Table 3 The 20 most influential articles in the microbiome-gut-brain axis research
SCRa | Authors | Title | Year of publication | Source title | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Nicholson et al. [56] | “Host-gut microbiota metabolic interactions” | 2012 | Science | 1490 |
2nd | Cryan and Dinan [57] | “Mind-altering microorganisms: The impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behavior” | 2012 | Nature Reviews Neuroscience | 1204 |
3rd | Heijtz et al. [58] | “Normal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behavior” | 2011 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1116 |
4th | Hsiao et al. [59] | “Microbiota modulate behavioral and physiological abnormalities associated with neurodevelopmental disorders” | 2013 | Cell | 1041 |
5th | Bravo et al. [60] | “Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve” | 2011 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1028 |
6th | Foster and McVey Neufeld [61] | “Gut-brain axis: How the microbiome influences anxiety and depression” | 2013 | Trends in Neurosciences | 612 |
7th | Bercik et al. [62] | “The intestinal microbiota affect central levels of brain-derived neurotropic factor and behavior in mice” | 2011 | Gastroenterology | 602 |
8th | Collins et al. [63] | “The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain” | 2012 | Nature Reviews Microbiology | 566 |
8th | Berer et al. [64] | “Commensal microbiota and myelin autoantigen cooperate to trigger autoimmune demyelination” | 2011 | Nature | 566 |
10th | De Vadder et al. [65] | “Microbiota-generated metabolites promote metabolic benefits via gut-brain neural circuits” | 2014 | Cell | 525 |
11th | Neufeld et al. [66] | “Reduced anxiety-like behavior and central neurochemical change in germ-free mice” | 2011 | Neurogastroenterology and Motility | 522 |
12th | O’Mahony et al. [67] | “Early Life Stress Alters Behavior, Immunity, and Microbiota in Rats: Implications for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Psychiatric Illnesses” | 2009 | Biological Psychiatry | 521 |
13th | Clarke et al. [68] | “The microbiome-gut-brain axis during early life regulates the hippocampal serotonergic system in a sex-dependent manner” | 2013 | Molecular Psychiatry | 476 |
14th | Sampson et al. [69] | “Gut microbiota regulate motor deficits and neuroinflammation in a model of parkinson’s disease” | 2016 | Cell | 455 |
15th | Tillisch et al. [70] | “Consumption of fermented milk product with probiotic modulates brain activity” | 2013 | Gastroenterology | 445 |
16th | Rhee et al. [71] | “Principles and clinical implications of the brain-gut-enteric microbiota axis” | 2009 | Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 444 |
17th | Braniste et al. [72] | “The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice” | 2014 | Science Translational Medicine | 378 |
18th | Scheperjans et al. [73] | “Gut microbiota are related to Parkinson’s disease and clinical phenotype” | 2015 | Movement Disorders | 361 |
19th | O’Mahony et al. [74] | “Serotonin, tryptophan metabolism and the brain-gut-microbiome axis” | 2015 | Behavioural Brain Research | 356 |
20th | Cryan and O’Mahony [75] | “The microbiome-gut-brain axis: From bowel to behavior” | 2011 | Neurogastroenterology and Motility | 347 |