Kyle Bittinger

93.1k total citations · 14 hit papers
163 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

Kyle Bittinger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyle Bittinger has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Infectious Diseases and 28 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kyle Bittinger's work include Gut microbiota and health (97 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (28 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (20 papers). Kyle Bittinger is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (97 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (28 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (20 papers). Kyle Bittinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Kyle Bittinger's co-authors include Frederic D. Bushman, Rob Knight, Gary D. Wu, James D. Lewis, Hongzhe Li, Todd Z. DeSantis, Gary L. Andersen, J. Gregory Caporaso, Christian Hoffmann and Robert N. Baldassano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kyle Bittinger

153 papers receiving 20.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Linking Long-Term Dietary Patterns with Gut Microbial Enterotypes

2011 4.7k citations Gary D. Wu, Kyle Bittinger et al. Science profile →
PyNAST: a flexible tool for aligning sequences to a template alignment

2009 2.9k citations Kyle Bittinger, Frederic D. Bushman et al. profile →
Normalization and microbial differential abundance strategies depend upon data characteristics

2017 1.3k citations Kyle Bittinger et al. Microbiome profile →
Topographical Continuity of Bacterial Populations in the Healthy Human Respiratory Tract

2011 814 citations Kyle Bittinger, Frederic D. Bushman et al. profile →
Associating microbiome composition with environmental covariates using generalized UniFrac distances

2012 732 citations Kyle Bittinger, James D. Lewis et al. profile →
Association Between Breast Milk Bacterial Communities and Establishment and Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome

2017 728 citations Kyle Bittinger, Aubrey Bailey et al. profile →
Correlation Between Intraluminal Oxygen Gradient and Radial Partitioning of Intestinal Microbiota

2014 642 citations Lindsey Albenberg, Kyle Bittinger et al. profile →
Inflammation, Antibiotics, and Diet as Environmental Stressors of the Gut Microbiome in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease

2015 612 citations James D. Lewis, Robert N. Baldassano et al. profile →
Dysbiosis-Induced Secondary Bile Acid Deficiency Promotes Intestinal Inflammation

2020 573 citations Kyle Bittinger et al. profile →
Optimizing methods and dodging pitfalls in microbiome research

2017 386 citations Lisa M. Mattei, Ceylan Tanes et al. Microbiome profile →
Comparative metabolomics in vegans and omnivores reveal constraints on diet-dependent gut microbiota metabolite production

2014 381 citations Gary D. Wu, Kyle Bittinger et al. profile →
Comparison of placenta samples with contamination controls does not provide evidence for a distinct placenta microbiota

2016 377 citations Aubrey Bailey, Alice Laughlin et al. Microbiome profile →
Power and sample-size estimation for microbiome studies using pairwise distances and PERMANOVA

2015 308 citations Brendan J. Kelly, Kyle Bittinger et al. profile →
Role of dietary fiber in the recovery of the human gut microbiome and its metabolome

2021 201 citations Ceylan Tanes, Kyle Bittinger et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyle Bittinger

