Tracey A. O’Donnell

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Tracey A. O’Donnell is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Gastroenterology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tracey A. O’Donnell has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 11 papers in Gastroenterology and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tracey A. O’Donnell's work include Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (10 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (8 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (8 papers). Tracey A. O’Donnell is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (10 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (8 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (8 papers). Tracey A. O’Donnell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Tracey A. O’Donnell's co-authors include Amanda J. Page, L. Ashley Blackshaw, Stuart M. Brierley, Joel Castro, David Julius, Chuchu Zhang, Holly A. Ingraham, James R. Bayrer, Duncan B. Leitch and Nicholas W. Bellono and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Tracey A. O’Donnell

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Enterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways

2017 639 citations Nicholas W. Bellono, James R. Bayrer et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tracey A. O’Donnell Australia	18	568	527	439	411	365	31	1.7k
Melanie M. Kaelberer United States	10	556 1.0×	185 0.4×	575 1.3×	391 1.0×	267 0.7×	13	1.9k
Andrea M. Harrington Australia	25	635 1.1×	827 1.6×	460 1.0×	178 0.4×	550 1.5×	63	2.1k
Dervla O’Malley Ireland	27	656 1.2×	500 0.9×	629 1.4×	502 1.2×	82 0.2×	56	2.1k
Nadine Clerc France	24	529 0.9×	813 1.5×	652 1.5×	253 0.6×	353 1.0×	51	2.0k
Fievos L. Christofi United States	29	444 0.8×	758 1.4×	610 1.4×	260 0.6×	114 0.3×	70	2.4k
Marcel Jiménez Spain	31	647 1.1×	1.4k 2.6×	598 1.4×	438 1.1×	257 0.7×	107	2.9k
Kirk Hillsley United Kingdom	15	326 0.6×	446 0.8×	180 0.4×	174 0.4×	298 0.8×	26	1.0k
Helen J. Cooke United States	22	299 0.5×	663 1.3×	450 1.0×	192 0.5×	132 0.4×	50	1.7k
Wenfei Han China	16	508 0.9×	115 0.2×	520 1.2×	590 1.4×	144 0.4×	29	2.0k
Rocco Latorre United States	19	303 0.5×	289 0.5×	409 0.9×	101 0.2×	120 0.3×	43	1.3k

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Touhara, Kouki K, Nathan D. Rossen, Fei Deng, et al.. (2025). Topological segregation of stress sensors along the gut crypt–villus axis. Nature. 640(8059). 732–742. 11 indexed citations

Castro, Joel, Andrea M. Harrington, TinaMarie Lieu, et al.. (2019). Activation of pruritogenic TGR5, MrgprA3, and MrgprC11 on colon-innervating afferents induces visceral hypersensitivity. JCI Insight. 4(20). 62 indexed citations

Bellono, Nicholas W., James R. Bayrer, Duncan B. Leitch, et al.. (2017). Enterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways. Cell. 170(1). 185–198.e16. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

Castro, Joel, Luke Grundy, Annemie Deiteren, et al.. (2017). Cyclic analogues of α‐conotoxin Vc1.1 inhibit colonic nociceptors and provide analgesia in a mouse model of chronic abdominal pain. British Journal of Pharmacology. 175(12). 2384–2398. 33 indexed citations

Deiteren, Annemie, João Paulo Castro, Tracey A. O’Donnell, et al.. (2016). Modulation of colonic sensory signaling by novel alpha-conotoxin Vc1.1 analogues in mice. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 6 indexed citations

Li, Hui, Claudine L. Frisby, Tracey A. O’Donnell, et al.. (2015). Neuropeptide W modulation of gastric vagal afferent mechanosensitivity: Impact of age and sex. Peptides. 71. 141–148. 7 indexed citations

Kentish, Stephen J., Claudine L. Frisby, Stamatiki Kritas, et al.. (2015). TRPV1 Channels and Gastric Vagal Afferent Signalling in Lean and High Fat Diet Induced Obese Mice. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135892–e0135892. 44 indexed citations

Kentish, Stephen J., Tracey A. O’Donnell, Claudine L. Frisby, et al.. (2013). Altered gastric vagal mechanosensitivity in diet-induced obesity persists on return to normal chow and is accompanied by increased food intake. International Journal of Obesity. 38(5). 636–642. 40 indexed citations

O’Donnell, Tracey A., et al.. (2012). 231 Apelin-13 Effects on Peripheral Vagal Afferent Mechanosensitivity With Feeding and Fasting. Gastroenterology. 142(5). S–57. 2 indexed citations

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Kentish, Stephen J., Tracey A. O’Donnell, Nicole J. Isaacs, et al.. (2012). Gastric vagal afferent modulation by leptin is influenced by food intake status. The Journal of Physiology. 591(7). 1921–1934. 74 indexed citations

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Kentish, Stephen J., Hui Li, Lisa Philp, et al.. (2011). Diet‐induced adaptation of vagal afferent function. The Journal of Physiology. 590(1). 209–221. 110 indexed citations

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Page, Amanda J., Tracey A. O’Donnell, Nicole J. Cooper, Richard L. Young, & L. Ashley Blackshaw. (2009). Nitric Oxide as an Endogenous Peripheral Modulator of Visceral Sensory Neuronal Function. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(22). 7246–7255. 38 indexed citations

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Brierley, Stuart M., Patrick A. Hughes, Amanda J. Page, et al.. (2009). The Ion Channel TRPA1 Is Required for Normal Mechanosensation and Is Modulated by Algesic Stimuli. Gastroenterology. 137(6). 2084–2095.e3. 216 indexed citations

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Page, Amanda J., Tracey A. O’Donnell, & L. Ashley Blackshaw. (2008). Opioid modulation of ferret vagal afferent mechanosensitivity. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 294(4). G963–G970. 16 indexed citations

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Page, Amanda J., Catherine M. Milte, Rhianna C. Laker, et al.. (2007). Ghrelin selectively reduces mechanosensitivity of upper gastrointestinal vagal afferents. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 292(5). G1376–G1384. 79 indexed citations

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Young, Richard L., Amanda J. Page, Tracey A. O’Donnell, Nicole J. Cooper, & L. Ashley Blackshaw. (2006). Peripheral versus central modulation of gastric vagal pathways by metabotropic glutamate receptor 5. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 292(2). G501–G511. 34 indexed citations

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Page, Amanda J., Richard L. Young, Tracey A. O’Donnell, et al.. (2005). Metabotropic glutamate receptors inhibit mechanosensitivity in vagal sensory neurons. Gastroenterology. 128(2). 402–410. 75 indexed citations

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Page, Amanda J., et al.. (2005). Modulation of gastro‐oesophageal vagal afferents by galanin in mouse and ferret. The Journal of Physiology. 563(3). 809–819. 29 indexed citations

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Page, Amanda J., Tracey A. O’Donnell, & L. Ashley Blackshaw. (2005). Inhibition of mechanosensitivity in visceral primary afferents by GABAB receptors involves calcium and potassium channels. Neuroscience. 137(2). 627–636. 37 indexed citations

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Blackshaw, L. Ashley, Scott D. Smid, Tracey A. O’Donnell, & John Dent. (2000). GABA_B receptor‐mediated effects on vagal pathways to the lower oesophageal sphincter and heart. British Journal of Pharmacology. 130(2). 279–288. 38 indexed citations

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