# Fredrik Bäckhed

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/fredrik-backhed/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 114,907 |
| Field | Gut microbiota and health |
| h-index | 126 |
| i10-index | 249 |
| Last Known Institution | Sahlgrenska University Hospital |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5047963662 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-8818 |
| Works | 349 |

## Researcher papers

- [Dynamics and Stabilization of the Human Gut Microbiome during the First Year of Life](https://scholariq.org/papers/dynamics-and-stabilization-of-the-human-gut-microbiome-during-the-first-year-of/)
- [Dietary Fiber-Induced Improvement in Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Increased Abundance of Prevotella](https://scholariq.org/papers/dietary-fiber-induced-improvement-in-glucose-metabolism-is-associated-with/)
- [Effects of the gut microbiota on host adiposity are modulated by the short-chain fatty-acid binding G protein-coupled receptor, Gpr41](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-the-gut-microbiota-on-host-adiposity-are-modulated-by-the-short-chain/)
- [Microbially Produced Imidazole Propionate Impairs Insulin Signaling through mTORC1](https://scholariq.org/papers/microbially-produced-imidazole-propionate-impairs-insulin-signaling-through/)
- [Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Induce Long-Term Changes on the Human Gut Microbiome Contributing to Fat Mass Regulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/roux-en-y-gastric-bypass-and-vertical-banded-gastroplasty-induce-long-term/)
- [Depicting the composition of gut microbiota in a population with varied ethnic origins but shared geography](https://scholariq.org/papers/depicting-the-composition-of-gut-microbiota-in-a-population-with-varied-ethnic/)
- [Donor metabolic characteristics drive effects of faecal microbiota transplantation on recipient insulin sensitivity, energy expenditure and intestinal transit time](https://scholariq.org/papers/donor-metabolic-characteristics-drive-effects-of-faecal-microbiota/)
- [Microbiome-derived ethanol in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/microbiome-derived-ethanol-in-nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/)
- [Effects of a Vegetarian Diet on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Gut Microbiota, and Plasma Metabolome in Subjects With Ischemic Heart Disease: A Randomized, Crossover Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-a-vegetarian-diet-on-cardiometabolic-risk-factors-gut-microbiota-and/)

## Researcher topics

- [Gut microbiota and health](https://scholariq.org/topics/gut-microbiota-and-health/)
- [Diet and metabolism studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/diet-and-metabolism-studies/)
- [Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research](https://scholariq.org/topics/clostridium-difficile-and-clostridium-perfringens-research/)
- [Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-disease-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/drug-transport-and-resistance-mechanisms/)

## Researcher university

- [Sahlgrenska University Hospital](https://scholariq.org/institutions/sahlgrenska-university-hospital/)

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