Andrew K. Benson

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Andrew K. Benson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew K. Benson has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Food Science and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andrew K. Benson's work include Gut microbiota and health (33 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (19 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers). Andrew K. Benson is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (33 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (19 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers). Andrew K. Benson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Andrew K. Benson's co-authors include W G Haldenwang, Jens Walter, Daniel A. Peterson, Jaehyoung Kim, Robert W. Hutkins, Etsuko N. Moriyama, Ryan Legge, Phaik Lyn Oh, Joseph Nietfeldt and Stephen D. Kachman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Andrew K. Benson

84 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Individuality in gut microbiota composition is a complex polygenic trait shaped by multiple environmental and host genetic factors

2010 982 citations Andrew K. Benson, Scott A. Kelly et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Bart C. Weimer United States

Sergio Uzzau Italy

Manuela Raffatellu United States

Gary Van Domselaar Canada

Emmanuelle Maguin France

Maria G. Winter United States

Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum Netherlands

A A Salyers United States

Siegfried Hapfelmeier Switzerland

Yoshitoshi Ogura Japan

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Hayer, Shivdeep S., Sophie Alvarez, Andrew K. Benson, et al.. (2025). Microbiome and metabolome association network analysis identifies Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 as a stronger keystone genus candidate than Bifidobacterium in the gut of common marmosets. mSystems. 10(8). e0021425–e0021425.

Haute, Mallory J. Van, et al.. (2025). Comparative genomic and phenotypic analysis of potential beneficial properties of Bifidobacterium adolescentis. mSphere. 10(11). e0067325–e0067325.

Monteiro, Lummy Maria Oliveira, Carlos del Cerro, Teeratas Kijpornyongpan, et al.. (2025). Metabolic profiling of two white-rot fungi during 4-hydroxybenzoate conversion reveals biotechnologically relevant biosynthetic pathways. Communications Biology. 8(1). 224–224. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Qinnan, Paulo Henrique Reis Furtado Campos, John K Htoo, et al.. (2024). Increased Dietary Trp, Thr, and Met Supplementation Improves Performance, Health, and Protein Metabolism of Weaned Piglets under Mixed Management and Poor Housing Conditions. Animals. 14(8). 1143–1143. 3 indexed citations

Gomes‐Neto, João Carlos, et al.. (2023). Salmonella enterica induces biogeography-specific changes in the gut microbiome of pigs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 6 indexed citations

Kittana, Hatem, João Carlos Gomes‐Neto, Yibo Xian, et al.. (2023). Evidence for a Causal Role for Escherichia coli Strains Identified as Adherent-Invasive (AIEC) in Intestinal Inflammation. mSphere. 8(2). e0047822–e0047822. 20 indexed citations

Haute, Mallory J. Van, et al.. (2022). The Unique Seed Protein Composition of Quality Protein Popcorn Promotes Growth of Beneficial Bacteria From the Human Gut Microbiome. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 921456–921456. 4 indexed citations

Muñoz, Rafael R. Segura, Truyen Quach, João Carlos Gomes‐Neto, et al.. (2020). Stearidonic‐Enriched Soybean Oil Modulates Obesity, Glucose Metabolism, and Fatty Acid Profiles Independently of Akkermansia muciniphila. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 64(17). e2000162–e2000162. 9 indexed citations

Martínez, Inés, María X. Maldonado-Gómez, João Carlos Gomes‐Neto, et al.. (2018). Experimental evaluation of the importance of colonization history in early-life gut microbiota assembly. eLife. 7. 146 indexed citations

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Gomes‐Neto, João Carlos, Hatem Kittana, Rafael R. Segura Muñoz, et al.. (2017). A gut pathobiont synergizes with the microbiota to instigate inflammatory disease marked by immunoreactivity against other symbionts but not itself. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17707–17707. 34 indexed citations

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Gomes‐Neto, João Carlos, Rohita Sinha, Rafael R. Segura Muñoz, et al.. (2017). A real-time PCR assay for accurate quantification of the individual members of the Altered Schaedler Flora microbiota in gnotobiotic mice. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 135. 52–62. 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinyan, Himel Mallick, Zaixiang Tang, et al.. (2017). Negative binomial mixed models for analyzing microbiome count data. BMC Bioinformatics. 18(1). 4–4. 107 indexed citations

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Sinha, Rohita, Jennifer Clarke, & Andrew K. Benson. (2015). Alignment behaviors of short peptides provide a roadmap for functional profiling of metagenomic data. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 1080–1080. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Andrew K.. (2015). Host genetic architecture and the landscape of microbiome composition: humans weigh in. Genome biology. 16(1). 203–203. 11 indexed citations

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Peng, Jian, Sukanya Narasimhan, Julian R. Marchesi, et al.. (2014). Long term effect of gut microbiota transfer on diabetes development. Journal of Autoimmunity. 53. 85–94. 123 indexed citations

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Benson, Andrew K., Scott A. Kelly, Ryan Legge, et al.. (2010). Individuality in gut microbiota composition is a complex polygenic trait shaped by multiple environmental and host genetic factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(44). 18933–18938. 982 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Yongxiang, Chad Laing, Marina Steele, et al.. (2007). Genome evolution in major Escherichia coli O157:H7 lineages. BMC Genomics. 8(1). 121–121. 122 indexed citations

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Nietfeldt, Joseph, Peter C. Iwen, Merle S. Olson, et al.. (2004). Genome diversity among regional populations ofFrancisella tularensissubspeciestularensisandFrancisella tularensissubspeciesholarcticaisolated from the US. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 237(1). 9–17. 18 indexed citations

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Johnson, Roger P., et al.. (2004). Influence of Animal Origin and Lineage on Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains in Strong and Weak Acid Challenges. Journal of Food Protection. 67(8). 1591–1596. 9 indexed citations

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Benson, Andrew K., et al.. (2004). Catabolite Repression and Virulence Gene Expression in Listeria monocytogenes. Current Microbiology. 49(2). 95–8. 33 indexed citations

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