Gail Ackermann

14.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Gail Ackermann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gail Ackermann has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gail Ackermann's work include Gut microbiota and health (28 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers). Gail Ackermann is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (28 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers). Gail Ackermann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Gail Ackermann's co-authors include Rob Knight, Janet Jansson, Donna Berg-Lyons, J. Gregory Caporaso, Greg Humphrey, Embriette R. Hyde, Jack A. Gilbert, Amy Apprill, Jed A. Fuhrman and William A. Walters and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Gail Ackermann

45 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Improved Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene (V4 and V4-5) and Fungal Internal Transcribed Spacer Marker Gene Primers for Microbial Community Surveys

2015 1.6k citations Embriette R. Hyde, Donna Berg-Lyons et al. mSystems profile →
Microbiota and Host Nutrition across Plant and Animal Kingdoms

2015 509 citations Stéphane Hacquard, Rubén Garrido‐Oter et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
Advancing Our Understanding of the Human Microbiome Using QIIME

2013 441 citations José A. Navas-Molina, Juan Manuel Peralta‐Sánchez et al. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gail Ackermann United States	30	2.8k	1.1k	673	652	553	45	5.5k
Jai Ram Rideout United States	15	3.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	801 1.2×	578 0.9×	545 1.0×	19	6.1k
Matthew R. Dillon United States	6	2.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	738 1.1×	459 0.7×	455 0.8×	8	5.2k
Evan Bolyen United States	9	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	715 1.1×	432 0.7×	419 0.8×	12	4.8k
Benjamin D. Kaehler Australia	9	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	685 1.0×	426 0.7×	406 0.7×	14	4.9k
Amnon Amir United States	29	4.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	429 0.6×	751 1.2×	786 1.4×	67	6.6k
Falk Hildebrand United Kingdom	40	3.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	714 1.1×	664 1.0×	1.0k 1.9×	83	6.3k
Markus Bauer Austria	6	3.2k 1.1×	2.2k 2.1×	924 1.4×	477 0.7×	446 0.8×	9	6.9k
Will Van Treuren United States	18	3.0k 1.1×	800 0.8×	327 0.5×	737 1.1×	736 1.3×	20	5.0k
Louise Fraser United Kingdom	6	3.4k 1.2×	2.4k 2.2×	942 1.4×	482 0.7×	706 1.3×	10	7.5k
Justin Kuczynski United States	18	4.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	405 0.6×	855 1.3×	786 1.4×	18	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Gail Ackermann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gail Ackermann

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Dilmore, Amanda Hazel, Rayus Kuplicki, Mehrbod Estaki, et al.. (2025). Medication use is associated with distinct microbial features in anxiety and depression. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(6). 2545–2557. 5 indexed citations

Brennan, Caitriona, Pedro Belda‐Ferre, Simone Zuffa, et al.. (2024). Clearing the plate: a strategic approach to mitigate well-to-well contamination in large-scale microbiome studies. mSystems. 9(10). e0098524–e0098524. 3 indexed citations

Boktor, Joseph C., Gil Sharon, Leo Verhagen Metman, et al.. (2023). Integrated Multi‐Cohort Analysis of the Parkinson's Disease Gut Metagenome. Movement Disorders. 38(3). 399–409. 35 indexed citations

Tejesvi, Mysore V., Niko Paalanne, Kjersti M. Aagaard, et al.. (2023). Machine-learning analysis of cross-study samples according to the gut microbiome in 12 infant cohorts. mSystems. 8(6). e0036423–e0036423. 1 indexed citations

Zouiouich, Sémi, Doratha A. Byrd, Xing Hua, et al.. (2023). Stability of the Fecal and Oral Microbiome over 2 Years at −80°C for Multiple Collection Methods. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(3). 444–451. 9 indexed citations

Mu, Andre, Daniel McDonald, Alan K. Jarmusch, et al.. (2021). Assessment of the microbiome during bacteriophage therapy in combination with systemic antibiotics to treat a case of staphylococcal device infection. Microbiome. 9(1). 92–92. 54 indexed citations

Kościółek, Tomasz, Teresa A. Victor, Rayus Kuplicki, et al.. (2021). Individuals with substance use disorders have a distinct oral microbiome pattern. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 15. 100271–100271. 10 indexed citations

Ackermann, Gail, et al.. (2020). 高齢女性における尿路マイクロバイオームは宿主の遺伝的および環境的影響を示す【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Cell Host & Microbe. 28(2). 298–305. 3 indexed citations

Ordiz, M. Isabel, Stefan Janssen, Greg Humphrey, et al.. (2020). The effect of legume supplementation on the gut microbiota in rural Malawian infants aged 6 to 12 months. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 111(4). 884–892. 17 indexed citations

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Adebayo, Adewale, Gail Ackermann, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, et al.. (2020). The Urinary Tract Microbiome in Older Women Exhibits Host Genetic and Environmental Influences. Cell Host & Microbe. 28(2). 298–305.e3. 37 indexed citations

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Bouslimani, Amina, Ricardo Silva, Tomasz Kościółek, et al.. (2019). The impact of skin care products on skin chemistry and microbiome dynamics. BMC Biology. 17(1). 121 indexed citations

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Richardson, Joshua B., Blair C. R. Dancy, Young S. Lee, et al.. (2018). Exposure to toxic metals triggers unique responses from the rat gut microbiota. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6578–6578. 96 indexed citations

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Thompson, Luke, Jon G. Sanders, Daniel McDonald, et al.. (2017). A Communal Catalogue Reveals Earth'S Multiscale Microbial Diversity. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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Potter, Caitlin, Chris Freeman, Peter N. Golyshin, et al.. (2017). Subtle shifts in microbial communities occur alongside the release of carbon induced by drought and rewetting in contrasting peatland ecosystems. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 11314–11314. 25 indexed citations

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Garg, Neha, Mingxun Wang, Embriette R. Hyde, et al.. (2017). Three-Dimensional Microbiome and Metabolome Cartography of a Diseased Human Lung. Cell Host & Microbe. 22(5). 705–716.e4. 86 indexed citations

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Rideout, Jai Ram, John Chase, Evan Bolyen, et al.. (2016). Keemei: cloud-based validation of tabular bioinformatics file formats in Google Sheets. GigaScience. 5(1). 27–27. 33 indexed citations

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Scanlan, Pauline D., Rob Knight, Se Jin Song, Gail Ackermann, & Paul D. Cotter. (2016). Prevalence and genetic diversity of Blastocystis in family units living in the United States. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 45. 95–97. 36 indexed citations

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Hacquard, Stéphane, Rubén Garrido‐Oter, Antonio González, et al.. (2015). Microbiota and Host Nutrition across Plant and Animal Kingdoms. Cell Host & Microbe. 17(5). 603–616. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Navas-Molina, José A., Juan Manuel Peralta‐Sánchez, Antonio González, et al.. (2013). Advancing Our Understanding of the Human Microbiome Using QIIME. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 531. 371–444. 441 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lozupone, Catherine, Jesse Stombaugh, Antonio González, et al.. (2013). Meta-analyses of studies of the human microbiota. Genome Research. 23(10). 1704–1714. 311 indexed citations

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