Robert G. Nichols

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robert G. Nichols is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Nichols has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Nichols's work include Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (7 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (6 papers). Robert G. Nichols is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (7 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (6 papers). Robert G. Nichols collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Robert G. Nichols's co-authors include Andrew D. Patterson, Frank J. Gonzalez, Kristopher W. Krausz, Cen Xie, Yuan Tian, Limin Zhang, Jingwei Cai, Philip B. Smith, Gary H. Perdew and István Albert and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Nichols

32 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

Intestinal farnesoid X receptor signaling promotes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2014 541 citations Cen Xie, Limin Zhang et al. profile →
Intermittent Fasting Promotes White Adipose Browning and Decreases Obesity by Shaping the Gut Microbiota

2017 510 citations Guolin Li, Cen Xie et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Intestine farnesoid X receptor agonist and the gut microbiota activate G‐protein bile acid receptor‐1 signaling to improve metabolism

2018 410 citations Preeti Pathak, Cen Xie et al. Hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert G. Nichols United States	21	1.6k	998	754	500	363	34	2.9k
Jingwei Cai United States	29	1.8k 1.1×	897 0.9×	643 0.9×	475 0.9×	398 1.1×	65	3.4k
Yuan Tian China	31	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	564 0.7×	340 0.7×	226 0.6×	108	3.8k
Houkai Li China	33	2.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	858 1.1×	236 0.5×	286 0.8×	76	4.0k
Sirkku Jäntti Finland	14	1.3k 0.8×	636 0.6×	664 0.9×	662 1.3×	509 1.4×	16	2.4k
Julia Yue Cui United States	34	1.7k 1.0×	444 0.4×	388 0.5×	626 1.3×	281 0.8×	89	3.1k
Caroline Duval France	18	1.2k 0.8×	730 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	393 0.8×	561 1.5×	22	2.7k
Swati Joshi‐Barve United States	36	2.0k 1.2×	501 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	239 0.5×	325 0.9×	65	4.2k
Leonilde Bonfrate Italy	29	1.4k 0.8×	768 0.8×	830 1.1×	330 0.7×	678 1.9×	74	3.4k
Pan Wang China	28	1.7k 1.0×	620 0.6×	391 0.5×	225 0.5×	215 0.6×	133	3.2k
Yoon‐Mi Chung United States	10	3.1k 1.9×	1.8k 1.8×	475 0.6×	150 0.3×	330 0.9×	17	4.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nichols, Robert G. & Emily Davenport. (2024). Clade-specific long-read sequencing increases the accuracy and specificity of the gyrB phylogenetic marker gene. mSystems. 10(1). e0148024–e0148024.

Nichols, Robert G., Bipin Rimal, Fuhua Hao, et al.. (2024). Chlorpyrifos modulates the mouse gut microbiota and metabolic activity. Environment International. 192. 109022–109022. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Lulu, Yi Zhang, Jie Cai, et al.. (2023). Bile salt hydrolase in non-enterotoxigenic Bacteroides potentiates colorectal cancer. Nature Communications. 14(1). 755–755. 76 indexed citations

Liu, Qing, Limin Zhang, Erik L. Allman, et al.. (2021). The aryl hydrocarbon receptor activates ceramide biosynthesis in mice contributing to hepatic lipogenesis. Toxicology. 458. 152831–152831. 14 indexed citations

Nichols, Robert G. & Emily Davenport. (2020). The relationship between the gut microbiome and host gene expression: a review. Human Genetics. 140(5). 747–760. 94 indexed citations

Zhang, Limin, Bipin Rimal, Robert G. Nichols, et al.. (2020). Perfluorooctane sulfonate alters gut microbiota-host metabolic homeostasis in mice. Toxicology. 431. 152365–152365. 56 indexed citations

Nichols, Robert G., Jingwei Cai, Iain A. Murray, et al.. (2019). Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Mouse Gut Microbiome Response to the Persistent Organic Pollutant 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran. Metabolites. 10(1). 1–1. 41 indexed citations

Cantorna, Margherita T., Yang‐Ding Lin, Juhi Arora, et al.. (2019). Vitamin D Regulates the Microbiota to Control the Numbers of RORγt/FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells in the Colon. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 1772–1772. 42 indexed citations

Nichols, Robert G., Jeffrey M. Peters, & Andrew D. Patterson. (2019). Interplay Between the Host, the Human Microbiome, and Drug Metabolism. Human Genomics. 13(1). 27–27. 51 indexed citations

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Tian, Yuan, Jingwei Cai, Wei Gui, et al.. (2018). Berberine Directly Affects the Gut Microbiota to Promote Intestinal Farnesoid X Receptor Activation. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 47(2). 86–93. 83 indexed citations

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Pathak, Preeti, Cen Xie, Robert G. Nichols, et al.. (2018). Intestine farnesoid X receptor agonist and the gut microbiota activate G‐protein bile acid receptor‐1 signaling to improve metabolism. Hepatology. 68(4). 1574–1588. 410 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cai, Jingwei, Robert G. Nichols, Imhoi Koo, et al.. (2018). Multiplatform Physiologic and Metabolic Phenotyping Reveals Microbial Toxicity. mSystems. 3(6). 8 indexed citations

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Tian, Yuan, Robert G. Nichols, Jingwei Cai, Andrew D. Patterson, & Margherita T. Cantorna. (2017). Vitamin A deficiency in mice alters host and gut microbial metabolism leading to altered energy homeostasis. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 54. 28–34. 65 indexed citations

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Li, Guolin, Cen Xie, Siyu Lu, et al.. (2017). Intermittent Fasting Promotes White Adipose Browning and Decreases Obesity by Shaping the Gut Microbiota. Cell Metabolism. 26(4). 672–685.e4. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nichols, Robert G., et al.. (2017). Gut Microbiota Increased by Omega‐3 Fatty Acids is Negatively Correlated with Hepatic Lipid Metabolism‐Associated Genes in mice with High Carbohydrate Diet‐Induced Steatosis. The FASEB Journal. 31(S1). 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Limin, Robert G. Nichols, & Andrew D. Patterson. (2017). The aryl hydrocarbon receptor as a moderator of host-microbiota communication. Current Opinion in Toxicology. 2. 30–35. 30 indexed citations

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Hubbard, Troy D., Iain A. Murray, Robert G. Nichols, et al.. (2017). Dietary broccoli impacts microbial community structure and attenuates chemically induced colitis in mice in an Ah receptor dependent manner. Journal of Functional Foods. 37. 685–698. 68 indexed citations

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Murray, Iain A., Robert G. Nichols, Limin Zhang, Andrew D. Patterson, & Gary H. Perdew. (2016). Expression of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor contributes to the establishment of intestinal microbial community structure in mice. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33969–33969. 63 indexed citations

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Zhang, Limin, Robert G. Nichols, Iain A. Murray, et al.. (2015). Persistent Organic Pollutants Modify Gut Microbiota–Host Metabolic Homeostasis in Mice Through Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation. Environmental Health Perspectives. 123(7). 679–688. 248 indexed citations

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Lal, Amit, et al.. (2005). Whole-field digital vibrometer system for buried landmine detection. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5794. 665–665. 1 indexed citations

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