Thomas A. Auchtung

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Auchtung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Auchtung has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Food Science and 4 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Auchtung's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (3 papers). Thomas A. Auchtung is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (3 papers). Thomas A. Auchtung collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Thomas A. Auchtung's co-authors include Nadim J. Ajami, Joseph F. Petrosino, Shelly A. Buffington, Gonzalo Viana Di Prisco, Mauro Costa‐Mattioli, Jonathan Gesell, Christopher J. Stewart, Andrea K. Nash, Matthew C. Wong and Daniel P. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Auchtung

22 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microbial Reconstitution Reverses Maternal Diet-Induced Social and Synaptic Deficits in Offspring

2016 867 citations Shelly A. Buffington, Gonzalo Viana Di Prisco et al. Cell profile →
The gut mycobiome of the Human Microbiome Project healthy cohort

2017 664 citations Andrea K. Nash, Thomas A. Auchtung et al. Microbiome profile →

Peers

Thomas A. Auchtung

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Sara W. McBride United States

Youssef Darzi Belgium

Primrose Freestone United Kingdom

Karen Schwarzberg Lipson United States

Kaisa Koskinen Austria

Aaron C. Ericsson United States

Ruth Ann Luna United States

Jeremy E. Koenig Canada

Adam J. Moeser United States

Samuel A. Smits United States

Sara W. McBride United States

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274 ×0.6

395 ×0.9

539 ×1.8

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632 ×2.5

Citations per year, relative to Thomas A. Auchtung Thomas A. Auchtung (= 1×) peers Sara W. McBride

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas A. Auchtung

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas A. Auchtung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas A. Auchtung

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All Works

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Haute, Mallory J. Van, et al.. (2025). Comparative genomic and phenotypic analysis of potential beneficial properties of Bifidobacterium adolescentis. mSphere. 10(11). e0067325–e0067325.

Auchtung, Thomas A., Sigmund J. Haidacher, Kathleen M. Hoch, et al.. (2025). Clostridioides difficile colonization is not mediated by bile salts and utilizes Stickland fermentation of proline in an in vitro model. mSphere. 10(2). e0104924–e0104924. 3 indexed citations

Swanson, Kelly S., Karin Allenspach, Gregory C. A. Amos, et al.. (2025). Use of biotics in animals: impact on nutrition, health, and food production. Journal of Animal Science. 103. 2 indexed citations

Cross, Tzu-Wen, Daniel J. Tancredi, Mallory J. Van Haute, et al.. (2025). Two-week supplementation of Bifidobacterium adolescentis iVS-1 reduces symptoms associated with lactose intolerance in lactose maldigesters. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yuying, Thomas A. Auchtung, Amirali Tahanan, et al.. (2022). Fungi: Friend or Foe? A Mycobiome Evaluation in Children With Autism and Gastrointestinal Symptoms. Insecta mundi. 5 indexed citations

Auchtung, Thomas A., Christopher J. Stewart, Daniel P. Smith, et al.. (2022). Temporal changes in gastrointestinal fungi and the risk of autoimmunity during early childhood: the TEDDY study. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3151–3151. 32 indexed citations

Stewart, Christopher J., Thomas A. Auchtung, Nadim J. Ajami, et al.. (2018). Correction: Effects of tobacco smoke and electronic cigarette vapor exposure on the oral and gut microbiota in humans: a pilot study. PeerJ. 6. e4693/correction–1. 2 indexed citations

Kaur, Kamaljeet, Arpit Saxena, Jacqueline O’Brien, et al.. (2018). Antibiotic‐mediated bacteriome depletion in Apc^Min/+ mice is associated with reduction in mucus‐producing goblet cells and increased colorectal cancer progression. Cancer Medicine. 7(5). 2003–2012. 35 indexed citations

Nash, Andrea K., Thomas A. Auchtung, Matthew C. Wong, et al.. (2017). The gut mycobiome of the Human Microbiome Project healthy cohort. Microbiome. 5(1). 153–153. 664 indexed citations breakdown →

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Buffington, Shelly A., Gonzalo Viana Di Prisco, Thomas A. Auchtung, et al.. (2016). Microbial Reconstitution Reverses Maternal Diet-Induced Social and Synaptic Deficits in Offspring. Cell. 165(7). 1762–1775. 867 indexed citations breakdown →

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Auchtung, Thomas A., Jonathan Gesell, Nadim J. Ajami, et al.. (2016). Complete Genome Sequence of Turicibacter sp. Strain H121, Isolated from the Feces of a Contaminated Germ-Free Mouse. Genome Announcements. 4(2). 36 indexed citations

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Roeselers, Guus, Irene L. G. Newton, Tanja Woyke, et al.. (2010). Complete genome sequence of Candidatus Ruthia magnifica. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 3(2). 163–173. 14 indexed citations

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Auchtung, Thomas A., et al.. (2010). 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis and quantification of Korarchaeota indigenous to the hot springs of Kamchatka, Russia. Extremophiles. 15(1). 105–116. 18 indexed citations

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Schaefer, Laura, et al.. (2010). The antimicrobial compound reuterin (3-hydroxypropionaldehyde) induces oxidative stress via interaction with thiol groups. Microbiology. 156(6). 1589–1599. 231 indexed citations

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Eaton, Kathryn A., Alexander Honkala, Thomas A. Auchtung, & Robert A. Britton. (2010). 277 Lactobacillus Reuteri Ameliorates Disease Due to Enterohemorrhagic E. coli in Germ Free Mice. Gastroenterology. 138(5). S–52. 1 indexed citations

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Eaton, Kathryn A., Alexander Honkala, Thomas A. Auchtung, & Robert A. Britton. (2010). Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Ameliorates Disease Due to Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Germfree Mice. Infection and Immunity. 79(1). 185–191. 58 indexed citations

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Britton, Robert A., Elke Küster-Schöck, Thomas A. Auchtung, & Alan D. Grossman. (2007). SOS Induction in a Subpopulation of Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (Smc) Mutant Cells in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(12). 4359–4366. 16 indexed citations

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Auchtung, Thomas A., Cristina Takacs‐Vesbach, & Colleen M. Cavanaugh. (2006). 16S rRNA Phylogenetic Investigation of the Candidate Division “ Korarchaeota ”. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(7). 5077–5082. 27 indexed citations

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Hotopp, Julie C. Dunning, Thomas A. Auchtung, Deborah A. Hogan, & Robert P. Hausinger. (2003). Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence as a probe of metal and α-ketoglutarate binding to TfdA, a mononuclear non-heme iron dioxygenase. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 93(1-2). 66–70. 23 indexed citations

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Hogan, Deborah A., Thomas A. Auchtung, & Robert P. Hausinger. (1999). Cloning and Characterization of a Sulfonate/α-Ketoglutarate Dioxygenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(18). 5876–5879. 46 indexed citations

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