Michael A. Mahowald

16.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
12 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Mahowald is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Mahowald has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Mahowald's work include Gut microbiota and health (7 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (4 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). Michael A. Mahowald is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (7 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (4 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). Michael A. Mahowald collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Belgium. Michael A. Mahowald's co-authors include Jeffrey I. Gordon, Ruth E. Ley, Peter J. Turnbaugh, Vincent Magrini, Elaine R. Mardis, John F. Rawls, Chyung‐Ru Wang, Thomas F. Gajewski, N H Moskowitz and Alan C. Mullen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Mahowald

12 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

An obesity-associated gut... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2006 1998 2006 2009 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest
    2006 9.2k citations Peter J. Turnbaugh, Ruth E. Ley et al. Nature profile →
  2. Helper T Cell Differentiation Is Controlled by the Cell Cycle
    1998 733 citations Daniel R. Brown, Alan C. Mullen et al. Immunity profile →
  3. Reciprocal Gut Microbiota Transplants from Zebrafish and Mice to Germ-free Recipients Reveal Host Habitat Selection
    2006 717 citations John F. Rawls, Michael A. Mahowald et al. Cell profile →
  4. Characterizing a model human gut microbiota composed of members of its two dominant bacterial phyla
    2009 559 citations Michael A. Mahowald, Federico E. Rey et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael A. Mahowald United States 9 8.6k 4.3k 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 12 12.2k
Marco Candela Italy 59 7.5k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 991 0.7× 228 12.5k
Vincent Magrini United States 34 10.5k 1.2× 4.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.7× 74 16.1k
Jesse Stombaugh United States 23 9.6k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 940 0.7× 35 14.1k
Liping Zhao China 58 11.0k 1.3× 4.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 855 0.6× 242 16.1k
Brandi L. Cantarel United States 29 11.4k 1.3× 3.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 1.9k 1.4× 973 0.7× 42 16.5k
Mark W. Musch United States 59 7.6k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 985 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 198 12.6k
Sven Pettersson Sweden 55 11.3k 1.3× 3.8k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 3.0k 2.2× 161 18.5k
Hervé M. Blottière France 45 6.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 711 0.5× 129 10.3k
Jeremiah J. Faith United States 39 10.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.6× 2.6k 1.7× 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 74 14.6k
Lawrence A. David United States 30 8.8k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 539 0.4× 51 12.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Tan, Jie, Jonathan W. Leff, Brandon Brooks, et al.. (2020). High-resolution temporal profiling of the human gut microbiome reveals consistent and cascading alterations in response to dietary glycans. Genome Medicine. 12(1). 59–59. 14 indexed citations
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González, R. Gilberto, et al.. (2016). Case 4-2016. New England Journal of Medicine. 374(6). 573–581. 1 indexed citations
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Mahowald, Grace K., Michael A. Mahowald, Clara Moon, Bernard Khor, & Barry P. Sleckman. (2011). Out-of-Frame T Cell Receptor Beta Transcripts Are Eliminated by Multiple Pathways In Vivo. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e21627–e21627. 6 indexed citations
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Mahowald, Michael A.. (2010). Functional Genomic Examinations Of Interactions Between Common Members Of The Human Gut Microbiota. Open Scholarship Institutional Repository (Washington University in St. Louis). 1 indexed citations
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Mahowald, Grace K., Jason M. Baron, Michael A. Mahowald, et al.. (2009). Aberrantly resolved RAG-mediated DNA breaks in Atm-deficient lymphocytes target chromosomal breakpoints incis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(43). 18339–18344. 34 indexed citations
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Mahowald, Michael A., Federico E. Rey, Henning Seedorf, et al.. (2009). Characterizing a model human gut microbiota composed of members of its two dominant bacterial phyla. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(14). 5859–5864. 559 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Jian, Michael A. Mahowald, Ruth E. Ley, et al.. (2007). Evolution of Symbiotic Bacteria in the Distal Human Intestine. PLoS Biology. 5(7). e156–e156. 455 indexed citations
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Rawls, John F., Michael A. Mahowald, Andrew L. Goodman, Chad M. Trent, & Jeffrey I. Gordon. (2007). In vivo imaging and genetic analysis link bacterial motility and symbiosis in the zebrafish gut. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(18). 7622–7627. 130 indexed citations
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Turnbaugh, Peter J., Ruth E. Ley, Michael A. Mahowald, et al.. (2006). An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest. Nature. 444(7122). 1027–1031. 9172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rawls, John F., Michael A. Mahowald, Ruth E. Ley, & Jeffrey I. Gordon. (2006). Reciprocal Gut Microbiota Transplants from Zebrafish and Mice to Germ-free Recipients Reveal Host Habitat Selection. Cell. 127(2). 423–433. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dorus, Steve, Eric J. Vallender, Patrick Evans, et al.. (2004). Accelerated Evolution of Nervous System Genes in the Origin of Homo sapiens. Cell. 119(7). 1027–1040. 328 indexed citations
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Brown, Daniel R., Alan C. Mullen, N H Moskowitz, et al.. (1998). Helper T Cell Differentiation Is Controlled by the Cell Cycle. Immunity. 9(2). 229–237. 733 indexed citations breakdown →

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