OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Colorectal Disease is 6. 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
Postoperative complications, bowel function, and prognosis in restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis—a single-center observational study of 320 patients	51
Botulinum toxin injection for the treatment of chronic anal fissure: uni- and multivariate analysis of the factors that promote healing	33
How can we better identify patients with rectal bleeding who are at high risk of colorectal cancer? An observational study	32
The treatment of acute appendicitis in two age-based groups during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective experience in a COVID-19 referral hospital	29
Prostate radiotherapy and the risk of secondary rectal cancer—a meta-analysis	25
Exploring the impact of urogenital organ displacement after abdominoperineal resection on urinary and sexual function	23
Disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease patients is associated with increased liver fat content and liver fibrosis during follow-up	16
Risk of extracolonic second primary cancers following a primary colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Effect of self-expandable metal stent on morbidity and mortality and oncological prognosis in malignant colonic obstruction: retrospective analysis of its use as curative and palliative treatment	14
Stoma versus anastomosis after sphincter-sparing rectal cancer resection; the impact on health-related quality of life	13
Clinical and surgical factors for successful stoma reversal in patients with Crohn’s disease—results of a retrospective cohort study	13
Injection of botulinum toxin significantly increases efficiency of fissurectomy in the treatment of chronic anal fissures	13
A retrospective analysis of transanal surgical management of 291 cases with rectal foreign bodies	12
Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for patients with stage II colon mucinous adenocarcinoma	12
Effect of artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy for adenoma and polyp detection: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	12
Adherence to fecal immunochemical test screening among adults at average risk for colorectal cancer	11
Preoperative intravenous iron treatment reduces postoperative complications and postoperative anemia in preoperatively anemic patients with colon carcinoma	11
Risk factors for the development of a parastomal hernia in patients with enterostomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Internal hernia following laparoscopic anterior resection for cancer: higher prevalence than expected of an under-reported complication	11
Oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy rather than fluorouracil-based chemotherapy in rectal cancer is more efficient to decrease distant metastasis and increase survival after preoperative chemoradi	10
Malignant colon polyps: predicting lymph node metastasis following endoscopic excision	10
Influence of interrupted versus continuous suture technique on intestinal anastomotic leakage rate in patients with Crohn’s disease — a propensity score matched analysis	10
Correction to: The treatment of acute appendicitis in two age‑based groups during COVID‑19 pandemic: a retrospective experience in a COVID‑19 referral hospital	10
Combining the quantitative faecal immunochemical test and full blood count reliably rules out colorectal cancer in a symptomatic patient referral pathway	9
Functional outcomes after lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9

Prevention of delayed post-polypectomy bleeding by prophylactic clipping after endoscopic colorectal polypectomy: a meta-analysis	8
Inking outside the box: systematic review on the utility of tattooing lesions in rectal cancer	8
Post-operative morbidity in Crohn’s disease: what is the impact of patient-, disease- and surgery-related factors?	8
The effect of coffee/caffeine on postoperative ileus following elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	8
Recurrent diverticulitis after elective surgery	8
Pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy/(re)chemoradiation for pelvic relapse of rectal cancer undergoing complex pelvic surgery: more frequent than expected?	7
Burden of depression and anxiety among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: results of a nationwide analysis	7
Prevalence of ‘pouch failure’ of the ileoanal pouch in ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Correction to: Effect of antinuclear antibodies on pharmacokinetics of anti‑TNF therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	6
Predictors and clinical impact of postoperative diarrhea after colorectal cancer surgery: a prospective, multicenter, observational study (SHISA-1602)	6
Real-time colorectal polyp detection using a novel computer-aided detection system (CADe): a feasibility study	6
Clinical predictors for a complicated course of disease in an inception cohort of patients with ulcerative colitis: results from the prospective, observational EPICOL study	6