Torey Looft

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Torey Looft is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Torey Looft has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Food Science, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Torey Looft's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (23 papers), Gut microbiota and health (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers). Torey Looft is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (23 papers), Gut microbiota and health (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers). Torey Looft collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and France. Torey Looft's co-authors include Heather K. Allen, Uri Y. Levine, David P. Alt, Darrell O. Bayles, Thomas A. Casey, Thad B. Stanton, Timothy A. Johnson, Syed A. Hashsham, Robert D. Stedtfeld and James M. Tiedje and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Torey Looft

56 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

In-feed antibiotic effects on the swine intestinal microb... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 250 500 750
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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. In-feed antibiotic effects on the swine intestinal microbiome
    2012 836 citations Torey Looft, Timothy A. Johnson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torey Looft United States 21 1.5k 796 768 700 550 59 3.0k
Darrell O. Bayles United States 31 1.5k 1.0× 527 0.7× 764 1.0× 1.0k 1.5× 634 1.2× 126 4.0k
Yongfei Hu China 32 1.5k 1.0× 713 0.9× 569 0.7× 528 0.8× 214 0.4× 95 3.2k
Thi Thu Hao Van Australia 28 718 0.5× 401 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 507 0.7× 562 1.0× 97 2.7k
Even Heir Norway 39 2.1k 1.4× 469 0.6× 2.1k 2.8× 696 1.0× 408 0.7× 90 4.9k
Mohammad Katouli Australia 34 1.1k 0.7× 326 0.4× 577 0.8× 811 1.2× 244 0.4× 156 3.7k
Jumei Zhang China 32 1.5k 1.0× 228 0.3× 980 1.3× 932 1.3× 274 0.5× 184 3.6k
Heather K. Allen United States 27 2.4k 1.6× 2.1k 2.7× 911 1.2× 901 1.3× 564 1.0× 65 5.6k
Steven L. Foley United States 35 913 0.6× 387 0.5× 2.7k 3.5× 720 1.0× 388 0.7× 127 4.3k
H.J.M. Aarts Netherlands 28 1.4k 1.0× 351 0.4× 937 1.2× 393 0.6× 156 0.3× 58 3.0k
Thad B. Stanton United States 29 881 0.6× 491 0.6× 279 0.4× 538 0.8× 194 0.4× 55 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Torey Looft

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torey Looft

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Agga, Getahun E., Torey Looft, & K. R. Sistani. (2025). Enrichment of soil microbiome and antimicrobial resistance genes following poultry litter application. The Science of The Total Environment. 999. 180306–180306.
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Oladeinde, Adelumola, Michael J. Rothrock, Guoming Li, et al.. (2025). Broiler litter moisture and trace metals contribute to the persistence of Salmonella strains that harbor large plasmids carrying siderophores. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(4). e0138824–e0138824.
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Sivasankaran, Sathesh K., et al.. (2024). Genomic and phenotypic characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Reading isolates involved in a turkey-associated foodborne outbreak. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1304029–1304029. 2 indexed citations
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Guernier, Vanina, Julian Trachsel, Adelumola Oladeinde, et al.. (2024). Tetracycline resistance gene transfer from Escherichia coli donors to Salmonella Heidelberg in chickens is impacted by the genetic context of donors. Veterinary Microbiology. 299. 110294–110294.
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Zwirzitz, Benjamin, Adelumola Oladeinde, Marie C. Milfort, et al.. (2023). Temporal dynamics of the cecal and litter microbiome of chickens raised in two separate broiler houses. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1083192–1083192. 6 indexed citations
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Oladeinde, Adelumola, Zaid Abdo, Benjamin Zwirzitz, et al.. (2022). Litter Commensal Bacteria Can Limit the Horizontal Gene Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance to Salmonella in Chickens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(9). e0251721–e0251721. 20 indexed citations
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Monson, Melissa S., Bradley L. Bearson, Matthew J. Sylte, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional response of blood leukocytes from turkeys challenged with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium UK1. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 232. 110181–110181. 3 indexed citations
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Looft, Torey, et al.. (2020). Complete Genome Sequence of Campylobacter jejuni Strain NADC 20827, Isolated from Commercial Turkeys. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(1). 2 indexed citations
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Bobeck, Elizabeth, et al.. (2020). Eggshell and environmental bacteria contribute to the intestinal microbiota of growing chickens. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 11(1). 60–60. 45 indexed citations
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Mir, Raies A., Robert G. Schaut, Torey Looft, et al.. (2020). Recto-Anal Junction (RAJ) and Fecal Microbiomes of Cattle Experimentally Challenged With Escherichia coli O157:H7. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 693–693. 11 indexed citations
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Oladeinde, Adelumola, Kimberly Cook, Steven M. Lakin, et al.. (2019). Horizontal Gene Transfer and Acquired Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg followingIn VitroIncubation in Broiler Ceca. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85(22). 42 indexed citations
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Johnson, Timothy A., Matthew J. Sylte, & Torey Looft. (2019). In-feed bacitracin methylene disalicylate modulates the turkey microbiota and metabolome in a dose-dependent manner. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8212–8212. 33 indexed citations
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Klima, Cassidy L., et al.. (2019). The Microbial Pecking Order: Utilization of Intestinal Microbiota for Poultry Health. Microorganisms. 7(10). 376–376. 73 indexed citations
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Looft, Torey, Guohong Cai, Biswa Choudhury, et al.. (2019). Avian Intestinal Mucus Modulates Campylobacter jejuni Gene Expression in a Host-Specific Manner. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 3215–3215. 17 indexed citations
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Allen, Heather K., Uri Y. Levine, Torey Looft, Meggan Bandrick, & Thomas A. Casey. (2013). Treatment, promotion, commotion: antibiotic alternatives in food-producing animals. Trends in Microbiology. 21(3). 114–119. 228 indexed citations
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Looft, Torey, Timothy A. Johnson, Heather K. Allen, et al.. (2012). In-feed antibiotic effects on the swine intestinal microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(5). 1691–1696. 836 indexed citations breakdown →
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Looft, Torey & Heather K. Allen. (2012). Collateral effects of antibiotics on mammalian gut microbiomes. Gut Microbes. 3(5). 463–467. 139 indexed citations
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Allen, Heather K., Torey Looft, Darrell O. Bayles, et al.. (2011). Antibiotics in Feed Induce Prophages in Swine Fecal Microbiomes. mBio. 2(6). 167 indexed citations

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