Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Korean Journal of Internal Medicine is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Rivaroxaban: striking two birds with one stone56
Predictors of recurrent acute myocardial infarction despite successful percutaneous coronary intervention50
Clinical impact of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen on therapeutic strategy and efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma patients with malignant pleural effusion41
Bilateral leg pain and swelling with abnormal imaging findings in a patient with voriconazole36
Clinical outcomes of and risk factors for secondary infection in patients with severe COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study in South Korea34
Clinical features and signaling effects of RET D631Y variant multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)34
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact27
Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in non-elderly adults participating in a health check-up program27
Incidence and risk factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis in Korean patients with cancer25
Assessment and nonsurgical management of low back pain: a narrative review25
Impaired aldosterone response to potassium and hyperkalemia in patients receiving a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor23
Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis22
Clinical and epidemiological implications of the data on the Korean clinical hypertension cohort21
Korean physician prescription patterns for home oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients21
Decompensated cirrhosis and antibiotic prophylaxis: striking a delicate balance21
Change in management and outcome of mechanical ventilation in Korea: a prospective observational study21
Timing and predictors of death during treatment in patients with multidrug/rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in South Korea21
Sex-specific impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the incidence of metabolic syndrome: a comparative study of 2018–2019 and 2020–202120
Call for evidence mapping in accordance with the changing features of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic20
Low-dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation19
Gold threads around the sacroiliac joints: traces of attempts to relieve pain in a case of advanced ankylosing spondylitis19
Clinical efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in de novo heart failure with reduced ejection fraction19
Blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease17
Diagnostic index for acute eosinophilic pneumonia without bronchoscopy in military smokers17
Unusual polypoid mass in the colon17
Treatment pattern of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma in Korea: a multicenter retrospective study (KCSG LY20-06)16
Trends in hospital visits and healthcare costs of gout and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in Korea from 2010 to 2017 using National Healthcare Claims16
The effects of remdesivir on mortality and the requirement for mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review stratified by disease severity16
The underestimated significance of nonproliferative lupus nephritis16
Survey of the management of patients with bronchiectasis: a pilot investigation in Asian populations15
Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma15
Metformin and tuberculosis: extraordinary stories of ordinary co-prevalent patients15
Current status of the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis by ultrasonographic elastography14
Predicting renal function using fundus photography: role of confounders14
Strategies for successful implementation and permanent maintenance of a rapid response system14
Antibiotics use patterns in end-of-life cancer patients and medical staff’s perception of antimicrobial stewardship programs14
Identification of novel variants for complicating cardiac disease in the scrub typhus infection using whole genome sequencing14
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss14
The effect of the response to the coronavirus disease pandemic on treatment outcomes in patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma13
Seeking acceptance: how education shifts views on fecal microbiota transplants for ulcerative colitis in Korea13
A case of esophagogastric junctional outlet obstruction caused by thoracic aortic aneurysm13
Prevalence and predictors of multidrug-resistant bacteremia in liver cirrhosis13
Literature review of non-pharmacological treatment for patients with axial spondyloarthritis13
Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center13
Assessment of small fiber neuropathy and distal sensory neuropathy in female patients with fibromyalgia13
Screening and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation using wearable devices13
Hematologic malignancy detected on sacroiliac magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with inflammatory back pain12
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year12
Clinical influences of anticentromere antibody on primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a prospective Korean cohort11
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding11
Chest computed tomography scan as an initial diagnostic method for tuberculosis infection detected by mass screening11
Predicting Helicobacter pylori infection from endoscopic features11
Effective control of a severely progressive recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with repetitive cryotherapy11
Fever of unknown origin caused by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma11
Urgent need for novel antibiotics in Republic of Korea to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria11
High vegetable consumption and regular exercise are associated with better quality of life in patients with gout11
The Korean Hypertension Cohort study: design and baseline characteristics11
Comparison of the rapidity of SARS-CoV-2 immune responses between primary and booster vaccination for COVID-1911
Sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term outcome in patients with heart failure: data from the KorAHF registry10
Sex differences in diagnosis and treatment of heart failure: toward precision medicine10
