OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Gastroenterology is 29. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Construction and validation of a survival prognostic model for stage III hepatocellular carcinoma: a real-world, multicenter clinical study	96
Positioning exercises in improving the quality of magnetic-controlled capsule endoscopy	72
Association between air temperature and emergency admission for esophagogastric variceal bleeding: a case-crossover study in Beijing, China	56
Incidentalomas are associated with an increase in liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center retrospective study	50
Segmental reversal of the distal small intestine in a short bowel syndrome model in piglets showed detrimental effect on weight gain	50
Relationship between serum total bilirubin levels and primary loss of response to Infliximab therapy in Crohn’s disease patients	47
The serum hepcidin and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio in NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis	47
SASE, Success and Adverse event Score in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: a Novel Grading System	47
A real-world study of balloon dilation vs. self-expandable metal stents for benign gastric outlet obstruction	45
Features on contrast-enhanced computed tomography for predicting recurrent esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma	45
Correlation between systemic inflammatory response syndrome and prognosis of patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy	44
The relationship between insomnia and multiple gastrointestinal disorders: a Mendelian randomization study	44
External application of mirabilite before surgery can reduce the inflammatory response and accelerate recovery in mild acute biliary pancreatitis	43
Unmasking the role of constipation in treatment-refractory enterobiasis in Bangladeshi children	43
The diagnostic value of serum cysteine protease inhibitor (CST4) in colorectal cancer: a preliminary study	40
Identification and tissue-level validation of ferroptosis-related genes in small intestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms based on machine learning	36
The characteristics and clinical relevance of tumor fusion burden in non-EBV (+) gastric cancer with MSS	35
Association between estimated plasma volume status and the risk of 30-day mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database	34
Anorectal manometry for the diagnosis of pelvic floor disorders in patients with hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome	34
Study of the effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles coated with salicylic acid on intra-abdominal adhesions in rats	33
Clinical application and effectiveness analysis of modified Asia–Pacific colorectal cancer screening score combined with fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic populat	32
The effects of family-based Helicobacter pylori infection control and management strategies in Southwest China households: a two-year retrospective cohort study	32
Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric cancer, obesity and esophageal diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study	31
Role of liver transient elastography in detecting cirrhosis with esophageal and gastric varices and evaluating variceal severity	31

Differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors versus leiomyomas by special stains	29
Changes in liver stiffness values assessed using transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: a prospective observational study	29
Osteosarcopenia predicts poor survival in patients with cirrhosis: a retrospective study	29
Characteristics, clinical outcomes and patient-reported outcomes of patients with ulcerative colitis receiving tofacitinib: a real-world survey in the United States and five European countries	29