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Sperm and Testicular Function

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Danial Hashemi Karoii
University of Tehran
2
Erhan Hai
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
3
Runchun Huang
First Hospital of Lanzhou University
4
Romualdo Sciorio
University of Lausanne
5
Chuyu Yun
Peking University
6
Arghavan Ghafari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
7
Natalie A. Trigg
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
8
Lunni Zhou
Westlake University
9
Yunhe Zong
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
10
Ani Chi
South China University of Technology

Papers

1
Diabetes-induced male infertility: potential mechanisms and treatment options
Molecular Medicine|2024
90 cit.
2
Sperm freezing damage: the role of regulated cell death
Cell Death Discovery|2024
80 cit.
3
The microbial metabolite agmatine acts as an FXR agonist to promote polycystic ovary syndrome in female mice
Nature Metabolism|2024
80 cit.
4
Decrease in Sperm Parameters in the 21st Century: Obesity, Lifestyle, or Environmental Factors? An Updated Narrative Review
Journal of Personalized Medicine|2024
60 cit.
5
Stem Leydig cells support macrophage immunological homeostasis through mitochondrial transfer in mice
Nature Communications|2024
49 cit.
6
Publication in Endocrine and Metabolic Science (2025) [37 citations, W4408101604]
Endocrine and Metabolic Science|2025
37 cit.
7
Publication in Cell Reports (2024) [33 citations, W4402142047]
Cell Reports|2024
33 cit.
8
Publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024) [25 citations, W4404236664]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
25 cit.
9
Whole transcriptome analysis to identify non-coding RNA regulators and hub genes in sperm of non-obstructive azoospermia by microarray, single-cell RNA sequencing, weighted gene co-expression network analysis, and mRNA-miRNA-lncRNA interaction analysis
BMC Genomics|2024
22 cit.
10
Vitrification of human blastocysts for couples undergoing assisted reproduction: an updated review
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology|2024
21 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Ming‐Han Tong
Computer Network Information Center
2
Zhi Zhou
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3
Zheng Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
4
Luigi Montano
Regional Health
5
Shenmin Yang
Suzhou Municipal Hospital
6
Eva Tvrdá
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
7
Xiaoyu Yang
Nantong University
8
Ali Soleimanzadeh
Urmia University
9
Guobo Quan
Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute
10
Chenchen Wang
State Ethnic Affairs Commission

Papers

1
First Evidence of Microplastics in Human Urine, a Preliminary Study of Intake in the Human Body
Toxics|2022
310 cit.
2
Raman Microspectroscopy evidence of microplastics in human semen
The Science of The Total Environment|2023
216 cit.
3
First evidence of microplastics in human ovarian follicular fluid: An emerging threat to female fertility
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety|2025
105 cit.
4
Single-cell transcriptome atlas of the human corpus cavernosum
Nature Communications|2022
79 cit.
5
Pine-derived porous carbon for efficient capacitive deionization and the role of its hierarchical pore structure
Separation and Purification Technology|2024
47 cit.
6
Comparison between Macro and Trace Element Concentrations in Human Semen and Blood Serum in Highly Polluted Areas in Italy
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2022
43 cit.
7
In vitro versus cryo-induced capacitation of bovine spermatozoa, part 1: Structural, functional, and oxidative similarities and differences
PLoS ONE|2022
33 cit.
8
Identifying the drivers of chlorophyll-a dynamics in a landscape lake recharged by reclaimed water using interpretable machine learning
The Science of The Total Environment|2023
30 cit.
9
Targeting dysregulated phago-/auto-lysosomes in Sertoli cells to ameliorate late-onset hypogonadism
Nature Aging|2024
28 cit.
10
Identification and validation of ram sperm proteins associated with cryoinjuries caused by the cryopreservation process
Theriogenology|2022
26 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Ashok Agarwal
Cleveland Clinic
2
R. John Aitken
Medical Research Council
3
Ryuzo Yanagimachi
University of Hawaii System
4
Ralph L. Brinster
University of Pennsylvania
5
C. Yan Cheng
Model Animal Research Center
6
Niels E. Skakkebæk
Copenhagen University Hospital
7
Heriberto Rodríguez‐Martínez
Linköping University
8
Eberhard Nieschlag
University Hospital Münster
9
Takashi Shinohara
Kyoto University
10
Claude Gagnon
Royal Victoria Hospital

Papers

1
A unique view on male infertility around the globe
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology|2015
2.4k cit.
2
Full-term development of mice from enucleated oocytes injected with cumulus cell nuclei
Nature|1998
2.3k cit.
3
Are oestrogens involved in falling sperm counts and disorders of the male reproductive tract?
The Lancet|1993
1.9k cit.
4
The c-myc oncogene driven by immunoglobulin enhancers induces lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice
Nature|1985
1.8k cit.
5
Spermatogenesis following male germ-cell transplantation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1994
1.6k cit.
6
Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species, Lipid Peroxidation, and Human Sperm Function
Biology of Reproduction|1989
1.2k cit.
7
Germline transmission of donor haplotype following spermatogonial transplantation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1994
1.1k cit.
8
Production of transgenic rabbits, sheep and pigs by microinjection
Nature|1985
1.1k cit.
9
Long-Term Proliferation in Culture and Germline Transmission of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells1
Biology of Reproduction|2003
1.1k cit.
10
Factors affecting the efficiency of introducing foreign DNA into mice by microinjecting eggs.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1985
1.1k cit.

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