Leicester
92
4
David Eisenberg
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
78
5
Judith Frydman
Stanford University
69
6
Surachai Supattapone
Dartmouth College
63
7
Bradley T. Hyman
Harvard University
63
8
Jürgen Götz
The University of Queensland
62
9
Benoit I. Giasson
University of Florida
59
10
Byron Caughey
National Institutes of Health
57

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
National Institute on Aging–Alzheimer's Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer s & Dementia|2012
3.1k cit.
2
Profound Loss of Layer II Entorhinal Cortex Neurons Occurs in Very Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
Journal of Neuroscience|1996
1.8k cit.
3
Propagation of Tau Pathology in a Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease
Neuron|2012
1.4k cit.
4
Tau protein liquid–liquid phase separation can initiate tau aggregation
The EMBO Journal|2018
1.1k cit.
5
A microRNA array reveals extensive regulation of microRNAs during brain development
RNA|2003
1k cit.
6
MicroRNA-21 Targets a Network of Key Tumor-Suppressive Pathways in Glioblastoma Cells
Cancer Research|2008
701 cit.
7
Specific MicroRNAs Modulate Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Neurogenesis
Stem Cells|2005
676 cit.
8
Caspase activation precedes and leads to tangles
Nature|2010
521 cit.
9
Tau Filament Formation in Transgenic Mice Expressing P301L Tau
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2001
515 cit.
10
Aβ Deposition Is Associated with Neuropil Changes, but not with Overt Neuronal Loss in the Human Amyloid Precursor Protein V717F (PDAPP) Transgenic Mouse
Journal of Neuroscience|1997
500 cit.

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