Metabolic musculoskeletal disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel disease10
Mechanical ventilation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Korea: a nationwide cohort study10
Nighttime administration of antihypertensive medication: a review of chronotherapy in hypertension10
Efficacy of lower dose pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in real practice: a retrospective cohort study10
Asymptomatic huge spleen mass10
The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis10
Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with positive results of fecal immunochemical test performed within 5 years since the last colonoscopy10
Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea10
Identification and overcoming rituximab resistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using next-generation sequencing9
The usefulness of trabecular bone score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis9
Association between the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy and a controlled status of hypertension in the first year after diagnosis9
Dexamethasone synergizes with high-fat diet to increase lipid deposition in adipocytes9
Factors associated with anticholinergic burden among older patients in long-term care hospitals in Korea9
Primary peritoneal carcinoma presented with abdominal pain in patient with kidney transplantation9
Tracheobronchial calcification in a patient treated with warfarin9
Fecal microbiota transplantation is not a magical treatment, but better too early than too late8
Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its relating factors in patients with bronchiectasis: findings from KMBARC registry8
Dysphagia aortica relieved by thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair8
Association between secondhand smoke exposure and new-onset hypertension in self-reported never smokers verified by cotinine8
Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis8
Increased risk of dementia in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study8
Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study8
Korean guidelines for the management of gout7
Emotional and cognitive changes in chronic kidney disease7
Short-term and long-term outcomes of critically ill patients with solid malignancy: a retrospective cohort study7
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year7
Clinical outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients aged over 80 years7
Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among ambulatory hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study from 13 general hospitals7
Current evidence for prognostic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion intervention7
Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the University of California–Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract instrument in patients with systemic sclerosis7
Estimated pulse wave velocity as a forefront indicator of developing metabolic syndrome in Korean adults7
Real-life experience of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for HCV infected Korean patients: a multicenter cohort study7
Updated risk assessments for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator7
Adverse drug reactions following treatment of latent tuberculosis infection: a linked national tuberculosis surveillance with claims database7
Explainable paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis using an artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram7
Massive gastric dilatation6
Clinical impact of proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis6
Omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation6
Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in 2016 World Health Organization-defined Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm6
Prevalence and associated risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia in adults with sarcopenia6
Pandemics extend beyond infectious diseases: the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases6
Analysis of thromboembolic events in head and neck cancer patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin6
CTLA4-Ig protects tacrolimus-induced oxidative stress via inhibiting the AKT/FOXO3 signaling pathway in rats6
Is the anti-centromere antibody a marker for a distinct subset of polyautoimmunity in Sjögren’s syndrome?6
Therapeutic effect of multiple functional minicircle vector encoding anti-CD25/IL-10/CXCR3 in allograft rejection model6
Gastrocolic fistula, a rare complication of repeated gastric surgery6
Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study6
Inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: epidemiology and pathophysiology6
Effect of growth hormone releasing hormone on chondrocytes of osteoarthritis6
Understanding the epidemiology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is essential for its management: need for attention to accurate diagnostic coding and classification6
Influence of creatinine levels on survival in patients with veno-occlusive disease treated with defibrotide6
Denosumab, an effective osteoporosis treatment option for men6
Evaluation and management of hypernatremia in adults: clinical perspectives6
Long term management of people with post-tuberculosis lung disease6
Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease6
A mass-like lesion encasing the aortic arch and descending aorta: immunoglobulin G4-related periaortitis6
Polymyxin B-hemoperfusion in patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a single-center prospective pilot study5
Treatment of rituximab in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a case series and literature review5
Risk stratification of patients with gastric lesions indefinite for dysplasia5
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism5
A rare case of acute transient thyroid swelling without hematoma after fine needle aspiration5
Baseline use of hydroxychloroquine or immunosuppressive drugs and the risk of coronavirus disease 20195
Perception of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with ulcerative colitis in Korea: a KASID multicenter study5
Minimizing radiation exposure in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a review for medical personnel5
