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Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Mian Zeng
Sun Yat-sen University
64
2
Ali Önder Yildirim
Koç University
61
3
Hui Liang
Inner Mongolia Maternal and Child Health
60
4
Andrew E. Gelman
Washington University in St. Louis
50

Rising Stars Papers

1
Nicotinamide Riboside Ameliorates Fructose-Induced Lipid Metabolism Disorders in Mice by Activating Browning of WAT, and May Be Also Related to the Regulation of Gut Microbiota
Nutrients|2024
7 cit.
2
Overexpression of Wnt5a promoted the protective effect of mesenchymal stem cells on Lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial cell injury via activating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway
BMC Infectious Diseases|2024
4 cit.
3
Sevoflurane reduces cardiomyocyte injury in a hypoxia/reoxygenation model of cardiomyocytes through the linc01278/miR-134-5pt regulatory axis
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology|2025
3 cit.
4
Impaired complement regulation drives chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2024
0 cit.
5
Cystatin C prevents tissue injury after lung transplantation
Life Science Alliance|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yajun Huang
Union Hospital
99
2
Yuhei Yokoyama
Kyoto University Hospital
99
3
Haotian Bai
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
76
4
Paul Szabolcs
University of Pittsburgh
68
5
Huanjie Chen
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
63
6
Henu Kumar Verma
German Center for Lung Research
52
7
Ling Wang
Fujian Medical University
50
8
A. Preiss
Unknown
32
9
Meng Wang
Unknown
32
10
W.N. Daccarett-Bojanini
Johns Hopkins University
24

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The ubiquitin ligase VviPUB19 negatively regulates grape cold tolerance by affecting the stability of ICEs and CBFs
Horticulture Research|2024
12 cit.
2
Sevoflurane reduces cardiomyocyte injury in a hypoxia/reoxygenation model of cardiomyocytes through the linc01278/miR-134-5pt regulatory axis
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology|2025
3 cit.
3
The novel compound PICCS improves cell viability during cold storage and reduces pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model
Scientific Reports|2025
1 cit.
4
Mitigating cardiac allograft vasculopathy in a murine model via CD40-TRAF6 blockade and cyclosporin A synergy
Scientific Reports|2025
1 cit.
5
The role of macrophages in the mitigation by decitabine of acute allograft rejection
Frontiers in Transplantation|2025
0 cit.
6
Cystatin C prevents tissue injury after lung transplantation
Life Science Alliance|2025
0 cit.
7
Durable hematopoiesis and tolerance after vertebral bone marrow transplant from a deceased lung transplant donor
JCI Insight|2026
0 cit.
8
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated B2m knockout paves the way for allogeneic basal cell transplantation
Respiratory Research|2026
0 cit.
9
Pterostilbene attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury: integrative insights from network pharmacology, molecular dynamics, and experimental validation
Frontiers in Pharmacology|2026
0 cit.
10
Anti-BAFF treatment modulates intragraft fibrosis and DKK3 expression in a non-adherence model of experimental kidney transplantation
University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg)|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Aijun Sun
Sun Yat-sen University
97
2
Elaine F. Reed
University of California, Los Angeles
95
3
Daniel Kreisel
Washington University in St. Louis
92
4
Michael Mengel
University of Alberta
89
5
Yingchuan Li
Tongji University
76
6
Qizhou Lian
Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center
74
7
Paul W. Noble
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
73
8
Bart Vanaudenaerde
KU Leuven
71
9
Angela C Webster
Westmead Institute
70
10
Prashanth Vallabhajosyula
Yale University
69

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Banff 2013 Meeting Report: Inclusion of C4d-Negative Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Antibody-Associated Arterial Lesions
American Journal of Transplantation|2014
1.3k cit.
2
Mesenchymal stem cells and immunomodulation: current status and future prospects
Cell Death and Disease|2016
1.2k cit.
3
Paracrine Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy: Current Status and Perspectives
Cell Transplantation|2013
915 cit.
4
Hyaluronan (HA) fragments induce chemokine gene expression in alveolar macrophages. The role of HA size and CD44.
Journal of Clinical Investigation|1996
806 cit.
5
Functional Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Attenuate Limb Ischemia in Mice
Circulation|2010
614 cit.
6
Inhibitor of apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53 inhibits ferroptosis and alleviates intestinal ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute lung injury
Cell Death and Differentiation|2020
519 cit.
7
Ferroptotic cell death and TLR4/Trif signaling initiate neutrophil recruitment after heart transplantation
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2019
500 cit.
8
Interleukin 2 receptor antagonists for kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|2010
265 cit.
9
Antibody-mediated rejection across solid organ transplants: manifestations, mechanisms, and therapies
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2017
215 cit.
10
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced rat acute lung injury via suppressing the ERK1/2 and NF-κB signaling pathways
Scientific Reports|2016
158 cit.

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