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TGF-β signaling in diseases

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Zhengbao Zha
Hefei University of Technology
82
2
Yu Luo
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
76
3
Yi Fu
Shandong First Medical University
72
4
Rui Zeng
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
68
5
Yan Qi
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
63
6
Xia Li
Central South University
58
7
Jian Song
Beihua University
57
8
Nathupakorn Dechsupa
Chiang Mai University
56
9
Yong Ji
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
56
10
Jae‐Il Park
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
52

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Ana Henriques
Institute for Research in Biomedicine
99
2
Hao Cheng
Sichuan University
97
3
Zeba Sultana
Universität Hamburg
96
4
Jacob Sands
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
87
5
Evan T. Hoffman
Pulmonary and Allergy Associates
82
6
Yifan Li
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
80
7
Bo Li
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
78
8
Chrissy Bolton
University of Oxford
74
9
Hiroaki Ayabe
Children's Medical Center
70
10
Junguang Liao
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
62

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Regulatory T cell therapy promotes TGF-β and IL-6-dependent pro-inflammatory Th17 cell generation by reducing IL-2
Nature Communications|2025
15 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Jian Zhang
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
99
2
Howard L. Weiner
Brigham and Women's Hospital
90
3
Joan Massagué
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
89
4
Nan Tang
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing
81
5
Richard A. Flavell
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
75
6
Albert J. Czaja
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
75
7
Junmin Peng
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
71
8
John J. O’Shea
National Institutes of Health
71
9
Paolo Puccetti
University of Perugia
67
10
Jason C. Kovacic
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
66

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Smad transcription factors
Genes & Development|2005
2.4k cit.
2
NF-κB in biology and targeted therapy: new insights and translational implications
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2024
1.6k cit.
3
Controlling TGF-β signaling
Genes & Development|2000
1.6k cit.
4
The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells
The Journal of Immunology|2006
1k cit.
5
A mechanism of repression of TGFbeta / Smad signaling by oncogenic Ras
Genes & Development|1999
999 cit.
6
Kip/Cip and Ink4 Cdk inhibitors cooperate to induce cell cycle arrest in response to TGF-beta.
Genes & Development|1995
963 cit.
7
Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Adults and Children: 2019 Practice Guidance and Guidelines From the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Hepatology|2019
903 cit.
8
Regulatory T-cell functions are subverted and converted owing to attenuated Foxp3 expression
Nature|2007
856 cit.
9
Roles of TGFβ in metastasis
Cell Research|2008
805 cit.
10
Suppressor T cells generated by oral tolerization to myelin basic protein suppress both in vitro and in vivo immune responses by the release of transforming growth factor beta after antigen-specific triggering.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1992
728 cit.

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