Burkhardt Flemer

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Burkhardt Flemer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Burkhardt Flemer has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Burkhardt Flemer's work include Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (4 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (3 papers). Burkhardt Flemer is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (4 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (3 papers). Burkhardt Flemer collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Germany and United Kingdom. Burkhardt Flemer's co-authors include Paul W. O’Toole, Fergus Shanahan, Micheal O‘Riordain, Ian B. Jeffery, Feargal J. Ryan, Marcus J. Claesson, Denise B. Lynch, Anubhav Das, Katryna Cisek and Eimear Hurley and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Burkhardt Flemer

18 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Tumour-associated and non-tumour-associated microbiota in... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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. Tumour-associated and non-tumour-associated microbiota in colorectal cancer
    2016 588 citations Burkhardt Flemer, Denise B. Lynch et al. Gut profile →
  2. The oral microbiota in colorectal cancer is distinctive and predictive
    2017 451 citations Burkhardt Flemer, Ryan D. Warren et al. Gut profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Burkhardt Flemer Ireland 13 1.1k 401 227 225 184 18 1.7k
Haokui Zhou China 17 1.0k 1.0× 310 0.8× 82 0.4× 252 1.1× 182 1.0× 29 1.6k
Qiang Feng China 24 1.2k 1.1× 130 0.3× 71 0.3× 293 1.3× 452 2.5× 78 2.3k
Chun Ho Szeto Hong Kong 7 973 0.9× 438 1.1× 79 0.3× 212 0.9× 168 0.9× 15 1.4k
Trevor Darby United States 17 1.4k 1.3× 162 0.4× 44 0.2× 167 0.7× 337 1.8× 25 2.0k
Richard R. Rodrigues United States 13 1.5k 1.4× 240 0.6× 66 0.3× 259 1.2× 667 3.6× 23 2.4k
Ryan A. Groves Canada 13 928 0.9× 384 1.0× 104 0.5× 204 0.9× 94 0.5× 23 1.5k
Jingjing Wu China 23 875 0.8× 236 0.6× 38 0.2× 161 0.7× 135 0.7× 38 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Burkhardt Flemer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Burkhardt Flemer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Burkhardt Flemer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Burkhardt Flemer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Burkhardt Flemer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Burkhardt Flemer. Burkhardt Flemer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Shima, Kensuke, Lena Best, Markus Tschurtschenthaler, et al.. (2025). Deletion of epithelial HKDC1 decelerates cellular proliferation and impairs mitochondrial function of tumorous epithelial cells thereby protecting from intestinal carcinogenesis. Cancer Communications. 45(7). 722–727. 1 indexed citations
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Flemer, Burkhardt, Sneha Gulati, Alessandro Bergna, et al.. (2022). Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors Induce Microbiome Shifts and Enrichment of Distinct Beneficial Bacteria in Tomato Roots. Phytobiomes Journal. 6(4). 276–289. 19 indexed citations
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Almeida, Ana S., Tam Tran, Tarini Shankar Ghosh, et al.. (2021). Fiber-Associated Lachnospiraceae Reduce Colon Tumorigenesis by Modulation of the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Zrenner, Rita, et al.. (2021). Transcriptional Changes in Potato Sprouts upon Interaction with Rhizoctonia solani Indicate Pathogen-Induced Interference in the Defence Pathways of Potato. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 3094–3094. 14 indexed citations
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Schröder, Lena, Burkhardt Flemer, Jacob Hamm, et al.. (2020). Nutritional Targeting of the Microbiome as Potential Therapy for Malnutrition and Chronic Inflammation. Nutrients. 12(10). 3032–3032. 11 indexed citations
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Jechalke, Sven, Jasper Schierstaedt, Marlies Becker, et al.. (2019). Salmonella Establishment in Agricultural Soil and Colonization of Crop Plants Depend on Soil Type and Plant Species. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 967–967. 99 indexed citations
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Flemer, Burkhardt, et al.. (2018). Tumour-associated and non-tumour-associated microbiota: Addendum. Gut Microbes. 9(4). 1–5. 27 indexed citations
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Brown, Jillian R., Burkhardt Flemer, Susan A. Joyce, et al.. (2018). Changes in microbiota composition, bile and fatty acid metabolism, in successful faecal microbiota transplantation for Clostridioides difficile infection. BMC Gastroenterology. 18(1). 131–131. 82 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Paul W. & Burkhardt Flemer. (2017). From Culture to High-Throughput Sequencing and Beyond. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 46(1). 9–17. 14 indexed citations
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Flemer, Burkhardt, Ryan D. Warren, Maurice Barrett, et al.. (2017). The oral microbiota in colorectal cancer is distinctive and predictive. Gut. 67(8). 1454–1463. 451 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flemer, Burkhardt, Nadia Gaci, Guillaume Borrel, et al.. (2017). Fecal microbiota variation across the lifespan of the healthy laboratory rat. Gut Microbes. 8(5). 428–439. 89 indexed citations
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Sheehan, Donal, Jillian R. Brown, Burkhardt Flemer, et al.. (2017). Mechansims Underpinning Successful Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) for Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection. Gastroenterology. 152(5). S47–S48. 1 indexed citations
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Flemer, Burkhardt, Denise B. Lynch, Ian B. Jeffery, et al.. (2016). Tumour-associated and non-tumour-associated microbiota in colorectal cancer. Gut. 66(4). 633–643. 588 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flemer, Burkhardt & Paul W. O’Toole. (2016). Studying the Microbiome: “Omics” Made Accessible. Seminars in Liver Disease. 36(4). 306–311. 3 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Jonathan, Burkhardt Flemer, Stephen A. Jackson, et al.. (2014). Evidence of a Putative Deep Sea Specific Microbiome in Marine Sponges. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e91092–e91092. 51 indexed citations
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Jackson, Stephen A., Burkhardt Flemer, A. McCann, et al.. (2013). Archaea Appear to Dominate the Microbiome of Inflatella pellicula Deep Sea Sponges. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84438–e84438. 41 indexed citations
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Flemer, Burkhardt, Jonathan Kennedy, Lekha Menon Margassery, et al.. (2011). Diversity and antimicrobial activities of microbes from two Irish marine sponges, Suberites carnosus and Leucosolenia sp.. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 112(2). 289–301. 69 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Jonathan, Burkhardt Flemer, Stephen A. Jackson, et al.. (2010). Marine Metagenomics: New Tools for the Study and Exploitation of Marine Microbial Metabolism. Marine Drugs. 8(3). 608–628. 94 indexed citations

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