B. Brett Finlay

77.1k total citations · 27 hit papers
532 papers, 57.8k citations indexed

About

B. Brett Finlay is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Brett Finlay has authored 532 papers receiving a total of 57.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 256 papers in Endocrinology, 214 papers in Molecular Biology and 206 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in B. Brett Finlay's work include Escherichia coli research studies (192 papers), Gut microbiota and health (133 papers) and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (131 papers). B. Brett Finlay is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (192 papers), Gut microbiota and health (133 papers) and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (131 papers). B. Brett Finlay collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. B. Brett Finlay's co-authors include Stanley Falkow, Inna Sekirov, Shannon Russell, L. Caetano M. Antunes, Matthew A. Croxen, Bruce A. Vallance, Wanyin Deng, Brendan Kenny, John H. Brumell and Benjamin P. Willing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

B. Brett Finlay

528 papers receiving 56.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease 1989 2026 2001 2013 2010 2008 2015 1997 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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 in Health and Disease
    2010 3.0k citations L. Caetano M. Antunes, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  2. Specific Microbiota Direct the Differentiation of IL-17-Producing T-Helper Cells in the Mucosa of the Small Intestine
    2008 1.4k citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  3. Early infancy microbial and metabolic alterations affect risk of childhood asthma
    2015 1.2k citations Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Pedro A. Dimitriu et al. profile →
  4. Common themes in microbial pathogenicity revisited
    1997 1.1k citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  5. Host-Mediated Inflammation Disrupts the Intestinal Microbiota and Promotes the Overgrowth of Enterobacteriaceae
    2007 1.1k citations Mark E. Wickham, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  6. Recent Advances in Understanding Enteric Pathogenic Escherichia coli
    2013 1.1k citations Matthew A. Croxen, Kristie M. Keeney et al. profile →
  7. Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) Transfers Its Receptor for Intimate Adherence into Mammalian Cells
    1997 965 citations Elizabeth A. Frey, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  8. Molecular mechanisms of Escherichia coli pathogenicity
    2009 841 citations Matthew A. Croxen, B. Brett Finlay profile →
  9. The Intestinal Microbiome in Early Life: Health and Disease
    2014 692 citations Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Eric Brown et al. profile →
  10. Early life antibiotic‐driven changes in microbiota enhance susceptibility to allergic asthma
    2012 665 citations Benjamin P. Willing, Lisa Thorson et al. profile →
  11. Anti-Immunology: Evasion of the Host Immune System by Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
    2006 651 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  12. Common themes in microbial pathogenicity revisited.
    1997 605 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  13. Exploitation of Mammalian Host Cell Functions by Bacterial Pathogens
