OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Digestive Diseases and Sciences is 23. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Acknowledgment of 2021 Reviewers	50
Is Evidence of Absence Considered Absence of Evidence? How Negative Studies Inform Shared Decision-Making	49
Endoscopy in End-Stage Renal Disease: Timing Matters	41
Everything that You Always Wanted to Know About the Management of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tubes (but Were Afraid to Ask)	39
Methodological Issues to Be Considered in Evaluating Advanced Endoscopic Resection Techniques in Cirrhosis	38
Caution When Interpreting Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Outcomes from Surgery-Based Databases	35
Baseline Severity and Inflammation Would Influence the Effect of Simvastatin on Clinical Outcomes in Cirrhosis Patients	34
Managing Intestinal Failure – Success of a 12-STEPS Program	34
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Lessons Learned from Its Evolution	32
Impact of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygenation on the Prevention of Hypoxia During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Elderly Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial	31
Trainee Involvement and ERCP Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	31
Retraction Note: Silencing of Long Noncoding RNA SNHG6 Inhibits Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via miR-186-5p/HIF1α Axis	30
Serendipity Strikes: How Pursuing Novel Hypotheses Shifted the Paradigm Regarding the Genetic Basis of Colorectal Cancer and Changed Cancer Therapy	30
Esophageal Perforation Secondary to 4-Day Impaction of a Large Fish Bone	30
Advanced Fellowship Training in IBD: A Worthwhile Fourth Year	29
A Rare Anomaly of Cystic Duct Drainage into a Variant Right Hepatic Duct: Cholangioscopy Diagnosis and Management	29
Progression of Crohn’s Disease in Newly Diagnosed Patients: Results from an Observational Study Using US Claims Data	27
Fanconi Anemia Complementary Group A (FANCA) Facilitates the Occurrence and Progression of Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma	26
Proinflammatory Effects of Wheat and Rye in an IBD Model: Give Us Not Our Daily Bread	26
High Uptake of Three COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Among Liver Transplant Recipients	26
Organizational and Implementation Factors Associated with Cirrhosis Care in the Veterans Health Administration	25
Telephone-Only Visits Preserved Hepatocellular Cancer Screening Rates in Patients with Cirrhosis Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic	23
Emerging Frontiers in Colorectal Cancer Therapy: From Targeted Molecules to Immunomodulatory Breakthroughs and Cell-Based Approaches	23