Ruth E. Ley
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.01%
- Gut microbiota and health
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Ecology top 0.01%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Papers in
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- Gut microbiota and health 119
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 18
- Microbial metabolism and enzyme function 3
- Ecology 18
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 14
- Co-authors
- Jeffrey I. Gordon (17 shared papers)Peter James Turnbaugh (7 shared papers)Rob Knight (33 shared papers)Fredrik Bäckhed (6 shared papers)Michael A. Mahowald (3 shared papers)Samuel Klein (1 shared paper)Omry Koren (23 shared papers)Micah Hamady (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature (13 papers)Cell Host & Microbe (10 papers)mSystems (9 papers)Science (8 papers)Cell (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Ruth E. Ley
176 papers receiving 141.5k citations
Ruth E. Ley's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 217
- Molecular Biology 73.2k
- Ecology 15.5k
- Periodontics 3.7k
- Animal Science and Zoology 4.5k
- Pollution 4.8k
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ruth E. Ley, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 29577 |
| 2 | Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2 Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 17355 |
| 3 | An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 10121 |
| 4 | Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 9323 |
| 5 | Human gut microbes associated with obesity Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 7436 |
| 6 | A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 6500 |
| 7 | Obesity alters gut microbial ecology Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 5097 |
| 8 | The Human Microbiome Project Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 4614 |
| 9 | Host-Bacterial Mutualism in the Human Intestine Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 4225 |
| 10 | Evolution of Mammals and Their Gut Microbes Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 2973 |
| 11 | Ecological and Evolutionary Forces Shaping Microbial Diversity in the Human Intestine Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 2715 |
| 12 | Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 2443 |
| 13 | Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 2258 |
| 14 | A framework for human microbiome research Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 2110 |
| 15 | Succession of microbial consortia in the developing infant gut microbiome Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 2016 |
| 16 | Metabolic Syndrome and Altered Gut Microbiota in Mice Lacking Toll-Like Receptor 5 Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 1754 |
| 17 | Host Remodeling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Changes during Pregnancy Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 1724 |
| 18 | Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1687 |
| 19 | Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the development of Type 1 diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1646 |
| 20 | Diversity and heritability of the maize rhizosphere microbiome under field conditions Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 1501 |
About Ruth E. Ley
Ruth E. Ley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Soil Science, Immunology and Genetics, having authored 182 papers that have together received 144.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gut microbiota and health (119 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (18 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (14 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (10 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (4 papers) and Microbial metabolism and enzyme function (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (73.2k citations), Ecology (15.5k citations), Periodontics (3.7k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (4.5k citations) and Pollution (4.8k citations). Ruth E. Ley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jeffrey I. Gordon, Peter James Turnbaugh, Rob Knight, Fredrik Bäckhed, Michael A. Mahowald, Samuel Klein, Omry Koren, Micah Hamady, Daniel A. Peterson and Vincent J. Magrini. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell Host & Microbe, mSystems, Science and Cell.
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