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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 72 1713 1557 734 643 179 26624

Eric C. Martens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric C. Martens between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric C. Martens published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2020. 9 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2020. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 2 publications
2003 2026

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric C. Martens: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 0
2005 2
2006 1
2007 2
2008 5
2009 5
2010 0
2011 4
2012 12
2013 10
2014 9
2015 13
2016 17
2017 15
2018 10
2019 13
2020 22
2021 14
2022 16
2023 16
2024 10
2025 7
2026 2
Total 207
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Eric C. Martens publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric C. Martens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 175–184 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 179 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276 179
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Eric C. Martens D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric C. Martens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96 72
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Eric C. Martens is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research broadly spans fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, alongside Medicine. Subfields actively pursued include Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, and Genetics.

The primary topics in Martens' research focus on the gut microbiota and its impact on health. Other main areas include probiotics and fermented foods, microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, research on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens, genomics and phylogenetic studies, food composition and properties, and digestive system-related health.

Martens has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a notable presence in top publication venues. Frequent places of publication include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Gastroenterology, Cell Host & Microbe, mBio, and Nature Microbiology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Interleukin-22-mediated host glycosylation prevents Clostridioides difficile infection by modulating the metabolic activity of the gut microbiota (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Leveraging diet to engineer the gut microbiome (2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • A single sulfatase is required to access colonic mucin by a gut bacterium (2021, Nature)
  • Gut Microbiota Modulate CD8 T Cell Responses to Influence Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Phase-variable capsular polysaccharides and lipoproteins modify bacteriophage susceptibility in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (2020, Nature Microbiology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martens include:

  • Gabriel Vasconcelos Pereira
  • Nicholas A. Pudlo
  • Chunsheng Jin
  • Thomas M. Schmidt
  • Ana S. Luís

Their body of work shows a strong interdisciplinary approach, linking molecular biology with nutritional and infectious disease studies. The extensive volume of publications in bioRxiv also indicates active engagement in preprint and early dissemination of research findings.

Best Publications

  • A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility

    Mahesh S. Desai;Mahesh S. Desai;Anna M. Seekatz;Nicole M. Koropatkin;Nobuhiko Kamada

  • Dietary Fiber-Induced Improvement in Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Increased Abundance of Prevotella

    Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Anne Nilsson;Rozita Akrami;Ying Shiuan Lee

  • How glycan metabolism shapes the human gut microbiota

    Nicole M. Koropatkin;Elizabeth A. Cameron;Eric C. Martens

  • Mucosal Glycan Foraging Enhances Fitness and Transmission of a Saccharolytic Human Gut Bacterial Symbiont

    Eric C. Martens;Herbert C. Chiang;Jeffrey I. Gordon

  • Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts.

    Eric C. Martens;Eric C. Martens;Elisabeth C. Lowe;Herbert Chiang;Nicholas A. Pudlo

  • US Immigration Westernizes the Human Gut Microbiome.

    Pajau Vangay;Abigail J. Johnson;Tonya L. Ward;Gabriel A. Al-Ghalith

  • Regulated virulence controls the ability of a pathogen to compete with the gut microbiota.

    Nobuhiko Kamada;Yun Gi Kim;Ho Pan Sham;Bruce A. Vallance

  • Evolution of symbiotic bacteria in the distal human intestine.

    Jian Xu;Michael A. Mahowald;Ruth E Ley;Catherine A. Lozupone

  • Complex Glycan Catabolism by the Human Gut Microbiota: The Bacteroidetes Sus-like Paradigm*

    Eric C. Martens;Nicole M. Koropatkin;Thomas J. Smith;Jeffrey I. Gordon

  • Interactions of commensal and pathogenic microorganisms with the intestinal mucosal barrier

    Eric C Martens;Mareike Neumann;Mahesh S Desai

  • Complex pectin metabolism by gut bacteria reveals novel catalytic functions

    Didier Ndeh;Artur Rogowski;Artur Rogowski;Alan Cartmell;Ana S. Luis

  • Bacteroides in the Infant Gut Consume Milk Oligosaccharides via Mucus-Utilization Pathways

    Angela Marcobal;Mariana Barboza;Erica D. Sonnenburg;Nicholas Pudlo

  • Human gut Bacteroidetes can utilize yeast mannan through a selfish mechanism

    Fiona Cuskin;Fiona Cuskin;Elisabeth C. Lowe;Max J. Temple;Yanping Zhu;Yanping Zhu

  • Expansion of bacteriophages is linked to aggravated intestinal inflammation and colitis

    Lasha Gogokhia;Lasha Gogokhia;Kate Buhrke;Rickesha Bell;Brenden Hoffman

  • A discrete genetic locus confers xyloglucan metabolism in select human gut Bacteroidetes

    Johan Larsbrink;Theresa E. Rogers;Glyn R. Hemsworth;Lauren S. McKee

  • Prebiotics: why definitions matter.

    Robert W. Hutkins;Janina A. Krumbeck;Laure B. Bindels;Patrice D. Cani

  • Starch Catabolism by a Prominent Human Gut Symbiont Is Directed by the Recognition of Amylose Helices

    Nicole M. Koropatkin;Eric C. Martens;Jeffrey I. Gordon;Thomas J. Smith

  • Glycan complexity dictates microbial resource allocation in the large intestine

    Artur Rogowski;Jonathon A. Briggs;Jennifer C. Mortimer;Theodora Tryfona

  • Dietary pectic glycans are degraded by coordinated enzyme pathways in human colonic Bacteroides

    Ana S. Luis;Jonathon Briggs;Xiaoyang Zhang;Benjamin Farnell;Benjamin Farnell

  • FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC AND METABOLIC STUDIES OF THE ADAPTATIONS OF A PROMINENT ADULT HUMAN GUT SYMBIONT, BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON, TO THE SUCKLING PERIOD*

    Magnus K. Bjursell;Eric C. Martens;Jeffrey I. Gordon

  • NLRP6 Protects Il10−/− Mice from Colitis by Limiting Colonization of Akkermansia muciniphila

    Sergey S. Seregin;Natasha Golovchenko;Bryan Schaf;Jiachen Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University
Jeffrey I. Gordon
Jeffrey I. Gordon Washington University in St. Louis
Bruce R. Hamaker
Bruce R. Hamaker Purdue University West Lafayette
Justin L. Sonnenburg
Justin L. Sonnenburg Stanford University
Gideon J. Davies
Gideon J. Davies University of York
Harry Brumer
Harry Brumer University of British Columbia
David N. Bolam
David N. Bolam Newcastle University
Kathryn A. Eaton
Kathryn A. Eaton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nobuhiko Kamada
Nobuhiko Kamada University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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