Table 1.

Ten most cited publications in research related to microbiota and COVID-19

Authors	Title	Year	Source title	Cited by
Zuo et al. [25]	“Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization”	2020	Gastroenterology	580
Yeoh et al. [22]	“Gut microbiota composition reflects disease severity and dysfunctional immune responses in patients with COVID-19”	2021	Gut	334
Dhar and Mohanty [17]	“Gut microbiota and Covid-19—possible link and implications”	2020	Virus Research	313
Gu et al. [18]	“Alterations of the gut microbiota in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 or H1N1 influenza”	2020	Clinical Infectious Diseases	296
Zuo et al. [23]	“Depicting SARS-CoV-2 fecal viral activity in association with gut microbiota composition in patients with COVID-19”	2021	Gut	196
Zuo et al. [24]	“Alterations in Fecal Fungal Microbiome of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization until Discharge”	2020	Gastroenterology	137
Saleh et al. [20]	“Mitochondria and microbiota dysfunction in COVID-19 pathogenesis”	2020	Mitochondrion	134
Villapol [21]	“Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with COVID-19: impact on the gut microbiome”	2020	Translational Research	133
Baud et al. [16]	“Using Probiotics to Flatten the Curve of Coronavirus Disease COVID-2019 Pandemic”	2020	Frontiers in Public Health	114
Infusino et al. [19]	Diet supplementation, probiotics, and nutraceuticals in SARS-CoV-2 infection: A scoping review	2020	Nutrients	107
Mak et al. [67]	“Probiotics and COVID-19: one size does not fit all”	2020	The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology	102