Erica D. Sonnenburg

9.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
32 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Erica D. Sonnenburg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Erica D. Sonnenburg has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Erica D. Sonnenburg's work include Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers). Erica D. Sonnenburg is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers). Erica D. Sonnenburg collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. Erica D. Sonnenburg's co-authors include Justin L. Sonnenburg, Steven K. Higginbottom, Samuel A. Smits, Mikhail Tikhonov, Ned S. Wingreen, Joshua E. Elias, Carlos G. Gonzalez, Hannah C. Wastyk, Rob Knight and Christopher D. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Erica D. Sonnenburg

32 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Diet-induced extinctions in the gut microbiota compoun... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2016 2021 2014 2010 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. Diet-induced extinctions in the gut microbiota compound over generations
    2016 1.2k citations Erica D. Sonnenburg, Samuel A. Smits et al. Nature profile →
  2. Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status
    2021 790 citations Hannah C. Wastyk, Gabriela K. Fragiadakis et al. Cell profile →
  3. Starving our Microbial Self: The Deleterious Consequences of a Diet Deficient in Microbiota-Accessible Carbohydrates
    2014 594 citations Erica D. Sonnenburg, Justin L. Sonnenburg profile →
  4. Specificity of Polysaccharide Use in Intestinal Bacteroides Species Determines Diet-Induced Microbiota Alterations
    2010 584 citations Erica D. Sonnenburg, Hongjun Zheng et al. Cell profile →
  5. Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania
    2017 567 citations Samuel A. Smits, Erica D. Sonnenburg et al. Science profile →
  6. Bacteroides in the Infant Gut Consume Milk Oligosaccharides via Mucus-Utilization Pathways
    2011 432 citations Ángela Marcobal, Mariana Barboza et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  7. The ancestral and industrialized gut microbiota and implications for human health
    2019 288 citations Erica D. Sonnenburg, Justin L. Sonnenburg Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  8. Ultra-deep sequencing of Hadza hunter-gatherers recovers vanishing gut microbes
    2023 101 citations Matthew M. Carter, Matthew R. Olm et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erica D. Sonnenburg United States 25 4.9k 1.8k 1.3k 1.0k 934 32 6.5k
Jotham Suez Israel 21 3.6k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 729 0.8× 27 6.2k
Julie E. Button United States 8 5.9k 1.2× 2.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 793 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 8 7.8k
Sébastien Massart Belgium 27 4.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 807 0.6× 667 0.6× 945 1.0× 148 7.3k
Inés Martínez United States 32 4.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 824 0.9× 51 5.8k
Carlotta De Filippo Italy 35 5.8k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 854 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 83 8.5k
Yug Varma United States 5 5.8k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 965 0.8× 723 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 5 7.6k
Thomas Clavel Germany 49 5.8k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 113 8.8k
Niv Zmora Israel 22 5.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 31 8.6k
David B. Gootenberg United States 6 6.1k 1.3× 2.7k 1.5× 1.0k 0.8× 722 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 6 8.0k
Matteo Ramazzotti Italy 25 4.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 753 0.6× 670 0.6× 857 0.9× 101 6.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Olm, Matthew R., Laéticia Céline Toe, Alemayehu Argaw, et al.. (2025). Maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation reshapes the maternal gut microbiome and enhances carbohydrate metabolism in infants: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2683–2683. 2 indexed citations
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Perelman, Dalia, et al.. (2025). Unpacking Food Fermentation: Clinically Relevant Tools for Fermented Food Identification and Consumption. Advances in Nutrition. 16(5). 100412–100412. 6 indexed citations
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Perelman, Dalia, Jennifer L. Robinson, Kristen Cunanan, et al.. (2025). Effects of fermented and fiber-rich foods on maternal & offspring microbiome study (FeFiFo-MOMS) — Study design and methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 150. 107834–107834. 3 indexed citations
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Carter, Matthew M., D. Joseph Demis, Dalia Perelman, et al.. (2025). A human milk oligosaccharide alters the microbiome, circulating hormones, and metabolites in a randomized controlled trial of older adults. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(8). 102256–102256. 1 indexed citations
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Dwaraka, Varun B., Lucia Aronica, Jennifer L. Robinson, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the epigenetic impact of vegan vs. omnivorous diets on aging: insights from the Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS). BMC Medicine. 22(1). 301–301. 12 indexed citations
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Landry, Matthew J., Kristen Cunanan, Dalia Perelman, et al.. (2023). Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets in Identical Twins. JAMA Network Open. 6(11). e2344457–e2344457. 43 indexed citations
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Olm, Matthew R., Dylan Dahan, Matthew M. Carter, et al.. (2022). Robust variation in infant gut microbiome assembly across a spectrum of lifestyles. Science. 376(6598). 1220–1223. 110 indexed citations
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Guthrie, Leah, Sean P. Spencer, Dalia Perelman, et al.. (2022). Impact of a 7-day homogeneous diet on interpersonal variation in human gut microbiomes and metabolomes. Cell Host & Microbe. 30(6). 863–874.e4. 35 indexed citations
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Wastyk, Hannah C., Gabriela K. Fragiadakis, Dalia Perelman, et al.. (2021). Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status. Cell. 184(16). 4137–4153.e14. 790 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pruss, Kali M., Ángela Marcobal, Audrey M. Southwick, et al.. (2020). Mucin-derived O -glycans supplemented to diet mitigate diverse microbiota perturbations. The ISME Journal. 15(2). 577–591. 60 indexed citations
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Sonnenburg, Justin L. & Erica D. Sonnenburg. (2019). Vulnerability of the industrialized microbiota. Science. 366(6464). 185 indexed citations
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Sonnenburg, Erica D. & Justin L. Sonnenburg. (2019). The ancestral and industrialized gut microbiota and implications for human health. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 17(6). 383–390. 288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sonnenburg, Erica D., Samuel A. Smits, Mikhail Tikhonov, et al.. (2016). Diet-induced extinctions in the gut microbiota compound over generations. Nature. 529(7585). 212–215. 1200 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kashyap, Purna, Ángela Marcobal, Luke K. Ursell, et al.. (2013). Genetically dictated change in host mucus carbohydrate landscape exerts a diet-dependent effect on the gut microbiota. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(42). 17059–17064. 209 indexed citations
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Kashyap, Purna, Ángela Marcobal, Luke K. Ursell, et al.. (2013). Complex Interactions Among Diet, Gastrointestinal Transit, and Gut Microbiota in Humanized Mice. Gastroenterology. 144(5). 967–977. 336 indexed citations
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Marcobal, Ángela, Mariana Barboza, Erica D. Sonnenburg, et al.. (2011). Bacteroides in the Infant Gut Consume Milk Oligosaccharides via Mucus-Utilization Pathways. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(5). 507–514. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sonnenburg, Erica D., Hongjun Zheng, Payal Joglekar, et al.. (2010). Specificity of Polysaccharide Use in Intestinal Bacteroides Species Determines Diet-Induced Microbiota Alterations. Cell. 141(7). 1241–1252. 584 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cenni, Vittoria, Heike Döppler, Erica D. Sonnenburg, et al.. (2002). Regulation of novel protein kinase C ε by phosphorylation. Biochemical Journal. 363(3). 537–537. 141 indexed citations
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Sonnenburg, Erica D., Tianyan Gao, & Alexandra C. Newton. (2001). The Phosphoinositide-dependent Kinase, PDK-1, Phosphorylates Conventional Protein Kinase C Isozymes by a Mechanism That Is Independent of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(48). 45289–45297. 100 indexed citations

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