Cecil M. Lewis

20.2k citations

50 papers · 1.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 24

Molecular Biology top 10%
Genetics top 5%
Archeology top 0.5%
Paleontology top 5%
Ecology top 10%

Co-authors: Christina Warinner Raúl Y. Tito Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan Andrew T. Ozga Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito Anne C. Stone Morris W. Foster Paul Spicer
Topics: Gut microbiota and health (19 papers)Forensic and Genetic Research (11 papers)Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 papers)
Cited by: Archeology Paleontology Periodontics
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Communications PLoS ONE
Partner nations: United States Peru Canada

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Cecil M. Lewis

49 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes

2015 353 citations Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito, Raúl Y. Tito et al. Nature Communications profile →

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1	Oral microbial diversity in 18th century African individuals from South Carolina 2024 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),Tanvi P. Honap,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Cecil M. Lewis,Theodore G. Schurr	2
2	Communicating Precision Medicine Research: Multidisciplinary Teams and Diverse Communities 2022 ·Public Health Genomics ·Julie A. Beans,Susan Brown Trinidad,Erika Blacksher,Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka,Paul Spicer,Erica L. Woodahl,Bert B. Boyer,Cecil M. Lewis,Patrick M. Gaffney,Nanibaa’ A. Garrison,Wylie Burke	6
3	Shifts in gut and vaginal microbiomes are associated with cancer recurrence time in women with ovarian cancer 2021 ·PeerJ ·(unknown),Kathleen N. Moore,Camille C. Gunderson,(unknown),Rita M. Austin,Tanvi P. Honap,Jiawu Xu,Christina Warinner,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Cecil M. Lewis	37
4	Components of a Neanderthal gut microbiome recovered from fecal sediments from El Salt 2021 ·Communications Biology ·Simone Rampelli,Silvia Turroni,Carolina Mallol,Cristo M. Hernández Gómez,Bertila Galván,Ainara Sistiaga,Elena Biagi,Annalisa Astolfi,Patrizia Brigidi,Stefano Benazzi,Cecil M. Lewis,Christina Warinner,Courtney A. Hofman,Stephanie L. Schnorr,Marco Candela	22
5	Publisher Correction: Analysis of global human gut metagenomes shows that metabolic resilience potential for short-chain fatty acid production is strongly influenced by lifestyle 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Tanvi P. Honap,Andrew T. Ozga,Nicolas Méda,Thérèse Kagone,Hélène Carabin,Paul Spicer,Raúl Y. Tito,Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,(unknown),Luzmila Troncoso-Corzo,Emilio Guija-Poma,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Cecil M. Lewis	2
6	Analysis of global human gut metagenomes shows that metabolic resilience potential for short-chain fatty acid production is strongly influenced by lifestyle 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Tanvi P. Honap,Andrew T. Ozga,Nicolas Méda,Thérèse Kagone,Hélène Carabin,Paul Spicer,Raúl Y. Tito,Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,(unknown),Luzmila Troncoso-Corzo,Emilio Guija-Poma,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Cecil M. Lewis	15
7	Taxonomic features and comparisons of the gut microbiome from two edible fungus-farming termites (Macrotermes falciger; M. natalensis) harvested in the Vhembe district of Limpopo, South Africa 2019 ·BMC Microbiology ·Stephanie L. Schnorr,Courtney A. Hofman,(unknown),Frances D. Duncan,Tanvi P. Honap,Julie J. Lesnik,Cecil M. Lewis	19
8	The efficacy of whole human genome capture on ancient dental calculus and dentin 2018 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Kirsten A. Ziesemer,Jazmín Ramos‐Madrigal,Allison E. Mann,Bernd W. Brandt,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Andrew T. Ozga,Menno L. P. Hoogland,Courtney A. Hofman,Domingo C. Salazar‐García,Bruno Frøhlich,George R. Milner,Anne C. Stone,Mark Aldenderfer,Cecil M. Lewis,Corinne L. Hofman,Christina Warinner,Hannes Schroeder	26
