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Nick J. Spencer

Nick J. Spencer

Flinders University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
57
Citations
8268
World Ranking
4428
National Ranking
123

Nick J. Spencer publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nick J. Spencer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 240 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Nick J. Spencer D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nick J. Spencer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nick J. Spencer is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia. Their research mainly concentrates on medicine and neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on gastroenterology and physiology. The scientist has produced 128 publications in medicine and 57 in neuroscience, with substantial work in multiple subfields.

The subfields of study where Nick J. Spencer has contributed include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Physiology
  • Surgery
  • Pharmacy
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

The primary topics investigated in their research encompass:

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Nick J. Spencer has co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Timothy J. Hibberd
  • Marcello Costa
  • Simon J. Brookes
  • Phil G. Dinning
  • Lee Edward Travis

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Enteric nervous system: sensory transduction, neural circuits and gastrointestinal motility, 2020, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Serotonin Deficiency Is Associated With Delayed Gastric Emptying, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Piezo2 channels expressed by colon-innervating TRPV1-lineage neurons mediate visceral mechanical hypersensitivity, 2022, Neuron
  • Postoperative ileus-An ongoing conundrum, 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Identifying spinal afferent (sensory) nerve endings that innervate the marrow cavity and periosteum using anterograde tracing, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Nick J. Spencer has published many articles in well-known venues such as:

  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • Autonomic Neuroscience
  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology

In addition to articles, they have contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Nature:

  • The Enteric Nervous System II, 2022

Best Publications

  • Enteric nervous system: sensory transduction, neural circuits and gastrointestinal motility

    Nick J. Spencer;Hongzhen Hu

  • Extrinsic primary afferent signalling in the gut.

    Simon Jonathan Brookes;Nicholas John Spencer;Marcello Costa;Vladimir Petrovich Zagorodnyuk

  • The Diverse Metabolic Roles of Peripheral Serotonin.

    Alyce M. Martin;Richard L. Young;Lex Leong;Geraint B. Rogers

  • First translational consensus on terminology and definitions of colonic motility in animals and humans studied by manometric and other techniques.

    Maura Corsetti;Maura Corsetti;Marcello Costa;Gabrio Bassotti;Adil E. Bharucha

  • Release of 5-Hydroxytryptamine From the Mucosa Is Not Required for the Generation or Propagation of Colonic Migrating Motor Complexes

    Damien J. Keating;Nick J. Spencer

  • Insights into the mechanisms underlying colonic motor patterns.

    Nick J. Spencer;Phil G. Dinning;Phil G. Dinning;Simon J. Brookes;Marcello Costa

  • Mechanosensory S-neurons rather than AH-neurons appear to generate a rhythmic motor pattern in guinea-pig distal colon

    Nicholas John Spencer;Terence K Smith

  • The Mechanism and Spread of Pacemaker Activity Through Myenteric Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Human Small Intestine

    Hyun–Tai Lee;Grant W. Hennig;Neal W. Fleming;Kathleen D. Keef

  • Identification of Different Types of Spinal Afferent Nerve Endings That Encode Noxious and Innocuous Stimuli in the Large Intestine Using a Novel Anterograde Tracing Technique

    Nicholas John Spencer;Melinda Kyloh;Michael D Duffield

  • Spatial and temporal mapping of pacemaker activity in interstitial cells of Cajal in mouse ileum in situ

    Kyu Joo Park;Grant Hennig;Hyun-Tai Lee;Nicholas John Spencer

  • Mechanisms underlying distension-evoked peristalsis in guinea pig distal colon: is there a role for enterochromaffin cells?

    Nick J. Spencer;Sarah J. Nicholas;Lucy Robinson;Melinda Kyloh

  • Simultaneous intracellular recordings from longitudinal and circular muscle during the peristaltic reflex in guinea‐pig distal colon

    Nick J. Spencer;Terence K. Smith

  • Spinal Afferent Innervation of the Colon and Rectum.

    Stuart M Brierley;Timothy J Hibberd;Nicholas John Spencer

  • Identification of the Visceral Pain Pathway Activated by Noxious Colorectal Distension in Mice

    Melinda Kyloh;Sarah Nicholas;Vladimir P Zagorodnyuk;Simon J. H Brookes

  • Does the guinea-pig ileum obey the ‘law of the intestine’?

    Nick Spencer;Michelle Walsh;Terence K. Smith

  • ICC-MY coordinate smooth muscle electrical and mechanical activity in the murine small intestine

    Grant W Hennig;Nick J Spencer;Nick J Spencer;Sari Jokela-Willis;Peter O Bayguinov

  • Neurogenic and myogenic motor activity in the colon of the guinea pig, mouse, rabbit, and rat.

    Marcello Costa;Kelsi N Dodds;Lucasz Wiklendt;Nicholas John Spencer

  • Purinergic and cholinergic neuro-neuronal transmission underlying reflexes activated by mucosal stimulation in the isolated guinea-pig ileum.

    Nick J. Spencer;Michelle Walsh;Terence K. Smith

  • Recent advances in enteric neurobiology: mechanosensitive interneurons.

    Terence smith;Nicholas Spencer;G Hennig;Eamonn Dickson

  • Effects of alosetron on spontaneous migrating motor complexes in murine small and large bowel in vitro.

    Toby G. Bush;Nick J. Spencer;Niamh Watters;Kenton M. Sanders

  • A rhythmic motor pattern activated by circumferential stretch in guinea-pig distal colon

    Nick J. Spencer;Grant W. Hennig;Terence K. Smith

  • Migrating motor complexes do not require electrical slow waves in the mouse small intestine.

    Nicholas John Spencer;Kenton M Sanders;Terence K Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon J.H. Brookes
Simon J.H. Brookes Flinders University
Marcello Costa
Marcello Costa Flinders University
Kenton M. Sanders
Kenton M. Sanders University of Nevada Reno
Stuart M. Brierley
Stuart M. Brierley Flinders University
Sean M. Ward
Sean M. Ward University of Nevada Reno
Robin C. Spiller
Robin C. Spiller University of Nottingham
Andrew J. Pullan
Andrew J. Pullan University of Auckland
Xinzhong Dong
Xinzhong Dong Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Warren M. Grill
Warren M. Grill Duke University
Geraint B. Rogers
Geraint B. Rogers Flinders University

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