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Catherine Stanton publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine Stanton sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 641 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Catherine Stanton D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine Stanton sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Catherine Stanton is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research focuses primarily on the intersections of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The main fields of study covered in their work include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 233 publications, and Medicine with 167 publications. Subfields of note include Molecular Biology (188 publications), Food Science (88), Nutrition and Dietetics (72), Physiology (42), and Infectious Diseases (22).

Key research topics that dominate their output involve:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequent co-authors working alongside Catherine Stanton include R. Paul Ross (190 collaborations), Bo Yang (75), John F. Cryan (41), Wei Chen (41), and Hao Zhang (38).

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports (10 publications)
  • Gut Microbes (10)
  • Microbiome Research Reports (9)
  • Nutrients (8)
  • Food & Function (8)

Some recent papers provide insight into their areas of study and influence:

  • "Impact of antibiotics on the human microbiome and consequences for host health," 2022, MicrobiologyOpen
  • "Breast Milk, a Source of Beneficial Microbes and Associated Benefits for Infant Health," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Fermented Foods, Health and the Gut Microbiome," 2022, Nutrients
  • "The interplay between diet and the gut microbiome: implications for health and disease," 2024, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Diet and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: Sowing the Seeds of Good Mental Health," 2020, Advances in Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics

    Glenn R. Gibson;Robert Hutkins;Mary Ellen Sanders;Susan L. Prescott

  • Gut microbiota composition correlates with diet and health in the elderly

    Marcus J. Claesson;Ian B. Jeffery;Susana Conde;Susan E. Power

  • Composition, variability, and temporal stability of the intestinal microbiota of the elderly

    Marcus J. Claesson;Siobhán Cusack;Orla O'Sullivan;Rachel Greene-Diniz

  • Transferring the blues: Depression-associated gut microbiota induces neurobehavioural changes in the rat.

    John R Kelly;Yuliya Borre;Ciaran O' Brien;Ciaran O' Brien;Elaine Patterson;Elaine Patterson

  • The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life.

    Juan Miguel Rodríguez;Kiera Murphy;Catherine Stanton;R. Paul Ross

  • Fatty acids from fish: the anti-inflammatory potential of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids

    Rebecca Wall;R Paul Ross;Gerald F Fitzgerald;Catherine Stanton

  • Minireview: Gut Microbiota: The Neglected Endocrine Organ

    Gerard Clarke;Roman M. Stilling;Paul J. Kennedy;Catherine Stanton;Catherine Stanton

  • Psychobiotics: a novel class of psychotropic.

    Timothy G. Dinan;Catherine Stanton;John F. Cryan

  • γ-Aminobutyric acid production by culturable bacteria from the human intestine.

    E. Barrett;R.P. Ross;R.P. Ross;P.W. O'Toole;G.F. Fitzgerald

  • Microbiota and neurodevelopmental windows: implications for brain disorders

    Yuliya E. Borre;Gerard W. O’Keeffe;Gerard Clarke;Catherine Stanton

  • Health Implications of High Dietary Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

    E. Patterson;Rebecca Wall;G. F. Fitzgerald;R. P. Ross

  • Composition and energy harvesting capacity of the gut microbiota: relationship to diet, obesity and time in mouse models

    E. F. Murphy;P. D. Cotter;P. D. Cotter;S. Healy;Tatiana M. Marques;Tatiana M. Marques

  • Targeting the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: Prebiotics Have Anxiolytic and Antidepressant-like Effects and Reverse the Impact of Chronic Stress in Mice

    Aurelijus Burokas;Silvia Arboleya;Rachel D. Moloney;Veronica L. Peterson

  • Fatty acid composition, including conjugated linoleic acid, of intramuscular fat from steers offered grazed grass, grass silage, or concentrate-based diets.

    P French;C Stanton;F Lawless;E G O'Riordan

  • The complex microbiota of raw milk

    Lisa Quigley;Lisa Quigley;Orla O'Sullivan;Catherine Stanton;Tom P. Beresford

  • The Gut Microbiota of Marine Fish.

    Sian Egerton;Sarah C. Culloty;Jason Whooley;Catherine Stanton;Catherine Stanton

  • Marine Bioactives as Functional Food Ingredients: Potential to Reduce the Incidence of Chronic Diseases

    Sinéad Lordan;R. Paul Ross;Catherine Stanton

  • The neuropharmacology of butyrate: The bread and butter of the microbiota-gut-brain axis?

    Roman M. Stilling;Marcel van de Wouw;Gerard Clarke;Catherine Stanton

  • Stress Physiology of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Konstantinos Papadimitriou;Ángel Alegría;Peter A Bron;Maria de Angelis

  • Fermented functional foods based on probiotics and their biogenic metabolites

    Catherine Stanton;R Paul Ross;R Paul Ross;Gerald F Fitzgerald;Douwe Van Sinderen

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Paul Ross
R. Paul Ross University College Cork
Gerald F. Fitzgerald
Gerald F. Fitzgerald University College Cork
John F. Cryan
John F. Cryan University College Cork
Timothy G. Dinan
Timothy G. Dinan University College Cork
Colin Hill
Colin Hill University College Cork
Paul D. Cotter
Paul D. Cotter University College Cork
Orla O'Sullivan
Orla O'Sullivan Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Paul W. O'Toole
Paul W. O'Toole University College Cork
Fergus Shanahan
Fergus Shanahan National University of Ireland
Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Jiangnan University

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