OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Journal of Gastroenterology is 49. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Very early onset perinatal constipation: Can it be cow’s milk protein allergy?	459
Comment on “Prognostic value of preoperative enhanced computed tomography as a quantitative imaging biomarker in pancreatic cancer”	425
Molecular mechanisms implicated in SARS-CoV-2 liver tropism	293
Return to work in young and middle-aged colorectal cancer survivors: Factors influencing self-efficacy, fear, resilience, and financial toxicity	257
Endoscopic intramural cystogastrostomy for treatment of peripancreatic fluid collection: A viewpoint from a surgeon	195
Unresolved conundrum of the role of physical activity in irritable bowel disease: What next?	171
Improving early diagnosis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 by assessing the gastrointestinal symptoms, hypercalcemia, and elevated serum gastrin	153
Three-dimensional location approach with silk thread guided hepatectomy for liver tumor	144
Study of the roles of caspase-3 and nuclear factor kappa B in myenteric neurons in a P2X7 receptor knockout mouse model of ulcerative colitis	142
Beyond biomarkers: An integrated traditional Chinese medicine-machine learning approach predicts hepatic steatosis in high metabolic risk populations	141
Endo-hepatology: Bridging the gap between lumen and liver	127
Nonlinear association between estimated plasma volume status and acute kidney injury in acute pancreatitis patients	125
Fibroblast growth factor 15, induced by elevated bile acids, mediates the improvement of hepatic glucose metabolism after sleeve gastrectomy	104
Link between pharyngeal acid reflux episodes and the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor therapy	97
Liver parasites: A global endemic and journey from infestation to intervention	96
Development and validation of a nomogram for preoperative prediction of tumor deposits in colorectal cancer	94
Prostaglandin F_2α synthase promotes oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer through prostaglandin F_2α-dependent and F_2α-independent mechanism	92
Primary hyperparathyroidism-induced acute pancreatitis in pregnancy: A systematic review with a diagnostic-treatment algorithm	90
Machine learning identifies the risk of complications after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer	83
Back to the drawing board: Overview of the next generation of combination therapy for inflammatory bowel disease	79
Contributions of the receptor for advanced glycation end products axis activation in gastric cancer	79
Role of one-step nucleic acid amplification in colorectal cancer lymph node metastases detection	77
Gastroesophageal reflux following peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: Bumps in the road to success	75
Factors other than fibrosis that increase measured shear wave velocity	74
Integrating traditional therapies into palliative oncology care: Insights from bottle gourd moxibustion and umbilical therapy	71

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transhepatic antegrade stone removal for choledocholithiasis after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A case report and review of literature	71
MicroRNAs: A novel signature in the metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	71
Carcinoid syndrome caused by a pulmonary carcinoid mimics intestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis: A case report	69
Examining dietary interventions in Crohn’s disease	67
Systemic treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer	67
Targeting Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation: A human-derived hepatoprotective peptide human liver transplantation peptide 1 attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury	65
Artificial intelligence integrated multimodal data assisted magnetic resonance imaging for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy decision making in cT1-2N0 rectal cancer	61
From prediction to clinical decision-making: Explainable machine learning in acute suppurative cholecystitis	60
Automatic recognition of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in pathological biopsy images of the gastric mucosa	60
Longitudinal dynamics of the gut microbiota during colorectal cancer treatment: Insights and implications for therapy	58
Gut microbiota-fatty acid oxidation interplay in aging: Mechanisms, controversies, and translational perspectives	57
Fecal microbiota transplantation: A promising treatment strategy for chronic liver disease	57
Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid upregulates reticulophagy receptor expression and promotes cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma cells	56
Machine learning algorithms reveal gut microbiota signatures associated with chronic hepatitis B-related hepatic fibrosis	56
Modern drug discovery for inflammatory bowel disease: The role of computational methods	56
Mechanism of anti-HuD autoantibody inducing enteric neuronal apoptosis of irritable bowel syndrome and its potential for targeted intervention	55
Risk factors and a predictive nomogram for lymph node metastasis in superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	55
Establishment and validation of an adherence prediction system for lifestyle interventions in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	54
New objective scoring system to clinically assess fecal incontinence	54
Intestinal flora was associated with occurrence risk of chronic non-communicable diseases	54
BanXiaXieXin decoction treating gastritis mice with drug-resistant Helicobacter pylori and its mechanism	53
Leveraging machine learning for early recurrence prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma: A step towards precision medicine	52
Knowledge and attitudes towards the use of histological assessments in ulcerative colitis by gastroenterologists vs pathologists	50
Long-term clinical outcomes with filgotinib in ulcerative colitis: 12-month results from the FILGUITO study	50