Jeroen Raes

111.0k total citations · 20 hit papers
224 papers, 27.8k citations indexed

About

Jeroen Raes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeroen Raes has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 27.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Infectious Diseases and 41 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jeroen Raes's work include Gut microbiota and health (133 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (41 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (35 papers). Jeroen Raes is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (133 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (41 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (35 papers). Jeroen Raes collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and United States. Jeroen Raes's co-authors include Karoline Faust, Sara Vieira‐Silva, Gwen Falony, Peer Bork, Raúl Y. Tito, Yves Van de Peer, Marie Joossens, John S. Taylor, Doris Vandeputte and Adrian Liston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jeroen Raes

214 papers receiving 27.4k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial interactions: from networks to models 2003 2026 2010 2018 2012 2019 2019 2012 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Microbial interactions: from networks to models
    2012 2.8k citations Karoline Faust, Jeroen Raes Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  2. Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study
    2019 1.6k citations Sara Vieira‐Silva, Gwen Falony et al. profile →
  3. The neuroactive potential of the human gut microbiota in quality of life and depression
    2019 1.3k citations Mireia Valles‐Colomer, Gwen Falony et al. Nature Microbiology profile →
  4. Microbial Co-occurrence Relationships in the Human Microbiome
    2012 1.1k citations Karoline Faust, J. Fah Sathirapongsasuti et al. profile →
  5. How informative is the mouse for human gut microbiota research?
    2015 990 citations Sara Vieira‐Silva, Jeroen Raes et al. profile →
  6. Quantitative microbiome profiling links gut community variation to microbial load
    2017 747 citations Doris Vandeputte, Sara Vieira‐Silva et al. profile →
  7. The resilience of the intestinal microbiota influences health and disease
    2017 741 citations Felix Sommer, Jacqueline Moltzau Anderson et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  8. Stool consistency is strongly associated with gut microbiota richness and composition, enterotypes and bacterial growth rates
    2015 712 citations Doris Vandeputte, Gwen Falony et al. profile →
  9. Modeling gene and genome duplications in eukaryotes
    2005 700 citations Steven Maere, Stefanie De Bodt et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. Duplication and Divergence: The Evolution of New Genes and Old Ideas
    2004 654 citations Jeroen Raes et al. profile →
  11. Genome-Wide Characterization of the Lignification Toolbox in Arabidopsis  
    2003 634 citations Jeroen Raes, Yves Van de Peer et al. profile →
  12. The Human Gut Microbiome: From Association to Modulation
    2018 557 citations Jeroen Raes, Peer Bork et al. profile →
  13. Correlation detection strategies in microbial data sets vary widely in sensitivity and precision
    2016 542 citations Karoline Faust, Ye Deng et al. profile →
  14. The human small intestinal microbiota is driven by rapid uptake and conversion of simple carbohydrates
    2012 512 citations Jeroen Raes, Peer Bork et al. profile →
  15. Short chain fatty acids and its producing organisms: An overlooked therapy for IBD?
    2021 493 citations S Deleu, Kathleen Machiels et al. profile →
  16. Prebiotic inulin-type fructans induce specific changes in the human gut microbiota
    2017 398 citations Doris Vandeputte, Gwen Falony et al. profile →
  17. Advancing human gut microbiota research by considering gut transit time
    2022 175 citations Nicola Procházková, Gwen Falony et al. profile →
  18. Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: a randomized controlled trial
    2022 147 citations Anna-Chiara Schaub, Else Schneider et al. Translational Psychiatry profile →
  19. Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease (GUT-PARFECT): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 2 trial
    2024 65 citations Jeroen Raes et al. profile →
  20. Microbiome confounders and quantitative profiling challengepredicted microbial targets in colorectal cancer development
    2024 51 citations Raúl Y. Tito, Sara Vieira‐Silva et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jeroen Raes Belgium 75 18.9k 4.8k 4.3k 4.1k 3.2k 224 27.8k
Janet Jansson United States 76 15.9k 0.8× 8.0k 1.7× 2.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 232 29.3k
José C. Clemente United States 54 21.9k 1.2× 8.0k 1.7× 4.7k 1.1× 3.7k 0.9× 4.9k 1.5× 135 38.2k
Micah Hamady United States 26 19.7k 1.0× 7.2k 1.5× 5.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 38 31.1k
Nicola Segata Italy 62 22.3k 1.2× 5.2k 1.1× 4.5k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 5.1k 1.6× 199 34.4k
Dan Knights United States 55 19.5k 1.0× 4.2k 0.9× 5.5k 1.3× 1.5k 0.4× 4.6k 1.4× 125 29.4k
Michael A. Fischbach United States 82 23.8k 1.3× 2.2k 0.5× 5.0k 1.2× 2.3k 0.6× 3.6k 1.1× 188 36.6k
Daniel McDonald United States 47 13.3k 0.7× 4.6k 1.0× 3.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 116 22.8k
William Nelson United States 86 19.7k 1.0× 5.5k 1.1× 4.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 3.8k 1.2× 298 36.7k
Masahira Hattori Japan 78 16.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 3.1k 1.0× 333 28.0k
