OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Colorectal Disease 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Sarcopenia predicts worse postoperative outcomes and decreased survival rates in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	122
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	56
Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional hemicolectomy in patients with right colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	49
Disease recurrence after colorectal cancer surgery in the modern era: a population-based study	48
Surgical management of Crohn’s disease: a state of the art review	42
Robotic versus laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA): a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Effect of artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy for adenoma and polyp detection: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	37
C-reactive protein can predict anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
State-of-the-art colorectal disease: postoperative ileus	32
Crohn’s disease: a population-based study of surgery in the age of biological therapy	30
Pilonidal sinus disease on the rise: a one-third incidence increase in inpatients in 13 years with substantial regional variation in Germany	29
An update on surgical treatment of hemorrhoidal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Intracorporeal vs extracorporeal anastomosis following neoplastic right hemicolectomy resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials	28
Obesity and anastomotic leak rates in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis	27
Robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy for colon cancer: a nationwide cohort study	27
Artificial intelligence (AI) real-time detection vs. routine colonoscopy for colorectal neoplasia: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis	27
Visceral adiposity and inflammatory bowel disease	27
Timing to achieve the best recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: experience in a large-volume center in China	26
Rate of dissemination and prognosis in early and advanced stage colorectal cancer based on microsatellite instability status: systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Endoscopic full thickness resection vs. transanal endoscopic microsurgery for local treatment of rectal neuroendocrine tumors - a retrospective analysis	24
An analysis about the function of a new artificial intelligence, CAD EYE with the lesion recognition and diagnosis for colorectal polyps in clinical practice	23
Does rectal tube/transanal stent placement after an anterior resection for rectal cancer reduce anastomotic leak? A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Post-hemorrhoidectomy pain: can surgeons reduce it? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials	23