Brian Firek

5.1k citations
47 papers · 3.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 32

Brian Firek

46 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Brian Firek
Comparison fields: 5 of 143
  • Nutrition and Dietetics 914
  • Infectious Diseases 778
  • Molecular Biology 1.9k
  • Ecology 619
  • Gastroenterology 126
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Countries citing papers authored by Brian Firek

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Firek

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Firek. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Firek. The network helps show where Brian Firek may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Brian Firek, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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2 202315
3 202151
4 202116
5 20208
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7 2019212
8 2019132
9 201939
10 201829
11 201812
12 201872
13 201788
14 2017151
15 201652
16 201476
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18 2012257
19 200663
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About Brian Firek

Brian Firek is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology and Molecular Biology, having authored 47 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gut microbiota and health (23 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (13 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (8 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (8 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers), Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research (4 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nutrition and Dietetics (914 citations), Infectious Diseases (778 citations), Molecular Biology (1.9k citations), Ecology (619 citations) and Gastroenterology (126 citations). Brian Firek has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Michael J. Morowitz, Jillian F. Banfield, Robyn Baker, Matthew R. Olm, Brandon Brooks, Brian C. Thomas, Matthew B. Rogers, Kenneth W. Bayles, Alexander Crits‐Christoph and Itai Sharon. Their work appears in journals such as Microbiome, PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Nature Biotechnology and Gastroenterology.

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