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Laura Wegener Parfrey

Active 2006–2025

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Laura Wegener-Parfrey
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25,666
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Citations

Citations per year for Laura Wegener Parfrey1960: 1 citations1966: 1 citations1971: 1 citations1974: 1 citations1979: 1 citations1995: 1 citations1998: 1 citations2000: 1 citations2002: 1 citations2003: 1 citations2005: 1 citations2007: 14 citations2008: 16 citations2009: 9 citations2010: 15 citations2011: 23 citations2012: 79 citations2013: 140 citations2014: 228 citations2015: 264 citations2016: 288 citations2017: 344 citations2018: 359 citations2019: 895 citations2020: 1,046 citations2021: 1,056 citations2022: 931 citations2023: 642 citations2024: 920 citations2025: 412 citations2026: 8 citations1961–1965: no citations, so these years are not shown1967–1970: no citations, so these years are not shown1972–1973: no citations, so these years are not shown1975–1978: no citations, so these years are not shown1980–1994: no citations, so these years are not shown1996–1997: no citations, so these years are not shown1999: no citations, so this year is not shown2001: no citations, so this year is not shown2004: no citations, so this year is not shown2006: no citations, so this year is not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,467 citing papers, 20.6% of this breakdownChina: 1,662 citing papers, 13.9% of this breakdownGermany: 632 citing papers, 5.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 628 citing papers, 5.2% of this breakdownCanada: 553 citing papers, 4.6% of this breakdownFrance: 501 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownSpain: 441 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownAustralia: 370 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownItaly: 354 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownNetherlands: 302 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownJapan: 258 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 251 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology48.9%
  • Environmental Science16.1%
  • Medicine11.5%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
  • Immunology and Microbiology4.9%
  • Nursing2.2%
  • Other6.3%

Topics

  • Gut microbiota and health17.3%
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology6.7%
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies4.3%
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research3.2%
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny3.2%
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods2.6%
  • Other62.7%

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  1. The Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Human Health: An Integrative View

    Authors: José C. Clemente, Luke K. Ursell, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Rob Knight - Cell 2012 cited by 3,785

  2. The SILVA and "All-species Living Tree Project (LTP)" taxonomic frameworks

    Authors: Pelin Yilmaz, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Pablo Yarza, Jan Gerken, Elmar Pruesse, Christian Quast, Timmy Schweer, Jörg Peplies, Wolfgang Ludwig, Frank Oliver Glöckner - Nucleic Acids Research, Nucleic Acids Res. 2013 cited by 4,140

  3. Decoupling function and taxonomy in the global ocean microbiome

    Authors: Stilianos Louca, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Michael Doebeli - Science 2016 cited by 3,628

  4. Defining the human microbiome

    Authors: Luke K. Ursell, Jessica L. Metcalf, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Rob Knight - Nutrition Reviews 2012 cited by 1,258

  5. Function and functional redundancy in microbial systems

    Authors: Stilianos Louca, Martin F. Polz, Florent Mazel, Michaeline Albright, Julie A. Huber, Mary I. O’Connor, Martin Ackermann, Aria S Hahn, Diane S. Srivastava, Sean A. Crowe, Michael Doebeli, Laura Wegener Parfrey - Nature Ecology & Evolution 2018 cited by 2,095

  6. High taxonomic variability despite stable functional structure across microbial communities

    Authors: Stilianos Louca, Saulo M. S. Jacques, Aliny P. F. Pires, Juliana S. Leal, Diane S. Srivastava, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Michael Doebeli - Nature Ecology & Evolution 2016 cited by 624

  7. Estimating the timing of early eukaryotic diversification with multigene molecular clocks

    Authors: Laura Wegener Parfrey, Daniel J. G. Lahr, Andrew H. Knoll, Laura A. Katz - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2011 cited by 927

  8. Correcting for 16S rRNA gene copy numbers in microbiome surveys remains an unsolved problem

    Authors: Stilianos Louca, Michael Doebeli, Laura Wegener Parfrey - Microbiome 2018 cited by 771