    1997 602 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  14. Soluble CD14 participates in the response of cells to lipopolysaccharide.
    1992 591 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  15. Shifting the balance: antibiotic effects on host–microbiota mutualism
    2011 566 citations Benjamin P. Willing, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  16. NLRP6 Inflammasome Orchestrates the Colonic Host-Microbial Interface by Regulating Goblet Cell Mucus Secretion
    2014 566 citations Marta Wlodarska, Eric Brown et al. profile →
  17. Common themes in microbial pathogenicity
    1989 564 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  18. Salmonella, the host and disease: a brief review
    2006 515 citations Bryan Coburn, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  19. Dissecting virulence: Systematic and functional analyses of a pathogenicity island
    2004 511 citations Wanyin Deng, José L. Puente et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  20. Muc2 Protects against Lethal Infectious Colitis by Disassociating Pathogenic and Commensal Bacteria from the Colonic Mucosa
    2010 488 citations Kirk Bergstrom, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  21. The Role of Lung and Gut Microbiota in the Pathology of Asthma
    2020 425 citations Rozlyn C. T. Boutin, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  22. Assembly, structure, function and regulation of type III secretion systems
    2017 420 citations Wanyin Deng, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  23. Citrobacter rodentium: infection, inflammation and the microbiota
    2014 376 citations Kristie M. Keeney, B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  24. Establishing or Exaggerating Causality for the Gut Microbiome: Lessons from Human Microbiota-Associated Rodents
    2020 350 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →
  25. Early-life interactions between the microbiota and immune system: impact on immune system development and atopic disease
    2023 160 citations Katherine Donald, B. Brett Finlay profile →
  26. Delayed gut microbiota maturation in the first year of life is a hallmark of pediatric allergic disease
    2023 77 citations Darlene Dai, Allan B. Becker et al. profile →
  27. Microbial transmission in the social microbiome and host health and disease
    2024 50 citations B. Brett Finlay et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Brett Finlay Canada 128 23.8k 18.7k 14.5k 14.1k 9.0k 532 57.8k
Philippe Sansonetti France 113 13.6k 0.6× 16.0k 0.9× 11.2k 0.8× 6.2k 0.4× 8.0k 0.9× 446 42.0k
Gordon Dougan United Kingdom 107 13.6k 0.6× 14.3k 0.8× 14.7k 1.0× 14.3k 1.0× 5.3k 0.6× 612 43.5k
Julian Parkhill United Kingdom 116 24.8k 1.0× 8.7k 0.5× 16.1k 1.1× 8.9k 0.6× 6.1k 0.7× 566 56.2k
Stanley Falkow United States 133 24.9k 1.0× 17.9k 1.0× 10.0k 0.7× 10.6k 0.8× 17.7k 2.0× 417 62.1k
Andreas J. Bäumler United States 92 11.7k 0.5× 7.3k 0.4× 7.0k 0.5× 11.3k 0.8× 3.3k 0.4× 234 26.6k
Martin J. Blaser United States 122 21.2k 0.9× 2.9k 0.2× 10.9k 0.7× 10.1k 0.7× 3.7k 0.4× 645 66.1k
James B. Kaper United States 104 9.0k 0.4× 34.7k 1.9× 18.2k 1.3× 12.0k 0.9× 8.4k 0.9× 346 44.7k
Robert E. W. Hancock Canada 147 50.9k 2.1× 4.4k 0.2× 4.7k 0.3× 6.7k 0.5× 9.4k 1.0× 783 89.1k
John J. Mekalanos United States 111 14.6k 0.6× 24.8k 1.3× 4.3k 0.3× 6.8k 0.5× 8.8k 1.0× 308 39.9k
Samuel I. Miller United States 97 12.6k 0.5× 8.3k 0.4× 3.7k 0.3× 7.3k 0.5× 7.0k 0.8× 235 29.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Brett Finlay

