Brian Firek

47 papers and 3.4k indexed citations
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About

Brian Firek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Firek has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 12 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Brian Firek’s work include Gut microbiota and health (23 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (13 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (8 papers). Brian Firek is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (23 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (13 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (8 papers). Brian Firek collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Brian Firek's co-authors include Michael J. Morowitz, Jillian F. Banfield, Robyn Baker, Brandon Brooks, Matthew R. Olm, Brian C. Thomas, Matthew B. Rogers, Kenneth W. Bayles, Itai Sharon and Rachel Brower–Sinning and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Firek

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Firek. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Firek based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Firek. Brian Firek is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Firek

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Brian Firek

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