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Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Javier Aguilera‐Lizarraga
University of Cambridge
2
Muneer Oladipupo Yaqub
The University of Texas at Dallas
3
Jolien Schol
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
4
Chris Eijsbouts
Palo Alto Institute
5
Hao Chang
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
6
Maëva Meynier
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
7
Sameeha Rau
University of California, Los Angeles
8
Van T. Pham
DSM (Switzerland)
9
Anupam Rej
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
10
Xiangjing Cao
Hefei University of Technology

Papers

1
Stress-sensitive neural circuits change the gut microbiome via duodenal glands
Cell|2024
103 cit.
2
Publication in Nutrients (2024) [94 citations, W4392646326]
Nutrients|2024
94 cit.
3
Ternary inulin hydrogel with long-term intestinal retention for simultaneously reversing IBD and its fibrotic complication
Nature Communications|2024
80 cit.
4
Publication in Gastrointestinal Disorders (2025) [68 citations, W4406395266]
Gastrointestinal Disorders|2025
68 cit.
5
Pasteurized <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> improves irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms and related behavioral disorders in mice
Gut Microbes|2024
62 cit.
6
Rome Foundation and international neurogastroenterology and motility societies’ consensus on idiopathic gastroparesis
˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology|2024
24 cit.
7
Psychological Stress-Induced Local Immune Response to Food Antigens Increases Pain Signaling Across the Gut in Mice
Gastroenterology|2025
11 cit.
8
Intestinal barrier function in the naked mole-rat: an emergent model for gastrointestinal insights
American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology|2024
9 cit.
9
Pro-inflammatory mediators sensitise transient receptor potential melastatin 3 cation channel (TRPM3) function in mouse sensory neurons
Neuropharmacology|2025
4 cit.
10
Publication in Applied Microbiology (2024) [3 citations, W4403647598]
Applied Microbiology|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Baha Moshiree
Wake Forest University
2
Casey M. Theriot
North Carolina State University
3
Floris Imhann
University Medical Center Groningen
4
Soesma A. Jankipersadsing
University Medical Center Groningen
5
Alexander Kurilshikov
University Medical Center Groningen
6
Valerie Collij
University Medical Center Groningen
7
Thomas Gurry
University of Geneva
8
Isaac M. Chiu
Harvard University
9
Katherine P. Yates
Johns Hopkins University
10
Ning Li
Army Medical University

Papers

1
Nociceptor neurons direct goblet cells via a CGRP-RAMP1 axis to drive mucus production and gut barrier protection
Cell|2022
211 cit.
2
Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion
Nature|2023
208 cit.
3
Bile salt hydrolases shape the bile acid landscape and restrict Clostridioides difficile growth in the murine gut
Nature Microbiology|2023
169 cit.
4
Gasdermin-E mediates mitochondrial damage in axons and neurodegeneration
Neuron|2023
124 cit.
5
A chemogenetic screen reveals that Trpv1-expressing neurons control regulatory T cells in the gut
Science|2024
98 cit.
6
Multicenter prospective study showing a high gastrointestinal symptom burden in cystic fibrosis
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis|2022
55 cit.
7
Choice of DNA extraction method affects stool microbiome recovery and subsequent phenotypic association analyses
Scientific Reports|2024
46 cit.
8
The Stickland Reaction Precursor <i>trans</i> -4-Hydroxy- <scp>l</scp> -Proline Differentially Impacts the Metabolism of Clostridioides difficile and Commensal <i>Clostridia</i>
mSphere|2022
29 cit.
9
Impact of occupational pesticide exposure on the human gut microbiome
Frontiers in Microbiology|2023
28 cit.
10
Metagenomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic shifts associated with fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection
mSphere|2024
27 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Emeran A. Mayer
University of California, Los Angeles
2
Jan Tack
KU Leuven
3
Michael Camilleri
CSIRO Manufacturing
4
Robert E. Spiller
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
5
Magnus Simrén
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
6
Kenton M. Sanders
University of Nevada, Reno
7
Michael D. Gershon
Columbia University
8
Richard W. McCallum
Texas Tech University
9
Peter J. Whorwell
Wythenshawe Hospital
10
Henry P. Parkman
Temple University

Papers

1
Bowel Disorders
Gastroenterology|2016
2.8k cit.
2
The irritable bowel severity scoring system: a simple method of monitoring irritable bowel syndrome and its progress
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics|1997
1.7k cit.
3
Consumption of Fermented Milk Product With Probiotic Modulates Brain Activity
Gastroenterology|2013
1.2k cit.
4
Increased rectal mucosal enteroendocrine cells, T lymphocytes, and increased gut permeability following acute <i>Campylobacter</i> enteritis and in post-dysenteric irritable bowel syndrome
Gut|2000
1.2k cit.
5
Clinical Guideline: Management of Gastroparesis
The American Journal of Gastroenterology|2012
1.1k cit.
6
Role of impaired gastric accommodation to a meal in functional dyspepsia
Gastroenterology|1998
1.1k cit.
7
Altered rectal perception is a biological marker of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Gastroenterology|1995
990 cit.
8
Intestinal microbiota in functional bowel disorders: a Rome foundation report
Gut|2012
926 cit.
9
An irritable bowel syndrome subtype defined by species-specific alterations in faecal microbiota
Gut|2011
828 cit.
10
Mutation of the proto‐oncogene c‐kit blocks development of interstitial cells and electrical rhythmicity in murine intestine.
The Journal of Physiology|1994
815 cit.

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