Leah Reshef

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Leah Reshef is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leah Reshef has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Leah Reshef's work include Gut microbiota and health (16 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (9 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (5 papers). Leah Reshef is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (16 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (9 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (5 papers). Leah Reshef collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Leah Reshef's co-authors include Eugene Rosenberg, Omry Koren, Ilana Zilber‐Rosenberg, Uri Gophna, Yossi Loya, Fred M. Konikoff, Nirit Keren, Timna Naftali, Iris Dotan and Gila Gabay and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gastroenterology and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Leah Reshef

36 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

The role of microorganisms in coral health, disease and evolution

2007 1.1k citations Eugene Rosenberg, Omry Koren et al. profile →
The Coral Probiotic Hypothesis

2006 500 citations Leah Reshef, Omry Koren et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leah Reshef Israel	18	1.2k	732	537	510	310	37	2.4k
Beltran Rodriguez-Mueller United States	10	956 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	338 0.6×	292 0.6×	120 0.4×	16	2.1k
Victor Seguritan United States	11	1.7k 1.3×	821 1.1×	385 0.7×	346 0.7×	235 0.8×	11	2.1k
M. Teresa Aguado Spain	25	789 0.6×	449 0.6×	872 1.6×	393 0.8×	52 0.2×	121	2.3k
Robert Belas United States	35	1.6k 1.2×	1.9k 2.6×	520 1.0×	327 0.6×	227 0.7×	51	3.8k
Merry Youle United States	15	1.4k 1.1×	782 1.1×	228 0.4×	176 0.3×	60 0.2×	17	1.9k
Céline Cosseau France	27	638 0.5×	754 1.0×	130 0.2×	634 1.2×	72 0.2×	58	2.4k
David S. Rotstein United States	31	1.1k 0.9×	424 0.6×	299 0.6×	279 0.5×	57 0.2×	139	2.7k
Beltrán Rodriguez-Brito United States	10	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	312 0.6×	177 0.3×	139 0.4×	12	2.2k
Thomas C. Adam United States	28	1.3k 1.1×	357 0.5×	697 1.3×	149 0.3×	64 0.2×	69	2.4k
Amy M. Chan Canada	21	2.7k 2.2×	1.5k 2.1×	505 0.9×	255 0.5×	307 1.0×	38	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Leah Reshef

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leah Reshef

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Neri, Uri, et al.. (2025). A previously undescribed archaeal virus suppresses host immunity. EMBO Reports. 26(24). 6159–6178.

Benayahu, Yehuda, et al.. (2024). Host–Microbiome Interactions in a Changing Sea: The Gill Microbiome of an Invasive Oyster under Drastic Temperature Changes. Microorganisms. 12(1). 197–197. 1 indexed citations

Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2023). Skin microbiome bacteria enriched following long sun exposure can reduce oxidative damage. Research in Microbiology. 174(8). 104138–104138. 13 indexed citations

Gardner, Andrew F., et al.. (2023). An archaeal Cas3 protein facilitates rapid recovery from DNA damage. PubMed. 4. uqad007–uqad007. 4 indexed citations

Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2023). Relationships of the gut microbiome with cognitive development among healthy school-age children. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 11. 1198792–1198792. 6 indexed citations

Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2023). Skin microbiome of people living at the Dead Sea area – The lowest place on earth. Research in Microbiology. 174(5). 104059–104059. 1 indexed citations

Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2022). Escherichia coli Strains from Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases have Disease-specific Genomic Adaptations. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 16(10). 1584–1597. 9 indexed citations

Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2022). Socioeconomic disparities and household crowding in association with the fecal microbiome of school-age children. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 8(1). 10–10. 15 indexed citations

Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2021). Specific Changes in the Mammalian Gut Microbiome as a Biomarker for Oxytocin-Induced Behavioral Changes. Microorganisms. 9(9). 1938–1938. 7 indexed citations

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Reshef, Leah, et al.. (2021). Specific Changes in the Mammalian Gut Microbiome as a Biomarker for Oxytocin-Induced Behavioral Changes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Half, Elizabeth, Nirit Keren, Leah Reshef, et al.. (2019). Fecal microbiome signatures of pancreatic cancer patients. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16801–16801. 105 indexed citations

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Reshef, Leah, Keren M. Rabinowitz, Lihi Godny, et al.. (2019). Predominantly Antibiotic-resistant Intestinal Microbiome Persists in Patients With Pouchitis Who Respond to Antibiotic Therapy. Gastroenterology. 158(3). 610–624.e13. 61 indexed citations

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Kolodny, Oren, Leah Reshef, Lee Harten, et al.. (2018). Coordinated change at the colony level in fruit bat fur microbiomes through time. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(1). 116–124. 44 indexed citations

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Naor, Adit, et al.. (2018). Pervasive acquisition of CRISPR memory driven by inter-species mating of archaea can limit gene transfer and influence speciation. Nature Microbiology. 4(1). 177–186. 23 indexed citations

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Reshef, Leah, Nathaniel A. Cohen, Nitsan Maharshak, et al.. (2018). 93 - Long Term Use of Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole for Pouchitis – The Low Rate of Adverse Events and the High Association with Antibiotic Resistance. Gastroenterology. 154(6). S–28. 3 indexed citations

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Naftali, Timna, et al.. (2016). Distinct Microbiotas are Associated with Ileum-Restricted and Colon-Involving Crohnʼs Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 22(2). 293–302. 38 indexed citations

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Maharshak, Nitsan, Nathaniel A. Cohen, Leah Reshef, et al.. (2016). Alterations of Enteric Microbiota in Patients with a Normal Ileal Pouch Are Predictive of Pouchitis. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 11(3). 314–320. 30 indexed citations

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Reshef, Leah, Amir Kovacs, Amos Ofer, et al.. (2015). Pouch Inflammation Is Associated With a Decrease in Specific Bacterial Taxa. Gastroenterology. 149(3). 718–727. 67 indexed citations

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Reshef, Leah, Eliora Z. Ron, & Eugene Rosenberg. (2008). Genome analysis of the coral bleaching pathogen Vibrio shiloi. Archives of Microbiology. 190(2). 185–194. 17 indexed citations

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Reshef, Leah, Omry Koren, Yossi Loya, Ilana Zilber‐Rosenberg, & Eugene Rosenberg. (2006). The Coral Probiotic Hypothesis. Environmental Microbiology. 8(12). 2068–2073. 500 indexed citations breakdown →

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