OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery is 30. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Telemedicine: Patient-Provider Clinical Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond	251
What Is the Appropriate Use of Laparoscopy over Open Procedures in the Current COVID-19 Climate?	116
Prognostic Nutritional Index and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Predict the Prognosis of Patients with HCC	102
The Role of Gut-Derived Lipopolysaccharides and the Intestinal Barrier in Fatty Liver Diseases	76
Association of County-Level Social Vulnerability with Elective Versus Non-elective Colorectal Surgery	57
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Colonoscopy for Detection of Colon Polyps: a Prospective, Randomized Cohort Study	52
Association of Socioeconomic Area Deprivation Index with Hospital Readmissions After Colon and Rectal Surgery	51
Augmented Reality during Open Liver Surgery Using a Markerless Non-rigid Registration System	51
Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy with Intrathoracic Anastomosis (Ivor Lewis): Promising Results in 100 Consecutive Patients (the European Experience)	47
Gastrointestinal Malignancies and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence-Based Triage to Surgery	46
Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: a Propensity-Matched Analysis to Open and Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy	46
Mortality After Esophagectomy: Analysis of Individual Complications and Their Association with Mortality	46
The Clinical Value of Fluorescent Lymphography with Indocyanine Green During Robotic Surgery for Gastric Cancer: a Matched Cohort Study	44
National Trends in Robotic Pancreas Surgery	43
Prehabilitation Programs Improve Exercise Capacity Before and After Surgery in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery Patients: A Meta-Analysis	40
The Impact of Sham Feeding with Chewing Gum on Postoperative Ileus Following Colorectal Surgery: a Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials	39
A Systematic Review of Intra-pancreatic Fat Deposition and Pancreatic Carcinogenesis	39
Liver Transplantation for Peri-hilar Cholangiocarcinoma	38
Early Versus Late Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Surgical Resection Based on Post-recurrence Survival: an International Multi-institutional Analysis	38
Effect of Surgical Margin Width on Patterns of Recurrence among Patients Undergoing R0 Hepatectomy for T1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An International Multi-Institutional Analysis	36
Enhanced Recovery After Gastrointestinal Surgery (ERAS) in Pediatric Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	35
Long-Term Surgical Complications After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Incidence, Outcomes, and Risk Factors	35
Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients	33
The Biology of Anastomotic Healing—the Unknown Overwhelms the Known	33
Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Predicts Overall Survival in Patients with Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score–Matched Analysis	33

Dynamic Changes in Pre- and Postoperative Levels of Inflammatory Markers and Their Effects on the Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Cancer	32
Combination of Surgical Technique and Bioresorbable Mesh Reinforcement of the Crural Repair Leads to Low Early Hernia Recurrence Rates with Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair	32
The Impact of Prehabilitation on Post-operative Outcomes in Oesophageal Cancer Surgery: a Propensity Score Matched Comparison	31
Rate of Application and Outcome of Non-operative Management of Acute Appendicitis in the Setting of COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	31
Risks and Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Hernia Mesh Repair and the Predictive Utility of ACS-NSQIP	30
Bowel Necrosis in the Setting of COVID-19	30