A. Sloan Devlin

14.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
25 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

A. Sloan Devlin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Sloan Devlin has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in A. Sloan Devlin's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (11 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers). A. Sloan Devlin is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (11 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers). A. Sloan Devlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. A. Sloan Devlin's co-authors include Michael A. Fischbach, Peter J. Turnbaugh, Rachel N. Carmody, Rachel J. Dutton, David B. Gootenberg, Corinne F. Maurice, Yug Varma, Sudha B. Biddinger, Julie E. Button and Lawrence A. David and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

A. Sloan Devlin

24 papers receiving 9.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome

2013 7.2k citations Lawrence A. David, Corinne F. Maurice et al. Nature profile →
Bile acid metabolites control TH17 and Treg cell differentiation

2019 956 citations Saiyu Hang, Donggi Paik et al. Nature profile →
A bacterial bile acid metabolite modulates Treg activity through the nuclear hormone receptor NR4A1

2021 183 citations Wei Li, Saiyu Hang et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Sloan Devlin United States	17	7.1k	3.1k	1.6k	1.1k	922	25	9.8k
Silvia Turroni Italy	51	6.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	751 0.8×	207	10.0k
Rachel N. Carmody United States	25	7.7k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	40	10.9k
Corinne F. Maurice Canada	22	7.2k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	919 1.0×	45	9.7k
Matam Vijay–Kumar United States	51	6.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	932 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	152	11.6k
Eric A. Franzosa United States	36	7.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	803 0.9×	64	10.4k
Yug Varma United States	5	5.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	965 0.9×	718 0.8×	5	7.6k
Sudha B. Biddinger United States	31	8.0k 1.1×	4.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	951 0.9×	947 1.0×	47	12.6k
Giuseppe Pieraccini Italy	35	5.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	996 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	122	9.4k
David B. Gootenberg United States	6	6.1k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	742 0.8×	6	8.0k
Sara Vieira‐Silva Belgium	31	6.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	704 0.8×	55	8.5k

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Huh, Jun R., et al.. (2025). The role of gut microbial metabolites in the T cell lifecycle. Nature Immunology. 26(8). 1246–1257. 8 indexed citations

Chaudhari, Snehal N., Gabriel D. D’Agostino, Feifei Ye, et al.. (2025). Alterations in intestinal bile acid transport provide a therapeutic target in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia. Nature Metabolism. 7(4). 792–807. 1 indexed citations

McCurry, Megan D., Gabriel D. D’Agostino, Jordan E. Bisanz, et al.. (2024). Gut bacteria convert glucocorticoids into progestins in the presence of hydrogen gas. Cell. 187(12). 2952–2968.e13. 42 indexed citations

McCurry, Megan D., et al.. (2024). 7285 Inhibition of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2 by a Gut Microbiome Derived Metabolite. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 8(Supplement_1).

D’Agostino, Gabriel D., Snehal N. Chaudhari, & A. Sloan Devlin. (2024). Host–microbiome orchestration of the sulfated metabolome. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(4). 410–421. 12 indexed citations

Chaudhari, Snehal N., David A. Harris, Vasundhara Mathur, et al.. (2024). A small intestinal bile acid modulates the gut microbiome to improve host metabolic phenotypes following bariatric surgery. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(8). 1315–1330.e5. 17 indexed citations

Li, Darrick K., Snehal N. Chaudhari, Yoojin Lee, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of microbial deconjugation of micellar bile acids protects against intestinal permeability and liver injury. Science Advances. 8(34). eabo2794–eabo2794. 31 indexed citations

Devlin, A. Sloan. (2022). Lessons learned by an organic chemist entering the microbiome field. Cell Host & Microbe. 30(4). 435–438. 1 indexed citations

Yao, Lina, Gabriel D. D’Agostino, Jinseok Park, et al.. (2022). A biosynthetic pathway for the selective sulfonation of steroidal metabolites by human gut bacteria. Nature Microbiology. 7(9). 1404–1418. 54 indexed citations

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Chaudhari, Snehal N. & A. Sloan Devlin. (2021). Intestinal Co-culture System to Study TGR5 Agonism and Gut Restriction. BIO-PROTOCOL. 11(6). 2 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Saiyu Hang, Yuan Fang, et al.. (2021). A bacterial bile acid metabolite modulates Treg activity through the nuclear hormone receptor NR4A1. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(9). 1366–1377.e9. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chaudhari, Snehal N., James Luo, David A. Harris, et al.. (2021). A microbial metabolite remodels the gut-liver axis following bariatric surgery. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(3). 408–424.e7. 103 indexed citations

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Adhikari, Arijit A., T.C.M. Seegar, Scott B. Ficarro, et al.. (2020). Development of a covalent inhibitor of gut bacterial bile salt hydrolases. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(3). 318–326. 85 indexed citations

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Chaudhari, Snehal N., David A. Harris, Hassan Aliakbarian, et al.. (2020). Bariatric surgery reveals a gut-restricted TGR5 agonist with anti-diabetic effects. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(1). 20–29. 113 indexed citations

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Hang, Saiyu, Donggi Paik, Lina Yao, et al.. (2019). Bile acid metabolites control TH17 and Treg cell differentiation. Nature. 576(7785). 143–148. 956 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Lina, Sarah C. Seaton, Sula Ndousse-Fetter, et al.. (2018). A selective gut bacterial bile salt hydrolase alters host metabolism. eLife. 7. 208 indexed citations

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Devlin, A. Sloan, Ãngela Marcobal, Dylan Dodd, et al.. (2016). Modulation of a Circulating Uremic Solute via Rational Genetic Manipulation of the Gut Microbiota. Cell Host & Microbe. 20(6). 709–715. 223 indexed citations

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Devlin, A. Sloan & Michael A. Fischbach. (2015). A biosynthetic pathway for a prominent class of microbiota-derived bile acids. Nature Chemical Biology. 11(9). 685–690. 312 indexed citations

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David, Lawrence A., Corinne F. Maurice, Rachel N. Carmody, et al.. (2013). Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome. Nature. 505(7484). 559–563. 7181 indexed citations breakdown →

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Devlin, A. Sloan & J. Du Bois. (2012). Modular synthesis of the pentacyclic core of batrachotoxin and select batrachotoxin analogue designs. Chemical Science. 4(3). 1059–1063. 32 indexed citations

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