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Simon J.H. Brookes

Simon J.H. Brookes

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
64
Citations
14597
World Ranking
3274
National Ranking
87

Simon J.H. Brookes 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 Simon J.H. Brookes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 246 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon J.H. Brookes 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 Simon J.H. Brookes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon J.H. Brookes is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Gastroenterology, Surgery, Physiology, Pharmacy, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics of their research cover areas such as:

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
  • Infant health and development
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Urinary bladder and prostate research
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology

Their recent papers include:

  • Piezo2 channels expressed by colon-innervating TRPV1-lineage neurons mediate visceral mechanical hypersensitivity, 2022, Neuron
  • Postoperative ileus-An ongoing conundrum, 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • The role of enteric inhibitory neurons in intestinal motility, 2021, Autonomic Neuroscience
  • Characterization of putative interneurons in the myenteric plexus of human colon, 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Characterization of the colonic response to bisacodyl in children with treatment-refractory constipation, 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Marcello Costa
  • Phil G. Dinning
  • Nick J. Spencer
  • David A. Wattchow
  • Lukasz Wiklendt

They often publish in venues such as:

  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • The enteric nervous system

    Marcello Costa;Simon J.H. Brookes

  • Neurochemical classification of myenteric neurons in the guinea-pig ileum

    M. Costa;S. J. H. Brookes;P. A. Steele;I. Gibbins

  • Anatomy and physiology of the enteric nervous system.

    M Costa;S J H Brookes;G W Hennig

  • Classes of enteric nerve cells in the guinea-pig small intestine.

    Simon J.H. Brookes

  • Intraganglionic laminar endings are mechano-transduction sites of vagal tension receptors in the guinea-pig stomach.

    Vladimir P. Zagorodnyuk;Bao Nan Chen;Simon J. H. Brookes

  • 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

  • Neuroanatomy of extrinsic afferents supplying the gastrointestinal tract

    H. R. Berthoud;L. A. Blackshaw;S. J. H. Brookes;D. Grundy

  • Sensory transmission in the gastrointestinal tract

    L A Blackshaw;Simon Jonathan Brookes;D Grundy;Michael Schemann

  • Extrinsic primary afferent signalling in the gut.

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

  • Thermosensitive transient receptor potential channels in vagal afferent neurons of the mouse

    L Zhang;Sarahlouise Jones;K M Brody;Marcello Costa

  • Transduction Sites of Vagal Mechanoreceptors in the Guinea Pig Esophagus

    Vladimir P. Zagorodnyuk;Simon J. H. Brookes

  • Identification and immunohistochemistry of cholinergic and non-cholinergic circular muscle motor neurons in the guinea-pig small intestine.

    S.J.H. Brookes;P.A. Steele;M. Costa

  • Calretinin immunoreactivity in cholinergic motor neurones, interneurones and vasomotor neurones in the guinea-pig small intestine.

    S. J. H. Brookes;P. A. Steele;M. Costa

  • Quantification of in vivo colonic motor patterns in healthy humans before and after a meal revealed by high‐resolution fiber‐optic manometry

    P. G. Dinning;P. G. Dinning;P. G. Dinning;L. Wiklendt;L. Maslen;I. Gibbins

  • Rectal intraganglionic laminar endings are transduction sites of extrinsic mechanoreceptors in the guinea pig rectum

    Penny A Lynn;Catharina Olsson;Vladimir Zagorodnyuk;Marcello Costa

  • Post-inflammatory colonic afferent sensitisation: different subtypes, different pathways and different time courses.

    P A Hughes;S M Brierley;C M Martin;S J H Brookes

  • Immunohistochemical identification of cholinergic neurons in the myenteric plexus of guinea-pig small intestine

    P.A. Steele;S.J.H. Brookes;M. Costa

  • Mechanotransduction by intraganglionic laminar endings of vagal tension receptors in the guinea-pig oesophagus

    Vladimir P. Zagorodnyuk;Bao Nan Chen;Marcello Costa;Simon J. H. Brookes

  • Identification of myenteric neurons which project to the mucosa of the guinea-pig small intestine.

    Z.-M. Song;S.J.H. Brookes;M. Costa

  • The neurochemical coding and projections of circular muscle motor neurons in the human colon

    Anthony J. Porter;David A. Wattchow;Simon J. H. Brookes;Marcello Costa

  • All calbindin-immunoreactive myenteric neurons project to the mucosa of the guinea-pig small intestine.

    Zan Min Song;Simon J.H. Brookes;Marcello Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello Costa
Marcello Costa Flinders University
Nick J. Spencer
Nick J. Spencer Flinders University
Ian L. Gibbins
Ian L. Gibbins Flinders University
Stuart M. Brierley
Stuart M. Brierley Flinders University
Michael Schemann
Michael Schemann Technical University of Munich
Andrew J. Pullan
Andrew J. Pullan University of Auckland
Marc A. Benninga
Marc A. Benninga University of Amsterdam
Kenton M. Sanders
Kenton M. Sanders University of Nevada Reno
James C. Vickers
James C. Vickers University of Tasmania
Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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