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Jens Walter

Active 2000–2025

150
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37,146
Citations
87
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Citations

Citations per year for Jens Walter1979: 1 citations1982: 1 citations1984: 1 citations1989: 1 citations1995: 2 citations2000: 2 citations2001: 6 citations2002: 25 citations2003: 45 citations2004: 58 citations2005: 59 citations2006: 56 citations2007: 44 citations2008: 72 citations2009: 56 citations2010: 78 citations2011: 147 citations2012: 177 citations2013: 204 citations2014: 260 citations2015: 323 citations2016: 397 citations2017: 502 citations2018: 554 citations2019: 1,353 citations2020: 2,043 citations2021: 2,250 citations2022: 2,201 citations2023: 1,765 citations2024: 2,612 citations2025: 1,490 citations2026: 50 citations1980–1981: no citations, so these years are not shown1983: no citations, so this year is not shown1985–1988: no citations, so these years are not shown1990–1994: no citations, so these years are not shown1996–1999: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 3,725 citing papers, 17.7% of this breakdownChina: 3,359 citing papers, 16% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 991 citing papers, 4.7% of this breakdownCanada: 927 citing papers, 4.4% of this breakdownItaly: 912 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownGermany: 832 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownSpain: 689 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownFrance: 641 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownNetherlands: 599 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownAustralia: 594 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownIreland: 486 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownIndia: 450 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology47.8%
  • Medicine18.7%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
  • Nursing8%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.1%
  • Environmental Science2.4%
  • Other4.2%

Topics

  • Gut microbiota and health21.1%
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods8.4%
  • Diet and metabolism studies5.4%
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research4.4%
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology3.4%
  • Food composition and properties2.4%
  • Other54.9%

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  1. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae

    Authors: Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti, Charles M. A. P. Franz, Hugh M. B. Harris, Paola Mattarelli, Paul W. O’Toole, Bruno Pot, Peter Vandamme, Jens Walter, Koichi Watanabe, Sander Wuyts, Giovanna E. Felis, Michael G. Gänzle, Sarah Lebeer - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 2020 cited by 3,176

  2. The Impact of Dietary Fiber on Gut Microbiota in Host Health and Disease

    Authors: Kassem Makki, Edward C. Deehan, Jens Walter, Fredrik Bäckhed - Cell Host & Microbe 2018 cited by 2,411

  3. Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health

    Authors: Ana M. Valdes, Jens Walter, Eran Segal, Tim D. Spector - BMJ 2018 cited by 2,338

  4. Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies

    Authors: Katherine M. Kennedy, Marcus C. de Goffau, María Elisa Pérez-Muñoz, Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Fredrik Bäckhed, Peer Bork, Thorsten Braun, Frederic D. Bushman, Joël Doré, Willem M. de Vos, Ashlee M. Earl, Jonathan A. Eisen, Michal A. Elovitz, Stephanie C. Ganal‐Vonarburg, Michael G. Gänzle, Wendy S. Garrett, Lindsay J. Hall, Mathias W. Hornef, Curtis Huttenhower, Liza Konnikova, Sarah Lebeer, Andrew J. Macpherson, Ruth C. Massey, Alice C. McHardy, Omry Koren, Trevor D. Lawley, Ruth E. Ley, Liam O’Mahony, Paul W. O’Toole, Eric G. Pamer, Julian Parkhill, Jeroen Raes, Thomas Rattei, Anne Salonen, Eran Segal, Nicola Segata, Fergus Shanahan, Deborah M. Sloboda, Gordon C. S. Smith, Harry Sokol, Tim D. Spector, Michael G. Surette, Gerald W. Tannock, Alan W. Walker, Moran Yassour, Jens Walter - Nature 2023 cited by 362

  5. Precision Microbiome Modulation with Discrete Dietary Fiber Structures Directs Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production

