Lena Best

1.2k total citations
11 papers, 295 citations indexed

About

Lena Best is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Best has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 295 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Lena Best's work include Gut microbiota and health (4 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (2 papers). Lena Best is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (4 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (2 papers). Lena Best collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and United Kingdom. Lena Best's co-authors include Felix Sommer, Γεώργιος Μαρίνος, André Franke, Christoph Kaleta, Maren Falk‐Paulsen, Philip Rosenstiel, Antonella Fazio, Cornelia Jaspers, Anne Luzius and Matthias Laudes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Cell Metabolism and Microbiome.

In The Last Decade

Lena Best

10 papers receiving 291 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lena Best Germany	7	159	55	35	33	32	11	295
John A. Denker United States	10	470 3.0×	49 0.9×	26 0.7×	76 2.3×	24 0.8×	12	634
Miriam Popkes Germany	3	255 1.6×	148 2.7×	31 0.9×	58 1.8×	59 1.8×	3	400
James N. Mubiru United States	9	98 0.6×	40 0.7×	33 0.9×	14 0.4×	24 0.8×	17	303
Iori Murai Japan	11	87 0.5×	50 0.9×	29 0.8×	19 0.6×	10 0.3×	21	317
Yew Ann Leong Australia	8	141 0.9×	70 1.3×	50 1.4×	9 0.3×	130 4.1×	8	398
Tyler Van Ry United States	5	75 0.5×	89 1.6×	24 0.7×	9 0.3×	61 1.9×	5	279
Yasuji Sakube Japan	10	289 1.8×	28 0.5×	31 0.9×	174 5.3×	21 0.7×	12	397
Ryan M. Ames United Kingdom	13	281 1.8×	75 1.4×	148 4.2×	15 0.5×	9 0.3×	25	495
Lisa Girard United States	11	264 1.7×	52 0.9×	82 2.3×	116 3.5×	8 0.3×	13	512
Du China	11	92 0.6×	51 0.9×	68 1.9×	6 0.2×	68 2.1×	53	418

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11 of 11 papers shown

Shima, Kensuke, Lena Best, Markus Tschurtschenthaler, et al.. (2025). Deletion of epithelial HKDC1 decelerates cellular proliferation and impairs mitochondrial function of tumorous epithelial cells thereby protecting from intestinal carcinogenesis. Cancer Communications. 45(7). 722–727. 1 indexed citations

Renz, Alina, Jonathan Josephs‐Spaulding, Lena Best, et al.. (2025). Metabolic modeling elucidates phenformin and atpenin A5 as broad-spectrum antiviral drugs against RNA viruses. Communications Biology. 8(1). 791–791.

Sommer, Felix, Joana P. Bernardes, Lena Best, et al.. (2025). Life-long microbiome rejuvenation improves intestinal barrier function and inflammaging in mice. Microbiome. 13(1). 91–91. 3 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Johannes, Jan Taubenheim, Lena Best, et al.. (2024). Changes in Bacterial Gut Composition in Parkinson’s Disease and Their Metabolic Contribution to Disease Development: A Gut Community Reconstruction Approach. Microorganisms. 12(2). 325–325. 5 indexed citations

Bömmel, Alena van, Lena Best, Konstantin Riege, et al.. (2024). Nonlinear DNA methylation trajectories in aging male mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3074–3074. 9 indexed citations

Zacharias, Helena U., Christoph Kaleta, François Cossais, et al.. (2022). Microbiome and Metabolome Insights into the Role of the Gastrointestinal–Brain Axis in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease: Unveiling Potential Therapeutic Targets. Metabolites. 12(12). 1222–1222. 14 indexed citations

Best, Lena, et al.. (2022). Voluntary Wheel Running in Old C57BL/6 Mice Reduces Age-Related Inflammation in the Colon but Not in the Brain. Cells. 11(3). 566–566. 6 indexed citations

Schmidt, S., Lena Best, Marco Groth, et al.. (2022). Restoring Age-Related Cognitive Decline through Environmental Enrichment: A Transcriptomic Approach. Cells. 11(23). 3864–3864. 10 indexed citations

Dam, Esther van, Joel James, Lena Best, et al.. (2020). Sugar-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance Are Uncoupled from Shortened Survival in Drosophila. Cell Metabolism. 31(4). 710–725.e7. 81 indexed citations

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Esser, Daniela, Janina Lange, Γεώργιος Μαρίνος, et al.. (2018). Functions of the Microbiota for the Physiology of Animal Metaorganisms. Journal of Innate Immunity. 11(5). 393–404. 60 indexed citations

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Pan, Wei-Hung, Felix Sommer, Maren Falk‐Paulsen, et al.. (2018). Exposure to the gut microbiota drives distinct methylome and transcriptome changes in intestinal epithelial cells during postnatal development. Genome Medicine. 10(1). 27–27. 106 indexed citations

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