9	Patterns of Variation in the Oral and Gut Microbiomes of Traditional Populations 2017 ·Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Raúl Y. Tito,Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,(unknown),Christina Warinner,Cecil M. Lewis	1
10	The dental calculus metabolome in modern and historic samples 2017 ·Metabolomics ·Irina M. Velsko,Katherine A. Overmyer,Camilla Speller,(unknown),Matthew J. Collins,Louise Loe,Laurent Frantz,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Cecil M. Lewis,(unknown),Eros Chaves,Joshua J. Coon,Greger Larson,Christina Warinner	42
11	Intrinsic challenges in ancient microbiome reconstruction using 16S rRNA gene amplification 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Kirsten A. Ziesemer,Allison E. Mann,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,Hannes Schroeder,Andrew T. Ozga,Bernd W. Brandt,Egija Zaura,Andrea L. Waters‐Rist,Menno L. P. Hoogland,Domingo C. Salazar‐García,Mark Aldenderfer,Camilla Speller,Jessica Hendy,Darlene A. Weston,Sandy MacDonald,Gavin H. Thomas,Matthew J. Collins,Cecil M. Lewis,Corinne L. Hofman,Christina Warinner	108
12	Origins of an Unmarked Georgia Cemetery Using Ancient DNA Analysis 2015 ·Human Biology ·Andrew T. Ozga,Raúl Y. Tito,Brian M. Kemp,(unknown),Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,(unknown),Cecil M. Lewis	2
13	Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomesbreakdown → 2015 ·Nature Communications ·Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,Raúl Y. Tito,Jessica L. Metcalf,Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,José C. Clemente,Luke K. Ursell,Zhenjiang Zech Xu,Will Van Treuren,Rob Knight,Patrick M. Gaffney,Paul Spicer,Paul A. Lawson,(unknown),Omar Trujillo,Morris W. Foster,Emilio Guija-Poma,Luzmila Troncoso-Corzo,Christina Warinner,Andrew T. Ozga,Cecil M. Lewis	353
14	Ancient human microbiomes 2015 ·Journal of Human Evolution ·Christina Warinner,Camilla Speller,Matthew J. Collins,Cecil M. Lewis	75
15	Clostridium amazonense sp. nov. an obliqately anaerobic bacterium isolated from a remote Amazonian community in Peru 2015 ·Anaerobe ·Lindsey O’Neal,Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,Raúl Y. Tito,Andrew T. Ozga,(unknown),Cecil M. Lewis,Paul A. Lawson	10
16	Clarifying prehistoric parasitism from a complementary morphological and molecular approach 2013 ·Journal of Archaeological Science ·(unknown),Mason V. Reichard,Raúl Y. Tito,Karl J. Reinhard,Cecil M. Lewis	35
17	Insights from Characterizing Extinct Human Gut Microbiomes 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Raúl Y. Tito,Dan Knights,Jessica L. Metcalf,Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito,(unknown),Fares Z. Najar,Bruce A. Roe,Karl J. Reinhard,Kristin D. Sobolik,(unknown),Morris W. Foster,Paul Spicer,Rob Knight,Cecil M. Lewis	139
18	Brief communication: DNA from early Holocene American dog 2011 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Raúl Y. Tito,(unknown),Kristin D. Sobolik,(unknown),(unknown),Cecil M. Lewis	26
19	Intercontinental to intrasite genetic analyses of ancient and contemporary Native American communities 2005 ·UMI Dissertation Services eBooks ·Cecil M. Lewis	3
20	Land, language, and loci: mtDNA in Native Americans and the genetic history of Peru 2004 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Cecil M. Lewis,Raúl Y. Tito,(unknown),Anne C. Stone	57

About Cecil M. Lewis

Cecil M. Lewis is a scholar working on Periodontics, Archeology and Paleontology, having authored 50 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (11 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (358 citations), Paleontology (239 citations) and Periodontics (124 citations). Cecil M. Lewis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Peru and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Christina Warinner, Raúl Y. Tito, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Andrew T. Ozga, Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito, Anne C. Stone, Morris W. Foster, Paul Spicer, Rob Knight and Jessica L. Metcalf. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

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