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Silkworms and Sericulture Research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tina Arndt
Karolinska Institutet
2
Kaiyu Guo
Wenzhou Medical University
3
Kenjiro Yazawa
Shinshu University
4
Michael Ackah
University of Cape Coast
5
Bharath Kumar Neelaboina
Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute
6
Jingxia Wang
Tianjin University
7
Chang Ha Park
Chungnam National University
8
Rémi Bascou
Université de Technologie de Compiègne
9
Sania Thomas
Government Medical College
10
Santosh M Nagashetti
Unknown

Rising Stars Papers

1
Nondestructive and cost-effective silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) cocoon sex classification using machine learning
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science|2024
9 cit.
2
An optimized method for mulberry silkworm, <i>Bombyx mori</i> (Bombycidae:Lepidoptera) sex classification using TLBPSGA-RFEXGBoost
Biology Open|2024
9 cit.
3
Silk components and properties of the multilayer cocoon of the greater wax moth, <i>Galleria mellonella</i>
Insect Science|2025
5 cit.
4
Dragline silk fibers from golden orb‐web spider <i>Trichonephila clavata</i> ensure structural and mechanical robustness against ultraviolet radiation
Polymers for Advanced Technologies|2024
2 cit.
5
Integrated Sensor System for Real-Time Monitoring and Detection of Fish Quality and Spoilage
Unknown Journal|2024
2 cit.
6
Comparative Analysis of Non-Destructive Silkworm Cocoon Sex Classification using Machine Learning Models Based on X-Ray and Camera Images
Unknown Journal|2024
2 cit.
7
Forced reeling from Bombyx mori reveals the mechanically toughest silk fiber at the natural spinning speed
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials|2025
2 cit.
8
Ultratough Fibroin Film Enables Composite Membranes with Superior Osteogenesis for Guided Bone Regeneration
Biomacromolecules|2025
2 cit.
9
Unveiling the Smell of Health: E-Nose-Based Volatile Organic Compound Analysis of Exhaled Breath in Early Lung Cancer Detection
Unknown Journal|2024
1 cit.
10
Early Detection of Grasserie Disease in Silkworms Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Jurnal RESTI (Rekayasa Sistem dan Teknologi Informasi)|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Shengjie Ling
Fudan University
2
Adriana Restrepo‐Osorio
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
3
Shuai Zhan
Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences
4
Duolian Liu
Cell Technology (China)
5
Renwen Long
Chinese University of Hong Kong
6
Ting Xu
Peking University
7
Yejing Wang
Southwest University of Political Science & Law
8
Demissie Degu Hewan
Hawassa University
9
N. Deekshitha
Unknown
10
K.N. Tambave
Unknown

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Electroassisted Core-Spun Triboelectric Nanogenerator Fabrics for IntelliSense and Artificial Intelligence Perception
ACS Nano|2022
135 cit.
2
Biomimetic Spun Silk Ionotronic Fibers for Intelligent Discrimination of Motions and Tactile Stimuli
Advanced Materials|2023
70 cit.
3
The Fractal Network Structure of Silk Fibroin Molecules and Its Effect on Spinning of Silkworm Silk
ACS Nano|2023
47 cit.
4
The oriental armyworm genome yields insights into the long-distance migration of noctuid moths
Cell Reports|2022
46 cit.
5
Natural Silk Spinning‐Inspired Meso‐Assembly‐Processing Engineering Strategy for Fabricating Soft Tissue‐Mimicking Biomaterials
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
45 cit.
6
Embedding Living Cells with a Mechanically Reinforced and Functionally Programmable Hydrogel Fiber Platform
Advanced Materials|2023
44 cit.
7
An Artificial Motion and Tactile Receptor Constructed by Hyperelastic Double Physically Cross‐Linked Silk Fibroin Ionoelastomer
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
41 cit.
8
Tendon Repair and Regeneration Using Bioinspired Fibrillation Engineering That Mimicked the Structure and Mechanics of Natural Tissue
ACS Nano|2023
40 cit.
9
Behavioral and genomic divergence between a generalist and a specialist fly
Cell Reports|2022
39 cit.
10
Silk wastes and autoclaved degumming as an alternative for a sustainable silk process
Scientific Reports|2023
39 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
David L. Kaplan
Tufts University
2
Fritz Vollrath
Save the Elephants
3
Qingyou Xia
Southwest University
4
Toru Shimada
Gakushuin University
5
Zhonghuai Xiang
Southwest University
6
Zeyang Zhou
Soochow University
7
Yongping Huang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
8
Jun Yu
University of Louisiana at Monroe
9
Cheryl Y. Hayashi
American Museum of Natural History
10
Huanming Yang
BGI Group (China)

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A Draft Sequence of the Rice Genome ( <i>Oryza sativa</i> L. ssp. <i>indica</i> )
Science|2002
4.3k cit.
2
Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin
Nature Protocols|2011
3k cit.
3
Silk as a biomaterial
Progress in Polymer Science|2007
2.5k cit.
4
KaKs_Calculator 2.0: A Toolkit Incorporating Gamma-Series Methods and Sliding Window Strategies
Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics|2010
2.2k cit.
5
A draft sequence of the rice genome (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) : The rice genome
Unknown Journal|2002
1.8k cit.
6
Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk
Nature|2001
1.6k cit.
7
Mechanism of silk processing in insects and spiders
Nature|2003
1.4k cit.
8
KaKs_Calculator: Calculating Ka and Ks Through Model Selection and Model Averaging
Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics|2006
1.3k cit.
9
A Draft Sequence for the Genome of the Domesticated Silkworm ( <i>Bombyx mori</i> )
Science|2004
1.2k cit.
10
Electrospun silk-BMP-2 scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
Biomaterials|2006
1.1k cit.

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