Ran Blekhman

13.5k citations
69 papers · 6.9k · 5 hit papers · h-index 36

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Papers in

    • Gut microbiota and health 44
    • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 7
    • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 5
    • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies 4
    • Diet and metabolism studies 14

Ran Blekhman

67 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Ran Blekhman's Hit Papers

Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome 2025 · 42 citations
420+4+8Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

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Ran Blekhman
Comparison fields: 5 of 151
  • Biological Psychiatry 190
  • Molecular Biology 4.8k
  • Infectious Diseases 976
  • Gastroenterology 231
  • Physiology 1.1k
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All Works

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Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome
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20142226
2
Host genetic variation impacts microbiome composition across human body sites
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2015521
3
Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons
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2015362
4 2016307
5 2018227
6 2009200
7 2016190
8 2015185
9 2015177
10 2008156
11 2019142
12 2008122
13 2022121
14 2018104
15 2018104
16 2022102
17 2019101
18 201993
19 202093
20 201984

About Ran Blekhman

Ran Blekhman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases and Food Science, having authored 69 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gut microbiota and health (44 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (11 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (5 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (4 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (190 citations), Molecular Biology (4.8k citations), Infectious Diseases (976 citations), Gastroenterology (231 citations) and Physiology (1.1k citations). Ran Blekhman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include Andrew G. Clark, Timothy D. Spector, Julia K. Goodrich, Ruth E. Ley, Jordana T. Bell, Rob Knight, William Van Treuren, Omry Koren, Michelle Beaumont and Jessica L. Sutter. Their work appears in journals such as eLife, PLoS Genetics, mSystems, PLoS Biology and Scientific Reports.

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