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Israel
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
102
Citations
67846
World Ranking
358
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Eran Elinav is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on gut microbiota and health, with additional interest in diet and metabolism studies, infectious diseases, immunology, and genetics.

Elinav's notable publication venues include:

  • Cell (8 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (7 publications)
  • Nature Medicine (6 publications)
  • Cell Research (4 publications)
  • Nature (4 publications)

They have authored papers on various topics related to microbiology, immunity, and disease mechanisms. Some recent papers include:

  • "Interaction between microbiota and immunity in health and disease," 2020, Cell Research
  • "Inflammasome activation and regulation: toward a better understanding of complex mechanisms," 2020, Cell Discovery
  • "Microbiome and cancer," 2021, Cancer Cell
  • "Targeted suppression of human IBD-associated gut microbiota commensals by phage consortia for treatment of intestinal inflammation," 2022, Cell
  • "Longitudinal Multi-omics Reveals Subset-Specific Mechanisms Underlying Irritable Bowel Syndrome," 2020, Cell

Frequent co-authors working alongside Elinav include:

  • Hagit Shapiro (21 publications)
  • Rafael Valdés-Mas (16 publications)
  • Yotam Cohen (14 publications)
  • Danping Zheng (13 publications)
  • Avner Leshem (13 publications)

Their work spans several subfields within life sciences, highlighting expertise in:

  • Molecular Biology (87 publications)
  • Physiology (41 publications)
  • Immunology (22 publications)
  • Infectious Diseases (21 publications)
  • Genetics (21 publications)

Elinav's research topics feature a strong focus on the relationships between gut microbiota and health, covering:

  • Gut microbiota and health (124 publications)
  • Diet and metabolism studies (46 publications)
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (30 publications)
  • Probiotics and fermented foods (24 publications)
  • Dietary effects on health (20 publications)
  • Nutritional studies and diet (20 publications)
  • Liver disease diagnosis and treatment (16 publications)

Among professional recognitions, Eran Elinav is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Interaction between microbiota and immunity in health and disease

    Danping Zheng;Danping Zheng;Timur Liwinski;Timur Liwinski;Eran Elinav

  • Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses

    David Zeevi;Tal Korem;Niv Zmora;Niv Zmora;David Israeli

  • Environment dominates over host genetics in shaping human gut microbiota

    Daphna Rothschild;Omer Weissbrod;Elad Barkan;Alexander Kurilshikov

  • Inflammasome-mediated dysbiosis regulates progression of NAFLD and obesity

    Jorge Alejandro Henao-Mejía;Eran Elinav;Cheng Cheng Jin;Liming Hao

  • Inflammasomes in health and disease

    Till Strowig;Jorge Henao-Mejia;Eran Elinav;Richard Flavell;Richard Flavell

  • Artificial Sweeteners Induce Glucose Intolerance by Altering the Gut Microbiota

    Jotham Suez;Tal Korem;David Zeevi;Gili Zilberman-Schapira

  • NLRP6 Inflammasome Regulates Colonic Microbial Ecology and Risk for Colitis

    Eran Elinav;Till Strowig;Andrew L. Kau;Jorge Henao-Mejia

  • Inflammation-induced cancer: crosstalk between tumours, immune cells and microorganisms.

    Eran Elinav;Roni Nowarski;Christoph A. Thaiss;Bo Hu

  • The microbiome and innate immunity

    Christoph A. Thaiss;Niv Zmora;Niv Zmora;Maayan Levy;Eran Elinav

  • Dysbiosis and the immune system

    Maayan Levy;Aleksandra A. Kolodziejczyk;Christoph A. Thaiss;Eran Elinav

  • You are what you eat: diet, health and the gut microbiota.

    Niv Zmora;Niv Zmora;Jotham Suez;Eran Elinav

  • Personalized Gut Mucosal Colonization Resistance to Empiric Probiotics Is Associated with Unique Host and Microbiome Features

    Niv Zmora;Niv Zmora;Gili Zilberman-Schapira;Jotham Suez;Uria Mor

  • Transkingdom Control of Microbiota Diurnal Oscillations Promotes Metabolic Homeostasis

    Christoph A. Thaiss;David Zeevi;Maayan Levy;Gili Zilberman-Schapira

  • The pros, cons, and many unknowns of probiotics

    Jotham Suez;Niv Zmora;Niv Zmora;Eran Segal;Eran Elinav

  • Microglia development follows a stepwise program to regulate brain homeostasis

    Orit Matcovitch-Natan;Deborah R. Winter;Amir Giladi;Stephanie Vargas Aguilar

  • Lipid-Associated Macrophages Control Metabolic Homeostasis in a Trem2-Dependent Manner

    Diego Adhemar Jaitin;Lorenz Adlung;Christoph A. Thaiss;Assaf Weiner

  • Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT.

    Jotham Suez;Niv Zmora;Niv Zmora;Gili Zilberman-Schapira;Uria Mor

  • The intestinal microbiota fuelling metabolic inflammation

    Herbert Tilg;Niv Zmora;Timon E. Adolph;Eran Elinav

  • Microbiota-Modulated Metabolites Shape the Intestinal Microenvironment by Regulating NLRP6 Inflammasome Signaling.

    Maayan Levy;Christoph A. Thaiss;David Zeevi;Lenka Dohnalová

  • Inflammasome activation and regulation: toward a better understanding of complex mechanisms.

    Danping Zheng;Danping Zheng;Timur Liwinski;Timur Liwinski;Eran Elinav

  • Intestinal lamina propria dendritic cell subsets have different origin and functions.

    Chen Varol;Alexandra Vallon-Eberhard;Eran Elinav;Eran Elinav;Tegest Aychek

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Eran Segal
Eran Segal Weizmann Institute of Science
Till Strowig
Till Strowig Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Arieh Gertler
Arieh Gertler Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ido Amit
Ido Amit Weizmann Institute of Science
Eyal David
Eyal David Weizmann Institute of Science
Gad Frankel
Gad Frankel Imperial College London
Shalev Itzkovitz
Shalev Itzkovitz Weizmann Institute of Science
Sven Pettersson
Sven Pettersson Karolinska Institute

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