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J. Björk

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h-index: 23
Works: 61
Citations: 3,325

Most-cited papers

Environmental factors shaping the gut microbiome in a Dutch population
R. Gacesa, A. Kurilshikov, A. V. Vila, T. Sinha +22 more
2022Nature631 citations Open access
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Diversity, structure and convergent evolution of the global sponge microbiome
T. Thomas, L. Moitinho-Silva, M. Lurgi, J. Björk +20 more
2016Nature Communications594 citations Open access
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Cross-cohort gut microbiome associations with immune checkpoint inhibitor response in advanced melanoma
Karla A. Lee, A. M. Thomas, L. Bolte, J. Björk +36 more
2022Nature Medicine417 citations Open access
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The sponge microbiome project
L. Moitinho-Silva, S. Nielsen, Amnon Amir, A. González +36 more
2017GigaScience207 citations Open access
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Gut microbiome heritability is near-universal but environmentally contingent
L. Grieneisen, Mauna R. Dasari, T. Gould, J. Björk +17 more
2021Science197 citations Open access
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Custom scoring based on ecological topology of gut microbiota associated with cancer immunotherapy outcome.
L. Derosa, V. Iebba, Carolina Alves Costa Silva, Gianmarco Piccinno +47 more
2024Cell183 citations Open access
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Longitudinal gut microbiome changes in immune checkpoint blockade-treated advanced melanoma
J. Björk, L. Bolte, Andrew Maltez Thomas, Karla A. Lee +36 more
2024Nature Medicine135 citations Open access
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Association of a Mediterranean Diet With Outcomes for Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Blockade for Advanced Melanoma
L. Bolte, Karla A. Lee, J. Björk, E. Leeming +15 more
2023JAMA Oncology91 citations Open access
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Gut microbiome dysbiosis is associated with increased mortality after solid organ transplantation
J. Swarte, Yan-Ni Li, Shixian Hu, J. Björk +26 more
2022Science Translational Medicine87 citations Open access
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Worldwide survey among polyposis registries of surgical management of severe duodenal adenomatosis in familial adenomatous polyposis
W. H. de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel, H. Järvinen, J. Björk, T. Berk +2 more
2003British Journal of Surgery78 citations
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Vertical transmission of sponge microbiota is weak and inconsistent
J. Björk, Cristina Díez-Vives, Carmen Astudillo‐Garcia, Elizabeth A. Archie +1 more
2018Nature Ecology & Evolution71 citations Open access
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Familial adenomatous polyposis is associated with a marked decrease in alkaline sphingomyelinase activity: a key factor to the unrestrained cell proliferation?
E. Hertervig, Å. Nilsson, J. Björk, R. Hultkrantz +1 more
1999British Journal of Cancer70 citations Open access
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Primate microbiomes over time: Longitudinal answers to standing questions in microbiome research
J. Björk, Mauna R. Dasari, L. Grieneisen, Elizabeth A. Archie
2019American Journal of Primatology67 citations Open access
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Mucosal host-microbe interactions associate with clinical phenotypes in inflammatory bowel disease
Shixian Hu, A. Bourgonje, R. Gacesa, B. Jansen +12 more
2024Nature Communications58 citations Open access
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Synchrony and idiosyncrasy in the gut microbiome of wild baboons
J. Björk, Mauna R. Dasari, Kimberly E. Roche, L. Grieneisen +19 more
2021Nature Ecology & Evolution42 citations Open access
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Uncovering the drivers of host-associated microbiota with joint species distribution modelling
J. Björk, Francis K. C. Hui, R. B. O'Hara, José M. Montoya
2018Molecular Ecology41 citations Open access
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Pharmacomicrobiomics: The role of the gut microbiome in immunomodulation and cancer therapy.
L. Bolte, J. Björk, R. Gacesa, R. Weersma
2025Gastroenterology36 citations Open access
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Specificity and temporal dynamics of complex bacteria--sponge symbiotic interactions.
J. Björk, C. Díez-Vives, R. Coma, M. Ribes +1 more
2013Ecology36 citations Open access
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The gut microbiome across the cardiovascular risk spectrum
F. Prins, V. Collij, H. Groot, J. Björk +10 more
2023bioRxiv32 citations Open access
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Circulating inflammatory proteins associate with response to immune checkpoint inhibition therapy in patients with advanced melanoma
N. Rossi, Karla A. Lee, M. V. Bermudez, A. Visconti +22 more
2022EBioMedicine28 citations Open access
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The dynamic core microbiome: structure, stability and resistance
J. Björk, R. O'Hara, M. Ribes, R. Coma +1 more
2017bioRxiv27 citations Open access
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Probing the functional significance of wild animal microbiomes using omics data
Sarah F. Worsley, Elin Videvall, X. Harrison, J. Björk +2 more
2024Functional Ecology23 citations Open access
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The Dutch Microbiome Project defines factors that shape the healthy gut microbiome
R. Gacesa, A. Kurilshikov, A. V. Vila, T. Sinha +21 more
2020bioRxiv23 citations Open access
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Health-related quality of life is linked to the gut microbiome in kidney transplant recipients
J. Swarte, T. Knobbe, J. Björk, R. Gacesa +48 more
2023Nature Communications21 citations Open access
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Universal gut microbial relationships in the gut microbiome of wild baboons
Kimberly E. Roche, J. Björk, Mauna R. Dasari, L. Grieneisen +10 more
