OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Gastroenterology is 28. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Construction and validation of a survival prognostic model for stage III hepatocellular carcinoma: a real-world, multicenter clinical study	94
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	52
Segmental reversal of the distal small intestine in a short bowel syndrome model in piglets showed detrimental effect on weight gain	51
Incidentalomas are associated with an increase in liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center retrospective study	49
SASE, Success and Adverse event Score in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: a Novel Grading System	47
The diagnostic value of serum cysteine protease inhibitor (CST4) in colorectal cancer: a preliminary study	46
Relationship between serum total bilirubin levels and primary loss of response to Infliximab therapy in Crohn’s disease patients	46
The serum hepcidin and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio in NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Identification and tissue-level validation of ferroptosis-related genes in small intestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms based on machine learning	44
Tumor microenvironment-related gene selenium-binding protein 1 (SELENBP1) is associated with immunotherapy efficacy and survival in colorectal cancer	44
The characteristics and clinical relevance of tumor fusion burden in non-EBV (+) gastric cancer with MSS	43
Histological remission as a reliable predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis after conventional therapy: a 5-year analysis	42
Anorectal manometry for the diagnosis of pelvic floor disorders in patients with hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome	42
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	42
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and its association with the susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori infection in the Egyptian population with hepatocellular carcinoma	40
Changes in liver stiffness values assessed using transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: a prospective observational study	34
Short- and long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: an updated meta-analysis	34
Development and validation of a prognostic model for cirrhotic patients after endoscopic variceal ligation	33
Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and functional constipation in adults: a scoping review	32
Neuregulin1 ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease via the ERK/SIRT1 signaling pathways	30
Real-world utility of platelet count, hemoglobin, and iron levels as predictors of clinical response to vedolizumab in patients with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective, single-center study in Poland	30
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	30
A real-world study of balloon dilation vs. self-expandable metal stents for benign gastric outlet obstruction	29
Features on contrast-enhanced computed tomography for predicting recurrent esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma	29

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil) effects on esophageal motility: a systematic review	29
The prevalence of gallstone disease and associated factors among patients who visited the surgical department of Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia: an institution	28
Unmasking the role of constipation in treatment-refractory enterobiasis in Bangladeshi children	28
Identification and validation of necroptosis-related prognostic gene signature and tumor immune microenvironment infiltration characterization in esophageal carcinoma	28
The relationship between insomnia and multiple gastrointestinal disorders: a Mendelian randomization study	28
The effects of family-based Helicobacter pylori infection control and management strategies in Southwest China households: a two-year retrospective cohort study	28
Correlation between systemic inflammatory response syndrome and prognosis of patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy	28