Omry Koren Israel 49 11.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 147 20.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeroen Raes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sinha, Anurag Kumar, Martin Frederik Laursen, Lars Ove Dragsted, et al.. (2025). Intestinal pH: a major driver of human gut microbiota composition and metabolism. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 22(9). 639–656. 11 indexed citations
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Smet, Stefan De, Steffen Fieuws, Kaatje Goetschalckx, et al.. (2025). Home-based exercise and PHysical activity maintenance interventiOn after livEr traNsplantation: Impact of eXercise intensity (PHOENIX-Liver). BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 11(1). e002436–e002436.
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Deleu, S, Sare Verstockt, Bram Verstockt, et al.. (2024). DOP43 Histologic improvement, attenuation of inflammation and microbiome modulation by engineered high acetate producing Saccharomyces boulardii in DSS-induced colitis. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 18(Supplement_1). i148–i150. 1 indexed citations
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Procházková, Nicola, Martin Frederik Laursen, Giorgia La Barbera, et al.. (2024). Gut physiology and environment explain variations in human gut microbiome composition and metabolism. Nature Microbiology. 9(12). 3210–3225. 40 indexed citations
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Vieira‐Silva, Sara, Lise Deroover, Raúl Y. Tito, et al.. (2024). Differential contributions of the gut microbiota and metabolome to pathomechanisms in ulcerative colitis: an in vitro analysis. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 7 indexed citations
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Falony, Gwen, Sara Vieira‐Silva, Clara Caenepeel, et al.. (2023). Community Types of the Human Gut Virome are Associated with Endoscopic Outcome in Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 17(9). 1504–1513. 11 indexed citations
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Schaub, Anna-Chiara, Else Schneider, Jorge F. Vázquez‐Castellanos, et al.. (2022). Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: a randomized controlled trial. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 227–227. 147 indexed citations breakdown →
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Si, Jiyeon, Tom Viaene, Jorge F. Vázquez‐Castellanos, et al.. (2021). Interactions between soil compositions and the wheat root microbiome under drought stress: From an in silico to in planta perspective. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 4235–4247. 12 indexed citations
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Deutschmann, Ina Maria, Gipsi Lima‐Mendez, Anders K. Krabberød, et al.. (2021). Disentangling environmental effects in microbial association networks. Microbiome. 9(1). 232–232. 28 indexed citations
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Raes, Jeroen, et al.. (2020). Case study on the identification and classification of small-scale flow patterns in flaring active region. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 645. A52–A52. 1 indexed citations
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Schiweck, Carmen, Mireia Valles‐Colomer, Volker Arolt, et al.. (2020). Depression and suicidality: A link to premature T helper cell aging and increased Th17 cells. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 87. 603–609. 80 indexed citations
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Valles‐Colomer, Mireia, Gwen Falony, Sara Vieira‐Silva, & Jeroen Raes. (2019). Practical guidelines for gut microbiome analysis in microbiota-gut-brain axis research. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 42. 4 indexed citations
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Sommer, Felix, Jacqueline Moltzau Anderson, Richa Bharti, Jeroen Raes, & Philip Rosenstiel. (2017). The resilience of the intestinal microbiota influences health and disease. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 15(10). 630–638. 741 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Honggui, Zhong Wei, Lijuan Mei, et al.. (2016). Combined use of network inference tools identifies ecologically meaningful bacterial associations in a paddy soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 105. 227–235. 64 indexed citations
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Faust, Karoline, Gipsi Lima‐Mendez, J. Fah Sathirapongsasuti, et al.. (2015). Cross-biome comparison of microbial association networks. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1200–1200. 139 indexed citations
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Faust, Karoline & Jeroen Raes. (2012). Microbial interactions: from networks to models. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 10(8). 538–550. 2790 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gianoulis, Tara A., Jeroen Raes, Robert Bjornson, et al.. (2009). Quantifying environmental adaptation of metabolic pathways in metagenomics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(5). 1374–1379. 139 indexed citations
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Raes, Jeroen, Konrad Foerstner, & Peer Bork. (2007). Get the most out of your metagenome: computational analysis of environmental sequence data. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 10(5). 490–498. 117 indexed citations
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Maere, Steven, Stefanie De Bodt, Jeroen Raes, et al.. (2005). Modeling gene and genome duplications in eukaryotes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(15). 5454–5459. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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