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Virology and Viral Diseases

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Lana Lekić
University of Sarajevo
98
2
Najmaldin Saki
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
93
3
Roger D. Kouyos
University Hospital of Zurich
71
4
Vanderson Rocha
Unknown
70
5
Tumos Waltimo
University of Basel
66
6
Jutte J.C. de Vries
Leiden University Medical Center
61
7
Wei Tang
Jinan University
61
8
Takasuke Fukuhara
Sapporo Medical University
60
9
Ruth Dobson
Queen Mary University of London
60
10
Judith S. Currier
University of California, Los Angeles
59

Rising Stars Papers

1
A new mechanism of respiratory syncytial virus entry inhibition by small-molecule to overcome K394R-associated resistance
mBio|2024
15 cit.
2
Metagenomic and transcriptomic investigation of pediatric acute liver failure cases reveals a common pathway predominated by monocytes
mBio|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gianfilippo Agliani
Utrecht University
99
2
Mengwei Yan
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
91
3
Takaya Ichikawa
Sapporo University
81
4
María Inés Figueroa
Fundación Huésped
81
5
Fan Liu
National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
81
6
Shuhei Tsujino
Kyushu University
70
7
Jonathan Colasanti
Emory University
70
8
Pietro Lampertico
University of Milan
60
9
Ralf Eggeling
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute
60
10
Sandra Pinto-Cardoso
Unknown
60

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron EG.5.1 variant
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2023
20 cit.
2
A non-spike nucleocapsid R204P mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC enhances inflammation and pathogenicity
Nature Communications|2025
1 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Clemens‐Martin Wendtner
München Klinik Schwabing
99
2
Antonio Bertoletti
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
86
3
Edward C. Holmes
The University of Sydney
85
4
Stefan Kluge
Universität Hamburg
83
5
Daniel Skovronsky
Norwegian Womens Public Health Association
77
6
Thomas R. Fleming
University of Washington
72
7
Jaime Bosch
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
71
8
Pierre‐Marie Lledo
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
68
9
Mohammed Islam
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
67
10
Stanley M. Lemon
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
63

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
COVID-19–related anosmia is associated with viral persistence and inflammation in human olfactory epithelium and brain infection in hamsters
Science Translational Medicine|2021
502 cit.
2
Whole-Genome Analysis of Human Influenza A Virus Reveals Multiple Persistent Lineages and Reassortment among Recent H3N2 Viruses
PLoS Biology|2005
382 cit.
3
A 3D microfluidic model for preclinical evaluation of TCR-engineered T cells against solid tumors
JCI Insight|2017
239 cit.
4
Neonatal and Adult Neurogenesis Provide Two Distinct Populations of Newborn Neurons to the Mouse Olfactory Bulb
Journal of Neuroscience|2005
209 cit.
5
Hepatitis C Virus Induces E6AP-Dependent Degradation of the Retinoblastoma Protein
PLoS Pathogens|2007
142 cit.
6
Disruption of TLR3 Signaling Due to Cleavage of TRIF by the Hepatitis A Virus Protease-Polymerase Processing Intermediate, 3CD
PLoS Pathogens|2011
140 cit.
7
Differential hepatitis C virus RNA target site selection and host factor activities of naturally occurring miR-122 3′ variants
Nucleic Acids Research|2016
26 cit.
8
Biochemical analysis of the host factor activity of ZCCHC14 in hepatitis A virus replication
Journal of Virology|2024
7 cit.
9
Noncanonical Poly(A) Polymerase TENT4 Drives Expression of Subgenomic Hepatitis A Virus RNAs in Infected Cells
Viruses|2025
3 cit.

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