Debra Spencer

1.0k total citations
21 papers, 613 citations indexed

About

Debra Spencer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra Spencer has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 613 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Debra Spencer's work include Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (16 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (7 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (6 papers). Debra Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (16 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (7 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (6 papers). Debra Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Debra Spencer's co-authors include Melissa Hines, Mihaela Constantinescu, Vickie Pasterski, Sharon Neufeld, Carlo L. Acerini, Ieuan A. Hughes, Peter C. Hindmarsh, Rosie Ensor, Claire Hughes and Karson T. F. Kung and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Debra Spencer

19 papers receiving 598 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra Spencer United Kingdom	12	270	138	123	114	98	21	613
Karson T. F. Kung United Kingdom	11	110 0.4×	90 0.7×	94 0.8×	30 0.3×	72 0.7×	19	376
Mihaela Constantinescu United Kingdom	7	168 0.6×	91 0.7×	53 0.4×	62 0.5×	40 0.4×	9	358
Celina C.C. Cohen-Bendahan Netherlands	8	380 1.4×	200 1.4×	132 1.1×	117 1.0×	17 0.2×	9	684
Jo‐Anne K. Finegan Canada	13	187 0.7×	170 1.2×	105 0.9×	39 0.3×	55 0.6×	21	625
Philip J. Moore United States	8	114 0.4×	146 1.1×	41 0.3×	63 0.6×	31 0.3×	15	522
Wendy V. Browne United Kingdom	9	118 0.4×	61 0.4×	36 0.3×	59 0.5×	53 0.5×	15	261
Peggy Cohen-Kettenis Netherlands	10	188 0.7×	70 0.5×	426 3.5×	50 0.4×	18 0.2×	18	878
Karlien Dhondt Belgium	17	58 0.2×	52 0.4×	164 1.3×	28 0.2×	26 0.3×	36	647
Robert Treder United States	6	82 0.3×	224 1.6×	56 0.5×	22 0.2×	57 0.6×	7	525
Susan W. Baker United States	13	756 2.8×	340 2.5×	228 1.9×	358 3.1×	23 0.2×	15	1.1k

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Lüders, Eileen, Debra Spencer, Ieuan A. Hughes, et al.. (2025). The corpus callosum in people with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4206–4206.

Kurth, Florian, Christian Gaser, Debra Spencer, et al.. (2025). Enduring prenatal androgen effects on the female brain. Brain Communications. 7(6). fcaf396–fcaf396. 1 indexed citations

Lüders, Eileen, Debra Spencer, Christian Gaser, et al.. (2025). Altered regional gray matter in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). Hormones and Behavior. 173. 105766–105766.

Lüders, Eileen, Debra Spencer, Christian Gaser, et al.. (2024). White matter variations in congenital adrenal hyperplasia: possible implications for glucocorticoid treatment. Brain Communications. 6(5). fcae334–fcae334. 1 indexed citations

Lüders, Eileen, Christian Gaser, Debra Spencer, et al.. (2024). Cortical gyrification in women and men and the (missing) link to prenatal androgens. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(2). 3995–4003. 3 indexed citations

Kung, Karson T. F., et al.. (2024). Prenatal androgen exposure and sex-typical play behaviour: A meta-analysis of classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 159. 105616–105616. 7 indexed citations

Lüders, Eileen, Christian Gaser, Debra Spencer, et al.. (2024). Effects of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and Biological Sex on Brain Size. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 155–162. 1 indexed citations

Neufeld, Sharon, Marcia L. Collaer, Debra Spencer, et al.. (2023). Androgens and child behavior: Color and toy preferences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Hormones and Behavior. 149. 105310–105310. 2 indexed citations

Spencer, Debra, Vickie Pasterski, Sharon Neufeld, et al.. (2020). Prenatal androgen exposure and children's gender-typed behavior and toy and playmate preferences. Hormones and Behavior. 127. 104889–104889. 14 indexed citations

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Kung, Karson T. F., Debra Spencer, Vickie Pasterski, et al.. (2018). Emotional and behavioral adjustment in 4 to 11-year-old boys and girls with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia and unaffected siblings. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 97. 104–110. 10 indexed citations

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Kurth, Florian, Debra Spencer, Melissa Hines, & Eileen Lüders. (2018). Sex differences in associations between spatial ability and corpus callosum morphology. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 96(8). 1380–1387. 11 indexed citations

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Spencer, Debra, Vickie Pasterski, Sharon Neufeld, et al.. (2017). Prenatal androgen exposure and children's aggressive behavior and activity level. Hormones and Behavior. 96. 156–165. 19 indexed citations

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Hines, Melissa, et al.. (2016). The early postnatal period, mini-puberty, provides a window on the role of testosterone in human neurobehavioural development. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 38. 69–73. 50 indexed citations

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Hines, Melissa, Vickie Pasterski, Debra Spencer, et al.. (2016). Prenatal androgen exposure alters girls' responses to information indicating gender-appropriate behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 371(1688). 20150125–20150125. 61 indexed citations

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Kung, Karson T. F., Debra Spencer, Vickie Pasterski, et al.. (2016). No relationship between prenatal androgen exposure and autistic traits: convergent evidence from studies of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and of amniotic testosterone concentrations in typically developing children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 57(12). 1455–1462. 68 indexed citations

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Hines, Melissa, Mihaela Constantinescu, & Debra Spencer. (2015). Early androgen exposure and human gender development. Biology of Sex Differences. 6(1). 3–3. 128 indexed citations

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Pasterski, Vickie, Kenneth J. Zucker, Peter C. Hindmarsh, et al.. (2014). Increased Cross-Gender Identification Independent of Gender Role Behavior in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Results from a Standardized Assessment of 4- to 11-Year-Old Children. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44(5). 1363–1375. 78 indexed citations

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Browne, Wendy V., Peter C. Hindmarsh, Vickie Pasterski, et al.. (2014). Working memory performance is reduced in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormones and Behavior. 67. 83–88. 42 indexed citations

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Ensor, Rosie, Debra Spencer, & Claire Hughes. (2010). ‘You Feel Sad?’ Emotion Understanding Mediates Effects of Verbal Ability and Mother–Child Mutuality on Prosocial Behaviors: Findings from 2 Years to 4 Years. Social Development. 20(1). 93–110. 91 indexed citations

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Spencer, Debra. (1969). Recurrent familial inflammatory fibroid polyps of the small intestine.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 22(6). 743.2–743.2. 11 indexed citations

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