Jeff Leach

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 982 citations indexed

About

Jeff Leach is a scholar working on Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeff Leach has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 982 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jeff Leach's work include Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (5 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (4 papers). Jeff Leach is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (5 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (4 papers). Jeff Leach collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Jeff Leach's co-authors include Justin L. Sonnenburg, Maria Gloria Domínguez-Bello, Erica D. Sonnenburg, Rob Knight, Alphaxard Manjurano, Samuel A. Smits, Gregor Reid, John Changalucha, Joshua S. Lichtman and Joshua E. Elias and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Scientific Reports and PLoS Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jeff Leach

20 papers receiving 955 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.

  1. Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania
    2017 567 citations Samuel A. Smits, Jeff Leach et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jeff Leach United States 11 711 227 168 143 125 21 982
Federica D’Amico Italy 24 667 0.9× 211 0.9× 177 1.1× 117 0.8× 98 0.8× 67 1.5k
Matteo Soverini Italy 21 901 1.3× 365 1.6× 237 1.4× 104 0.7× 92 0.7× 31 1.4k
Yvonne Vallès United States 15 727 1.0× 103 0.5× 167 1.0× 86 0.6× 81 0.6× 27 1.2k
Amber Benezra United States 7 635 0.9× 195 0.9× 222 1.3× 78 0.5× 116 0.9× 8 1.1k
Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito United States 11 564 0.8× 159 0.7× 116 0.7× 75 0.5× 142 1.1× 20 825
Arne Materna United States 10 751 1.1× 186 0.8× 150 0.9× 94 0.7× 75 0.6× 11 1.1k
Lindsey De Commer Belgium 4 689 1.0× 172 0.8× 169 1.0× 135 0.9× 57 0.5× 5 956
Matthew Blackburn United States 4 654 0.9× 186 0.8× 144 0.9× 87 0.6× 75 0.6× 8 852
Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan United States 16 674 0.9× 160 0.7× 135 0.8× 82 0.6× 210 1.7× 36 1.1k
Aspen T. Reese United States 17 609 0.9× 129 0.6× 167 1.0× 143 1.0× 94 0.8× 28 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Jeff Leach

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jeff Leach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jeff Leach. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jeff Leach. The network helps show where Jeff Leach may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeff Leach

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jeff Leach. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jeff Leach based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jeff Leach. Jeff Leach is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Otani, Saria, Marie Louise Jespersen, Christian Brinch, et al.. (2025). Genomic and functional co-diversification imprint African Hominidae microbiomes to signal dietary and lifestyle adaptations. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2484385–2484385.
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Nazzal, Lama, Chan Wang, Huilin Li, et al.. (2019). Comparative prevalence of Oxalobacter formigenes in three human populations. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 574–574. 23 indexed citations
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Jha, Aashish R., Emily Davenport, Dinesh Bhandari, et al.. (2018). Gut microbiome transition across a lifestyle gradient in Himalaya. PLoS Biology. 16(11). e2005396–e2005396. 125 indexed citations
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Smits, Samuel A., Jeff Leach, Erica D. Sonnenburg, et al.. (2017). Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania. Science. 357(6353). 802–806. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thompson, Dean G., et al.. (2012). Aerial forest herbicide application: Comparative assessment of risk mitigation strategies in Canada. The Forestry Chronicle. 88(2). 176–184. 8 indexed citations
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Moore, Tom, et al.. (2011). Modelling Landscape-level Effects of Reduced Herbicide Use in Two Forests in Northern Ontario. The Forestry Chronicle. 87(2). 290–309. 6 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff & Kristin D. Sobolik. (2010). High dietary intake of prebiotic inulin-type fructans in the prehistoric Chihuahuan Desert. British Journal Of Nutrition. 103(11). 1558–1561. 43 indexed citations
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Bell, Frederick W., et al.. (2008). Applying research for enhanced productivity on the Canadian Ecology Centre – Forestry Research Partnership forests. The Forestry Chronicle. 84(5). 653–665. 12 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff. (2007). Prebiotics in ancient diets. 4(1). 1–8. 8 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff. (2007). Reconsidering Ancient Caloric Yields from Cultivated Agave in Southern Arizona. BioOne Complete (BioOne). 39(1). 18–21. 4 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff. (2006). Evolutionary perspective on dietary intake of fibre and colorectal cancer. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61(1). 140–142. 19 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff, Glenn R. Gibson, & Jan Van Loo. (2006). Human Evolution, Nutritional Ecology and Prebiotics in Ancient Diet. 25(1). 1–8. 14 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff, et al.. (2005). Assigning Context to Artifacts in Burned-Rock Middens. Journal of Field Archaeology. 30(2). 201–203. 6 indexed citations
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Bousman, C. Britt, et al.. (2001). Test Excavations at the Culebra Creek Site, 41BX126, Bexar County, Texas. Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State. 2001(1). Article 11–Article 11. 11 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff. (1999). Site Formation Processes and the Origin of Artifacts in Plow-Zone Proveniences: A Case Study from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. North American Archaeologist. 19(4). 343–361. 1 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff. (1998). A Brief Comment on the Immunological Identification of Plant Residues on Prehistoric Stone Tools and Ceramics: Results of a Blind Test. Journal of Archaeological Science. 25(2). 171–175. 13 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff, et al.. (1997). Fire-cracked Rock Use and Reuse in the Hueco Bolson, Fort Bliss, Texas. Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State. 1997(1). Article 8–Article 8. 2 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff, et al.. (1996). Living on the River's Edge: Archaeological Test Excavations at the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Texas. 2 indexed citations
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Pingitore, Nicholas E., et al.. (1996). Provenance Determination from ICP-MS Elemental and Isotopic Compositions of El Paso Area Ceramics. MRS Proceedings. 462. 1 indexed citations
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Leach, Jeff & Raymond Mauldin. (1995). Additional comments on blood residue analysis in archaeology. Antiquity. 69(266). 1020–1022. 13 indexed citations

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