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Emma Allen-Vercoe

Emma Allen-Vercoe

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
48
Citations
28052
World Ranking
2652
National Ranking
84

Emma Allen-Vercoe publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emma Allen-Vercoe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 101 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Emma Allen-Vercoe D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emma Allen-Vercoe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Emma Allen-Vercoe is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant presence in Medicine. Within these broader fields, they have focused on subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science, Insect Science, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics related to microbial ecosystems, with notable emphasis on gut microbiota and health. Other main research themes include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, probiotics and fermented foods, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, insect and pesticide research, microbial community ecology and physiology, and plant and animal studies.

Frequent publication venues for Emma Allen-Vercoe's research include Anaerobe, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Annals of Oncology, Cell Host & Microbe, and Microbiome Research Reports.

Their most recent papers feature multiple disciplines and applications. Among these are:

  • A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • First-in-class Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutic 4 (MET4) in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced solid tumors (MET4-IO trial), 2023, Annals of Oncology
  • The effect of a microbial ecosystem therapeutic (MET-2) on recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: a phase 1, open-label, single-group trial, 2021, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • A Genomic Toolkit for the Mechanistic Dissection of Intractable Human Gut Bacteria, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • A Microbiota-Derived Metabolite Augments Cancer Immunotherapy Responses in Mice, 2020, Cancer Cell

Emma Allen-Vercoe regularly collaborates with several co-authors, including Simone Renwick, Sarah J. Vancuren, Brendan A. Daisley, Avery Robinson, and Kyla Cochrane.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Platelet TLR4 activates neutrophil extracellular traps to ensnare bacteria in septic blood

    Stephen R Clark;Adrienne C Ma;Samantha A Tavener;Braedon McDonald

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum infection is prevalent in human colorectal carcinoma

    Mauro Castellarin;René L. Warren;J. Douglas Freeman;Lisa Dreolini

  • Macronutrient metabolism by the human gut microbiome: major fermentation by-products and their impact on host health

    Kaitlyn Oliphant;Emma Allen-Vercoe

  • A Catalog of Reference Genomes from the Human Microbiome

    Karen E. Nelson;George M. Weinstock;Sarah K. Highlander

  • Towards standards for human fecal sample processing in metagenomic studies

    Paul I. Costea;Georg Zeller;Shinichi Sunagawa;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Stool substitute transplant therapy for the eradication of Clostridium difficile infection: 'RePOOPulating' the gut.

    Elaine O Petrof;Gregory B Gloor;Stephen J Vanner;Scott J Weese

  • Invasive potential of gut mucosa-derived Fusobacterium nucleatum positively correlates with IBD status of the host.

    Jaclyn Strauss;Gilaad G. Kaplan;Paul L. Beck;Kevin Rioux

  • Fecal microbiota transplantation: in perspective

    Shaan Gupta;Emma Allen-Vercoe;Elaine O. Petrof

  • Stability and biological activity of wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) polyphenols during simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion.

    J. Correa-Betanzo;E. Allen-Vercoe;J. McDonald;K. Schroeter

  • Co-occurrence of anaerobic bacteria in colorectal carcinomas

    René L Warren;Douglas J Freeman;Stephen Pleasance;Peter Watson

  • Fimbriae- and flagella-mediated association with and invasion of cultured epithelial cells by Salmonella enteritidis.

    M. P. Dibb-Fuller;E. Allen-Vercoe;C. J. Thorns;Martin J. Woodward

  • A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity.

    David Wylensek;Thomas C A Hitch;Thomas Riedel;Afrizal Afrizal

  • Impact of Food Grade and nano-TiO 2 Particles on a Human Intestinal Community

    William Dudefoi;Kristy Moniz;Emma Allen-Vercoe;Marie-Hélène Ropers

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum Infection of Colonic Cells Stimulates MUC2 Mucin and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha

    Poonam Dharmani;Jaclyn Strauss;Christian Ambrose;Emma Allen-Vercoe

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum: an emerging gut pathogen?

    Emma Allen-Vercoe;Jaclyn Strauss;Kris Chadee

  • Microbial ecosystems therapeutics: a new paradigm in medicine?

    E.O. Petrof;E.C. Claud;G.B. Gloor;E. Allen-Vercoe

  • A review of the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in taste receptors, eating behaviors, and health

    Elie Chamoun;David M Mutch;Emma Allen-Vercoe;Andrea C Buchholz

  • Fusobacterium and Enterobacteriaceae: important players for CRC?

    Emma Allen-Vercoe;Christian Jobin

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Holt
Robert A. Holt BC Cancer Research Institute
Gregory B. Gloor
Gregory B. Gloor University of Western Ontario
Martin von Bergen
Martin von Bergen Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
J. David Spence
J. David Spence University of Western Ontario
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Ashlee M. Earl
Ashlee M. Earl Broad Institute
Bruce W. Birren
Bruce W. Birren Broad Institute
Qiandong Zeng
Qiandong Zeng LabCorp (United States)
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory
Brian J. Haas
Brian J. Haas Broad Institute

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