  9. Associations between infant fungal and bacterial dysbiosis and childhood atopic wheeze in a nonindustrialized setting

    Authors: Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Andrea Arévalo‐Cortes, Leah T. Stiemsma, Pedro A. Dimitriu, Martha Chico, Sofia Loor, Maritza Vaca, Rozlyn C. T. Boutin, Evan Morien, Mingliang Jin, Stuart E. Turvey, Jens Walter, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Philip J. Cooper, B. Brett Finlay - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2017 cited by 273

  10. A census-based estimate of Earth's bacterial and archaeal diversity

    Authors: Stilianos Louca, Florent Mazel, Michael Doebeli, Laura Wegener Parfrey - PLoS Biology 2019 cited by 282

  11. The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes

    Authors: Sina M. Adl, Alastair G. B. Simpson, Christopher E. Lane, Julius Lukeš, David Bass, Samuel S. Bowser, Matthew W. Brown, Fabien Burki, Micah Dunthorn, Vladimı́r Hampl, Aaron A. Heiss, Mona Hoppenrath, Enrique Lara, Line Le Gall, Denis H. Lynn, Hilary A. McManus, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Sharon E. Mozley‐Stanridge, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Jan Pawłowski, Sonja Rueckert, Lora L. Shadwick, Conrad L. Schoch, А. В. Смирнов, Frederick W. Spiegel - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 2012 cited by 1,652

  12. Experimental and analytical tools for studying the human microbiome

    Authors: Justin Kuczynski, Christian L. Lauber, William A. Walters, Laura Wegener Parfrey, José C. Clemente, Dirk Gevers, Rob Knight - Nature Reviews Genetics 2011 cited by 715

  13. Global biogeography of highly diverse protistan communities in soil

    Authors: Scott T. Bates, José C. Clemente, Gilberto E. Flores, William A. Walters, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Rob Knight, Noah Fierer - The ISME Journal 2012 cited by 529

  14. Stunted childhood growth is associated with decompartmentalization of the gastrointestinal tract and overgrowth of oropharyngeal taxa

    Authors: Pascale Vonaesch, Evan Morien, Lova Andrianonimiadana, Hugues Sanke, Jean‐Robert Mbecko, Kelsey E. Huus, Tanteliniaina Naharimanananirina, Bolmbaye Privat Gondje, Synthia Nazita Nigatoloum, Sonia Sandrine Vondo, Jepthé Estimé Kaleb Kandou, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Maheninasy Rakotondrainipiana, Florent Mazel, Serge Ghislain Djorie, Jean‐Chrysostome Gody, B. Brett Finlay, Pierre‐Alain Rubbo, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Jean‐Marc Collard, Philippe Sansonetti, The Afribiota Investigators, Emilson Jean Andriatahirintsoa, Laurence Barbot-Trystram, Robert Barouki, Alexandra Bastaraud, Jean‐Marc Collard, Maria Doria, Darragh Duffy, Aurélie Etienne, B. Brett Finlay, Serge Ghislain Djorie, Tamara Giles‐Vernick, Jean-Chrysostome Gody, Milena Hasan, Jean‐Michel Héraud, François Huetz, Francis Allan Hunald, Nathalie Kapel, Jean-Pierre Lombart, Alexandre Manirakiza, Synthia Nazita Nigatoloum, Sophie Novault, Laura Wegener-Parfrey, Lisette Raharimalala, Maheninasy Rakotondrainipiana, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Harifetra Mamy Richard Randriamizao, Frédérique Randrianirina, Annick Robinson, Pierre‐Alain Rubbo, Philippe Sansonetti, Laura Schaeffer, Ionela Gouandjika-Vassilache, Pascale Vonaesch, Sonia Sandrine Vondo, Inès Vigan-Womas - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018 cited by 192

  15. A microbial clock provides an accurate estimate of the postmortem interval in a mouse model system

    Authors: Jessica L. Metcalf, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Antônio Paz González, Christian L. Lauber, Dan Knights, Gail Ackermann, Gregory Humphrey, Matthew J. Gebert, Will Van Treuren, Donna Berg-Lyons, Kyle G. Keepers, Yan Guo, James W. Bullard, Noah Fierer, David Carter, Rob Knight - eLife 2013 cited by 370

  16. Is Host Filtering the Main Driver of Phylosymbiosis across the Tree of Life?

    Authors: Florent Mazel, Katherine M. Davis, Andrew H. Loudon, Waldan K. Kwong, Mathieu Groussin, Laura Wegener Parfrey - mSystems 2018 cited by 215

