OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Gastroenterology Report is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Gastrointestinal cancers in China, the USA, and Europe	121
Role of gut microbiota in functional constipation	70
Phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer and its implications for the human gut microbiome	63
Tea polyphenol EGCG inhibited colorectal-cancer-cell proliferation and migration via downregulation of STAT3	46
Microbiome therapeutics: exploring the present scenario and challenges	42
Metabolic alterations and vulnerabilities in hepatocellular carcinoma	41
Evaluating the safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes for treatment of refractory perianal fistula in IBD patients: clinical trial phase I	28
Genetic and epigenetic dependencies in colorectal cancer development	26
Convergent pathways of the gut microbiota–brain axis and neurodegenerative disorders	24
Clinical characteristics and survival analysis of colorectal cancer in China: a retrospective cohort study with 13,328 patients from southern China	22
lncRNA-PACER upregulates COX-2 and PGE2 through the NF-κB pathway to promote the proliferation and invasion of colorectal-cancer cells	22
Sodium butyrate protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury partially via the GPR43/ β-arrestin-2/NF-κB network	20
Rewiring host–microbe interactions and barrier function during gastrointestinal inflammation	19
Key quality indicators in colonoscopy	18
Interplays between drugs and the gut microbiome	17
Clinical outcomes and gut microbiota analysis of severe alcohol-associated hepatitis patients undergoing healthy donor fecal transplant or pentoxifylline therapy: single-center experience from Kerala	14
Post-operative prevention and monitoring of Crohn’s disease recurrence	14
One stomach, two subtypes of carcinoma—the differences between distal and proximal gastric cancer	14
Acute hepatitis with autoimmune features after COVID-19 vaccine: coincidence or vaccine-induced phenomenon?	14
Biologics: how far can they go in Crohn’s disease?	14
Artificial intelligence in gastric cancer: applications and challenges	13
Intestinal microbiota research from a global perspective	12
An update on the management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding	12
A predictive model for early recurrence of colorectal-cancer liver metastases based on clinical parameters	12
Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle biopsy vs fine-needle aspiration for lymph nodes tissue acquisition: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11

Risk factors for recurrence of colorectal conventional adenoma and serrated polyp	11
Automatic anatomical classification of colonoscopic images using deep convolutional neural networks	11
Elevated peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment and decreased benefit of PD-1 antibody in advanced gastric cancer	11
Elevated preoperative CA125 is associated with poor survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer undergoing primary tumor resection: a retrospective cohort study	10
The association between disruption of the circadian rhythm and aggravation of colitis in mice	10
Transanal total mesorectal excision combined with intersphincteric resection has similar long-term oncological outcomes to laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection in low rectal cancer: a propensity sc	9
Endoscopic pancreatic duct stenting for pain palliation in selected pancreatic cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Evolution of interventional endoscopic ultrasound	9
Interventional inflammatory bowel disease: endoscopic therapy of complications of Crohn’s disease	9
Transanal vs laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a multicenter randomized phase III clinical trial (TaLaR trial) protocol	8
Artificial intelligence empowers the second-observer strategy for colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial	8
The measurement and modification of hypoxia in colorectal cancer: overlooked but not forgotten	8
Intensity-specific considerations for exercise for patients with inflammatory bowel disease	8
Comparing the clinical application values of the Degree of Ulcerative Colitis Burden of Luminal Inflammation (DUBLIN) score and Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) in patients with	8
Can a single-port robot be safely used for robotic total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer? First experience using the da Vinci SP platform	7
Surgery for Crohn’s disease: upfront or last resort?	7
Impact of intestinal ultrasound with a portable system in the management of Crohn’s disease	7
Genetic analysis of four consanguineous multiplex families with inflammatory bowel disease	7
Medically tailored meals for the management of symptomatic ascites: the SALTYFOOD pilot randomized clinical trial	7
Remarkable response of BRAFV600E-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer to BRAF/MEK inhibition: a case report	7
Comparison of guidelines on rectal cancer: exception proves the rule?	7
Diagnostic performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition of splenic lesions: systematic review with pooled analysis	6
Predictors of lymph-node metastasis in surgically resected T1 colorectal cancer in Western populations	6
Multifaceted anti-colorectal tumor effect of digoxin on HCT8 and SW620 cells in vitro	6
