Sebastian Tims

17.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Sebastian Tims is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sebastian Tims has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Sebastian Tims's work include Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (9 papers). Sebastian Tims is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (9 papers). Sebastian Tims collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Finland and Spain. Sebastian Tims's co-authors include Willem M. de Vos, Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, Hans G. H. J. Heilig, Riina A. Kekkonen, Kajsa Kajander, Elena Biagi, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Michiel Kleerebezem, Cathérine Derom and Robert Vlietinck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sebastian Tims

30 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Global and Deep Molecular Analysis of Microbiota Signatures in Fecal Samples From Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

2011 801 citations Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, Elena Biagi et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Maternal exposure to purified versus grain-based diet during early lactation in mice affects offspring growth and reduces responsivity to Western-style diet challenge in adulthood 2025 ·Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease ·Maryam Rakhshandehroo, Louise Harvey, Alain de Bruin, (unknown), Julia Löhr, Sebastian Tims, Lidewij Schipper	1
2	Fermented foods affect the seasonal stability of gut bacteria in an Indian rural population 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Kumaraswamy Jeyaram, Leo Lahti, Sebastian Tims, Hans G. H. J. Heilig, A.H. van Gelder, Willem M. de Vos, Hauke Smidt, Erwin G. Zoetendal	5
3	Grain versus AIN: Common rodent diets differentially affect health outcomes in adult C57BL/6j mice 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·Lidewij Schipper, Sebastian Tims, (unknown), Julia Löhr, Maryam Rakhshandehroo, Louise Harvey	1
4	Multi-part strategy for testing differential taxa abundance in sequencing data: A simulation study with an application to a microbiome study 2023 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Daniela Cianci, Sebastian Tims, Guus Roeselers, Rachid El Galta, Sophie H. N. Swinkels	1
5	Preventive Effect of a Postbiotic and Prebiotic Mixture in a Rat Model of Early Life Rotavirus Induced-Diarrhea 2022 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Ignasi Azagra-Boronat, Malén Massot‐Cladera, Sebastian Tims, Karen Knipping, Johan Garssen, Jan Knol, Àngels Franch, Margarida Castell, Francisco J. Pérez‐Cano, María J. Rodríguez-Lagunas	20
6	The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Effects of Early-Life Stress and Dietary Fatty Acids on Later-Life Central and Metabolic Outcomes in Mice 2022 ·mSystems ·Kitty Reemst, Sebastian Tims, (unknown), Mona Mischke, Jan Knol, Stanley Brul, Lidewij Schipper, Anikó Kőrösi	10
7	Altered gut microbiome diversity and function in patients with propionic acidemia 2022 ·Molecular Genetics and Metabolism ·Sebastian Tims, Cyril F. M. Marsaux, Alex Pinto, Anne Daly, Daniela Karall, (unknown), Saikat Santra, Guus Roeselers, Jan Knol, Anita MacDonald, Sabine Scholl‐Bürgi	4
8	Human Milk Oligosaccharide 3′-GL Improves Influenza-Specific Vaccination Responsiveness and Immunity after Deoxynivalenol Exposure in Preclinical Models 2021 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Saskia Braber, Astrid Hogenkamp, Soheil Varasteh, Yang Cai, (unknown), Sebastian Tims, Thea Leusink-Muis, Ingrid van Ark, Selma P. Wiertsema, Bernd Stahl, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Johan Garssen, Gert Folkerts, Belinda van’t Land	7
