Ali Keshavarzian

37.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
388 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Ali Keshavarzian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Keshavarzian has authored 388 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Molecular Biology, 95 papers in Physiology and 65 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ali Keshavarzian's work include Gut microbiota and health (83 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (42 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (39 papers). Ali Keshavarzian is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (83 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (42 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (39 papers). Ali Keshavarzian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Ali Keshavarzian's co-authors include Christopher B. Forsyth, Jeremy Z. Fields, Ece Mutlu, Robin M. Voigt, Maliha Shaikh, Phillip A. Engen, Kathleen M. Shannon, Ashkan Farhadi, Stefan J. Green and Ali Banan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ali Keshavarzian

383 papers receiving 25.9k citations

Hit Papers

Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammat... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2015 2015 2011 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammation in a Model of Parkinson’s Disease
    2016 2.6k citations Taren Thron, Viviana Gradinaru et al. profile →
  2. Colonic bacterial composition in Parkinson's disease
    2015 964 citations Ali Keshavarzian, Stefan J. Green et al. profile →
  3. Disease-Specific Alterations in the Enteric Virome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    2015 906 citations Ali Keshavarzian et al. profile →
  4. Increased Intestinal Permeability Correlates with Sigmoid Mucosa alpha-Synuclein Staining and Endotoxin Exposure Markers in Early Parkinson's Disease
    2011 690 citations Christopher B. Forsyth, Robin M. Voigt et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  5. Colonic microbiome is altered in alcoholism
    2012 605 citations Phillip A. Engen, Ali Keshavarzian et al. profile →
  6. Gut bacterial tyrosine decarboxylases restrict levels of levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
    2019 371 citations Ali Keshavarzian et al. profile →
  7. Role of TLR4 in the gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease: a translational study from men to mice
    2018 342 citations Phillip A. Engen, Christopher B. Forsyth et al. profile →
  8. Is alpha‐synuclein in the colon a biomarker for premotor Parkinson's Disease? Evidence from 3 cases
    2012 340 citations Ali Keshavarzian et al. profile →
  9. Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiota: from the metabolic syndrome to cancer
    2020 245 citations Faraz Bishehsari, Robin M. Voigt et al. profile →
  10. An open label, non-randomized study assessing a prebiotic fiber intervention in a small cohort of Parkinson’s disease participants
    2023 79 citations Robin M. Voigt, Thaisa M. Cantu-Jungles et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali Keshavarzian United States 82 11.3k 5.9k 4.5k 3.7k 2.7k 388 26.4k
Salvatore Cuzzocrea Italy 97 14.0k 1.2× 8.6k 1.5× 3.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 4.7k 1.7× 923 43.4k
Ping Wang United States 90 13.2k 1.2× 5.0k 0.9× 5.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 37.0k
Jan Andersson Sweden 109 13.9k 1.2× 5.0k 0.9× 7.6k 1.7× 993 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 571 48.5k
D. Neil Granger United States 80 5.6k 0.5× 4.1k 0.7× 2.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 3.5k 1.3× 312 23.8k
Haichao Wang United States 85 13.3k 1.2× 2.6k 0.5× 4.0k 0.9× 837 0.2× 1.5k 0.6× 295 33.9k
Michael Horowitz Australia 107 4.1k 0.4× 15.6k 2.7× 4.8k 1.1× 5.9k 1.6× 3.2k 1.2× 984 44.6k
Wim A. Buurman Netherlands 93 6.8k 0.6× 5.1k 0.9× 5.0k 1.1× 397 0.1× 1.4k 0.5× 455 28.6k
Peter P. Nawroth Germany 95 9.8k 0.9× 6.4k 1.1× 4.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 494 36.3k
Pál Pacher United States 112 11.9k 1.1× 8.2k 1.4× 4.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 4.9k 1.8× 391 44.6k
Dietmar Fuchs Austria 87 6.8k 0.6× 4.3k 0.7× 4.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 797 32.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kosinski, Lawrence R., Phillip A. Engen, Barbara Swanson, et al.. (2025). Use of a Novel Passive E-Nose to Monitor Fermentable Prebiotic Fiber Consumption. Sensors. 25(3). 797–797. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Tingting, Bin Zhang, Tianming Yao, et al.. (2025). Machine learning based gut microbiota pattern and response to fiber as a diagnostic tool for chronic inflammatory diseases. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 353–353. 1 indexed citations
