2026 Jose C. Clemente: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	73	5773	5322	2728	2445	169	84204

Overview

Jose C. Clemente is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases.

Their scientific output focuses on several interrelated areas, such as gut microbiota and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis. Additional themes include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, pediatric health and respiratory diseases, respiratory viral infections research, and gastrointestinal motility and disorders.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Host & Microbe, RICEd Revista de Investigación en Ciencias de la Educación, Nature Microbiology, and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Jose C. Clemente has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, including Leopoldo N. Segal, Benjamin G. Wu, Yonghua Li, Imran Sulaiman, and Kevin Bu. These collaborations reflect a sustained involvement in interdisciplinary research initiatives.

Recently published papers encompass the following:

Microbial signatures in the lower airways of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients associated with poor clinical outcome, 2021, Nature Microbiology
Fungal Trans-kingdom Dynamics Linked to Responsiveness to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
Precise quantification of bacterial strains after fecal microbiota transplantation delineates long-term engraftment and explains outcomes, 2021, Nature Microbiology
Episodic Aspiration with Oral Commensals Induces a MyD88-dependent, Pulmonary T-Helper Cell Type 17 Response that Mitigates Susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Defined microbiota transplant restores Th17/RORγt ⁺ regulatory T cell balance in mice colonized with inflammatory bowel disease microbiotas, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection

Robert C. Edgar;Brian J. Haas;Jose C. Clemente;Christopher Quince

14561
Citations
Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

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

10953
Citations
Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences

Morgan G I Langille;Jesse Zaneveld;J Gregory Caporaso;J Gregory Caporaso;Daniel McDonald

9406
Citations
Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography

Tanya Yatsunenko;Federico E Rey;Mark J Manary;Mark J Manary;Indi Trehan;Indi Trehan

8604
Citations
Gut Microbiota from Twins Discordant for Obesity Modulate Metabolism in Mice

Vanessa K. Ridaura;Jeremiah J. Faith;Federico E. Rey;Jiye Cheng

4302
Citations
The impact of the gut microbiota on human health: an integrative view.

Jose C. Clemente;Luke K. Ursell;Laura Wegener Parfrey;Rob Knight;Rob Knight

4281
Citations
A framework for human microbiome research

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

2698
Citations
The Long-Term Stability of the Human Gut Microbiota

Jeremiah J. Faith;Janaki L. Guruge;Mark Charbonneau;Sathish Subramanian

2275
Citations
Diet drives convergence in gut microbiome functions across mammalian phylogeny and within humans

Brian D. Muegge;Justin Kuczynski;Dan Knights;Jose C. Clemente

1974
Citations
Cohabiting family members share microbiota with one another and with their dogs

Se Jin Song;Christian Lauber;Elizabeth K Costello;Catherine A Lozupone

1254
Citations
The microbiome in early life: implications for health outcomes

Sabrina Tamburini;Nan Shen;Han Chih Wu;Jose C Clemente

1244
Citations
Partial restoration of the microbiota of cesarean-born infants via vaginal microbial transfer

Maria G Dominguez-Bello;Maria G Dominguez-Bello;Kassandra M De Jesus-Laboy;Nan Shen;Laura M Cox

1088
Citations
The microbiome of uncontacted Amerindians

Jose C. Clemente;Erica C. Pehrsson;Martin J. Blaser;Martin J. Blaser;Kuldip Sandhu

940
Citations
Experimental and analytical tools for studying the human microbiome

Justin Kuczynski;Christian L. Lauber;William A. Walters;Laura Wegener Parfrey

835
Citations
The Biological Observation Matrix (BIOM) format or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the ome-ome

Daniel McDonald;Jose C Clemente;Justin Kuczynski;Jai Ram Rideout

799
Citations
Intestinal Microbiota Is Influenced by Gender and Body Mass Index.

Carmen Haro;Carmen Haro;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Francisco Gómez-Delgado;Francisco Gómez-Delgado

727
Citations
Enrichment of the lung microbiome with oral taxa is associated with lung inflammation of a Th17 phenotype.

Leopoldo N. Segal;Jose C. Clemente;Jun Chieh J. Tsay;Sergei B. Koralov

668
Citations
Reconstructing the microbial diversity and function of pre-agricultural tallgrass prairie soils in the United States.

Noah Fierer;Noah Fierer;Joshua Ladau;Jose C. Clemente;Jonathan W. Leff;Jonathan W. Leff

594
Citations
Subsampled open-reference clustering creates consistent, comprehensive OTU definitions and scales to billions of sequences.

Jai Ram Rideout;Jai Ram Rideout;Yan He;Jose A. Navas-Molina;William A. Walters

575
Citations
Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes

Alexandra J. Obregon-Tito;Raul Y. Tito;Jessica Metcalf;Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan

567
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Knight University of California, San Diego

Jean-Frederic Colombel Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Martin J. Blaser Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

J. Gregory Caporaso Northern Arizona University

Dan Knights University of Minnesota

Marla Dubinsky Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego

Curtis Huttenhower Harvard University

Catherine A. Lozupone University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Noah Fierer University of Colorado Boulder

External Links

Personal website of Jose C. Clemente

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