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Stem Cells

Last updated May 19, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Siyu Zhu
Tulane University
830 cit.
2
Tatsuya Tsukui
University of California, San Francisco
690 cit.
3
Shusen Wang
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
666 cit.
4
Guanzhang Li
Capital Medical University
507 cit.
5
Yehui Sun
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
465 cit.
6
Xianjing Chu
Xiangya Hospital Central South University
433 cit.
7
Gustavo S. França
Institute for Systems Biology
432 cit.
8
Andrew R Moorman
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
405 cit.
9
Guangdi Zhou
Southern University of Science and Technology
396 cit.
10
Petri Pölönen
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
378 cit.

Rising Stars Papers

1
Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis
Cell Discovery|2024
331 cit.
2
Alveolar fibroblast lineage orchestrates lung inflammation and fibrosis
Nature|2024
229 cit.
3
Transplantation of chemically induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived islets under abdominal anterior rectus sheath in a type 1 diabetes patient
Cell|2024
221 cit.
4
Glycometabolic reprogramming-induced XRCC1 lactylation confers therapeutic resistance in ALDH1A3-overexpressing glioblastoma
Cell Metabolism|2024
168 cit.
5
In vivo editing of lung stem cells for durable gene correction in mice
Science|2024
154 cit.
6
Cancer stem cells: advances in knowledge and implications for cancer therapy
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2024
432 cit.
7
Cellular adaptation to cancer therapy along a resistance continuum
Nature|2024
143 cit.
8
Progressive plasticity during colorectal cancer metastasis
Nature|2024
134 cit.
9
Ambient-pressure superconductivity onset above 40 K in (La,Pr)3Ni2O7 films
Nature|2025
131 cit.
10
The genomic basis of childhood T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Nature|2024
125 cit.

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Tony Wyss‐Coray
Neurosciences Institute
662 cit.
2
Liangjing Wang
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
536 cit.
3
Jan P. Böttcher
Unknown
424 cit.
4
Fayaz Malik
Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine
409 cit.
5
Li Tang
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
381 cit.
6
Stephanie Ma
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
372 cit.
7
Hongbin Li
University of British Columbia Hospital
335 cit.
8
Kai Tan
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
330 cit.
9
Phillip K. Darcy
The University of Melbourne
309 cit.
10
Lorenz Studer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
300 cit.

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
APOE4/4 is linked to damaging lipid droplets in Alzheimer’s disease microglia
Nature|2024
441 cit.
2
Microbial metabolite enhances immunotherapy efficacy by modulating T cell stemness in pan-cancer
Cell|2024
357 cit.
3
Unveiling the mechanisms and challenges of cancer drug resistance
Cell Communication and Signaling|2024
327 cit.
4
IL-10-expressing CAR T cells resist dysfunction and mediate durable clearance of solid tumors and metastases
Nature Biotechnology|2024
254 cit.
5
Hallmarks of cancer stemness
Cell stem cell|2024
248 cit.
6
Cartilage-like protein hydrogels engineered via entanglement
Nature|2023
335 cit.
7
Mapping the cellular biogeography of human bone marrow niches using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomic imaging
Cell|2024
220 cit.
8
FOXO1 enhances CAR T cell stemness, metabolic fitness and efficacy
Nature|2024
206 cit.
9
An epigenetic barrier sets the timing of human neuronal maturation
Nature|2024
200 cit.
10
Depleting myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells rejuvenates aged immunity
Nature|2024
197 cit.

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Shinya Yamanaka
Japan Science and Technology Agency
139.5k cit.
2
Daniel R. Marshak
Johns Hopkins University
63.1k cit.
3
Jeffrey M. Jones
University of Wisconsin–Madison
47.6k cit.
4
B Wold
California Institute of Technology
42.8k cit.
5
Dennis E. Discher
University of Pennsylvania
41k cit.
6
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
38.2k cit.
7
John E. Dick
University of Toronto
34.9k cit.
8
James A. Thomson
University of Wisconsin–Madison
30.7k cit.
9
George M. Church
Harvard University
28k cit.
10
Peter B. Dirks
Occupational Cancer Research Centre
27k cit.

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Mouse Embryonic and Adult Fibroblast Cultures by Defined Factors
Cell|2006
26.4k cit.
2
Multilineage Potential of Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Science|1999
21k cit.
3
Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors
Cell|2007
20.1k cit.
4
Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Blastocysts
Science|1998
15.9k cit.
5
Mapping and quantifying mammalian transcriptomes by RNA-Seq
Nature Methods|2008
14.3k cit.
6
Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification
Cell|2006
13.7k cit.
7
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells
Science|2007
10.2k cit.
8
RNA-Guided Human Genome Engineering via Cas9
Science|2013
9.3k cit.
9
The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells
Cell|2008
8.7k cit.
10
Identification of human brain tumour initiating cells
Nature|2004
7.4k cit.

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