  17. Asymptomatic Intestinal Colonization with ProtistBlastocystisIs Strongly Associated with Distinct Microbiome Ecological Patterns

    Authors: Miriam Nieves, Oswaldo Partida‐Rodríguez, Isabelle Laforest‐Lapointe, Lisa A. Reynolds, Eric Brown, A. Valdez-Salazar, P. Morán-Silva, Liliana Rojas-Velázquez, Evan Morien, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Mingliang Jin, Jens Walter, Javier Torres, Marie‐Claire Arrieta, C. Ximénez-García, B. Brett Finlay - mSystems 2018 cited by 133

  18. Stunted children display ectopic small intestinal colonization by oral bacteria, which cause lipid malabsorption in experimental models

    Authors: Pascale Vonaesch, João R. Araújo, Jean‐Chrysostome Gody, Jean‐Robert Mbecko, Hugues Sanke, Lova Andrianonimiadana, Tanteliniaina Naharimanananirina, Synthia Nazita Ningatoloum, Sonia Sandrine Vondo, Privat Bolmbaye Gondje, André Rodriguez-Pozo, Maheninasy Rakotondrainipiana, Kaleb Jephté Estimé Kandou, Alison Nestoret, Nathalie Kapel, Serge Ghislain Djorie, B. Brett Finlay, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Jean‐Marc Collard, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Philippe Sansonetti, The Afribiota Investigators, Laurence Barbot-Trystram, Robert Barouki, Alexandra Bastaraud, Jean‐Marc Collard, Maria Doria, Darragh Duffy, B. Brett Finlay, Serge Ghislain Djorie, Tamara Giles‐Vernick, Bolmbaye Privat Gondje, Jean‐Chrysostome Gody, Milena Hasan, Francis Allen Hunald, Nathalie Kapel, Jean-Pierre Lombart, Alexandre Manirakiza, Synthia Nazita Nigatoloum, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Lisette Raharimalala, Maheninasy Rakotondrainipiana, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Harifetra Mamy Richard Randriamizao, Frédérique Randrianirina, Annick Robinson, Pierre‐Alain Rubbo, Philippe Sansonetti, Laura Schaeffer, Ionela Gouandjika-Vassilache, Pascale Vonaesch, Sonia Sandrine Vondo, Inès Vigan-Womas - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022 cited by 50

  19. Communities of microbial eukaryotes in the mammalian gut within the context of environmental eukaryotic diversity

    Authors: Laura Wegener Parfrey, William A. Walters, Christian L. Lauber, José C. Clemente, Donna Berg-Lyons, Clotilde Teiling, Chinnappa D. Kodira, Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din, Julie Brunelle, Mark D. Driscoll, Noah Fierer, Jack A. Gilbert, Rob Knight - Frontiers in Microbiology 2014 cited by 180

  20. Human-Associated Microbial Signatures: Examining Their Predictive Value

    Authors: Dan Knights, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Jesse Zaneveld, Catherine Lozupone, Rob Knight - Cell Host & Microbe 2011 cited by 165

  21. Convergence of gut microbiomes in myrmecophagous mammals

    Authors: Frédéric Delsuc, Jessica L. Metcalf, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Se Jin Song, Antonio González, Rob Knight - Molecular Ecology 2013 cited by 368

  22. Are Human Intestinal Eukaryotes Beneficial or Commensals?

    Authors: Julius Lukeš, Christen Rune Stensvold, Kateřina Jirků‐Pomajbíková, Laura Wegener Parfrey - PLoS Pathogens 2015 cited by 182

  23. Blastocystis Colonization Alters the Gut Microbiome and, in Some Cases, Promotes Faster Recovery From Induced Colitis

    Authors: Vincent Billy, Zuzana Lhotská, Milan Jirků, Oldřiška Kadlecová, Lucia Frgelecová, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Kateřina Jirků‐Pomajbíková - Frontiers in Microbiology 2021 cited by 56

  24. Transmission mode and dispersal traits correlate with host specificity in mammalian gut microbes

    Authors: Florent Mazel, Antoine Guisan, Laura Wegener Parfrey - Molecular Ecology 2023 cited by 27