Leaderboards/RNA modifications and cancer

RNA modifications and cancer

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Kaifu Chen
Boston Children's Hospital
99
2
Michael C. Schatz
Johns Hopkins University
94
3
Luqing Zhao
Central South University
92
4
Jun Liu
Peking University
87
5
Bing Yao
Nantong University
70
6
Rufu Chen
Sun Yat-sen University
64
7
Hitendra S. Mahajan
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal
64
8
Xiaolong Liu
Fujian Medical University
62
9
Xin Tian
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University
58
10
Wei Zhao
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
57

Rising Stars Papers

1
Exploring the mechanism of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes in respiratory syncytial virus infection based on miRNA sequencing
Scientific Reports|2025
3 cit.
2
METTL1/WDR4-mediated m7G Hypermethylation of <i>SCLT1</i> mRNA Promotes Gefitinib Resistance in NSCLC
Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Ziming Chen
Sun Yat-sen University
99
2
Sai Jin Xiao
City Of Hope National Medical Center
79
3
Xintong Han
University of Macau
79
4
Jinxin Li
Second Military Medical University
74
5
Xiaolan Deng
City Of Hope National Medical Center
73
6
Jonas De Kesel
Ghent University Hospital
70
7
W. Liu
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
67
8
Christopher Chin Sang
University of Toronto
66
9
Jiaqi Wang
Sun Yat-sen University
63
10
Zhen Chen
Chongqing Medical University
60

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The tumor-intrinsic role of the m <sup>6</sup> A reader YTHDF2 in regulating immune evasion
Science Immunology|2024
51 cit.
2
DNA topoisomerase II inhibition potentiates osimertinib’s therapeutic efficacy in EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer models
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2024
28 cit.
3
Inhibition of hTERT/telomerase/telomere mediates therapeutic efficacy of osimertinib in EGFR mutant lung cancer
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|2024
14 cit.
4
PARP1 condensates differentially partition DNA repair proteins and enhance DNA ligation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2024
5 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
William R. Sellers
Novartis (United States)
99
2
Jianjun Chen
City of Hope
99
3
Qingqing Wang
Zhejiang University
88
4
Wenxin Qin
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
81
5
Yun‐Gui Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
80
6
Richard I. Gregory
Boston Children's Hospital
79
7
Martin Reck
German Center for Lung Research
75
8
Dan Xie
Sun Yat-sen University
73
9
Sohail F. Tavazoie
Rockefeller University
73
10
Francesca D. Ciccarelli
King's College London
70

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Dynamic transcriptomic m6A decoration: writers, erasers, readers and functions in RNA metabolism
Cell Research|2018
1.8k cit.
2
5-methylcytosine promotes mRNA export — NSUN2 as the methyltransferase and ALYREF as an m5C reader
Cell Research|2017
1.2k cit.
3
Endogenous tRNA-Derived Fragments Suppress Breast Cancer Progression via YBX1 Displacement
Cell|2015
1.1k cit.
4
N6-methyladenosine modification of circNSUN2 facilitates cytoplasmic export and stabilizes HMGA2 to promote colorectal liver metastasis
Nature Communications|2019
836 cit.
5
STAT3-mediated upregulation of lncRNA HOXD-AS1 as a ceRNA facilitates liver cancer metastasis by regulating SOX4
Molecular Cancer|2017
568 cit.
6
Hsa_circ_0001649: A circular RNA and potential novel biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma
Cancer Biomarkers|2016
447 cit.
7
Non-small-cell lung cancer
Nature Reviews Disease Primers|2024
407 cit.
8
Over 20% of human transcripts might form sense-antisense pairs
Nucleic Acids Research|2004
324 cit.
9
Dynamic methylome of internal mRNA N7-methylguanosine and its regulatory role in translation
Cell Research|2019
316 cit.
10
CircLONP2 enhances colorectal carcinoma invasion and metastasis through modulating the maturation and exosomal dissemination of microRNA-17
Molecular Cancer|2020
189 cit.

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