    Authors: Edward C. Deehan, Chen Yang, María Elisa Pérez-Muñoz, Nguyen K. Nguyen, Christopher C. Cheng, Lucila Triador, Zhengxiao Zhang, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Jens Walter - Cell Host & Microbe 2020 cited by 523

  6. Daily Sampling Reveals Personalized Diet-Microbiome Associations in Humans

    Authors: Abigail J. Johnson, Pajau Vangay, Gabriel A. Al‐Ghalith, Benjamin Hillmann, Tonya Ward, Robin Shields‐Cutler, Austin D. Kim, Anna Shmagel, Arzang N. Syed, Jens Walter, Ravi S. Menon, Katie Koecher, Dan Knights - Cell Host & Microbe 2019 cited by 752

  7. Rethinking healthy eating in light of the gut microbiome

    Authors: Anissa M. Armet, Edward C. Deehan, A. O'Sullivan, João Felipe Mota, Catherine J. Field, Carla M. Prado, Alice Lucey, Jens Walter - Cell Host & Microbe 2022 cited by 249

  8. Fecal microbial transplantation and fiber supplementation in patients with severe obesity and metabolic syndrome: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial

    Authors: Valentin Mocanu, Zhengxiao Zhang, Edward C. Deehan, Dina Kao, Naomi Hotte, Shahzeer Karmali, Daniel W. Birch, Kalutota K. Samarasinghe, Jens Walter, Karen Madsen - Nature Medicine 2021 cited by 308

  9. Establishing or Exaggerating Causality for the Gut Microbiome: Lessons from Human Microbiota-Associated Rodents

    Authors: Jens Walter, Anissa M. Armet, B. Brett Finlay, Fergus Shanahan - Cell 2020 cited by 583

  10. Towards a more comprehensive concept for prebiotics

    Authors: Laure B. Bindels, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Patrice D. Cani, Jens Walter - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2015 cited by 897

  11. Short-chain fatty acids are key mediators of the favorable effects of the Mediterranean diet on intestinal barrier integrity: data from the randomized controlled LIBRE trial

    Authors: Benjamin Seethaler, Nguyen K. Nguyen, Maryam Basrai, Marion Kiechle, Jens Walter, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Stephan C. Bischoff - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2022 cited by 157

  12. A critical assessment of the “sterile womb” and “in utero colonization” hypotheses: implications for research on the pioneer infant microbiome

    Authors: María Elisa Pérez-Muñoz, Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Amanda E. Ramer‐Tait, Jens Walter - Microbiome 2017 cited by 1,091

  13. Microbiome-based interventions to modulate gut ecology and the immune system

    Authors: Thomas C. A. Hitch, Lindsay J. Hall, Sarah Kate Walsh, Gabriel E. Leventhal, Emma Slack, Tomás de Wouters, Jens Walter, Thomas Clavel - Mucosal Immunology 2022 cited by 227

  14. Unfermented β-fructan Fibers Fuel Inflammation in Select Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

    Authors: Heather Armstrong, Michael Bording‐Jorgensen, Deanna M. Santer, Zhengxiao Zhang, Rosica Valcheva, Aja M. Rieger, Justin Sung-Ho Kim, Stephanie Dijk, Ramsha Mahmood, Olamide Ogungbola, Juan Jovel, France Moreau, Hayley Gorman, R Dickner, Jeremy Jerasi, I K Mander, Dawson Lafleur, Christopher C. Cheng, Alexandra Petrova, Terri-Lyn Jeanson, Andrew L. Mason, Consolato Sergi, Arie Levine, Kris Chadee, David Armstrong, Sarah Rauscher, Çharles N. Bernstein, Matthew Carroll, Hien Q. Huynh, Jens Walter, Karen Madsen, Levinus A. Dieleman, Eytan Wine - Gastroenterology 2022 cited by 181

  15. Stable Engraftment of Bifidobacterium longum AH1206 in the Human Gut Depends on Individualized Features of the Resident Microbiome

