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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jan S. Kirschke
Technical University of Munich
99
2
Benjamin R. Freedman
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
95
3
Shan‐Jin Wang
Shanghai East Hospital
95
4
Hans‐Joachim Wilke
Universität Ulm
69
5
Lichun Lu
Mayo Clinic
69
6
Yi-Xiu Chua
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
66
7
Riccardo Leonardi
University of Brescia
62
8
John Stack
University of Liverpool
62
9
Sarah E. Gullbrand
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
58
10
Vaisakh Vk
Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
55

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Bradley T. Hammoor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
99
2
Xiaowei Liu
Shanghai East Hospital
99
3
John Bonamer
University of Pittsburgh
84
4
C. González
Washington University in St. Louis
57
5
Amra Šećerović
AO Foundation
53
6
Hamed Hani
The Ohio State University
53
7
А.Е. Shulga
Saratov State Medical University
53
8
Mattia Perrone
Rush University Medical Center
51
9
Worawat Limthongkul
Chulalongkorn University
51
10
Linghui Hong
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
50

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Jeffrey C. Lotz
University of California, San Francisco
99
2
Chitra Lekha Dahia
Hospital for Special Surgery
95
3
Nadeen O. Chahine
Hofstra University
84
4
Cheryle A. Séguin
Western University
78
5
Frances M. K. Williams
King's College London
78
6
Frank Rauch
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada
77
7
Makarand V. Risbud
Thomas Jefferson University
74
8
Sophie Lerouge
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
73
9
Flavia Cicuttini
Monash University
70
10
Daniel Haschtmann
Schulthess-Klinik
64

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Long-term treatment with senolytic drugs Dasatinib and Quercetin ameliorates age-dependent intervertebral disc degeneration in mice
Nature Communications|2021
413 cit.
2
TNF-α and IL-1β Promote a Disintegrin-like and Metalloprotease with Thrombospondin Type I Motif-5-mediated Aggrecan Degradation through Syndecan-4 in Intervertebral Disc
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2011
262 cit.
3
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease Control Aggrecanase-1 (ADAMTS-4) Expression in Nucleus Pulposus Cells through MAPK and NF-κB
American Journal Of Pathology|2013
187 cit.
4
Hypoxic Regulation of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Mitophagy in Nucleus Pulposus Cells Is Dependent on HIF-1α–BNIP3 Axis
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research|2020
127 cit.
5
Transgenic mice overexpressing human TNF-α experience early onset spontaneous intervertebral disc herniation in the absence of overt degeneration
Cell Death and Disease|2018
98 cit.
6
Osteoporosis Caused by Mutations in <i>PLS3</i>: Clinical and Bone Tissue Characteristics
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research|2014
85 cit.
7
Expression of Prolyl Hydroxylases (PHDs) Is Selectively Controlled by HIF-1 and HIF-2 Proteins in Nucleus Pulposus Cells of the Intervertebral Disc
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2012
81 cit.
8
Bicarbonate Recycling by HIF-1–Dependent Carbonic Anhydrase Isoforms 9 and 12 Is Critical in Maintaining Intracellular pH and Viability of Nucleus Pulposus Cells
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research|2017
74 cit.
9
Prolyl Hydroxylase 3 (PHD3) Modulates Catabolic Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) on Cells of the Nucleus Pulposus through Co-activation of Nuclear Factor κB (NF-κB)/p65 Signaling
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2012
68 cit.
10
Effect of Anti-TGF-β Treatment in a Mouse Model of Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research|2018
58 cit.

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