Benjamin E. Wolfe

17.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
65 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Benjamin E. Wolfe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin E. Wolfe has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamin E. Wolfe's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (19 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (14 papers). Benjamin E. Wolfe is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (19 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (14 papers). Benjamin E. Wolfe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Benjamin E. Wolfe's co-authors include Rachel J. Dutton, Julie E. Button, Peter J. Turnbaugh, Corinne F. Maurice, A. Sloan Devlin, Sudha B. Biddinger, Lawrence A. David, Michael A. Fischbach, Rachel N. Carmody and David B. Gootenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin E. Wolfe

64 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome

2013 7.2k citations Lawrence A. David, Corinne F. Maurice et al. Nature profile →
Invasive Plant Suppresses the Growth of Native Tree Seedlings by Disrupting Belowground Mutualisms

2006 632 citations Kristina A. Stinson, Benjamin E. Wolfe et al. profile →
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

2021 512 citations Maria L. Marco, Mary Ellen Sanders et al. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology profile →
Cheese Rind Communities Provide Tractable Systems for In Situ and In Vitro Studies of Microbial Diversity

2014 462 citations Benjamin E. Wolfe, Julie E. Button et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin E. Wolfe United States	33	7.1k	2.7k	2.4k	2.1k	1.3k	65	12.0k
Brandi L. Cantarel United States	29	11.4k 1.6×	3.0k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	42	16.5k
Bryan A. White United States	63	8.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.5×	174	14.4k
Duccio Cavalieri Italy	48	7.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	180	11.4k
Jacques Izard United States	29	11.7k 1.7×	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.8×	61	20.7k
Gregory B. Gloor Canada	53	9.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	157	14.6k
Jin‐Woo Bae South Korea	47	8.2k 1.2×	1.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	275	14.0k
Julia K. Goodrich United States	25	9.0k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	31	14.3k
Lars Paulín Finland	60	6.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	240	13.9k
Nicholas A. Bokulich United States	41	7.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	3.7k 1.5×	3.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	85	15.9k
Kenshiro Oshima Japan	46	6.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	842 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	159	12.5k

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Putnam, Emily E., et al.. (2025). Fungi shape genome evolution of bacteria even in the absence of major growth phenotypes. The ISME Journal. 19(1). 1 indexed citations

Biango‐Daniels, Megan N., et al.. (2024). Genomic, transcriptomic, and ecological diversity of Penicillium species in cheese rind microbiomes. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 171. 103862–103862. 3 indexed citations

Wolfe, Benjamin E., et al.. (2024). A phylogenomic perspective on interspecific competition. Ecology Letters. 27(2). e14359–e14359. 2 indexed citations

Little, Jessica, Emily C. Pierce, Benjamin E. Wolfe, et al.. (2023). Metabolomics of bacterial–fungal pairwise interactions reveal conserved molecular mechanisms. The Analyst. 148(13). 3002–3018. 8 indexed citations

Wolfe, Benjamin E.. (2023). Are fermented foods an overlooked reservoir of antimicrobial resistance?. Current Opinion in Food Science. 51. 101018–101018. 16 indexed citations

Landis, Elizabeth A., et al.. (2022). Microbial Diversity and Interaction Specificity in Kombucha Tea Fermentations. mSystems. 7(3). e0015722–e0015722. 61 indexed citations

Marco, Maria L., Mary Ellen Sanders, Michael G. Gänzle, et al.. (2021). The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(3). 196–208. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

Landis, Elizabeth A., Angela Oliverio, Erin A. McKenney, et al.. (2021). The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes. eLife. 10. 118 indexed citations

Pierce, Emily C., Jessica Little, Joanna Tannous, et al.. (2020). Bacterial–fungal interactions revealed by genome-wide analysis of bacterial mutant fitness. Nature Microbiology. 6(1). 87–102. 89 indexed citations

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Steenwyk, Jacob L., Megan N. Biango‐Daniels, Erik K. Kastman, et al.. (2019). Rapid Phenotypic and Metabolomic Domestication of Wild Penicillium Molds on Cheese. mBio. 10(5). 43 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuanchen, Erik K. Kastman, Jeffrey Guasto, & Benjamin E. Wolfe. (2018). Fungal networks shape dynamics of bacterial dispersal and community assembly in cheese rind microbiomes. Nature Communications. 9(1). 336–336. 102 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Joshua, et al.. (2018). Indigo- and indirubin-producing strains of Proteus and Psychrobacter are associated with purple rind defect in a surface-ripened cheese. Food Microbiology. 76. 543–552. 25 indexed citations

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Karl, J. Philip, Xueyan Fu, Xiaoxin Wang, et al.. (2015). Fecal menaquinone profiles of overweight adults are associated with gut microbiota composition during a gut microbiota–targeted dietary intervention. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 102(1). 84–93. 41 indexed citations

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Wolfe, Benjamin E., Julie E. Button, Marcela Santarelli, & Rachel J. Dutton. (2014). Cheese Rind Communities Provide Tractable Systems for In Situ and In Vitro Studies of Microbial Diversity. Cell. 158(2). 422–433. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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David, Lawrence A., Corinne F. Maurice, Rachel N. Carmody, et al.. (2013). Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome. Nature. 505(7484). 559–563. 7181 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wolfe, Benjamin E., Michael Kuo, & Anne Pringle. (2012). Amanita thiersii is a saprotrophic fungus expanding its range in the United States. Mycologia. 104(1). 22–33. 33 indexed citations

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Wolfe, Benjamin E., Franck Richard, Hugh Cross, & Anne Pringle. (2009). Distribution and abundance of the introduced ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita phalloides in North America. New Phytologist. 185(3). 803–816. 63 indexed citations

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Wolfe, Benjamin E., Vikki L. Rodgers, Kristina A. Stinson, & Anne Pringle. (2008). The invasive plant Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) inhibits ectomycorrhizal fungi in its introduced range. Journal of Ecology. 96(4). 777–783. 172 indexed citations

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Rodgers, Vikki L., Benjamin E. Wolfe, Leland K. Werden, & Adrien C. Finzi. (2008). The invasive species Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) increases soil nutrient availability in northern hardwood-conifer forests. Oecologia. 157(3). 459–471. 100 indexed citations

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Wolfe, Benjamin E., Daniel L. Mummey, Matthias C. Rillig, & John N. Klironomos. (2006). Small-scale spatial heterogeneity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and community composition in a wetland plant community. Mycorrhiza. 17(3). 175–183. 88 indexed citations

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