Yael Litvak

4.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
22 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Yael Litvak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yael Litvak has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Yael Litvak's work include Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (10 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (5 papers). Yael Litvak is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (10 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (5 papers). Yael Litvak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Grenada. Yael Litvak's co-authors include Andreas J. Bäumler, Mariana X. Byndloss, Renée M. Tsolis, Connor R. Tiffany, Franziska Faber, Teresa P. Torres, Erin E. Olsan, Stephanie A. Cevallos, Christopher A. Lopez and Kristen L. Lokken and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Yael Litvak

22 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Microbiota-activated PPAR-γ signaling inhibits dysbiotic Enterobacteriaceae expansion

2017 823 citations Mariana X. Byndloss, Erin E. Olsan et al. Science profile →
Colonocyte metabolism shapes the gut microbiota

2018 510 citations Yael Litvak, Mariana X. Byndloss et al. Science profile →
Dysbiotic Proteobacteria expansion: a microbial signature of epithelial dysfunction

2017 475 citations Yael Litvak, Mariana X. Byndloss et al. Current Opinion in Microbiology profile →
High-fat diet–induced colonocyte dysfunction escalates microbiota-derived trimethylamine N -oxide

2021 217 citations Woongjae Yoo, Jacob K. Zieba et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yael Litvak United States	17	2.2k	777	602	596	295	22	3.0k
Natasha A. Barry United States	12	2.3k 1.0×	686 0.9×	724 1.2×	436 0.7×	403 1.4×	13	3.3k
Franziska Faber Germany	17	1.9k 0.8×	768 1.0×	401 0.7×	704 1.2×	256 0.9×	31	2.6k
Fabian Rivera-Chávez United States	12	1.8k 0.8×	764 1.0×	407 0.7×	746 1.3×	259 0.9×	17	2.6k
Christopher A. Lopez United States	19	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	552 0.9×	933 1.6×	410 1.4×	25	3.8k
Sylvie Miquel France	25	2.9k 1.3×	878 1.1×	652 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	478 1.6×	33	3.9k
Olivier Firmesse France	14	2.3k 1.1×	719 0.9×	608 1.0×	770 1.3×	420 1.4×	25	3.1k
Erin E. Olsan United States	13	1.6k 0.7×	519 0.7×	488 0.8×	441 0.7×	313 1.1×	13	2.2k
Melody Y. Zeng United States	11	1.7k 0.8×	630 0.8×	354 0.6×	390 0.7×	274 0.9×	17	2.6k
Connor R. Tiffany United States	18	1.6k 0.7×	514 0.7×	495 0.8×	404 0.7×	245 0.8×	22	2.4k
Hilary P. Browne United Kingdom	20	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	289 0.5×	549 0.9×	244 0.8×	26	3.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Litvak, Yael, et al.. (2024). From vacant to vivid: The nutritional landscape drives infant gut microbiota establishment. Molecular Microbiology. 122(3). 347–356. 1 indexed citations

Litvak, Yael, et al.. (2024). Gut dopamine kick: How gut microbes turn on host receptors to fight pathogens. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(5). 623–624. 1 indexed citations

Liou, Megan J., Brittany Miller, Yael Litvak, et al.. (2022). Host cells subdivide nutrient niches into discrete biogeographical microhabitats for gut microbes. Cell Host & Microbe. 30(6). 836–847.e6. 41 indexed citations

Yoo, Woongjae, Jacob K. Zieba, Nora J. Foegeding, et al.. (2021). High-fat diet–induced colonocyte dysfunction escalates microbiota-derived trimethylamine N -oxide. Science. 373(6556). 813–818. 217 indexed citations breakdown →

Miller, Brittany, Megan J. Liou, Henry Nguyen, et al.. (2020). Anaerobic Respiration of NOX1-Derived Hydrogen Peroxide Licenses Bacterial Growth at the Colonic Surface. Cell Host & Microbe. 28(6). 789–797.e5. 47 indexed citations

Litvak, Yael & Andreas J. Bäumler. (2019). The founder hypothesis: A basis for microbiota resistance, diversity in taxa carriage, and colonization resistance against pathogens. PLoS Pathogens. 15(2). e1007563–e1007563. 56 indexed citations

Litvak, Yael & Andreas J. Bäumler. (2019). Microbiota-Nourishing Immunity: A Guide to Understanding Our Microbial Self. Immunity. 51(2). 214–224. 31 indexed citations

Velazquez, Eric M., Henry Nguyen, Andrew W. Rogers, et al.. (2019). Endogenous Enterobacteriaceae underlie variation in susceptibility to Salmonella infection. Nature Microbiology. 4(6). 1057–1064. 147 indexed citations

Litvak, Yael, Khin K. Z. Mon, Henry Nguyen, et al.. (2019). Commensal Enterobacteriaceae Protect against Salmonella Colonization through Oxygen Competition. Cell Host & Microbe. 25(1). 128–139.e5. 179 indexed citations

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Sorbara, Matthew T., Krista Dubin, Eric R. Littmann, et al.. (2018). Inhibiting antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae by microbiota-mediated intracellular acidification. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 216(1). 84–98. 175 indexed citations

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Litvak, Yael, Mariana X. Byndloss, & Andreas J. Bäumler. (2018). Colonocyte metabolism shapes the gut microbiota. Science. 362(6418). 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Litvak, Yael, Li Zhang, Simi Kobi, et al.. (2017). Epithelial cells detect functional type III secretion system of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli through a novel NF-κB signaling pathway. PLoS Pathogens. 13(7). e1006472–e1006472. 19 indexed citations

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Litvak, Yael, Mariana X. Byndloss, Renée M. Tsolis, & Andreas J. Bäumler. (2017). Dysbiotic Proteobacteria expansion: a microbial signature of epithelial dysfunction. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 39. 1–6. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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Faber, Franziska, Parameth Thiennimitr, Luisella Spiga, et al.. (2017). Respiration of Microbiota-Derived 1,2-propanediol Drives Salmonella Expansion during Colitis. PLoS Pathogens. 13(1). e1006129–e1006129. 136 indexed citations

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Byndloss, Mariana X., Erin E. Olsan, Fabian Rivera-Chávez, et al.. (2017). Microbiota-activated PPAR-γ signaling inhibits dysbiotic Enterobacteriaceae expansion. Science. 357(6351). 570–575. 823 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yerushalmi, Gal, et al.. (2014). Dynamics of Expression and Maturation of the Type III Secretion System of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(15). 2798–2806. 19 indexed citations

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Litvak, Yael, et al.. (2011). High catalytic efficiency and resistance to denaturing in bacterial Rho GTPase-activating proteins. Biological Chemistry. 392(6). 505–16. 1 indexed citations

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Litvak, Yael & Zvi Selinger. (2007). Aeromonas salmonicidaToxin AexT Has a Rho Family GTPase-Activating Protein Domain. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(6). 2558–2560. 15 indexed citations

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Opatowsky, Yarden, Yvona Ward, Orna Chomsky-Hecht, et al.. (2006). Structure–function studies of the G‐domain from human gem, a novel small G‐protein. FEBS Letters. 580(25). 5959–5964. 21 indexed citations

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Litvak, Yael. (2003). Bacterial mimics of eukaryotic GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 28(12). 628–631. 10 indexed citations

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