OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Digestive Endoscopy is 27. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Can we find a precise timing for endoscopic intervention in gastrointestinal bleeding?	75
WEO Newsletter	63
Novel technique “short myotomy” during endoscopic submucosal dissection for a diverticulum‐associated colonic lesion	51
Response to: Site of puncture in endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle biopsy: Does it change diagnostic outcome?	49
Tribute to our reviewers	46
Development and validation of a scoring system for in‐hospital mortality following band ligation in esophageal variceal bleeding	44
Clinical significance and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided tissue acquisition for para‐aortic lymph node metastasis	43
How to manage adverse events after endoscopic resection of superficial duodenal epithelial tumors	43
High complete resection rates of underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for intermediate‐sized sessile serrated lesions	40
Enhancing visibility in gastric endoscopic dissection: Red dichromatic imaging in managing submucosal fatty tissue	39
Endoscopic diagnosis of immunoglobulin G4‐related sclerosing cholangitis	39
New milestone for clinical research about biliary drainage	36
Quality indicators in endoscopic screening and the role of artificial intelligence	34
Early versus delayed feeding after therapeutic endoscopic procedures: Meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	34
Endoscopic carbon dioxide insufflation treating malignant colonic intussusception	33
Reinsertion of a removed self‐expandable metal stent through an endosonographically created route after hepaticojejunostomy for multiple cholangioscopy‐guided procedures	33
Comorbidity burden and outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided treatment of pancreatic fluid collections: Multicenter study with nationwide data‐based validation	32
How to not get lost in the labyrinth during device‐assisted enteroscopy endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	32
Peroral digital cholangioscopy‐assisted removal of a migrated biliary plastic stent using a novel small dilating balloon	32
Replacement of lumen‐apposing metal stents with double pigtail stents in disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: Choice or necessity?	31
Response to reply to “Prognostic and recurrence factors after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophageal varices: Multivariate analysis with propensity score matching” by Abe et al.	30
Reply to “Evaluation of pharyngeal lidocaine anesthesia for esophagogastroduodenoscopy: Double‐blind randomized control trial” by Martín‐Marcos et al.	30
Cost‐effectiveness analysis of endoscopic resection for colorectal laterally spreading tumors: Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection	28
Colonic tumor in a diverticulum removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection: Two‐step strategy using multi‐loop traction devices	28
Needle tract seeding after endoscopic ultrasound‐guided pancreatic biopsy: Moving beyond anecdotal evidence	27

Effectiveness with open‐clutch method using ClutchCutter for severe fibrosis in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection	27
Measurement of the anchoring force of covered self‐expandable and lumen‐apposing metal stents for interventional endoscopic ultrasonography	27