Wendy S. Garrett

63.3k total citations · 21 hit papers
112 papers, 39.2k citations indexed

About

Wendy S. Garrett is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wendy S. Garrett has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 39.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Infectious Diseases and 22 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wendy S. Garrett's work include Gut microbiota and health (65 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (19 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers). Wendy S. Garrett is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (65 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (19 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers). Wendy S. Garrett collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Wendy S. Garrett's co-authors include Curtis Huttenhower, Dirk Gevers, Nicola Segata, Jacques Izard, Levi Waldron, Michelle Rooks, Jonathan N. Glickman, Monia Michaud, Carey Ann Gallini and Caitlin A. Brennan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wendy S. Garrett

107 papers receiving 38.8k citations

Hit Papers

Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanation 2000 2026 2008 2017 2011 2013 2015 2016 2013 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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.

  1. Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanation
    2011 11.7k citations Nicola Segata, Jacques Izard et al. profile →
  2. The Microbial Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Regulate Colonic T reg Cell Homeostasis
    2013 4.0k citations Patrick M. Smith, Michael R. Howitt et al. Science profile →
  3. Host microbiota constantly control maturation and function of microglia in the CNS
    2015 2.5k citations Eunyoung Chun, Wendy S. Garrett et al. profile →
  4. Gut microbiota, metabolites and host immunity
    2016 2.4k citations Michelle Rooks, Wendy S. Garrett Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  5. Fusobacterium nucleatum Potentiates Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Modulates the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment
    2013 1.9k citations Aleksandar D. Kostic, Eunyoung Chun et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  6. Genomic analysis identifies association of Fusobacterium with colorectal carcinoma
    2011 1.4k citations Aleksandar D. Kostic, Monia Michaud et al. profile →
  7. Cancer and the microbiota
    2015 1000 citations Wendy S. Garrett Science profile →
  8. Fusobacterium nucleatum — symbiont, opportunist and oncobacterium
    2018 804 citations Caitlin A. Brennan, Wendy S. Garrett profile →
  9. Communicable Ulcerative Colitis Induced by T-bet Deficiency in the Innate Immune System
    2007 714 citations Wendy S. Garrett, Jonathan N. Glickman et al. profile →
  10. Tuft cells, taste-chemosensory cells, orchestrate parasite type 2 immunity in the gut
    2016 647 citations Michael R. Howitt, Sydney Lavoie et al. Science profile →
  11. Fap2 Mediates Fusobacterium nucleatum Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Enrichment by Binding to Tumor-Expressed Gal-GalNAc
    2016 607 citations Jawad Abed, Johanna Emgård et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  12. Enterobacteriaceae Act in Concert with the Gut Microbiota to Induce Spontaneous and Maternally Transmitted Colitis
    2010 606 citations Wendy S. Garrett, Carey Ann Gallini et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  13. Microbes, Microbiota, and Colon Cancer
    2014 599 citations Wendy S. Garrett et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  14. Homeostasis and Inflammation in the Intestine
    2010 578 citations Wendy S. Garrett et al. profile →
  15. Activation of Lysosomal Function During Dendritic Cell Maturation
    2003 574 citations Wendy S. Garrett et al. Science profile →
  16. Gut microbiota induce IGF-1 and promote bone formation and growth
    2016 535 citations Jing Yan, Jeremy Herzog et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  17. Nutrients, Foods, and Colorectal Cancer Prevention
    2015 505 citations Mingyang Song, Wendy S. Garrett et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  18. Relating the metatranscriptome and metagenome of the human gut
    2014 482 citations Eric A. Franzosa, Xochitl C. Morgan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  19. The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA
    2019 436 citations Matthew R. Wilson, Yindi Jiang et al. Science profile →
  20. Transport of Peptide-MHC Class II Complexes in Developing Dendritic Cells
    2000 395 citations Wendy S. Garrett et al. Science profile →
  21. Bacteria in cancer initiation, promotion and progression
    2023 196 citations Wendy S. Garrett et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wendy S. Garrett United States 57 24.3k 5.9k 5.6k 5.5k 4.5k 112 39.2k
Eran Elinav Israel 78 20.9k 0.9× 6.8k 1.1× 6.9k 1.2× 3.9k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 208 35.0k
Curtis Huttenhower United States 89 38.0k 1.6× 7.6k 1.3× 3.4k 0.6× 8.0k 1.5× 3.9k 0.9× 255 57.9k
Lora V. Hooper United States 69 19.6k 0.8× 5.7k 1.0× 5.8k 1.0× 5.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 114 31.7k
Michael A. Fischbach United States 82 23.8k 1.0× 5.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 3.6k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 188 36.6k
Sarkis K. Mazmanian United States 72 29.1k 1.2× 7.3k 1.2× 5.8k 1.0× 8.3k 1.5× 1.5k 0.3× 113 43.6k
Michael W. Pfaffl Germany 47 30.7k 1.3× 3.4k 0.6× 7.1k 1.3× 2.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 247 62.0k
Fergus Shanahan Ireland 113 24.1k 1.0× 7.8k 1.3× 5.9k 1.1× 5.2k 0.9× 4.5k 1.0× 623 46.3k
Frederic D. Bushman United States 107 30.5k 1.3× 5.0k 0.9× 4.7k 0.9× 12.7k 2.3× 3.4k 0.8× 370 48.6k
Dirk Gevers United States 68 26.2k 1.1× 4.6k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 6.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 94 42.6k
David A. Relman United States 83 24.9k 1.0× 4.7k 0.8× 3.3k 0.6× 8.6k 1.6× 1.4k 0.3× 249 43.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wendy S. Garrett

