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Rising Star Radar

Early-career professors with active funding, fast-growing output, and rising influence in their co-authorship network — surfaced before traditional rankings notice them.

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5 Rising Stars in Molecular Biology

Jian Liu

Tianjin University of Technology · Assistant Professor(heuristic)

Rising StarActive Grant

Protein Structure and Dynamics

Active NIH grant, Rising Star in Molecular Biology

Career:
4 yrs
Active grants:
10
Pub growth:
+400% YoY
Centrality:
+0% YoY

Jiyun Zhou

Johns Hopkins University · Associate Professor(heuristic)

Rising StarActive Grant

Machine Learning in Bioinformatics

Active NSF grant, Rising Star in Molecular Biology

Career:
13 yrs
Active grants:
1
Pub growth:
+67% YoY
Centrality:
+0% YoY

Shawn Thomas

Washington University in St. Louis · Assistant Professor(heuristic)

Rising StarActive Grant

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Active NSF grant, Rising Star in Molecular Biology

Career:
5 yrs
Active grants:
1
Pub growth:
+67% YoY
Centrality:
+0% YoY

Wei Liu

QB3 · Assistant Professor(heuristic)

Rising StarActive Grant

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Active NIH grant, Rising Star in Molecular Biology

Career:
3 yrs
Active grants:
19
Pub growth:
+33% YoY
Centrality:
+0% YoY

Jessica Chan

National Institutes of Health · Assistant Professor(heuristic)

Rising StarActive Grant

Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Active NIH grant, Rising Star in Molecular Biology

Career:
5 yrs
Active grants:
1
Pub growth:
+33% YoY
Centrality:
+0% YoY