Mark Lyte

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Mark Lyte is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Lyte has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Infectious Diseases and 26 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Mark Lyte's work include Gut microbiota and health (52 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (31 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (19 papers). Mark Lyte is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (52 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (31 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (19 papers). Mark Lyte collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Mark Lyte's co-authors include Primrose Freestone, Michael T. Bailey, Richard Haigh, Scot E. Dowd, Jeffrey D. Galley, Ronald P. Gaykema, Lisa E. Goehler, Sharon L. Ernst, P. H. Williams and David R. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Mark Lyte

147 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

  1. Exposure to a social stressor alters the structure of the intestinal microbiota: Implications for stressor-induced immunomodulation
    2010 881 citations Michael T. Bailey, Scot E. Dowd et al. profile →
  2. Probiotics function mechanistically as delivery vehicles for neuroactive compounds: Microbial endocrinology in the design and use of probiotics
    2011 421 citations Mark Lyte profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Lyte United States 54 5.8k 2.0k 1.9k 1.3k 1.3k 151 10.0k
Sven Pettersson Sweden 55 11.3k 1.9× 2.1k 1.1× 3.8k 2.1× 1.6k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 161 18.5k
Kathy D. McCoy Switzerland 63 11.7k 2.0× 2.1k 1.0× 3.8k 2.1× 3.5k 2.6× 1.9k 1.4× 142 21.3k
John Bienenstock Canada 84 10.7k 1.8× 3.6k 1.8× 6.7k 3.6× 1.6k 1.2× 3.3k 2.5× 323 26.6k
Yasuhiro Koga Japan 40 4.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 709 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 126 7.7k
Elena F. Verdú Canada 63 7.2k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 6.9k 5.3× 222 16.1k
Paul Forsythe Canada 49 5.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 3.4k 1.8× 789 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 131 11.2k
Michael T. Bailey United States 49 4.0k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 618 0.5× 791 0.6× 162 9.1k
Elaine Y. Hsiao United States 38 7.9k 1.4× 3.3k 1.7× 3.4k 1.8× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 66 13.7k
Přemysl Berčík Canada 51 5.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.5× 1.0k 0.8× 4.7k 3.7× 145 11.8k
Bärbel Stecher Germany 51 7.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 3.2k 2.4× 883 0.7× 102 13.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Lyte

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Lyte

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All Works

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Ashwell, Christopher M., Christa F. Honaker, Mark Lyte, et al.. (2025). Multigenerational selection for high or low antibody response to sheep red blood cells modulates the chicken cecal microbiome and its relationship to the immune and serotonergic systems. Poultry Science. 104(4). 104943–104943. 1 indexed citations
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Lyte, Joshua M., et al.. (2025). Heat stress in chickens induces temporal changes in the cecal microbiome concomitant with host enteric serotonin responses. Poultry Science. 104(3). 104886–104886. 2 indexed citations
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Lyte, Joshua M., Christopher M. Ashwell, Christa F. Honaker, et al.. (2024). Co-evolution of the humoral immune and serotonergic systems in chickens selected for high or low blood antibody titer response to sheep red blood cells. Poultry Science. 104(2). 104699–104699. 2 indexed citations
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Pierre, Joseph F., Gregory J. Phillips, Lawrance C. Chandra, et al.. (2021). Lyticase Facilitates Mycobiome Resolution Without Disrupting Microbiome Fidelity in Primates. Journal of Surgical Research. 267. 336–341. 4 indexed citations
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Lyte, Mark, Anthony A. Fodor, Clinton D. Chapman, et al.. (2016). Gut Microbiota and a Selectively Bred Taste Phenotype: A Novel Model of Microbiome-Behavior Relationships. Psychosomatic Medicine. 78(5). 610–619. 21 indexed citations
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Lyte, Mark. (2016). Microbial Endocrinology: An Ongoing Personal Journey. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 874. 1–24. 26 indexed citations
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Mackos, Amy R., Jeffrey D. Galley, Timothy D. Eubank, et al.. (2015). Social stress-enhanced severity of Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis is CCL2-dependent and attenuated by probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations
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Bailey, Michael T., Scot E. Dowd, N. Parry, et al.. (2010). Stressor Exposure Disrupts Commensal Microbial Populations in the Intestines and Leads to Increased Colonization by Citrobacter rodentium. Infection and Immunity. 78(4). 1509–1519. 280 indexed citations
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Lyte, Mark. (2009). The microbial organ in the gut as a driver of homeostasis and disease. Medical Hypotheses. 74(4). 634–638. 69 indexed citations
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Freestone, Primrose & Mark Lyte. (2008). Chapter 2 Microbial Endocrinology: Experimental Design Issues in the Study of Interkingdom Signalling in Infectious Disease. Advances in applied microbiology. 64. 75–105. 44 indexed citations
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Lyte, Mark. (2006). Induction of Gram-negative bacterial growth by neurochemical containing banana (Musa x paradisiaca) extracts. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 154(2). 245–250. 18 indexed citations
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Muehlstedt, Steven G., Chad J. Richardson, Mark Lyte, & J. L. Rodriguez. (2002). Systemic and pulmonary effector cell function after injury*. Critical Care Medicine. 30(6). 1322–1326. 37 indexed citations
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Freestone, Primrose, Richard Haigh, P. H. Williams, & Mark Lyte. (1999). Stimulation of bacterial growth by heat-stable, norepinephrine-induced autoinducers. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 172(1). 53–60. 135 indexed citations
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Lyte, Mark. (1997). Induction of Gram-negative bacterial growth by neurochemical containing banana (Musa x paradisiaca) extracts. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 154(2). 245–250. 4 indexed citations
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Lyte, Mark. (1993). The role of microbial endocrinology in infectious disease. Journal of Endocrinology. 137(3). 343–345. 129 indexed citations
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Rabin, Bruce S., et al.. (1987). The influence of mouse strain and housing on the immune response. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 17(1). 11–16. 32 indexed citations

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