Robert Koeth

15.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
15 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Koeth is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Koeth has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Physiology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Robert Koeth's work include Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers), Gut microbiota and health (7 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (5 papers). Robert Koeth is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers), Gut microbiota and health (7 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (5 papers). Robert Koeth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Denmark. Robert Koeth's co-authors include W.H. Wilson Tang, Stanley L. Hazen, Bruce S. Levison, Zeneng Wang, Xiaoming Fu, Yuping Wu, Earl B. Britt, Joseph A. DiDonato, Jonathan D. Smith and Aldons J. Lusis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert Koeth

15 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Gut flora metabolism of phosphatidylcholine promotes card... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2013 2014 2014 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Gut flora metabolism of phosphatidylcholine promotes cardiovascular disease
    2011 4.1k citations Zeneng Wang, Brian J. Bennett et al. Nature profile →
  2. Intestinal Microbial Metabolism of Phosphatidylcholine and Cardiovascular Risk
    2013 2.4k citations W.H. Wilson Tang, Zeneng Wang et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Prognostic value of choline and betaine depends on intestinal microbiota-generated metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide
    2014 458 citations W.H. Wilson Tang, Jennifer A. Buffa et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  4. γ-Butyrobetaine Is a Proatherogenic Intermediate in Gut Microbial Metabolism of L-Carnitine to TMAO
    2014 424 citations Robert Koeth, Bruce S. Levison et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  5. Impact of chronic dietary red meat, white meat, or non-meat protein on trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism and renal excretion in healthy men and women
    2018 348 citations Zeneng Wang, Nathalie Bergeron et al. European Heart Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Koeth United States 10 5.6k 3.7k 1.4k 845 622 15 8.3k
Brian J. Bennett United States 37 6.3k 1.1× 4.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 929 1.1× 549 0.9× 104 10.6k
Earl B. Britt United States 4 4.8k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 743 0.9× 570 0.9× 4 7.0k
Jennifer A. Buffa United States 20 4.0k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 747 0.5× 592 0.7× 433 0.7× 31 5.8k
Bruce S. Levison United States 29 8.6k 1.5× 5.7k 1.5× 2.0k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 960 1.5× 46 12.6k
Elin Org Estonia 21 4.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 691 0.5× 542 0.6× 573 0.9× 40 5.8k
Yuping Wu United States 37 9.0k 1.6× 6.0k 1.6× 2.1k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 990 1.6× 91 14.6k
Weifei Zhu United States 19 3.2k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 512 0.4× 511 0.6× 478 0.8× 34 4.8k
Margarete Mehrabian United States 39 3.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 471 0.3× 831 1.0× 356 0.6× 71 6.7k
Marcus Ståhlman Sweden 45 5.7k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 335 0.2× 1.9k 2.2× 608 1.0× 108 9.2k
Björn Fagerberg Sweden 36 3.0k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 506 0.4× 776 0.9× 519 0.8× 90 6.3k

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Li, Xinmin S., Naseer Sangwan, Ina Nemet, et al.. (2025). PO-05-124 INHIBITION OF GUT MICROBIAL TMAO GENERATION REDUCES ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Heart Rhythm. 22(4). S619–S620. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeneng, Shumei Man, & Robert Koeth. (2025). TMAO metaorganismal pathway and chronic inflammatory diseases. Exploration of Medicine. 6. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, Ina Nemet, Xinmin S. Li, et al.. (2023). Prognostic Value of Gut Microbe-Generated Metabolite Phenylacetylglutamine in Patients with Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 26(2). 233–241. 18 indexed citations
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Koeth, Robert, Miranda K. Culley, Zeneng Wang, et al.. (2019). CROTONOBETAINE IS A PROATHEROGENIC GUT MICROBIOTA METABOLITE OF L-CARNITINE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73(9). 14–14. 3 indexed citations
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Koeth, Robert, Jennifer Kirsop, Zeneng Wang, et al.. (2018). l-Carnitine in omnivorous diets induces an atherogenic gut microbial pathway in humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(1). 373–387. 244 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeneng, Nathalie Bergeron, Bruce S. Levison, et al.. (2018). Impact of chronic dietary red meat, white meat, or non-meat protein on trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism and renal excretion in healthy men and women. European Heart Journal. 40(7). 583–594. 348 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, Jennifer A. Buffa, Xiaoming Fu, et al.. (2014). Prognostic value of choline and betaine depends on intestinal microbiota-generated metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide. European Heart Journal. 35(14). 904–910. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Koeth, Robert, Bruce S. Levison, Miranda K. Culley, et al.. (2014). γ-Butyrobetaine Is a Proatherogenic Intermediate in Gut Microbial Metabolism of L-Carnitine to TMAO. Cell Metabolism. 20(5). 799–812. 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Koeth, Robert, Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Zeneng Wang, et al.. (2013). Protein Carbamylation Predicts Mortality in ESRD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 24(5). 853–861. 108 indexed citations
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, Zeneng Wang, Yuping Wu, et al.. (2013). GUT FLORA METABOLITE TRIMETHYLAMINE N-OXIDE PREDICTS INCIDENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS IN BOTH STABLE NON-DIABETICS AND DIABETIC SUBJECTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(10). E1398–E1398. 5 indexed citations
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, Zeneng Wang, Bruce S. Levison, et al.. (2013). Intestinal Microbial Metabolism of Phosphatidylcholine and Cardiovascular Risk. New England Journal of Medicine. 368(17). 1575–1584. 2425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, et al.. (2013). PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF INTESTINAL MICROFLORA-GENERATED METABOLITE TRIMETHYLAMINE N-OXIDE IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE: THE GUT HYPOTHESIS REVISITED. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(10). E750–E750. 7 indexed citations
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Koeth, Robert, et al.. (2013). Myeloperoxidase in Cardiovascular Disease. Advances in clinical chemistry. 62. 1–32. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeneng, Brian J. Bennett, Robert Koeth, et al.. (2011). Gut flora metabolism of phosphatidylcholine promotes cardiovascular disease. Nature. 472(7341). 57–63. 4126 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nicholls, Stephen J., Zeneng Wang, Robert Koeth, et al.. (2007). Metabolic Profiling of Arginine and Nitric Oxide Pathways Predicts Hemodynamic Abnormalities and Mortality in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 116(20). 2315–2324. 80 indexed citations

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