Epp Sepp

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Epp Sepp is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Epp Sepp has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Food Science and 16 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Epp Sepp's work include Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (12 papers). Epp Sepp is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (12 papers). Epp Sepp collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Sweden and Finland. Epp Sepp's co-authors include Marika Mikelsaar, Kaja Julge, Bengt Björkstén, Tiia Voor, Paul Naaber, Jelena Štšepetova, Maire Vasar, Krista Lõivukene, Seppo Salminen and Pärt Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Epp Sepp

59 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Allergy development and the intestinal microflora during the first year of life

2001 863 citations Bengt Björkstén, Epp Sepp et al. profile →
Dynamics of antibody response to BNT162b2 vaccine after six months: a longitudinal prospective study

2021 379 citations Paul Naaber, Liina Tserel et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Epp Sepp Estonia	26	1.1k	781	729	617	476	64	2.9k
Erkki Eerola Finland	30	1.6k 1.4×	768 1.0×	701 1.0×	621 1.0×	587 1.2×	71	4.0k
Ingegerd Adlerberth Sweden	35	2.0k 1.8×	986 1.3×	943 1.3×	697 1.1×	888 1.9×	84	4.5k
Paul Naaber Estonia	21	696 0.6×	521 0.7×	863 1.2×	460 0.7×	249 0.5×	56	2.5k
Ischa Kummeling Netherlands	19	1.4k 1.2×	445 0.6×	440 0.6×	875 1.4×	859 1.8×	27	3.4k
Bianca E.P. Snijders Netherlands	15	1.1k 0.9×	305 0.4×	456 0.6×	527 0.9×	760 1.6×	19	2.7k
Taina Arvola Finland	18	936 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	258 0.4×	346 0.6×	671 1.4×	30	2.5k
Lisa Thorson Canada	19	1.8k 1.6×	385 0.5×	891 1.2×	804 1.3×	290 0.6×	27	3.5k
Theodore Konya Canada	17	1.5k 1.3×	241 0.3×	337 0.5×	538 0.9×	632 1.3×	24	2.6k
Anna Kaarina Kukkonen Finland	23	855 0.7×	650 0.8×	163 0.2×	552 0.9×	637 1.3×	49	2.4k
Marie‐José Butel France	32	1.3k 1.1×	726 0.9×	504 0.7×	262 0.4×	1.3k 2.7×	82	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Epp Sepp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Epp Sepp

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All Works

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Vorobjova, Tamara, Kristi Alnek, Kaja Metsküla, et al.. (2025). The level of I-FABP and IgA/IgG to beta-lactoglobulin in mothers at risk for gestational diabetes and in their children: association with antibodies to Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Bifidobacterium breve. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1613002–1613002.

Maruste, Regina, Maarja Toots, Kristiina Rull, et al.. (2025). Maternal antibodies shape infant immune response development in an epitope-specific manner. EBioMedicine. 123. 106056–106056.

Sepp, Epp, Imbi Smidt, Tiiu Rööp, et al.. (2022). Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Centenarians and Young People: Impact of Eating Habits and Childhood Living Environment. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 851404–851404. 32 indexed citations

Naaber, Paul, Liina Tserel, Kadri Kangro, et al.. (2021). Dynamics of antibody response to BNT162b2 vaccine after six months: a longitudinal prospective study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 10. 100208–100208. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

Naaber, Paul, Liis Haljasmägi, Pauliina Rumm, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody response in PCR positive patients: Comparison of nine tests in relation to clinical data. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0237548–e0237548. 26 indexed citations

Sepp, Epp, Reidar Andreson, Arta Balode, et al.. (2019). Phenotypic and Molecular Epidemiology of ESBL-, AmpC-, and Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli in Northern and Eastern Europe. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2465–2465. 28 indexed citations

Kõljalg, Siiri, Epp Sepp, Imbi Smidt, et al.. (2017). A combination of the probiotic and prebiotic product can prevent the germination of Clostridium difficile spores and infection. Anaerobe. 47. 94–103. 35 indexed citations

Štšepetova, Jelena, Jaak Simm, Kristiina Rull, et al.. (2017). The Influence of Different Maternal Microbial Communities on the Development of Infant Gut and Oral Microbiota. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9940–9940. 64 indexed citations

Mikelsaar, Marika, Epp Sepp, Jelena Štšepetova, Epp Songisepp, & Reet Mändar. (2016). Biodiversity of Intestinal Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Healthy Population. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 932. 1–64. 20 indexed citations

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Sepp, Epp, Helgi Kolk, Krista Lõivukene, & Marika Mikelsaar. (2014). Higher blood glucose level associated with body mass index and gut microbiota in elderly people. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 25(0). 45 indexed citations

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Lutsar, Irja, Jelena Štšepetova, Ülle Parm, et al.. (2014). The development of gut microbiota in critically ill extremely low birth weight infants assessed with 16S rRNA gene based sequencing. Gut Microbes. 5(3). 304–503. 39 indexed citations

12.

Kubo, Anna‐Liisa, Riitta Veijola, Mikael Knip, et al.. (2014). Antibodies to Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria in Young Children with Different Propensity to Develop Islet Autoimmunity. Journal of Immunology Research. 2014. 1–6. 8 indexed citations

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Uibo, Raivo, Epp Sepp, Meeme Utt, et al.. (2011). Celiac disease in patients with type 1 diabetes: a condition with distinct changes in intestinal immunity?. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 8(2). 150–156. 16 indexed citations

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Sepp, Epp, Jelena Štšepetova, Imbi Smidt, et al.. (2011). Intestinal lactoflora in Estonian and Norwegian patients with antibiotic associated diarrhea. Anaerobe. 17(6). 407–409. 12 indexed citations

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Parm, Ülle, Tuuli Metsvaht, Epp Sepp, et al.. (2011). Mucosal surveillance cultures in predicting Gram-negative late-onset sepsis in neonatal intensive care units. Journal of Hospital Infection. 78(4). 327–332. 29 indexed citations

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Mikelsaar, Marika, Jelena Štšepetova, Pirje Hütt, et al.. (2010). Intestinal Lactobacillus sp. is associated with some cellular and metabolic characteristics of blood in elderly people. Anaerobe. 16(3). 240–246. 33 indexed citations

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Parm, Ülle, Tuuli Metsvaht, Epp Sepp, et al.. (2010). Impact of empiric antibiotic regimen on bowel colonization in neonates with suspected early onset sepsis. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 29(7). 807–816. 19 indexed citations

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Sepp, Epp, Jelena Štšepetova, Krista Lõivukene, et al.. (2009). The occurrence of antimicrobial resistance and class 1 integrons among commensal Escherichia coli isolates from infants and elderly persons. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 8(1). 34–34. 19 indexed citations

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Lõivukene, Krista, et al.. (2006). Surveillance de la résistance aux antibiotiques des pathogènes invasifs : l’expérience de l’Estonie. Eurosurveillance. 11(2). 9–10. 2 indexed citations

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Sepp, Epp, Kaja Julge, Marika Mikelsaar, & Bengt Björkstén. (2005). Intestinal microbiota and immunoglobulin E responses in 5‐year‐old Estonian children. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 35(9). 1141–1146. 98 indexed citations

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