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Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Kıvanç Birsoy
Rockefeller University
99
2
Xuejie Jiang
Southern Medical University
66
3
Yang Kang
Sun Yat-sen University
62
4
Suqin Shao
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
60
5
Limin Rong
Sun Yat-sen University
57
6
Xiaodong Luo
Yunnan University
56
7
Nan Song
Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital
56
8
Dı́dac Mauricio
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya
55
9
Huazhong Zhang
Jiangsu Province Hospital
54
10
Yingxin Zhang
Yangtze University
53

Rising Stars Papers

1
Glycosphingolipid synthesis mediates immune evasion in KRAS-driven cancer
Nature|2024
78 cit.
2
Development of a mouse model expressing a bifunctional glutathione-synthesizing enzyme to study glutathione limitation in vivo
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Sonja Herter
German Cancer Research Center
99
2
Yu Liu
Shanxi Agricultural University
81
3
Mandavi Pandey
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
76
4
Tongyao Li
Shanxi Agricultural University
76
5
Austin Gluth
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
76
6
Jiang Gao
Nanjing Agricultural University
66
7
Yaqin Yang
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
66
8
Yanan Huang
Harbin Medical University
60
9
Jia-Gen Cui
Northeast Agricultural University
55
10
Yingying Li
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
55

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Integrative Multi-PTM Proteomics Reveals Dynamic Global, Redox, Phosphorylation, and Acetylation Regulation in Cytokine-Treated Pancreatic Beta Cells
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics|2024
13 cit.
2
High content-imaging drug synergy screening identifies specific senescence-related vulnerabilities of mesenchymal neuroblastomas
Cell Death and Disease|2025
3 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Zhongxin Li
Hebei Medical University
99
2
Scott A. Summers
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
98
3
Philipp E. Scherer
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
91
4
Giulio Superti‐Furga
Austrian Academy of Sciences
87
5
Jonathan S. Weissman
QB3
85
6
Robbie Loewith
FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
83
7
Anthony H. Futerman
Weizmann Institute of Science
74
8
Gilbert Di Paolo
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
71
9
Karine Clément
Inserm
69
10
Nuno Sousa
University of Minho
68

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Ribosome Profiling of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Reveals the Complexity and Dynamics of Mammalian Proteomes
Cell|2011
2.3k cit.
2
Adipose tissue remodeling and obesity
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2011
1.9k cit.
3
Target of Rapamycin (TOR) in Nutrient Signaling and Growth Control
Genetics|2011
956 cit.
4
The ominous triad of adipose tissue dysfunction: inflammation, fibrosis, and impaired angiogenesis
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2017
714 cit.
5
Lipid-induced insulin resistance mediated by the proinflammatory receptor TLR4 requires saturated fatty acid–induced ceramide biosynthesis in mice
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2011
680 cit.
6
Mammalian ceramide synthases
IUBMB Life|2010
626 cit.
7
Adiponectin: mechanistic insights and clinical implications
Diabetologia|2012
625 cit.
8
Sphingolipids, Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Disease: New Insights from in Vivo Manipulation of Sphingolipid Metabolism
Endocrine Reviews|2008
575 cit.
9
Mechanism of Prion Propagation: Amyloid Growth Occurs by Monomer Addition
PLoS Biology|2004
515 cit.
10
Adipocyte-derived collagen VI affects early mammary tumor progression in vivo, demonstrating a critical interaction in the tumor/stroma microenvironment
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2005
413 cit.

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