2026 John B. Furness: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	126	2979	2780	83	79	696	54148

John B. Furness publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John B. Furness sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 696 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

John B. Furness D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John B. Furness sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
1989 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

John B. Furness is affiliated with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Gastroenterology, Surgery, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses multiple main topics including gastrointestinal motility and disorders, regulation of appetite and obesity, gastroesophageal reflux and its treatments, diet and metabolism studies, neuropeptides and animal physiology, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, as well as congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by John B. Furness include:

Analysis of Bioavailability and Induction of Glutathione Peroxidase by Dietary Nanoelemental, Organic and Inorganic Selenium (2021, Nutrients)
Neuronal regulation of the gut immune system and neuromodulation for treating inflammatory bowel disease (2021, FASEB BioAdvances)
Squalamine Restores the Function of the Enteric Nervous System in Mouse Models of Parkinson's Disease (2020, Journal of Parkinson s Disease)
5-HT containing enteroendocrine cells characterised by morphologies, patterns of hormone co-expression, and relationships with nerve fibres in the mouse gastrointestinal tract (2021, Histochemistry and Cell Biology)
The association of enteric neuropathy with gut phenotypes in acute and progressive models of Parkinson's disease (2021, Scientific Reports)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with John B. Furness include:

Madeleine R. Di Natale
Linda J. Fothergill
Mitchell Ringuet
Martin J. Stebbing
Billie Hunne

Research outputs have been published extensively in venues such as:

Neurogastroenterology & Motility
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The FASEB Journal
Cell and Tissue Research
American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

John B. Furness has received recognition in the form of fellowships including:

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science (2017)
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1989)

Best Publications

The enteric nervous system and neurogastroenterology

John B. Furness

1508
Citations
Types of neurons in the enteric nervous system.

J.B Furness

975
Citations
The role of the gut microbiota in NAFLD

Christopher Leung;Leni Rivera;John B. Furness;Peter W. Angus;Peter W. Angus

886
Citations
The Enteric Nervous System

John Barton Furness

829
Citations
Types of nerves in the enteric nervous system

J.B. Furness;M. Costa

816
Citations
The enteric nervous system and gastrointestinal innervation: integrated local and central control.

John B Furness;Brid P Callaghan;Leni R Rivera;Hyun-Jung Cho

801
Citations
Co-localization of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity with substance P in cutaneous, vascular and visceral sensory neurons of guinea pigs.

I.L. Gibbins;J.B. Furness;M. Costa;I. MacIntyre

721
Citations
Antigen-loaded MR1 tetramers define T cell receptor heterogeneity in mucosal-associated invariant T cells

Rangsima Reantragoon;Alexandra Corbett;Isaac G Sakala;Nicholas A Gherardin;Nicholas A Gherardin

625
Citations
The gut as a sensory organ.

John B. Furness;Leni R. Rivera;Hyun-Jung Cho;David M. Bravo

581
Citations
Short-chain fatty acid receptor, GPR43, is expressed by enteroendocrine cells and mucosal mast cells in rat intestine

Shin-ichiro Karaki;Retsu Mitsui;Hisayoshi Hayashi;Ikuo Kato

500
Citations
The enteric nervous system and regulation of intestinal motility.

W. A. A. Kunze;J. B. Furness

500
Citations
Pathway-specific patterns of the co-existence of substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, cholecystokinin and dynorphin in neurons of the dorsal root ganglia of the guinea-pig.

I. L. Gibbins;J. B. Furness;M. Costa

466
Citations
INTRINSIC PRIMARY AFFERENT NEURONS OF THE INTESTINE

J.B Furness;W.A.A Kunze;P.P Bertrand;N Clerc

460
Citations
Immunohistochemical analysis of neuron types in the mouse small intestine

Zheng-Dong Qu;Michelle Thacker;Patricia Castelucci;Patricia Castelucci;Mária Bagyánszki;Mária Bagyánszki

417
Citations
Nutrient tasting and signaling mechanisms in the gut. II. The intestine as a sensory organ: neural, endocrine, and immune responses.

John B. Furness;Wolfgang A. A. Kunze;Nadine Clerc

410
Citations
The adrenergic innervation of the gastrointestinal tract.

J. B. Furness;M. Costa

389
Citations
Intrinsic primary afferent neurons and nerve circuits within the intestine

John B Furness;Clare Jones;Kulmira Nurgali;Nadine Clerc

381
Citations
Chemical coding of enteric neurons.

M Costa;J B Furness;I L Gibbins

374
Citations
Substance P-like immunoreactivity in nerves associated with the vascular system of guinea-pigs

J.B. Furness;R.E. Papka;N.G. Della;M. Costa

361
Citations
Projections and chemical coding of neurons with immunoreactivity for nitric oxide synthase in the guinea-pig small intestine

M. Costa;J.B. Furness;S. Pompolo;S.J.H. Brookes

355
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello Costa Flinders University

Joel C. Bornstein University of Melbourne

Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith Flinders University

Paul P. Bertrand RMIT University

Ian L. Gibbins Flinders University

Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne

Janet R. Keast University of Melbourne

David Bravo Pancosma

Robert K. Shepherd University of Melbourne

Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

External Links

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