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Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Junmin Qian
Xi'an Jiaotong University
99
2
Shuo Shi
Tongji University
78
3
Chuanzao Mao
Hainan University
75
4
Danilo Guerini
Novartis (Switzerland)
73
5
Yong Xu
Southwest Medical University
72
6
Xiaoyang Chen
Anhui Agricultural University
70
7
Alexander Bartelt
Helmholtz Zentrum München
68
8
Jacob Joseph
Brown University
62
9
Gang Chen
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
57
10
Aide Wang
Shenyang Agricultural University
53

Rising Stars Papers

1
Violet LED light-activated MdHY5 positively regulates phenolic accumulation to inhibit fresh-cut apple fruit browning
Horticulture Research|2024
11 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yu Wang
Tongji University
99
2
Christopher Nardone
Brigham and Women's Hospital
98
3
Jiayu Huang
Sun Yat-sen University
89
4
Elisia Villemure
Unknown
82
5
Bishal Basak
Research Network (United States)
77
6
Kaini Wu
First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College
76
7
Runhua Zhou
Southern University of Science and Technology
75
8
Caitlin M. Lange
Discovery Institute
73
9
Shan Jiang
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
72
10
William Dion
University of Pittsburgh
70

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Rational design of potent small-molecule SMARCA2/A4 degraders acting via the recruitment of FBXO22
Nature Communications|2025
11 cit.
2
Mitochondrial damage triggers the concerted degradation of negative regulators of neuronal autophagy
Nature Communications|2025
9 cit.
3
SON-dependent nuclear speckle rehabilitation alleviates proteinopathies
Nature Communications|2025
6 cit.
4
SON-dependent nuclear speckle rehabilitation alleviates proteinopathies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2024
4 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
J. Wade Harper
Harvard University
99
2
Marco Sandri
University of Padua
93
3
Alfred L. Goldberg
Harvard University
91
4
Steven P. Gygi
Harvard University
89
5
Feng Cong
Novartis (Switzerland)
84
6
Steven Langston
Millennium Engineering and Integration (United States)
83
7
Thomas L. Schwarz
Boston Children's Hospital
81
8
Keiji Tanaka
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
80
9
John Browse
Washington State University
78
10
Roberto Solano
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología
77

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
The pathways of mitophagy for quality control and clearance of mitochondria
Cell Death and Differentiation|2012
1.8k cit.
2
A quantitative atlas of mitotic phosphorylation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2008
1.6k cit.
3
Mechanisms regulating skeletal muscle growth and atrophy
FEBS Journal|2013
1.5k cit.
4
The<i>Arabidopsis</i>bHLH Transcription Factors MYC3 and MYC4 Are Targets of JAZ Repressors and Act Additively with MYC2 in the Activation of Jasmonate Responses  
The Plant Cell|2011
1.2k cit.
5
The SCFbeta -TRCP-ubiquitin ligase complex associates specifically with phosphorylated destruction motifs in Ikappa Balpha and beta -catenin and stimulates Ikappa Balpha ubiquitination in vitro
Genes & Development|1999
945 cit.
6
ABA Is an Essential Signal for Plant Resistance to Pathogens Affecting JA Biosynthesis and the Activation of Defenses in<i>Arabidopsis</i>
The Plant Cell|2007
843 cit.
7
DNA-binding specificities of plant transcription factors and their potential to define target genes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2014
763 cit.
8
Axonal transport of mitochondria requires milton to recruit kinesin heavy chain and is light chain independent
The Journal of Cell Biology|2006
656 cit.
9
The Sizes of Peptides Generated from Protein by Mammalian 26 and 20 S Proteasomes
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1999
576 cit.
10
Mitochondrial Trafficking in Neurons
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology|2013
524 cit.

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