Current perspectives on interstitial lung abnormalities5
HFA-PEFF scores: prognostic value in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction5
Effects of statin use on serum creatinine phosphokinase levels in normal thyroid function5
Usefulness of nasal cavity evaluation before high-resolution esophageal manometry in high-risk patients5
Kidney transplantation in the elderly5
Time to presentation and mortality outcomes among patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction5
Geriatric functional assessment for decision-making on adjuvant chemotherapy in older colon cancer patients5
Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis5
Reclassification of the overlap syndrome of Behçet’s disease and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in patients with Behçet’s disease5
Exercise capacity and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy adults5
Human kidney organoids model the tacrolimus nephrotoxicity and elucidate the role of autophagy5
A retrospective observational study of the appropriate starting dose of febuxostat in patients with gout5
Endoscopic unusual appearance of stomach in a patient with Crohn’s disease5
Stability, variability, and treatment implications of the blood eosinophil count in Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease5
Sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: from bench to bedside5
Herpes zoster infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease5
The combined use of anti-peptic agents is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture: a nationwide case-control study4
Pediatric-inspired regimen with late intensification and increased dose of L-asparaginase for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: the KALLA 1406/1407 study4
Improved anti-fibrotic effects by combined treatments of simvastatin and NS-398 in experimental liver fibrosis models4
Implementing antimicrobial stewardship: lessons and perspectives from a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Korea4
Association between knee osteoarthritis and mortality: a serial propensity score-matched cohort study4
Clinical outcomes of metachronous recurrence of gastric epithelial neoplasia based on Helicobacter pylori infection status and microsatellite stability4
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction4
The Korean Severe Asthma Registry (KoSAR): real world research in severe asthma4
Complete regression of metastatic malignant melanoma endoscopically after nivolumab administration4
Development of a Korean-specific cardiovascular risk model in a cohort at high-risk of hypertension4
Machine learning approaches toward an understanding of acute kidney injury: current trends and future directions4
A rare case of esophageal ulcer: esophageal tuberculosis4
Effect of belimumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with low dose or no corticosteroids4
Challenges to be addressed in management of patients with sinusoidal obstruction syndrome after hematopoietic cell transplantation4
Biomarkers of the relationship of particulate matter exposure with the progression of chronic respiratory diseases4
Inflammation is responsible for systemic bone loss in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab4
Primary hepatic squamous carcinoma concurrent with gastric signet ring cell carcinoma demonstrated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography4
Radiology plus ileocolonoscopy versus radiology alone in Crohn’s disease: prognosis prediction and mutual agreement4
Genetic susceptibility to post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis identified in propensity score-matched analysis4
Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for hepatitis C in Korea: a Phase 3b study4
New targets for type 2-low asthma4
Is radiological healing alone enough? ‘Can’t take my eyes off’ the mucosa4
Clinical approach to sexually transmitted infections and pelvic inflammatory disease in women with acute pyelonephritis4
The prognostic impact of reduced variant burden in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with decitabine4
Perioperative immunotherapy in stage IB-III non-small cell lung cancer: a critical review of its rationale and considerations3
Estimating the burden of nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis in South Korea, a nationwide population based cross-sectional study3
Adrenal cortical carcinoma: a natural progress3
Alterations in lung and gut microbiota reduce diversity in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease3
Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study from Korea3
Periarticular calcifications in dermatomyositis3
The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study3
Role of T cells in ischemic acute kidney injury and repair3
Factors influencing occurrence of metachronous gastric cancer after endoscopic resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
2024 KSoLA consensus on secondary dyslipidemia3
Oral beclomethasone dipropionate as an add-on therapy and response prediction in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis3
Optimization of guideline-directed medical treatment for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction3
Tight junction protein changes in irritable bowel syndrome: the relation of age and disease severity3
How important is dietary management in chronic kidney disease progression? A role for low protein diets3
Endoscopic features of cytomegalovirus disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract between transplant and non-transplant patients3
Clinical course of severe esophagitis following bevacizumab therapy3
Digital clubbing as a result of metastatic lung cancer3
Impact of COVID-19 on end-stage kidney disease incidence and clinical practice3
Obesity is associated with incident chronic kidney disease in individuals with normal renal function3
Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the era of gene analysis and targeted immunotherapy3
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes3
A rare adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing nasal neuroendocrine tumor with multiple metastasis3
Evaluation of copper alloys for reducing infection by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium in intensive care unit and in vitro3
