Egija Zaura

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
114 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Egija Zaura is a scholar working on Periodontics, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Egija Zaura has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Periodontics, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Egija Zaura's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (88 papers), Gut microbiota and health (25 papers) and Dental Health and Care Utilization (24 papers). Egija Zaura is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (88 papers), Gut microbiota and health (25 papers) and Dental Health and Care Utilization (24 papers). Egija Zaura collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Sweden. Egija Zaura's co-authors include Bart J. F. Keijser, Wim Crielaard, Susan M. Huse, J.M. ten Cate, Philip Marsh, Bernd W. Brandt, Mark J. Buijs, Philip D. Marsh, Bastiaan P. Krom and R.C. Montijn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Egija Zaura

109 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Defining the healthy "core microbiome" of oral microbial communities

2009 953 citations Egija Zaura, Bart J. F. Keijser et al. profile →
The oral microbiome – an update for oral healthcare professionals

2016 824 citations Mogens Kilian, Iain Chapple et al. BDJ profile →
Pyrosequencing analysis of the Oral Microflora of healthy adults

2008 524 citations Bart J. F. Keijser, Egija Zaura et al. profile →
Dental biofilm: ecological interactions in health and disease

2017 351 citations Egija Zaura et al. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology profile →
Same Exposure but Two Radically Different Responses to Antibiotics: Resilience of the Salivary Microbiome versus Long-Term Microbial Shifts in Feces

2015 322 citations Egija Zaura, Bernd W. Brandt et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Egija Zaura Netherlands	42	4.4k	2.3k	1.3k	949	864	114	7.2k
Purnima Kumar United States	40	3.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	104	6.5k
Wim Crielaard Netherlands	43	3.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	834 0.6×	613 0.6×	820 0.9×	146	7.3k
Nicholas S. Jakubovics United Kingdom	38	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	551 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	760 0.9×	110	6.2k
Yoshihisa Yamashita Japan	49	4.2k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	536 0.6×	228	7.8k
Álex Mira Spain	56	3.5k 0.8×	4.6k 2.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	480 0.6×	158	10.4k
Ann L. Griffen United States	32	4.7k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	972 0.7×	1.8k 1.8×	808 0.9×	62	6.3k
Eugene J. Leys United States	34	4.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	984 0.7×	1.7k 1.8×	702 0.8×	53	6.4k
Yihong Li United States	48	3.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	532 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	495 0.6×	198	6.7k
William G. Wade United Kingdom	51	6.9k 1.5×	4.1k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	2.2k 2.3×	1.6k 1.8×	177	13.8k
Neil Hunter Australia	35	1.9k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	441 0.3×	788 0.8×	595 0.7×	126	5.5k

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Rosa, Giusy Rita Maria La, Lakshman P. Samaranayake, Egija Zaura, et al.. (2025). Impact of electronic cigarette use on the oral microbiome: a protocol for a systematic review of clinical studies. Systematic Reviews. 14(1). 199–199.

Zecha, Judith A. E. M., Judith E. Raber‐Durlacher, Bernd W. Brandt, et al.. (2024). Oral microbial changes, oral mucositis and febrile neutropenia during myelosuppressive chemotherapy in patients diagnosed with a solid tumor or lymphoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1461463–1461463.

Zaura, Egija, et al.. (2024). Oral Microbiota in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review. Applied Sciences. 14(19). 8869–8869. 1 indexed citations

Bao, Kai, Angelika Silbereisen, Jonas Grossmann, et al.. (2024). Protein Network Alterations in G‐CSF Treated Severe Congenital Neutropenia Patients and Beneficial Effects of Oral Health Intervention. PROTEOMICS - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 18(6). e202400064–e202400064. 2 indexed citations

Brandt, Bernd W., Bart J. F. Keijser, Monique H. van der Veen, et al.. (2024). Multi-way modelling of oral microbial dynamics and host-microbiome interactions during induced gingivitis. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 89–89. 3 indexed citations

Falcão‐Pires, Inês, et al.. (2023). The contribution of maternal factors to the oral microbiota of the child: Influence from early life and clinical relevance. Japanese Dental Science Review. 59. 191–202. 8 indexed citations

Araújo, Ricardo, Joana Campos, Inês Falcão‐Pires, et al.. (2023). Vertical Transmission and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Yeast Isolates from the Oral Cavity, Gut, and Breastmilk of Mother–Child Pairs in Early Life. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1449–1449. 10 indexed citations

Polymeri, Angeliki, M.J. Buijs, Egija Zaura, et al.. (2021). Submucosal microbiome of peri‐implant sites: A cross‐sectional study. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 48(9). 1228–1239. 35 indexed citations

Brandt, Bernd W., M.J. Buijs, Wim Crielaard, et al.. (2021). Differences in the Oral Microbiome in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Individuals at Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Healthy Individuals. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 73(11). 1986–1993. 53 indexed citations

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Zaura, Egija, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan, Mark J. Buijs, et al.. (2019). Qualitative and quantitative differences in the subgingival microbiome of the restored and unrestored teeth. Journal of Periodontal Research. 54(4). 405–412. 13 indexed citations

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Laheij, Alexa M. G. A., Judith E. Raber‐Durlacher, M.C.D.N.J.M. Huysmans, et al.. (2019). Microbial changes in relation to oral mucositis in autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16929–16929. 45 indexed citations

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Zaura, Egija, Bernd W. Brandt, M.J. Buijs, et al.. (2018). Subgingival microbiome of rheumatoid arthritis patients in relation to their disease status and periodontal health. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0202278–e0202278. 43 indexed citations

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Kilian, Mogens, Iain Chapple, Matthias Hannig, et al.. (2016). The oral microbiome – an update for oral healthcare professionals. BDJ. 221(10). 657–666. 824 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soet, J.J. de & Egija Zaura. (2016). Cariës - een oplosbare ecologische catastrofe?. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 8(3). 7–11. 1 indexed citations

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Ziesemer, Kirsten A., Allison E. Mann, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, et al.. (2015). Intrinsic challenges in ancient microbiome reconstruction using 16S rRNA gene amplification. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16498–16498. 108 indexed citations

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Özok, A. R., Ilona F. Persoon, S. M. Huse, et al.. (2012). Ecology of the microbiome of the infected root canal system: a comparison between apical and coronal root segments. International Endodontic Journal. 45(6). 530–541. 97 indexed citations

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Kraneveld, Eefje A., Mark J. Buijs, Marc Jan Bonder, et al.. (2012). The Relation between Oral Candida Load and Bacterial Microbiome Profiles in Dutch Older Adults. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42770–e42770. 88 indexed citations

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Canesi, Laura, Monica Stauder, Peter Lingström, et al.. (2011). Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Low Molecular Mass Fractions on Gene Expression in Gingival Cells Challenged with Prevotella intermedia and Actinomyces naeslundii. BioMed Research International. 2011(1). 230630–230630. 6 indexed citations

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Terefework, Zewdu, Chi L.L. Pham, Mark M. Entius, et al.. (2008). MLPA diagnostics of complex microbial communities: Relative quantification of bacterial species in oral biofilms. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 75(3). 558–565. 17 indexed citations

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Zaura, Egija & J.M. ten Cate. (2003). Dental Plaque as a Biofilm: A Pilot Study of the Effects of Nutrients on Plaque pH and Dentin Demineralization. Caries Research. 38(Suppl. 1). 9–15. 34 indexed citations

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