2026 Ruth E. Ley: 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	94	1951	1761	132	122	199	198677

Overview

Ruth E. Ley is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong emphasis on molecular biology and ecology as key subfields. The scholar's work broadly covers topics related to gut microbiota and health, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Ruth E. Ley are several notable papers:

Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies, 2023, Nature
Sphingolipids produced by gut bacteria enter host metabolic pathways impacting ceramide levels, 2020, Nature Communications
Randomized Controlled-Feeding Study of Dietary Emulsifier Carboxymethylcellulose Reveals Detrimental Impacts on the Gut Microbiota and Metabolome, 2021, Gastroenterology
Codiversification of gut microbiota with humans, 2022, Science
Syntrophy via Interspecies H ₂ Transfer between Christensenella and Methanobrevibacter Underlies Their Global Cooccurrence in the Human Gut, 2020, mBio

Their frequent coauthors include Nicholas D. Youngblut, Jacobo de la Cuesta-Zuluaga, Jillian L. Waters, Stacey L. Heaver, and Andrew T. Gewirtz.

Ruth E. Ley has contributed to various publication venues, with a significant number of works appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), alongside publications in mSystems, Cell Host & Microbe, UNC Libraries, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

The scientist's main research topics are:

Gut microbiota and health
Genomics and phylogenetic studies
Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Microbial community ecology and physiology
Diet and metabolism studies
Probiotics and fermented foods
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

In summary, Ruth E. Ley's research encompasses various aspects of microbiology and molecular biology, with a particular focus on the gut microbiota's influence on health and metabolism. Collaborations with a core group of researchers contribute to their extensive publication record across multiple scientific journals and preprint platforms.

Best Publications

QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data.

J Gregory Caporaso;Justin Kuczynski;Jesse Stombaugh;Kyle Bittinger

37106
Citations
Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2

Evan Bolyen;Jai Ram Rideout;Matthew R. Dillon;Nicholas A. Bokulich

21851
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An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest

Peter J. Turnbaugh;Ruth E. Ley;Michael A. Mahowald;Vincent Magrini

13424
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Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

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

10953
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A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

Peter J. Turnbaugh;Micah Hamady;Tanya Yatsunenko;Brandi L. Cantarel

9253
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Microbial ecology: Human gut microbes associated with obesity

Ruth E. Ley;Peter J. Turnbaugh;Samuel Klein;Jeffrey I. Gordon

7757
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Obesity alters gut microbial ecology

Ruth E. Ley;Fredrik Bäckhed;Peter Turnbaugh;Catherine A. Lozupone

7371
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The human microbiome project.

Peter J. Turnbaugh;Ruth E. Ley;Micah Hamady;Claire M. Fraser-Liggett

6675
Citations
Host-Bacterial Mutualism in the Human Intestine

Fredrik Bäckhed;Ruth E. Ley;Justin L. Sonnenburg;Daniel A. Peterson

6526
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Author Correction: Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2.

Evan Bolyen;Jai Ram Rideout;Matthew R. Dillon;Nicholas A. Bokulich

4019
Citations
Ecological and evolutionary forces shaping microbial diversity in the human intestine.

Ruth E. Ley;Daniel A. Peterson;Jeffrey I. Gordon

3997
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Evolution of mammals and their gut microbes

Ruth E. Ley;Micah Hamady;Catherine Lozupone;Catherine Lozupone;Peter J. Turnbaugh

3947
Citations
Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome

Derek S. Lundberg;Sarah L. Lebeis;Sur Herrera Paredes;Scott Yourstone

3052
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Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome

Julia K. Goodrich;Jillian L. Waters;Angela C. Poole;Jessica L. Sutter

3017
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Succession of microbial consortia in the developing infant gut microbiome

Jeremy E. Koenig;Aymé Spor;Nicholas Scalfone;Ashwana D. Fricker

2938
Citations
A framework for human microbiome research

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

2698
Citations
Metabolic Syndrome and Altered Gut Microbiota in Mice Lacking Toll-Like Receptor 5

Matam Vijay-Kumar;Jesse D. Aitken;Frederic A. Carvalho;Tyler C. Cullender

2475
Citations
Host Remodeling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Changes during Pregnancy

Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Tyler C. Cullender;Aymé Spor

2401
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Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the development of Type 1 diabetes

Li Wen;Ruth E. Ley;Ruth E. Ley;Pavel Yu. Volchkov;Peter B. Stranges

2259
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome

Benoit Chassaing;Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Angela C. Poole

2146
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