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All Works

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Gerbec, Zachary J., Antonio Serapio-Palacios, Haggai Bar‐Yoseph, et al.. (2025). Identification of intratumoral bacteria that enhance breast tumor metastasis. mBio. 16(3). e0359524–e0359524. 4 indexed citations
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Partida‐Rodríguez, Oswaldo, Eric Brown, Sarah E. Woodward, et al.. (2024). Fecal microbiota transplantation from protozoa-exposed donors downregulates immune response in a germ-free mouse model, its role in immune response and physiology of the intestine. PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0312775–e0312775. 1 indexed citations
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Bozorgmehr, Tahereh, Rozlyn C. T. Boutin, Sarah E. Woodward, et al.. (2023). Early Life Exposure to Human Milk Oligosaccharides Reduces Allergic Response in a Murine Asthma Model. Journal of Immunology Research. 2023. 1–13. 15 indexed citations
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Sbihi, Hind, K. E. Simmons, Malcolm R. Sears, et al.. (2021). Early‐life cytomegalovirus infection is associated with gut microbiota perturbations and increased risk of atopy. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 33(1). e13658–e13658. 10 indexed citations
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Chong, Chun Wie, Shen‐Yang Lim, Jeff S. Bowman, et al.. (2021). Gut microbiome in Parkinson's disease: New insights from meta-analysis. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 94. 1–9. 97 indexed citations
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Cait, Alissa, Michael R. Hughes, Frann Antignano, et al.. (2017). Microbiome-driven allergic lung inflammation is ameliorated by short-chain fatty acids. Mucosal Immunology. 11(3). 785–795. 291 indexed citations
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Wlodarska, Marta, Benjamin P. Willing, David M. Bravo, & B. Brett Finlay. (2015). Phytonutrient diet supplementation promotes beneficial Clostridia species and intestinal mucus secretion resulting in protection against enteric infection. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9253–9253. 128 indexed citations
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Yu, Hong, Matthew A. Croxen, Amanda M. Marchiando, et al.. (2014). Autophagy Facilitates Salmonella Replication in HeLa Cells. mBio. 5(2). e00865–14. 71 indexed citations
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Yurist‐Doutsch, Sophie, Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Stefanie Vogt, & B. Brett Finlay. (2014). Gastrointestinal Microbiota–Mediated Control of Enteric Pathogens. Annual Review of Genetics. 48(1). 361–382. 49 indexed citations
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Antunes, L. Caetano M., et al.. (2011). Effect of Antibiotic Treatment on the Intestinal Metabolome. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55(4). 1494–1503. 208 indexed citations
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Auweter, Sigrid, Amit P. Bhavsar, Carmen L. de Hoog, et al.. (2011). Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Catalogues Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-2 Effectors and Identifies Their Cognate Host Binding Partners. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(27). 24023–24035. 54 indexed citations
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Wlodarska, Marta, Benjamin P. Willing, Kristie M. Keeney, et al.. (2011). Antibiotic Treatment Alters the Colonic Mucus Layer and Predisposes the Host to Exacerbated Citrobacter rodentium -Induced Colitis. Infection and Immunity. 79(4). 1536–1545. 301 indexed citations
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García-Angulo, Víctor Antonio, Wanyin Deng, Nikhil A. Thomas, B. Brett Finlay, & José L. Puente. (2008). Regulation of Expression and Secretion of NleH, a New Non-Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Encoded Effector in Citrobacter rodentium. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(7). 2388–2399. 34 indexed citations
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Coombes, Brian K., Mark E. Wickham, Michael J. Lowden, Nat F. Brown, & B. Brett Finlay. (2005). Negative regulation of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 is required for contextual control of virulence during typhoid. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(48). 17460–17465. 81 indexed citations
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Deng, Wanyin, Yuling Li, Philip R. Hardwidge, et al.. (2005). Regulation of Type III Secretion Hierarchy of Translocators and Effectors in Attaching and Effacing Bacterial Pathogens. Infection and Immunity. 73(4). 2135–2146. 151 indexed citations
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Coombes, Brian K., Bryan Coburn, Andrew Potter, et al.. (2005). Analysis of the Contribution of Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands 1 and 2 to Enteric Disease Progression Using a Novel Bovine Ileal Loop Model and a Murine Model of Infectious Enterocolitis. Infection and Immunity. 73(11). 7161–7169. 131 indexed citations
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Zaharik, Michelle L., Stephen J. Libby, Bryan Coburn, et al.. (2004). The Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Divalent Cation Transport Systems MntH and SitABCD Are Essential for Virulence in an Nramp1 G169 Murine Typhoid Model. Infection and Immunity. 72(9). 5522–5525. 102 indexed citations
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Deng, Wanyin, José L. Puente, Samantha Gruenheid, et al.. (2004). Dissecting virulence: Systematic and functional analyses of a pathogenicity island. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(10). 3597–3602. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deng, Wanyin, Bruce A. Vallance, Yuling Li, José L. Puente, & B. Brett Finlay. (2003). Citrobacter rodentium translocated intimin receptor (Tir) is an essential virulence factor needed for actin condensation, intestinal colonization and colonic hyperplasia in mice. Molecular Microbiology. 48(1). 95–115. 169 indexed citations

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