2022bioRxiv19 citations Open access
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Multiple indicators of gut dysbiosis predict all-cause and cause-specific mortality in solid organ transplant recipients
J. Swarte, Shu-Yan Zhang, L. M. Nieuwenhuis, R. Gacesa +12 more
2023Gut18 citations Open access
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Mucosal host–microbe interactions associate with clinical phenotypes in inflammatory bowel disease
Shixian Hu, A. Bourgonje, R. Gacesa, B. Jansen +12 more
2022bioRxiv16 citations Open access
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Author Correction: Vertical transmission of sponge microbiota is inconsistent and unfaithful
J. Björk, Cristina Díez-Vives, Carmen Astudillo‐Garcia, Elizabeth A. Archie +1 more
2021Nature Ecology & Evolution14 citations Open access
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The gut microbiome in solid-organ and haematopoietic-stem-cell transplantation
J. Swarte, Shu-Yan Zhang, S. Bakker, J. Björk +1 more
2026Nature Reviews Microbiology11 citations Open access
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Mechanisms behind size-assortative nest choice by sand goby males in the absence of intrasexual competition
J. Björk, C. Kvarnemo
201211 citations
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The gut microbiome in end-stage lung disease and lung transplantation
Shu-Yan Zhang, J. Swarte, R. Gacesa, T. Knobbe +10 more
2024mSystems7 citations Open access
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Gut microbiome dysbiosis is not associated with portal vein thrombosis in patients with end-stage liver disease: a cross-sectional study.
Rali R. Aleksandrova, L. M. Nieuwenhuis, N. Karmi, Shu-Yan Zhang +9 more
2025Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis6 citations Open access
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Total serum N-glycans associate with response to immune checkpoint inhibition therapy and survival in patients with advanced melanoma
A. Visconti, N. Rossi, H. Deriš, Karla A. Lee +23 more
2023BMC Cancer6 citations Open access
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Plasma Versus Whole Blood Tacrolimus Concentrations and Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Nolte, J. Swarte, T. Knobbe, I. Nolte +10 more
2025Pharmaceutics5 citations Open access
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Vertical transmission of sponge microbiota is inconsistent and unfaithful 1
J. Björk, Cristina Díez-Vives, Carmen Astudillo‐Garcia, Elizabeth A. Archie +2 more
20195 citations
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Alkaline sphingomyelinase activity is markedly decreased in familial adenomatous polyposis and colorectal adenomas: A key factor to the unrestrained cell proliferation?
E. Hertervig, Å. Nilsson, Roxanne D. Duan, J. Björk +1 more
19985 citations Open access
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Gut Microbiome Composition in Dystonia Patients
E. Timmers, J. Swarte, R. Gacesa, J. Björk +5 more
2023International Journal of Molecular Sciences4 citations Open access
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Vertical transmission of sponge microbiota is weak and inconsistent 1
J. Björk, Carmen Astudillo‐Garcia, Elizabeth A. Archie, J. Montoya
20184 citations
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Uncovering the drivers of animal-host microbiotas with joint distribution modeling
J. Björk, Francis K. C. Hui, R. O'Hara, J. Montoya
2017bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Open Letter to The American Association for the Advancement of Science
J. Tennant, T. Poisot, M. Kubke, François Michonneau +107 more
20143 citations Open access
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Metabolic determinants of cancer immunotherapy outcomes identified by plasma profiling
D. Suissa, M. Fidelle, Ella Reich, T. Pham +47 more
2026Nature Medicine2 citations Open access
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DOP69 Longitudinal gut microbiome dynamics in relation to disease flares in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, pilot data from the IBD-Tracker study
R. Gacesa, M. Klaassen, V. Collij, J. Björk +8 more
2024Journal of Crohn's & Colitis2 citations Open access
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Erratum to: The sponge microbiome project
L. Moitinho-Silva, S. Nielsen, Amnon Amir, A. González +36 more
2018GigaScience2 citations Open access
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Genome-wide analysis of genetic modifiers of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis risk in response to tobacco smoking
Jing-Jing Bai, R. Gacesa, J. Björk, B. Jansen +20 more
2026EBioMedicine0 citations Open access
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209.1: Persistent dysregulation of bile acid metabolism after liver transplantation: A longitudinal metabolomic analysis.
Anna M. Posthumus, J. Björk, T. Knobbe, J. D. de Boer +4 more
2026Transplantation0 citations
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An upside of obesity: Diet-microbe synergy aids immunotherapy.
L. Bolte, J. Björk, Thomas Vogl
2026Cell Host and Microbe0 citations Open access
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Longitudinal analysis shows how microbiome changes might influence responses to immune checkpoint blockade
J. Björk, G. Hospers, R. Weersma
2024Nature Medicine0 citations
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34 SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A DISTINCT FORM OF COLITIS
A. Bangma, P. Pibiri, Shi-Qiang Sun, E. Bigaeva +11 more
2024Gastroenterology0 citations
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P878 Country is the main determinant of differences in nutritional therapy practices across Europe: Results of the Y-ECCO ClinCom Survey 2022
K. Selin, S. Andersson, K. Bilén, H. Strid +3 more
2023Journal of Crohn's & Colitis0 citations
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DOP46 Mucosal host-microbe interactions associate with clinical phenotypes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A. Bourgonje, S. Hu, R. Gacesa, B. Jansen +12 more
2023Journal of Crohn's & Colitis0 citations Open access
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