Jillian L. Waters

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jillian L. Waters is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jillian L. Waters has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jillian L. Waters's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Jillian L. Waters is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Jillian L. Waters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Jillian L. Waters's co-authors include Ruth E. Ley, Julia K. Goodrich, Andrew G. Clark, Omry Koren, Jessica L. Sutter, Angela C. Poole, William Van Treuren, Timothy D. Spector, Michelle Beaumont and Ran Blekhman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jillian L. Waters

19 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome

2014 2.2k citations Julia K. Goodrich, Jillian L. Waters et al. Cell profile →
The human gut bacteria Christensenellaceae are widespread, heritable, and associated with health

2019 510 citations Jillian L. Waters, Ruth E. Ley BMC Biology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Selection and transmission of the gut microbiome alone can shift mammalian behavior 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Taichi A. Suzuki, (unknown), Jillian L. Waters, (unknown), Dai Long Vu, Mallory A. Ballinger, Sara C. Di Rienzi, Hao Chang, Ivan E. de Araújo, Alexander Tyakht, Ruth E. Ley	0
2	The keystone gut species Christensenella minuta boosts gut microbial biomass and voluntary physical activity in mice 2023 ·mBio ·(unknown), Taichi A. Suzuki, (unknown), Dai Long Vu, Jillian L. Waters, Ruth E. Ley	7
3	Precision microbial intervention improves social behavior but not autism severity: A pilot double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial 2023 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Luigi Mazzone, Sean W. Dooling, Elisabetta Volpe, Mirko Uljarević, Jillian L. Waters, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Assia Riccioni, Martina Siracusano, Marcela Pereira, Lars Engstrand, Fernanda Cristofori, (unknown), Ruggiero Francavilla, Mauro Costa‐Mattioli, Antonio Y. Hardan	49
4	Characterization of inositol lipid metabolism in gut-associated Bacteroidetes 2022 ·Nature Microbiology ·Stacey L. Heaver, Henry H. Le, Peijun Tang, Arnaud Baslé, (unknown), Dai Long Vu, Jillian L. Waters, Jon Marles‐Wright, Elizabeth L. Johnson, Dominic J. Campopiano, Ruth E. Ley	30
5	Reclassification of Catabacter hongkongensis as Christensenella hongkongensis comb. nov. based on whole genome analysis 2021 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Xiaoying Liu, Jessica L. Sutter, Jacobo de la Cuesta‐Zuluaga, Jillian L. Waters, Nicholas D. Youngblut, Ruth E. Ley	5
6	The microbiome affects liver sphingolipids and plasma fatty acids in a murine model of the Western diet based on soybean oil 2021 ·The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry ·Sara C. Di Rienzi, Elizabeth L. Johnson, Jillian L. Waters, Elizabeth A. Kennedy, (unknown), Peter Lawrence, Dong Hao Wang, Tilla S. Worgall, J. Thomas Brenna, Ruth E. Ley	6
7	Free-Living, Psychrotrophic Bacteria of the Genus Psychrobacter Are Descendants of Pathobionts 2021 ·mSystems ·(unknown), Albane Ruaud, Zachariah M. Henseler, (unknown), (unknown), Johan Michaux, Linda J. Gormezano, Jillian L. Waters, Nicholas D. Youngblut, Ruth E. Ley	28
8	Syntrophy via Interspecies H ₂ Transfer between Christensenella and Methanobrevibacter Underlies Their Global Cooccurrence in the Human Gut 2020 ·mBio ·Albane Ruaud, Sofia Esquivel‐Elizondo, Jacobo de la Cuesta‐Zuluaga, Jillian L. Waters, Largus T. Angenent, Nicholas D. Youngblut, Ruth E. Ley	91
9	Sphingolipids produced by gut bacteria enter host metabolic pathways impacting ceramide levels 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Elizabeth L. Johnson, Stacey L. Heaver, Jillian L. Waters, (unknown), Alexis Bretin, Andrew L. Goodman, Andrew T. Gewirtz, Tilla S. Worgall, Ruth E. Ley	208
10	The human gut bacteria Christensenellaceae are widespread, heritable, and associated with health breakdown → 2019 ·BMC Biology ·Jillian L. Waters, Ruth E. Ley	510
11	Human Salivary Amylase Gene Copy Number Impacts Oral and Gut Microbiomes 2019 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Angela C. Poole, Julia K. Goodrich, Nicholas D. Youngblut, (unknown), Albane Ruaud, Jessica L. Sutter, Jillian L. Waters, Qiaojuan Shi, Mohamed El-Hadidi, Lynn M. Johnson, Haim Bar, Daniel H. Huson, James G. Booth, Ruth E. Ley	96
12	Interactions between the Gut Microbiome and Mucosal Immunoglobulins A, M, and G in the Developing Infant Gut 2019 ·mSystems ·Anders Janzon, Julia K. Goodrich, Omry Koren, (unknown), Jillian L. Waters, Ruth E. Ley	52
13	Resilience of small intestinal beneficial bacteria to the toxicity of soybean oil fatty acids 2018 ·eLife ·Sara C. Di Rienzi, (unknown), Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Mary Elizabeth Bell, Qiaojuan Shi, Jillian L. Waters, Peter Lawrence, J. Thomas Brenna, Robert A. Britton, Jens Walter, Ruth E. Ley	15
14	Cross-species comparisons of host genetic associations with the microbiome 2016 ·Science ·Julia K. Goodrich, Emily Davenport, Jillian L. Waters, Andrew G. Clark, Ruth E. Ley	203
15	Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome breakdown → 2014 ·Cell ·Julia K. Goodrich, Jillian L. Waters, Angela C. Poole, Jessica L. Sutter, Omry Koren, Ran Blekhman, Michelle Beaumont, William Van Treuren, Rob Knight, Jordana T. Bell, Timothy D. Spector, Andrew G. Clark, Ruth E. Ley	2183
16	How Do Small Things Make a Big Difference? Activities to Teach about Human–Microbe Interactions 2014 ·The American Biology Teacher ·(unknown), Barbara Hug, Jillian L. Waters, Rachel J. Whitaker	4
17	Regulation of CTnDOT Conjugative Transfer Is a Complex and Highly Coordinated Series of Events 2013 ·mBio ·Jillian L. Waters, Abigail A. Salyers	36
18	Tetracycline-Related Transcriptional Regulation of the CTnDOT Mobilization Region 2013 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Jillian L. Waters, Guirong Wang, Abigail A. Salyers	6
19	The Small RNA RteR Inhibits Transfer of the Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon CTnDOT 2012 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Jillian L. Waters, Abigail A. Salyers	17
20	Mathematical Patterning in Early Childhood Settings 2004 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·Jillian L. Waters	25

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