Paul D. Cotter

54.8k total citations · 21 hit papers
460 papers, 37.5k citations indexed

About

Paul D. Cotter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul D. Cotter has authored 460 papers receiving a total of 37.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 305 papers in Molecular Biology, 246 papers in Food Science and 68 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Paul D. Cotter's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (230 papers), Gut microbiota and health (191 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (49 papers). Paul D. Cotter is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (230 papers), Gut microbiota and health (191 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (49 papers). Paul D. Cotter collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Spain. Paul D. Cotter's co-authors include Colin Hill, R. Paul Ross, Órla O’Sullivan, Caitriona M. Guinane, Paul W. O’Toole, Catherine Stanton, Fiona Crispie, Des Field, Fergus Shanahan and Gerald F. Fitzgerald and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paul D. Cotter

449 papers receiving 36.6k 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.

Bacteriocins: developing innate immunity for food

2005 1.7k citations Paul D. Cotter, Colin Hill et al. profile →
Bacteriocins — a viable alternative to antibiotics?

2012 1.3k citations Paul D. Cotter, R. Paul Ross et al. profile →
Nucleic acid-based approaches to investigate microbial-related cheese quality defects

2013 1.3k citations Jeremiah J. Sheehan, Paul D. Cotter et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →
Exercise and associated dietary extremes impact on gut microbial diversity

2014 1.0k citations Eileen F. Murphy, Órla O’Sullivan et al. profile →
Health benefits of fermented foods: microbiota and beyond

2016 1.0k citations Maria L. Marco, Paul D. Cotter et al. profile →
Surviving the Acid Test: Responses of Gram-Positive Bacteria to Low pH

2003 994 citations Paul D. Cotter, Colin Hill profile →
Composition and energy harvesting capacity of the gut microbiota: relationship to diet, obesity and time in mouse models

2010 766 citations Eileen F. Murphy, Paul D. Cotter et al. profile →
The complex microbiota of raw milk

2013 661 citations Órla O’Sullivan, Tom Beresford et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →
Role of the gut microbiota in health and chronic gastrointestinal disease: understanding a hidden metabolic organ

2013 641 citations Paul D. Cotter et al. profile →
Gut microbiota depletion from early adolescence in mice: Implications for brain and behaviour

2015 596 citations Gerard Clarke, Órla O’Sullivan et al. profile →
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

2021 512 citations Maria L. Marco, Mary Ellen Sanders et al. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology profile →
Bacteriocin Production: a Probiotic Trait?

2011 491 citations Paul D. Cotter, R. Paul Ross et al. profile →
The microbiome of professional athletes differs from that of more sedentary subjects in composition and particularly at the functional metabolic level

2017 462 citations Owen Cronin, Michael G. Molloy et al. profile →
Gut microbes from the phylogenetically diverse genusEubacteriumand their various contributions to gut health

2020 433 citations Arghya Mukherjee, R. Paul Ross et al. profile →
Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West

2020 403 citations Paul D. Cotter, Robert W. Hutkins et al. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety profile →
Bacteriocins as a new generation of antimicrobials: toxicity aspects and regulations

2020 355 citations Paul D. Cotter et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →
The rumen microbiome: a crucial consideration when optimising milk and meat production and nitrogen utilisation efficiency

2018 265 citations Fiona Crispie, Paul D. Cotter et al. profile →
Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Fermentates

2020 254 citations Harsh Mathur, Tom Beresford et al. profile →
Fermented foods and gastrointestinal health: underlying mechanisms

2023 103 citations Arghya Mukherjee, Maria L. Marco et al. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology profile →
Fermented foods, their microbiome and its potential in boosting human health

2024 50 citations Vincenzo Valentino, Paul D. Cotter et al. profile →
The gut virome is associated with stress-induced changes in behaviour and immune responses in mice