Immunomodulators: still having a role?	6
Co-administration of ursodeoxycholic acid with rosuvastatin/ezetimibe in a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model	6
Berberine alleviates non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis partially by promoting SIRT1 deacetylation of CPT1A in mice	6
Bariatric surgery proves long-term benefit in patients with cirrhosis	6
Genetic variants in promoter region of TFR2 is associated with the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Chinese Han population: a case–control study	6
Serum exosomal microRNA-144-3p: a promising biomarker for monitoring Crohn's disease	6
Eosinophilic pancreatitis: a review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment	6
Hepatorenal syndrome in acute-on-chronic liver failure with acute kidney injury: more questions requiring discussion	6
Third-space endoscopy: the final frontier	6
Redo pull-through in total colonic aganglionosis due to residual aganglionosis: a single center’s experience	5
Visceral adipose volume is correlated with surgical tissue fibrosis in Crohn’s disease of the small bowel	5
A risk-prediction score for colorectal lesions on 12,628 participants at high risk of colorectal cancer	5
The six-question Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) cannot accurately quantify reflux and reflux-associated symptoms frequency	5
Total neoadjuvant treatment for MRI-stratified high-risk rectal cancer: a single-center, single-arm, prospective Phase II trial (PKUCH-R02)	5
Post-operative anastomotic leakage and collagen changes in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy	5
Advancements in pharmacological treatment of NAFLD/MASLD: a focus on metabolic and liver-targeted interventions	5
Renal-function change after transjugular intra-hepatic portosystemic shunt placement and its relationship with survival: a single-center experience	5
Is there a relationship between length of resection and lymph-node ratio in colorectal cancer?	5
Advances in endobariatrics: past, present, and future	5
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict indolent course in patients with ulcerative colitis: a single-center retrospective study	5
Efficacy and safety of combined endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous occlusion (BRTOcc) of gastrorenal shunts in patients with bleeding gastric fundal varices	5
Endoscopic management of colorectal polyps	5
Oral vancomycin in the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated pouchitis	5
Transcriptomic biomarkers for predicting response to neoadjuvant treatment in oesophageal cancer	4
Endoscopic band ligation with hypertonic glucose cushion in the treatment of ileal pouch prolapse	4
Low ADAMTS-13/VWF ratio and altered gut–liver axis predict complications of advanced chronic liver disease: a pilot study	4

Characteristics of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinomas undetectable with narrow-band imaging endoscopy	4
National trends and outcomes of genetically inherited non-alcoholic chronic liver disease in the USA: estimates from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database	4
Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio is a short-term predictive marker of ulcerative colitis after induction of advanced therapy	4
Current management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease—treatment costs, safety profile, and effectiveness: a narrative review	4
Endoscopic management of delayed bleeding after polypectomy of small colorectal polyps: two or more clips may be safe	4
Pregnancy and Crohn’s disease: concerns and assurance of medical therapy	4
A new radiomics approach combining the tumor and peri-tumor regions to predict lymph node metastasis and prognosis in gastric cancer	4
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: recent innovations in endoscopic assessment and treatment	4
Exploration of the shared gene signatures and molecular mechanisms between periodontitis and inflammatory bowel disease: evidence from transcriptome data	4
Identification of immune cell infiltration landscape for predicting prognosis of colorectal cancer	4
A multicenter study assessing the prevalence of germline genetic alterations in Chinese gastric-cancer patients	4
State-of-the-art management of dysplastic Barrett's esophagus	4
Superiority of urgent vs early endoscopic hemostasis in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding with high-risk stigmata	4
Incidence and risk of herpes zoster in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in the USA	4
Anatomy of the perirectal fascia at the level of rectosacral fascia revisited	4
Preliminary surgical outcomes of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with transrectal specimen extraction: a propensity score matching study of 120 cases (with video)	4
Splenic-vasculature involvement is associated with poor prognosis in resected distal pancreatic cancer	4
Gunsight sutures significantly reduce surgical-site infection after ileostomy reversal compared with linear sutures	4
Development and validation of novel models for the prediction of intravenous corticosteroid resistance in acute severe ulcerative colitis using logistic regression and machine learning	4
Multi-frequency magnetic resonance elastography of the pancreas: measurement reproducibility and variance among healthy volunteers	4