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John F. Baines

John F. Baines

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
13215
World Ranking
11928
National Ranking
847

John F. Baines 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 John F. Baines sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 151 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Baines 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 John F. Baines sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John F. Baines is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine as well. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, clinical psychology, genetics, food science, and physiology.

Their research topics include gut microbiota and health, eating disorders and behaviors, probiotics and fermented foods, diet and metabolism studies, as well as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research. Additionally, they have explored child nutrition and feeding issues and the role of tryptophan in brain disorders.

Several recent publications highlight the scope and focus of John F. Baines's research. These include:

  • An Integrated Metagenome Catalog Reveals New Insights into the Murine Gut Microbiome, 2020, Cell Reports
  • A dietary carbohydrate - gut Parasutterella - human fatty acid biosynthesis metabolic axis in obesity and type 2 diabetes, 2022, Gut Microbes
  • S100A8 and S100A9 Are Important for Postnatal Development of Gut Microbiota and Immune System in Mice and Infants, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Gut microbiota alteration in adolescent anorexia nervosa does not normalize with short-term weight restoration, 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Evolutionary Approaches to Combat Antibiotic Resistance: Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Medicine, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

John F. Baines has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Gut Microbes, International Journal of Eating Disorders, Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie, and Cell Reports.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors including Nadia Andrea Andreani, Jochen Seitz, André Franke, Astrid Dempfle, and Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann.

Best Publications

  • Sequence and cultivation study of Muribaculaceae reveals novel species, host preference, and functional potential of this yet undescribed family

    Ilias Lagkouvardos;Till R. Lesker;Thomas C. A. Hitch;Eric J. C. Gálvez

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies variation in vitamin D receptor and other host factors influencing the gut microbiota

    Jun Wang;Louise B Thingholm;Jurgita Skiecevičienė;Philipp Rausch;Philipp Rausch

  • Getting the Hologenome Concept Right: an Eco-Evolutionary Framework for Hosts and Their Microbiomes.

    Kevin R. Theis;Nolwenn M. Dheilly;Jonathan L. Klassen;Robert M. Brucker

  • The Mouse Intestinal Bacterial Collection (miBC) provides host-specific insight into cultured diversity and functional potential of the gut microbiota

    Ilias Lagkouvardos;Rüdiger Pukall;Birte Abt;Bärbel U. Foesel

  • Colonic mucosa-associated microbiota is influenced by an interaction of Crohn disease and FUT2 (Secretor) genotype

    Philipp Rausch;Ateequr Rehman;Sven Künzel;Robert Häsler

  • Lipocalin 2 Protects from Inflammation and Tumorigenesis Associated with Gut Microbiota Alterations.

    Alexander R. Moschen;Romana R. Gerner;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Victoria Klepsch

  • Nod2 is essential for temporal development of intestinal microbial communities

    Ateequr Rehman;Christian Sina;Olga Gavrilova;Robert Häsler

  • Distinct antimicrobial peptide expression determines host species-specific bacterial associations

    Sören Franzenburg;Jonas Walter;Sven Künzel;Jun Wang

  • Gut microbiota in Parkinson disease in a northern German cohort.

    Franziska Hopfner;Axel Künstner;Axel Künstner;Stefanie H. Müller;Sven Künzel

  • Exceptionally high levels of recombination across the honey bee genome

    Martin Beye;Irene Gattermeier;Martin Hasselmann;Tanja Gempe

  • Host Species and Environmental Effects on Bacterial Communities Associated with Drosophila in the Laboratory and in the Natural Environment

    Fabian Staubach;John F. Baines;Sven Künzel;Elisabeth M. Bik

  • Extended analysis of a genome-wide association study in primary sclerosing cholangitis detects multiple novel risk loci

    Trine Folseraas;Trine Folseraas;Espen Melum;Espen Melum;Philipp Rausch;Brian D. Juran

  • Mucispirillum schaedleri Antagonizes Salmonella Virulence to Protect Mice against Colitis

    Simone Herp;Sandrine Brugiroux;Debora Garzetti;Diana Ring

  • The role of biogeography in shaping diversity of the intestinal microbiota in house mice

    Miriam Linnenbrink;Jun Wang;Emilie A. Hardouin;Sven Künzel

  • Comparative analysis of amplicon and metagenomic sequencing methods reveals key features in the evolution of animal metaorganisms

    Philipp Rausch;Malte Rühlemann;Britt M. Hermes;Britt M. Hermes;Britt M. Hermes;Shauni Doms;Shauni Doms

  • Dietary history contributes to enterotype-like clustering and functional metagenomic content in the intestinal microbiome of wild mice.

    Jun Wang;Miriam Linnenbrink;Sven Künzel;Ricardo Fernandes

  • X Chromosome Inactivation during Drosophila Spermatogenesis

    Winfried Hense;John F Baines;John Parsch

  • MyD88-deficient Hydra reveal an ancient function of TLR signaling in sensing bacterial colonizers

    Sören Franzenburg;Sebastian Fraune;Sven Künzel;John F. Baines

  • Functional variants in the sucrase-isomaltase gene associate with increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome.

    Maria Henström;Lena Diekmann;Ferdinando Bonfiglio;Fatemeh Hadizadeh

  • Exceptionally high levels of recombination across the honey bee genome

    Martin Beye;Irene Sroka;Martin Hasselmann;Tanja Gempe

Frequent Co-Authors

Andre Franke
Andre Franke Kiel University
Philip Rosenstiel
Philip Rosenstiel Kiel University
Stefan Schreiber
Stefan Schreiber Kiel University
Thomas C. G. Bosch
Thomas C. G. Bosch Kiel University
Hinrich Schulenburg
Hinrich Schulenburg Kiel University
Thomas Clavel
Thomas Clavel RWTH Aachen University
Ute Hentschel
Ute Hentschel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jochen Hampe
Jochen Hampe TU Dresden
Ruth A. Schmitz
Ruth A. Schmitz Kiel University
Detlef Zillikens
Detlef Zillikens University of Lübeck

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