2024 45 citations Thomaz F. S. Bastiaanssen, Fiona Crispie et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of kefir on symptoms, sleep, and gut microbiota in children with ADHD: a randomised controlled trial 2025 ·BMC Psychiatry ·Kate Lawrence, (unknown), (unknown), Alice M. Gregory, (unknown), Frits Quadt, Stephen Wright, Paul D. Cotter, Shriram Patel, (unknown)	0
2	Health benefits of ethnic fermented foods 2025 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·(unknown), Melanie Huch, Dominic Stoll, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Antonia‐Leda Matalas, Vincenzo Pennone, A. S. Smiline Girija, Elena Arranz, (unknown), Arghya Mukherjee, Paul D. Cotter, (unknown), Christophe Chassard, (unknown), Guy Vergères, (unknown)	0
3	Development of a modular test bed for evaluating sustainable CIP strategies and fouling removal during milk pasteurisation for cheese production 2025 ·International Journal of Dairy Technology ·(unknown), Paul D. Cotter, Martin G. Wilkinson, Jeremiah J. Sheehan	0
4	Sex specific gut-microbiota signatures of resilient and comorbid gut-brain phenotypes induced by early life stress 2024 ·Neurobiology of Stress ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomaz F. S. Bastiaanssen, James M. Collins, Fiona Crispie, Paul D. Cotter, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan, Gerard Clarke, Siobhain M. O’Mahony	5
5	Fecal microbiota transplantation influences microbiota without connection to symptom relief in irritable bowel syndrome patients 2024 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·(unknown), Jonna Jalanka, Perttu Lahtinen, Alise J. Ponsero, Tuomas Mertsalmi, Laura Finnegan, Fiona Crispie, Paul D. Cotter, Perttu Arkkila, Reetta Satokari	8
6	Novel Dairy Fermentates Have Differential Effects on Key Immune Responses Associated with Viral Immunity and Inflammation in Dendritic Cells 2024 ·Foods ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jamie A. FitzGerald, Tom Beresford, Harsh Mathur, Lorraine Brennan, Paul D. Cotter, Christine E. Loscher	2
7	Microbiome mapping in dairy industry reveals new species and genes for probiotic and bioprotective activities 2024 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·Francesca De Filippis, Vincenzo Valentino, Min Yap, Raúl Cabrera‐Rubio, Coral Barcenilla, Niccolò Carlino, José F. Cobo‐Díaz, Narciso M. Quijada, Inés Calvete‐Torre, Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo, Carlos Sabater, Giuseppina Sequino, Edoardo Pasolli, Martin Wagner, Abelardo Margollés, Nicola Segata, Avelino Álvarez‐Ordóñez, Paul D. Cotter, Danilo Ercolini	5
8	Maternal breastfeeding is associated with offspring microbiome diversity; a secondary analysis of the MicrobeMom randomized control trial 2023 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Sarah Louise Killeen, Conor Feehily, Rebecca Moore, Shauna Callaghan, Aisling A. Geraghty, David Byrne, Calum J. Walsh, Elaine M. Lawton, Eileen F. Murphy, Douwe van Sinderen, Paul D. Cotter, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe	14
9	Mapping the available evidence on the impact of ingested live microbes on health: a scoping review protocol 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Arghya Mukherjee, (unknown), Beatriz Gómez‐Sala, Eibhlís M. O’Connor, John Kenny, Paul D. Cotter	1
10	Integrated molecular approaches for fermented food microbiome research 2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Reviews ·Aaron M. Walsh, John Leech, Curtis Huttenhower, (unknown), Fiona Crispie, Christian Chervaux, Paul D. Cotter	26
11	Towards sustainable Cleaning‐in‐Place (CIP) in dairy processing: Exploring enzyme‐based approaches to cleaning in the Cheese industry 2023 ·Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety ·(unknown), Paul D. Cotter, Martin G. Wilkinson, Jeremiah J. Sheehan	33
12	Diet and mental health in pregnancy: Nutrients of importance based on large observational cohort data 2022 ·Nutrition ·(unknown), (unknown), Rebecca Moore, David Byrne, John Mehegan, Paul D. Cotter, Douwe van Sinderen, Eileen F. Murphy, Sarah Louise Killeen, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe	23
13	C-protein α-antigen modulates the lantibiotic thusin resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae 2021 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Nemanja Mirković, (unknown), Paula M. O’Connor, Brankica Filipić, Branko Jovčić, Paul D. Cotter, Milan Kojić	1
14	The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology ·Maria L. Marco, Mary Ellen Sanders, Michael G. Gänzle, Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Paul D. Cotter, Luc De Vuyst, Colin Hill, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel, Sarah Lebeer, Dan Merenstein, Gregor Reid, Benjamin E. Wolfe, Robert W. Hutkins	512
15	Large-scale genome-wide analysis links lactic acid bacteria from food with the gut microbiome 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Edoardo Pasolli, Francesca De Filippis, (unknown), Fabio Cumbo, Aaron M. Walsh, John Leech, Paul D. Cotter, Nicola Segata, Danilo Ercolini	221
16	Outbreak of acute larval cyathostominosis – A “perfect storm” of inflammation and dysbiosis 2020 ·Equine Veterinary Journal ·(unknown), Grace Mulcahy, Fiona Crispie, Raúl Cabrera‐Rubio, Paul D. Cotter, Hanne Jahns, Vivienne Duggan	24
17	Antimicrobial use and production system shape the fecal, environmental, and slurry resistomes of pig farms 2020 ·Microbiome ·Óscar Mencía‐Ares, Raúl Cabrera‐Rubio, José F. Cobo‐Díaz, Avelino Álvarez‐Ordóñez, Manuel Gómez‐García, Héctor Puente, Paul D. Cotter, Fiona Crispie, Ana Carvajal, Pedro Rubio, Héctor Argüello	54
18	Four men in a boat: Ultra-endurance exercise alters the gut microbiome 2019 ·Journal of science and medicine in sport ·David M. Keohane, Trevor Woods, (unknown), (unknown), Owen Cronin, Ronan Whiston, Órla O’Sullivan, Paul D. Cotter, Fergus Shanahan, Michael G. Molloy	75
19	Genome Sequence of Geobacillus stearothermophilus DSM 458, an Antimicrobial-Producing Thermophilic Bacterium, Isolated from a Sugar Beet Factory 2017 ·Genome Announcements ·Kevin M. Egan, Philip Kelleher, Des Field, Mary C. Rea, R. Paul Ross, Paul D. Cotter, Colin Hill	6
20	Microbial Succession and Flavor Production in the Fermented Dairy Beverage Kefir 2016 ·mSystems ·Aaron M. Walsh, Fiona Crispie, Kieran N. Kilcawley, Órla O’Sullivan, Maurice G. O’Sullivan, Marcus J. Claesson, Paul D. Cotter	232

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