9	Influence of timing of maternal antibiotic administration during caesarean section on infant microbial colonisation: a randomised controlled trial 2021 ·Gut ·(unknown), Daniel J.C. Berkhout, Anat Eck, Sebastian Tims, Johan Van Limbergen, Douwe H. Visser, Marjon A. de Boer, Nanne K.H. de Boer, Daan J. Touw, Marc A. Benninga, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Knol, Guus Roeselers, (unknown), Tim de Meij	25
10	Cross-feeding between Bifidobacterium infantis and Anaerostipes caccae on lactose and human milk oligosaccharides 2020 ·Beneficial Microbes ·Loo Wee Chia, Marko Mank, Bernadet Blijenberg, Roger S. Bongers, Kees van Limpt, Harm Wopereis, Sebastian Tims, Bernd Stahl, Clara Belzer, Jan Knol	37
11	Fermented infant formula (with Bifidobacterium breve C50 and Streptococcus thermophilus O65) with prebiotic oligosaccharides is safe and modulates the gut microbiota towards a microbiota closer to that of breastfed infants 2020 ·Clinical Nutrition ·Laurent Béghin, Sebastian Tims, (unknown), Carole Rougé, Raish Oozeer, Thameur Rakza, G Chirico, Guus Roeselers, Jan Knol, Jean‐Christophe Rozé, Dominique Turck	45
12	Early life nutrition influences susceptibility to chronic inflammatory colitis in later life 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Delphine Ley, Jean‐Luc Desseyn, Valérie Gouyer, (unknown), Sebastian Tims, Ingrid B. Renes, Mona Mischke, Frédèric Gottrand	13
13	Immunomodulatory and Prebiotic Effects of 2′-Fucosyllactose in Suckling Rats 2019 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Ignasi Azagra-Boronat, Malén Massot‐Cladera, Jordi Mayneris‐Perxachs, Karen Knipping, Belinda van’t Land, Sebastian Tims, Bernd Stahl, Johan Garssen, Àngels Franch, Margarida Castell, María J. Rodríguez-Lagunas, Francisco J. Pérez‐Cano	47
14	Prebiotic oligosaccharides in early life alter gut microbiome development in male mice while supporting influenza vaccination responses 2019 ·Beneficial Microbes ·Lieke van den Elsen, Sebastian Tims, Angela M. Jones, Andrew Stewart, Bernd Stahl, Johan Garssen, Jan Knol, Elizabeth Forbes‐Blom, Belinda van’t Land	20
15	The potential role of gut microbiota and its modulators in the management of propionic and methylmalonic acidemia 2018 ·Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs ·Alberto Burlina, (unknown), Sebastian Tims, Francjan van Spronsen, Wolfgang Sperl, Alessandro P. Burlina, (unknown), Jan Knol, Maryam Rakhshandehroo, Turgay Coşkun, Rani H. Singh, Anita MacDonald	5
16	Synbiotics Combined with Glutamine Stimulate Brain Development and the Immune System in Preterm Pigs 2018 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Anders D. Andersen, Duc Ninh Nguyen, (unknown), (unknown), Ruurd M. van Elburg, Anita Hartog, Sebastian Tims, Yohan van de Looij, Per Torp Sangild, Thomas Thymann	20
17	Faecal Microbiota Composition in Adults Is Associated with the FUT2 Gene Determining the Secretor Status 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Pirjo Wacklin, Jarno Tuimala, Janne Nikkilä, Sebastian Tims, Harri Mäkivuokko, Noora Alakulppi, Pia Laine, Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, Lars Paulín, Willem M. de Vos, Jaana Mättö	122
18	Application of the Human Intestinal Tract Chip to the non-human primate gut microbiota 2014 ·Beneficial Microbes ·Teresita d. J. Bello Gonzalez, (unknown), Sebastian Tims, Susana Fuentes, Willem M. de Vos, Hauke Smidt, Clara Belzer	3
19	Global and Deep Molecular Analysis of Microbiota Signatures in Fecal Samples From Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome breakdown → 2011 ·Gastroenterology ·Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, Elena Biagi, Hans G. H. J. Heilig, Kajsa Kajander, Riina A. Kekkonen, Sebastian Tims, Willem M. de Vos	801
20	Microbial DNA fingerprinting of human fingerprints: dynamic colonization of fingertip microflora challenges human host inferences for forensic purposes 2009 ·International Journal of Legal Medicine ·Sebastian Tims, Willem J. B. van Wamel, Hubert P. Endtz, Alex van Belkum, Manfred Kayser	14

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