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Wendy S. Garrett's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Wendy S. Garrett with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Wendy S. Garrett more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Wendy S. Garrett

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wendy S. Garrett. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wendy S. Garrett. The network helps show where Wendy S. Garrett may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wendy S. Garrett

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wendy S. Garrett. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wendy S. Garrett based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wendy S. Garrett. Wendy S. Garrett is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Nakatsu, Geicho, Monia Michaud, Eric A. Franzosa, et al.. (2025). Virulence factor discovery identifies associations between the Fic gene family and Fap2 + fusobacteria in colorectal cancer microbiomes. mBio. 16(2). e0373224–e0373224. 7 indexed citations
2.
Wang, Kai, Wenjie Ma, Hang Dong, et al.. (2023). 1245 INTERPLAY BETWEEN COFFEE INTAKE AND THE GUT MICROBIOME IN RELATION TO HOST METABOLOME. Gastroenterology. 164(6). S–257.
3.
4.
Lo, Chun‐Han, Raaj S. Mehta, Long H. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). 1252 AN EMPIRICAL DIETARY PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH GUT MICROBIAL FEATURES IN RELATION TO COLORECTAL CANCER RISK. Gastroenterology. 164(6). S–260.
5.
Brennan, Caitlin A., Sydney Lavoie, Sena Bae, et al.. (2021). Fusobacterium nucleatum drives a pro-inflammatory intestinal microenvironment through metabolite receptor-dependent modulation of IL-17 expression. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1987780–1987780. 103 indexed citations
6.
Lobel, Lior, Ying Cao, Kathrin Fenn, Jonathan N. Glickman, & Wendy S. Garrett. (2020). Diet posttranslationally modifies the mouse gut microbial proteome to modulate renal function. Science. 369(6510). 1518–1524. 139 indexed citations
7.
Abed, Jawad, Naseem Maalouf, Abigail L. Manson, et al.. (2020). Colon Cancer-Associated Fusobacterium nucleatum May Originate From the Oral Cavity and Reach Colon Tumors via the Circulatory System. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 400–400. 164 indexed citations
8.
Lavoie, Sydney, Kara L. Conway, Kara G. Lassen, et al.. (2019). The Crohn’s disease polymorphism, ATG16L1 T300A, alters the gut microbiota and enhances the local Th1/Th17 response. eLife. 8. 98 indexed citations
9.
Wilson, Matthew R., Yindi Jiang, Peter W. Villalta, et al.. (2019). The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA. Science. 363(6428). 436 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Cao, Yin, Kana Wu, Raaj S. Mehta, et al.. (2017). Abstract A24: Lifetime use of antibiotics and risk of colorectal adenoma. Cancer Research. 77(3_Supplement). A24–A24. 2 indexed citations
11.
Howitt, Michael R., Sydney Lavoie, Monia Michaud, et al.. (2016). Tuft cells, taste-chemosensory cells, orchestrate parasite type 2 immunity in the gut. Science. 351(6279). 1329–1333. 647 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Yan, Jing, Jeremy Herzog, Kelly Tsang, et al.. (2016). Gut microbiota induce IGF-1 and promote bone formation and growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(47). E7554–E7563. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
13.
Rooks, Michelle & Wendy S. Garrett. (2016). Gut microbiota, metabolites and host immunity. Nature reviews. Immunology. 16(6). 341–352. 2407 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Cao, Yin, Reiko Nishihara, Zhi Rong Qian, et al.. (2016). Regular Aspirin Use Associates With Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancers With Low Numbers of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. Gastroenterology. 151(5). 879–892.e4. 56 indexed citations
15.
Zhang, Chenhong, Muriel Derrien, Florence Levenez, et al.. (2016). Ecological robustness of the gut microbiota in response to ingestion of transient food-borne microbes. The ISME Journal. 10(9). 2235–2245. 175 indexed citations
16.
Abed, Jawad, Johanna Emgård, Gideon Zamir, et al.. (2016). Fap2 Mediates Fusobacterium nucleatum Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Enrichment by Binding to Tumor-Expressed Gal-GalNAc. Cell Host & Microbe. 20(2). 215–225. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Ballal, Sonia, Patrick Veiga, Kathrin Fenn, et al.. (2015). Host lysozyme-mediated lysis of Lactococcus lactis facilitates delivery of colitis-attenuating superoxide dismutase to inflamed colons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(25). 7803–7808. 83 indexed citations
18.
Kostic, Aleksandar D., Eunyoung Chun, Lauren Robertson, et al.. (2013). Fusobacterium nucleatum Potentiates Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Modulates the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment. Cell Host & Microbe. 14(2). 207–215. 1910 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Smith, Patrick M., Michael R. Howitt, Nicolai Panikov, et al.. (2013). The Microbial Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Regulate Colonic T reg Cell Homeostasis. Science. 341(6145). 569–573. 4039 indexed citations breakdown →
20.
Rooks, Michelle & Wendy S. Garrett. (2011). Bacteria, food, and cancer. F1000 Biology Reports. 3. 12–12. 13 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eran Elinav Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Curtis Huttenhower Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lora V. Hooper Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael A. Fischbach Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sarkis K. Mazmanian Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael W. Pfaffl Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Fergus Shanahan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Frederic D. Bushman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dirk Gevers Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David A. Relman
Rankless by CCL
2026