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Tzu-Wen Cross

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2016

Publications

2,179

Citations

1,670

Est. group size

~13

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
AI-generated

Note: the OpenAlex topic labels provided (methane hydrates, earthquake detection, geophysics, ionosphere dynamics, seismic waves) do not match the actual publication record, which instead concerns gut microbiome research. Based on the publications listed, this researcher studies how diet, gut bacteria, and host physiology interact to influence conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, autism-related gastrointestinal symptoms, and hormone regulation. The work uses animal models (mice, dogs) and human studies to examine how nutrients like fiber, probiotics, and isoflavones shape the gut microbiome and downstream health effects.

Gut microbiome and dietMicrobiome-hormone interactionsDiet-related disease risk (cardiovascular, cancer, obesity)Probiotics and prebiotic supplementationAnimal models of gut microbial function

Publication counts were low and steady through 2017-2020, spiked dramatically in 2021-2023 (likely reflecting a data anomaly or a shift in how outputs were counted), then dropped back to lower levels in 2024-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 415.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 69 publications212022: 1133 publications1133222023: 926 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 12 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)×2093
  • Figshare×12
  • Journal of Animal Science×7
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×7
  • Nutrients×5
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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