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Distinguishing diet- and microbe-derived metabolites in the human gut 2025 ·Microbiome ·Ceylan Tanes, Weiming Hu, Elliot S. Friedman, Aaron L. Hecht, Scott G. Daniel, Clary B. Clish, James D. Lewis, Gary D. Wu, Kyle Bittinger	0
2	Developing Predictive Models for Periodontitis Progression Using Artificial Intelligence: A Longitudinal Cohort Study 2025 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrew J. Cucchiara, Michael J. Kallan, (unknown), Magda Feres, Kyle Bittinger, Kimon Divaris, Joseph Glessner, Alpdoğan Kantarcı, William V. Giannobile, Shefali S. Verma, Flavia Teles	3
3	Effects of dietary zinc on the gut microbiome and resistome of the gestating cow and neonatal calf 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Scott G. Daniel, Linda D. Baker, Nagaraju Indugu, Kyle Bittinger, (unknown), Joseph P. Zackular, Dipti Pitta, Laurel E. Redding	1
4	The evolutionarily ancient FOXA transcription factors shape the murine gut microbiome via control of epithelial glycosylation 2024 ·Developmental Cell ·Avital Swisa, Julia E. Kieckhaefer, Scott G. Daniel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chunsheng Jin, Charles‐Antoine Assenmacher, Lenka Dohnalová, Christoph A. Thaiss, Niclas G. Karlsson, Kyle Bittinger, Klaus H. Kaestner	3
5	Administration of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis strain BB-12® in healthy children: characterization, functional composition, and metabolism of the gut microbiome 2023 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Rosario B. Jaime-Lara, Scott G. Daniel, (unknown), Ana F. Diallo, Kyle Bittinger, (unknown), Daniel Merenstein, (unknown), Paule V. Joseph, Katherine A. Maki	6
6	Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) differentially modifies the in vitro gut microbiota in an age-dependent manner 2023 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·Karley K. Mahalak, Jenni Firrman, Adrienne B. Narrowe, (unknown), Steven M. Jones, Kyle Bittinger, Ahmed M. Moustafa, LinShu Liu	36
7	IgA deficiency destabilizes homeostasis toward intestinal microbes and increases systemic immune dysregulation 2023 ·Science Immunology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jamal Green, (unknown), Jean‐Bernard Lubin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Derek A. Oldridge, (unknown), Laura A. Vella, David Allman, Jonathan M. Spergel, Ceylan Tanes, Kyle Bittinger, Sarah E. Henrickson, Michael A. Silverman	39
8	The microbiome stabilizes circadian rhythms in the gut 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yueliang Zhang, (unknown), Annika F. Barber, Sara B. Noya, Julie A. Williams, Fu Li, Scott G. Daniel, Kyle Bittinger, Jichao Fang, Amita Sehgal	45
9	Impact of Ivermectin on the Gut Microbial Ecosystem 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·LinShu Liu, Karley K. Mahalak, Jamshed Bobokalonov, Adrienne B. Narrowe, Jenni Firrman, Johanna M. S. Lemons, Kyle Bittinger, (unknown), Steven M. Jones, Ahmed M. Moustafa	2
10	An integrated analysis of fecal microbiome and metabolomic features distinguish non-cirrhotic NASH from healthy control populations 2023 ·Hepatology ·Rotonya M. Carr, Yun Li, Lillian Chau, Elliot S. Friedman, Jung‐Jin Lee, Luciano Adorini, Mary Erickson, Luna Zaru, Reshma Shringarpure, Leigh MacConell, Kyle Bittinger, Hongzhe Li, Gary D. Wu	16
11	Distinct community structures of the fungal microbiome and respiratory health in adults with cystic fibrosis 2023 ·Journal of Cystic Fibrosis ·Gina Hong, Scott G. Daniel, Jung‐Jin Lee, Kyle Bittinger, Laurel Glaser, Lisa M. Mattei, Daniel Dorgan, Denis Hadjiliadis, Steven M. Kawut, Ronald G. Collman	8
12	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Strain GG (LGG) Regulate Gut Microbial Metabolites, an In Vitro Study Using Three Mature Human Gut Microbial Cultures in a Simulator of Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME) 2023 ·Foods ·LinShu Liu, Adrienne B. Narrowe, Jenni Firrman, Karley K. Mahalak, Jamshed Bobokalonov, Johanna M. S. Lemons, Kyle Bittinger, Scott G. Daniel, Ceylan Tanes, Lisa M. Mattei, Elliot S. Friedman, Jason W. Soares, Masuko Kobori, Weibin Zeng, Peggy M. Tomasula	10
13	SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in unexposed adults display broad trafficking potential and cross-react with commensal antigens 2022 ·Science Immunology ·(unknown), Sumbul Afroz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ceylan Tanes, Kyle Bittinger, Elliot S. Friedman, Phyllis A. Gimotty, Gary D. Wu, Laura F. Su	29
14	Modulation of the Gut Microbiota Structure and Function by Two Structurally Different Lemon Pectins 2022 ·Foods ·Jenni Firrman, Karley K. Mahalak, Jamshed Bobokalonov, LinShu Liu, Jung‐Jin Lee, Kyle Bittinger, Lisa M. Mattei, (unknown), Adrienne B. Narrowe, Johanna M. S. Lemons	18
15	A Microbial Signature for Paediatric Perianal Crohn’s Disease 2022 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·(unknown), Ceylan Tanes, Vincent Tu, Lindsey Albenberg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gary D. Wu, Robert N. Baldassano, Kyle Bittinger, Peter Mattei	16
16	Persistence of the Probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Strain GG (LGG) in an In Vitro Model of the Gut Microbiome 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Karley K. Mahalak, Jenni Firrman, Jamshed Bobokalonov, Adrienne B. Narrowe, Kyle Bittinger, Scott G. Daniel, Ceylan Tanes, Lisa M. Mattei, Weibin Zeng, Jason W. Soares, Masuko Kobori, Johanna M. S. Lemons, Peggy M. Tomasula, LinShu Liu	12
17	Dynamics of the Stool Virome in Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2020 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·Guanxiang Liang, Máire Conrad, Judith R. Kelsen, Lyanna R. Kessler, (unknown), Lindsey Albenberg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jessi Erlichman, Huanjia Zhang, Lisa M. Mattei, Kyle Bittinger, Robert N. Baldassano, Frederic D. Bushman	59
18	Impact of Steviol Glycosides and Erythritol on the Human and Cebus apella Gut Microbiome 2019 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Karley K. Mahalak, Jenni Firrman, Peggy M. Tomasula, Alberto Núñez, Jung‐Jin Lee, Kyle Bittinger, William Rinaldi, LinShu Liu	40
19	Composition and dynamics of the respiratory tract microbiome in intubated patients 2016 ·Microbiome ·Brendan J. Kelly, Ize Imai, Kyle Bittinger, Alice Laughlin, Barry D. Fuchs, Frederic D. Bushman, Ronald G. Collman	126
20	Virus-helminth coinfection reveals a microbiota-independent mechanism of immunomodulation 2014 ·Science ·Lisa C. Osborne, Laurel A. Monticelli, Timothy J. Nice, Thang V. Pham, Mark C. Siracusa, Matthew R. Hepworth, Vesselin T. Tomov, Dmytro Kobuley, (unknown), Kyle Bittinger, Aubrey Bailey, Alice Laughlin, Jean‐Luc Boucher, E. John Wherry, Frederic D. Bushman, Judith E. Allen, Herbert W. Virgin, David Artis	221

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