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Post, Zoë, Netanel Zilberstein, & Ali Keshavarzian. (2024). The circadian rhythm as therapeutic target in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. 8(Supplement_2). S27–S35. 2 indexed citations
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Cereda, Emanuele, Marco Severgnini, Michela Barichella, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiota dysbiosis in Parkinson disease: A systematic review and pooled analysis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(11). 3581–3594. 42 indexed citations
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Abdel-Haq, Reem, Johannes C. M. Schlachetzki, Joseph C. Boktor, et al.. (2022). A prebiotic diet modulates microglial states and motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing mice. eLife. 11. 57 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Ingrid van Ark, Thea Leusink-Muis, et al.. (2022). Changes in intestinal homeostasis and immunity in a cigarette smoke- and LPS-induced murine model for COPD: the lung-gut axis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 323(3). L266–L280. 17 indexed citations
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Shaikh, Maliha, Sherry Wilber, Lijuan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Circadian misalignment by environmental light/dark shifting causes circadian disruption in colon. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0251604–e0251604. 24 indexed citations
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Abbring, Suzanne, Phillip A. Engen, Ankur Naqib, et al.. (2021). Raw Milk-Induced Protection against Food Allergic Symptoms in Mice Is Accompanied by Shifts in Microbial Community Structure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(7). 3417–3417. 12 indexed citations
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Cantu-Jungles, Thaisa M., Andréa Caroline Ruthes, Marcello Iacomini, et al.. (2021). Dietary Fiber Hierarchical Specificity: the Missing Link for Predictable and Strong Shifts in Gut Bacterial Communities. mBio. 12(3). e0102821–e0102821. 75 indexed citations
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Giron, Leila B., Harsh Dweep, Xiangfan Yin, et al.. (2020). Severe COVID-19 is fueled by disrupted gut barrier integrity. 29(1). 29–30. 7 indexed citations
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Bishehsari, Faraz, Phillip A. Engen, Nailliw Z. Preite, et al.. (2018). Dietary Fiber Treatment Corrects the Composition of Gut Microbiota, Promotes SCFA Production, and Suppresses Colon Carcinogenesis. Genes. 9(2). 102–102. 169 indexed citations
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Krumbeck, Janina A., Heather Rasmussen, Robert W. Hutkins, et al.. (2018). Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotics. Microbiome. 6(1). 121–121. 260 indexed citations
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Mahdavinia, Mahboobeh, Heather Rasmussen, Phillip A. Engen, et al.. (2017). Atopic dermatitis and food sensitization in South African toddlers. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 118(6). 742–743.e3. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Tingting, Choon Young Kim, Amandeep Kaur, et al.. (2017). Dietary fibre-based SCFA mixtures promote both protection and repair of intestinal epithelial barrier function in a Caco-2 cell model. Food & Function. 8(3). 1166–1173. 112 indexed citations
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Khan, Mohammad W., Ali Keshavarzian, Elias Gounaris, et al.. (2013). PI3K/AKT Signaling Is Essential for Communication between Tissue-Infiltrating Mast Cells, Macrophages, and Epithelial Cells in Colitis-Induced Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(9). 2342–2354. 63 indexed citations
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Frantzides, Constantine T., et al.. (2006). Laparoscopic Repair of Congenital Duodenal Obstruction. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 16(1). 48–50. 14 indexed citations
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Frantzides, Constantine T., et al.. (2004). Laparoscopic Transgastric Esophageal Mucosal Resection for High-Grade Dysplasia. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 14(5). 261–265. 4 indexed citations
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