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 Fredrik Bäckhed sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 297 publications — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fredrik Bäckhed sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 126 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.
Fredrik Bäckhed is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular attention to molecular biology and physiology.
Their work covers a range of topics, including:
Bäckhed has published in multiple venues with notable frequency, including:
Among their recent publications are the following papers:
They work frequently with several coauthors, including:
The scientist's research spans multiple subfields within biology and medicine such as surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and epidemiology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to studying human health and disease. Their body of work contributes to understanding complex relationships between the gut microbiota and metabolic conditions as well as implications for clinical interventions and therapeutic approaches.
Fredrik Bäckhed;Hao Ding;Hao Ding;Ting Wang;Lora V. Hooper
Ruth E. Ley;Fredrik Bäckhed;Peter Turnbaugh;Catherine A. Lozupone
Fredrik Bäckhed;Ruth E. Ley;Justin L. Sonnenburg;Daniel A. Peterson
Ara Koh;Filipe De Vadder;Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed
Valentina Tremaroli;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed
Felix Sommer;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed
Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed;Josefine Roswall;Yangqing Peng;Qiang Feng
Peter J. Turnbaugh;Fredrik Bäckhed;Lucinda Fulton;Jeffrey I. Gordon
Fredrik H. Karlsson;Valentina Tremaroli;Intawat Nookaew;Göran Bergström
Fredrik Bäckhed;Jill K. Manchester;Clay F. Semenkovich;Jeffrey I. Gordon
Annika Wahlström;Sama I. Sayin;Hanns-Ulrich Marschall;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed
Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Tyler C. Cullender;Aymé Spor
Sama I. Sayin;Annika Wahlström;Jenny Felin;Sirkku Jäntti
Kassem Makki;Edward C. Deehan;Jens Walter;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed
Filipe De Vadder;Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Daisy Goncalves;Jennifer Vinera
Justin L. Sonnenburg;Fredrik Bäckhed
Buck S. Samuel;Abdullah Shaito;Toshiyuki Motoike;Federico E. Rey
Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Anne Nilsson;Rozita Akrami;Ying Shiuan Lee
Hao Wu;Eduardo Esteve;Eduardo Esteve;Valentina Tremaroli;Muhammad Tanweer Khan
Fredrik H. Karlsson;Frida Fåk;Intawat Nookaew;Valentina Tremaroli
F Bäckhed;H Ding;T Wang;LV Hooper
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