Ashwana D. Fricker

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ashwana D. Fricker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashwana D. Fricker has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ashwana D. Fricker's work include Gut microbiota and health (4 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (3 papers). Ashwana D. Fricker is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (4 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (3 papers). Ashwana D. Fricker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Brazil. Ashwana D. Fricker's co-authors include Ruth E. Ley, Jesse Stombaugh, Rob Knight, Jeremy E. Koenig, Largus T. Angenent, Aymé Spor, Erik Larsson, Fredrik Bäckhed, Omry Koren and Jens Nielsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Ashwana D. Fricker

14 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Succession of microbial consortia in the developing infan... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Succession of microbial consortia in the developing infant gut microbiome
    2010 1.8k citations Jeremy E. Koenig, Aymé Spor et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ashwana D. Fricker United States 9 1.8k 457 447 375 335 14 2.4k
Jeremy E. Koenig Canada 11 2.0k 1.1× 532 1.2× 450 1.0× 357 1.0× 357 1.1× 12 2.7k
Bartholomeus van den Bogert Netherlands 16 1.4k 0.8× 392 0.9× 313 0.7× 296 0.8× 378 1.1× 27 2.1k
Wayne Young New Zealand 27 1.3k 0.7× 468 1.0× 420 0.9× 402 1.1× 414 1.2× 106 2.3k
Michelle I. Smith Canada 16 1.4k 0.8× 382 0.8× 464 1.0× 331 0.9× 174 0.5× 39 2.1k
Mark R. Charbonneau United States 11 2.4k 1.3× 659 1.4× 665 1.5× 484 1.3× 482 1.4× 16 3.2k
Doris Vandeputte Belgium 12 1.9k 1.1× 682 1.5× 426 1.0× 311 0.8× 400 1.2× 20 2.6k
Jiye Cheng United States 21 2.2k 1.2× 710 1.6× 635 1.4× 571 1.5× 482 1.4× 27 3.3k
Samuel A. Smits United States 9 2.0k 1.1× 723 1.6× 559 1.3× 257 0.7× 384 1.1× 11 2.5k
Tarini Shankar Ghosh India 30 2.1k 1.2× 651 1.4× 458 1.0× 245 0.7× 342 1.0× 76 2.9k
Pajau Vangay United States 14 2.2k 1.3× 693 1.5× 611 1.4× 290 0.8× 481 1.4× 24 3.3k

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Fricker, Ashwana D., Mina Desai, L. Durán, et al.. (2025). A Pilot Study Exploring the Relationship Between Milk Composition and Microbial Capacity in Breastfed Infants. Nutrients. 17(2). 338–338. 1 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D., et al.. (2024). Mechanism of 2′-fucosyllactose degradation by human-associated Akkermansia. Journal of Bacteriology. 206(2). e0033423–e0033423. 7 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D., Tianming Yao, Stephen R. Lindemann, & Gilberto E. Flores. (2024). Enrichment and characterization of human-associated mucin-degrading microbial consortia by sequential passage. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 100(7). 4 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D., et al.. (2023). A COVID-19 Shift to Online Learning: A Comparison of Student Outcomes and Engagement for the Bacterial Unknown Identification Project. Education Sciences. 13(7). 702–702. 2 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D., et al.. (2023). Increasing student interest with the Bacterial Unknown Identification Project: using mixed cultures to create real-world applications. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 24(3). 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Fiona K., Ashwana D. Fricker, Thomas A. Dempster, et al.. (2021). Microbiota associated with the large-scale outdoor cultivation of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Algal Research. 58. 102382–102382. 15 indexed citations
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Pulschen, André Arashiro, Amanda Gonçalves Bendia, Ashwana D. Fricker, et al.. (2017). Isolation of Uncultured Bacteria from Antarctica Using Long Incubation Periods and Low Nutritional Media. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1346–1346. 69 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D., et al.. (2014). Dehalococcoides mccartyi Strain JNA in Pure Culture Extensively Dechlorinates Aroclor 1260 According to Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Dechlorination Process N. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(16). 9187–9196. 59 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D., et al.. (2014). Dehalococcoides mccartyi Strain JNA Dechlorinates Multiple Chlorinated Phenols Including Pentachlorophenol and Harbors at Least 19 Reductive Dehalogenase Homologous Genes. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(24). 14300–14308. 36 indexed citations
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Fricker, Ashwana D. & Joseph E. Peters. (2014). Vulnerabilities on the Lagging-Strand Template: Opportunities for Mobile Elements. Annual Review of Genetics. 48(1). 167–186. 18 indexed citations
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Peters, Joseph E., et al.. (2014). Heteromeric transposase elements: generators of genomic islands across diverse bacteria. Molecular Microbiology. 93(6). 1084–1092. 40 indexed citations
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Newell, Peter D., et al.. (2013). A Small-Group Activity Introducing the Use and Interpretation of BLAST. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 14(2). 238–243. 13 indexed citations
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Larsson, Erik, Valentina Tremaroli, Ying Shiuan Lee, et al.. (2011). Analysis of gut microbial regulation of host gene expression along the length of the gut and regulation of gut microbial ecology through MyD88. Gut. 61(8). 1124–1131. 302 indexed citations
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Koenig, Jeremy E., Aymé Spor, Ashwana D. Fricker, et al.. (2010). Succession of microbial consortia in the developing infant gut microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(supplement_1). 4578–4585. 1822 indexed citations breakdown →

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