Alexander W. Schmidt

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 848 citations indexed

About

Alexander W. Schmidt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander W. Schmidt has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 848 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Molecular Biology, 1 paper in Surgery and 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Alexander W. Schmidt's work include Gut microbiota and health (2 papers), Food composition and properties (1 paper) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (1 paper). Alexander W. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (2 papers), Food composition and properties (1 paper) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (1 paper). Alexander W. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Alexander W. Schmidt's co-authors include Thomas M. Schmidt, Clive Waldron, Arvind Venkataraman, Nielson T. Baxter, Hans‐Jürgen Andreß, Katrin Golsch, Dennis C. Spies, Austin Campbell and Kristi Gdanetz and has published in prestigious journals such as mBio, Microbiome and Comparative Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

Alexander W. Schmidt

4 papers receiving 823 citations

Hit Papers

Dynamics of Human Gut Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Ac... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Dynamics of Human Gut Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Response to Dietary Interventions with Three Fermentable Fibers
    2019 552 citations Nielson T. Baxter, Alexander W. Schmidt et al. mBio profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander W. Schmidt Germany 4 423 192 164 130 102 4 848
Anthony J. Evans United Kingdom 15 152 0.4× 216 1.1× 280 1.7× 33 0.3× 205 2.0× 52 1.1k
Marcos de Carvalho Borges Brazil 20 155 0.4× 228 1.2× 28 0.2× 179 1.4× 84 0.8× 72 1.4k
Shamima Akhter Bangladesh 17 344 0.8× 133 0.7× 228 1.4× 56 0.4× 28 0.3× 49 928
Penny Smith United Kingdom 14 137 0.3× 73 0.4× 30 0.2× 84 0.6× 47 0.5× 35 1.0k
Linda van de Burgwal Netherlands 14 244 0.6× 63 0.3× 37 0.2× 19 0.1× 99 1.0× 51 706
Susan Powell United Kingdom 19 229 0.5× 55 0.3× 17 0.1× 38 0.3× 198 1.9× 42 1.2k
Nicholas D. Spence Canada 15 81 0.2× 112 0.6× 47 0.3× 98 0.8× 49 0.5× 45 790
Xiaohe Wang China 17 188 0.4× 110 0.6× 28 0.2× 69 0.5× 44 0.4× 106 1.0k
Julia E. Morris Australia 16 143 0.3× 159 0.8× 50 0.3× 57 0.4× 4 0.0× 60 1.5k
Adrian Smith United Kingdom 16 181 0.4× 49 0.3× 80 0.5× 60 0.5× 32 0.3× 32 801

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander W. Schmidt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander W. Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander W. Schmidt

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All Works

4 of 4 papers shown
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Campbell, Austin, Kristi Gdanetz, Alexander W. Schmidt, & Thomas M. Schmidt. (2023). H2 generated by fermentation in the human gut microbiome influences metabolism and competitive fitness of gut butyrate producers. Microbiome. 11(1). 133–133. 33 indexed citations
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Baxter, Nielson T., et al.. (2019). Dynamics of Human Gut Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Response to Dietary Interventions with Three Fermentable Fibers. mBio. 10(1). 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmidt, Alexander W. & Dennis C. Spies. (2013). Do Parties “Playing the Race Card” Undermine Natives’ Support for Redistribution? Evidence From Europe. Comparative Political Studies. 47(4). 519–549. 39 indexed citations
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Andreß, Hans‐Jürgen, Katrin Golsch, & Alexander W. Schmidt. (2013). Applied Panel Data Analysis for Economic and Social Surveys. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 224 indexed citations

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