Relationship between metformin use and mortality in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a nationwide cohort study3
Artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: from detection to diagnosis3
Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer3
Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features3
Expanding the therapeutic landscape: ezetimibe as non-statin therapy for dyslipidemia3
Treatment strategies for octogenarians with esophageal cancer: changing age-based treatment paradigms3
A non-invasive test that enables longitudinal monitoring of chronic liver disease: VCTE versus 2D-SWE3
Messages from new editor-in-chief3
Off-hour presentation and outcomes for percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction with Killip III–IV3
Is there sufficient evidence to justify changes in dietary habits in heart failure patients? A systematic review3
Now is the time to consider reducing the total ischemic time3
Follicular lymphoma: contemporary clinical management with a focus on recent therapeutic advances3
Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis2
Hemoptysis due to pulmonary infarction in COVID-192
Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality2
Evaluation of body composition using computed tomography in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis2
Short-acting β2-agonist prescriptions in patients with asthma: findings from the South Korean cohort of SABINA III2
Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-192
Reduction in proteinuria after immunosuppressive therapy and long-term kidney outcomes in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy2
Effects of aging on accompanying intermittent hypoxia in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model2
Risk-stratified colorectal cancer screening for optimal use of colonoscopy resources2
Influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index on ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention2
Comparison of extrafine and non-extrafine inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β2-agonists as maintenance and reliever therapy in asthma: a randomized open-label crossover trial2
Can reactogenicity predict immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination?2
Incidence and prevalence of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis among Korean women of childbearing age: a nationwide population-based study2
Initial and peak serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 for predicting the prognosis of patients with COVID-192
Effect of omalizumab as add-on therapy to Quality of Life Questionnaire for Korean Asthmatics (KAQLQ) in Korean patients with severe persistent allergic asthma2
An unusual cause of pneumonia: Strongyloides stercoralis infection2
Plasma oxalic acid and cardiovascular risk in end-stage renal disease patients: a prospective, observational cohort pilot study2
Stumbling across transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy during diagnostic work-up for stomach cancer2
Longstanding postoperative fluid collection influences recurrence of pancreatic malignancy2
Clinical course of asymptomatic duodenal subepithelial lesions2
Long-term outcome of interstitial lung disease in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a retrospective observational study2
Changes in practice for mechanically ventilated patients: effect of the pain, agitation, and delirium guidelines2
Varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific immunity and subclinical VZV reactivation in patients with autoimmune diseases2
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent2
The role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in ulcerative colitis and changes following tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment2
Prevalence and characteristics of isolated nocturnal hypertension in the general population2
Clinical effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 on other nationally notifiable infectious diseases in South Korea2
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 20192
Association between oral health and hyperuricemia in Korean adults: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016–20192
Differences in sputum microbiota based on cure status of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease2
Successful coronary angiography via distal radial access in an 82-year-old male patient with polydactyly2
Seroprevalence of viral infectious diseases and associated factors in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel diseases2
Pregabalin-induced rhabdomyolysis in hemodialysis patient2
Histologic features and predicting prognosis in ulcerative colitis patients with mild endoscopic activity2
Primary surgery versus pharmacotherapy for newly diagnosed ileocecal Crohn’s disease: a hospital-based cohort study2
Reduced-intensity chemotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor followed by allogeneic transplantation is effective in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia2
Kidney replacement therapy trends in end-stage kidney disease patients in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic2
Clinical perspective on serum periostin in antineutrophil-cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis2
Vaccination strategies for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease2
Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer2
Advanced heart failure: a contemporary approach2
Boerhaave syndrome initially presenting as acute coronary syndrome with systolic total obstruction of myocardial bridge2
Role of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection2
Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma2
Self-screening questionnaire for perianal fistulizing disease in patients with Crohn’s disease1
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B sensitization in eosinophilic asthma1
Patterns of hormonal changes in hypophysitis by immune checkpoint inhibitor1
Comment on " Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality"1
Authors’ reply to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism’1
Systemic venous air embolism after percutaneous lung biopsy1
Extracellular vesicles derived from small intestinal lamina propria reduce antigen-specific immune response1
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