    Authors: María X. Maldonado-Gómez, Inés Martínez, Francesca Bottacini, Amy O’Callaghan, Marco Ventura, Douwe van Sinderen, Benjamin Hillmann, Pajau Vangay, Dan Knights, Robert W. Hutkins, Jens Walter - Cell Host & Microbe 2016 cited by 516

  16. Prebiotics Reduce Body Fat and Alter Intestinal Microbiota in Children Who Are Overweight or With Obesity

    Authors: Alissa C. Nicolucci, Megan Hume, Inés Martínez, Shyamchand Mayengbam, Jens Walter, Raylene A. Reimer - Gastroenterology 2017 cited by 507

  17. The microbiome of uncontacted Amerindians

    Authors: José C. Clemente, Erica C. Pehrsson, Martin J. Blaser, Kuldip Sandhu, Zhan Gao, Bin Wang, Magda Magris, Glida Hidalgo, Mónica Contreras, Óscar Noya-Alarcón, Orlana Lander, Jeremy McDonald, Mike E. Cox, Jens Walter, Phaik Lyn Oh, Jean F. Ruiz, Selena Rodriguez, Nan Shen, Se Jin Song, Jessica L. Metcalf, Rob Knight, Gautam Dantas, María Gloria Domínguez-Bello - Science Advances 2015 cited by 853

  18. Biomarkers for assessment of intestinal permeability in clinical practice

    Authors: Benjamin Seethaler, Maryam Basrai, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Julie‐Anne Nazare, Jens Walter, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Stephan C. Bischoff - American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 2021 cited by 229

  19. Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotics

    Authors: Janina A. Krumbeck, Heather Rasmussen, Robert W. Hutkins, Jennifer Clarke, Krista Shawron, Ali Keshavarzian, Jens Walter - Microbiome 2018 cited by 336

  20. Lifestyles in transition: evolution and natural history of the genus Lactobacillus

    Authors: Rebbeca M. Duar, Xiaoxi B. Lin, Jinshui Zheng, Maria Elena Martino, Théodore Grenier, María Elisa Pérez-Muñoz, François Leulier, Michael G. Gänzle, Jens Walter - FEMS Microbiology Reviews 2017 cited by 557

  21. Supplementation with a probiotic mixture accelerates gut microbiome maturation and reduces intestinal inflammation in extremely preterm infants

    Authors: Jumana Samara, Shirin Moossavi, Belal Alshaikh, Van A. Ortega, Veronika Kuchařová Pettersen, Tahsin Ferdous, Suzie Hoops, Amuchou Soraisham, Joseph Vayalumkal, Deonne Dersch‐Mills, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Sagori Mukhopadhyay, Karen M. Puopolo, Thomas A. Tompkins, Dan Knights, Jens Walter, Harish Amin, Marie‐Claire Arrieta - Cell Host & Microbe 2022 cited by 186

  22. Inulin-type fructans improve active ulcerative colitis associated with microbiota changes and increased short-chain fatty acids levels

    Authors: Rosica Valcheva, Petya Koleva, Inés Martínez, Jens Walter, Michael G. Gänzle, Levinus A. Dieleman - Gut Microbes 2018 cited by 198

  23. Identification of clinical and ecological determinants of strain engraftment after fecal microbiota transplantation using metagenomics

    Authors: Daniel Podlesny, Marija Durdević, Sudarshan Paramsothy, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Christoph Högenauer, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Jens Walter, W. Florian Fricke - Cell Reports Medicine 2022 cited by 107

  24. Individuality in gut microbiota composition is a complex polygenic trait shaped by multiple environmental and host genetic factors

    Authors: Andrew K. Benson, Scott A. Kelly, Ryan Legge, Fangrui Ma, Soo Jen Low, Jaehyoung Kim, Min Zhang, Phaik Lyn Oh, Derrick L. Nehrenberg, Kunjie Hua, Stephen D. Kachman, Etsuko N. Moriyama, Jens Walter, Daniel A. Peterson, Daniel Pomp - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010 cited by 1,369