Thomas C. A. Hitch

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. A. Hitch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. A. Hitch has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. A. Hitch's work include Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (6 papers). Thomas C. A. Hitch is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (6 papers). Thomas C. A. Hitch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Greece. Thomas C. A. Hitch's co-authors include Thomas Clavel, Jörg Overmann, Christopher J. Creevey, Ilias Lagkouvardos, Klaus Neuhaus, Till Strowig, Birte Abt, Till Robin Lesker, John F. Baines and Eric J. C. Gálvez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. A. Hitch

26 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Sequence and cultivation study of Muribaculaceae reveals novel species, host preference, and functional potential of this yet undescribed family

2019 562 citations Ilias Lagkouvardos, Till Robin Lesker et al. Microbiome profile →
Microbiome-based interventions to modulate gut ecology and the immune system

2022 122 citations Thomas C. A. Hitch, Lindsay J. Hall et al. Mucosal Immunology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lineage-specific microbial protein prediction enables large-scale exploration of protein ecology within the human gut 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas Clavel, Thomas C. A. Hitch	1
2	Function-based selection of synthetic communities enables mechanistic microbiome studies 2025 ·The ISME Journal ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, J. F. van den Bosch, (unknown), (unknown), Lucie Etienne‐Mesmin, Nicole Treichel, Stéphanie Blanquet‐Diot, Soeren Ocvirk, Marijana Basic, Thomas Clavel	3
3	The infant microbiota hopscotches between community states toward maturation—longitudinal stool parameters and microbiota development in a cohort of European toddlers 2025 ·ISME Communications ·(unknown), Monika Schaubeck, (unknown), Klaus Neuhaus, Ilias Lagkouvardos, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Thomas Clavel	1
4	Harmonious naming across nomenclature codes exemplified by the description of bacterial isolates from the mammalian gut 2024 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, (unknown), (unknown), Eva Miriam Buhl, Nicole Treichel, Birte Abt, Jörg Overmann, Thomas Clavel	1
5	A host-adapted auxotrophic gut symbiont induces mucosal immunodeficiency 2024 ·Science ·Qiuhe Lu, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Julie Y. Zhou, Mohammed Dwidar, Naseer Sangwan, (unknown), Lila S. Nolan, Scott T. Espenschied, (unknown), Yi Han, (unknown), Vanessa Salazar, Megan T. Baldridge, Thomas Clavel, Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck	11
6	Microbiome-based interventions to modulate gut ecology and the immune system breakdown → 2022 ·Mucosal Immunology ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, Lindsay J. Hall, (unknown), Gabriel E. Leventhal, Emma Slack, Tomás de Wouters, Jens Walter, Thomas Clavel	122
7	A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter 2022 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Riedel, Jörg Overmann, Till Strowig, Thomas Clavel	65
8	Handling of spurious sequences affects the outcome of high-throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon profiling 2021 ·ISME Communications ·Sandra Reitmeier, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Nicole Treichel, (unknown), Bela Hausmann, Amanda E. Ramer‐Tait, Klaus Neuhaus, David Berry, Dirk Haller, Ilias Lagkouvardos, Thomas Clavel	96
9	Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria 2021 ·ISME Communications ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, Thomas Riedel, Aharon Oren, Jörg Overmann, Trevor D. Lawley, Thomas Clavel	121
10	Naturalizing laboratory mice by housing in a farmyard-type habitat confers protection against colorectal carcinogenesis 2021 ·Gut Microbes ·(unknown), Thomas C. A. Hitch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gjermund Gunnes, Inga Leena Angell, (unknown), Knut Rudi, Jan Erik Paulsen, Thomas Clavel, Harald Carlsen, Preben Boysen	19
11	Recent advances in culture-based gut microbiome research 2021 ·International Journal of Medical Microbiology ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, Afrizal Afrizal, Thomas Riedel, (unknown), Dirk Haller, Ilias Lagkouvardos, Jörg Overmann, Thomas Clavel	25
12	High microbiota reactivity of adult human intestinal IgA requires somatic mutations 2020 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), Julia Benckert, Tim Rollenske, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Thomas Clavel, Vuk Cerovic, Hedda Wardemann, Oliver Pabst	55
13	Rumen Virus Populations: Technological Advances Enhancing Current Understanding 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·R. A. Gilbert, Eleanor R. Townsend, (unknown), Thomas C. A. Hitch, (unknown), Christopher J. Creevey, Phillip B. Pope, D. Ouwerkerk, Eleanor Jameson	28
14	Sporofaciens musculi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the caecum of an obese mouse 2019 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Torben Sølbeck Rasmussen, Theresa Streidl, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Esther Wortmann, Paulina Deptula, Michael Vedel Wegener Kofoed, Thomas Riedel, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Michael Hansen, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Thomas Clavel, Finn K. Vogensen	9
15	A proposed update for the classification and description of bacterial lipolytic enzymes 2019 ·PeerJ ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, Thomas Clavel	42
16	The Compromised Mucosal Immune System of β7 Integrin-Deficient Mice Has Only Minor Effects on the Fecal Microbiota in Homeostasis 2019 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Anshu Babbar, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Oliver Pabst, Thomas Clavel, (unknown), (unknown), Norbert Wagner, Angela Schippers	9
17	Sequence and cultivation study of Muribaculaceae reveals novel species, host preference, and functional potential of this yet undescribed family breakdown → 2019 ·Microbiome ·Ilias Lagkouvardos, Till Robin Lesker, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Eric J. C. Gálvez, Nathiana Smit, Klaus Neuhaus, Jun Wang, John F. Baines, Birte Abt, Bärbel Stecher, Jörg Overmann, Till Strowig, Thomas Clavel	562
18	Meta-proteomics of rumen microbiota indicates niche compartmentalisation and functional dominance in a limited number of metabolic pathways between abundant bacteria 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Elizabeth H. Hart, Christopher J. Creevey, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Alison H. Kingston‐Smith	48
19	Deep sequence analysis reveals the ovine rumen as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes 2018 ·Environmental Pollution ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, (unknown), (unknown), Helen Ougham, Christopher J. Creevey	31
20	Spherical: an iterative workflow for assembling metagenomic datasets 2018 ·BMC Bioinformatics ·Thomas C. A. Hitch, Christopher J. Creevey	5

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