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Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Pradeep Natarajan
Broad Institute
99
2
Wenjie Zheng
Nantong University
86
3
Deyan Chen
Nanjing Medical University
65
4
Zhihao Zheng
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
61
5
Chun Zhang
Early Warning (United States)
58
6
Longguang Jiang
Fuzhou University
58
7
Zhipeng Fan
Capital Medical University
58
8
Xinglian Xu
Nanjing Agricultural University
55
9
Helen Walden
University of Glasgow
54
10
Hanan S. El‐Abhar
Future University in Egypt
54

Rising Stars Papers

1
LncRNA NR_045147 modulates osteogenic differentiation and migration in PDLSCs via ITGB3BP degradation and mitochondrial dysfunction
Stem Cells Translational Medicine|2024
7 cit.
2
Levo‐Tryptophan Promotes Osteogenesis Through Calcium‐Sensing Receptor
FASEB BioAdvances|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Caner Akıl
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
99
2
Shengtao Ye
China Pharmaceutical University
98
3
Ruohan Zhang
The Ohio State University
96
4
Tianyi Zhao
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
94
5
Hugo Verdejo
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
91
6
Benrui Weng
Wuhan University
88
7
Cainan Li
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
81
8
Qinglin Pi
China Agricultural University
78
9
Josepha-Clara Sedzro
University of Michigan
78
10
Yanki Yarman
Thomas Jefferson University
78

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Brucella abortus modulates macrophage polarization and inflammatory response by targeting glutaminases through the NF-κB signaling pathway
Frontiers in Immunology|2023
17 cit.
2
YY1-induced USP43 drives ferroptosis suppression by FASN stabilization and subsequent activation of SLC7A11 in ovarian cancer
Cell Death and Disease|2025
6 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Haitao Yang
ShanghaiTech University
99
2
Jian Wang
XinHua Hospital
87
3
Ari Manuel
University of Liverpool
85
4
Yi Ba
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
83
5
Lawrence G. Hamann
Unknown
71
6
Yoshimitsu Mizunoe
Jikei University School of Medicine
71
7
Nathanael S. Gray
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
65
8
Xuejun Jiang
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
63
9
Charleen T. Chu
University of Pittsburgh
59
10
Katsuyoshi Mihara
Kyushu University
56

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Ferroptosis is an autophagic cell death process
Cell Research|2016
1.8k cit.
2
An ATP-competitive Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitor Reveals Rapamycin-resistant Functions of mTORC1
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2009
1.8k cit.
3
CAF secreted miR-522 suppresses ferroptosis and promotes acquired chemo-resistance in gastric cancer
Molecular Cancer|2020
1k cit.
4
Chemical genetics strategy identifies an HCV NS5A inhibitor with a potent clinical effect
Nature|2010
936 cit.
5
Ferroptosis surveillance independent of GPX4 and differentially regulated by sex hormones
Cell|2023
638 cit.
6
Exosome-delivered EGFR regulates liver microenvironment to promote gastric cancer liver metastasis
Nature Communications|2017
593 cit.
7
Exosome‐delivered circRNA promotes glycolysis to induce chemoresistance through the miR‐122‐PKM2 axis in colorectal cancer
Molecular Oncology|2020
512 cit.
8
Excitotoxicity, calcium and mitochondria: a triad in synaptic neurodegeneration
Translational Neurodegeneration|2022
406 cit.
9
Covalent targeting of remote cysteine residues to develop CDK12 and CDK13 inhibitors
Nature Chemical Biology|2016
368 cit.
10
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Exosome circRNA secreted from adipocytes promotes the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting deubiquitination-related USP7
Oncogene|2018
307 cit.

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