OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Gastroenterology Report is 3. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Unraveling the role of tumor sidedness in prognosis of stage II colon cancer	133
Clinical features of gastric adenoma detected within 3 years after negative screening endoscopy in Korea	70
New perspectives in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance after hepatitis C virus eradication	63
Elevated DLL3 in stomach cancer by tumor-associated macrophages enhances cancer-cell proliferation and cytokine secretion of macrophages	49
New indication area in intersphincteric resection: transanal total mesorectal excision combined with intersphincteric resection	34
Laparoscopic ileocecal-sparing vs traditional right hemicolectomy for cancer of the hepatic flexure or proximal transverse colon: a dual-center propensity score-matched study	26
Redeploying gastroenterologists during the COVID-19 pandemic: early experience with telehealth including clinical access and financial implications	24
External rectal prolapse: abdominal or perineal repair for men? A retrospective cohort study	22
Correction to: Two elective invasive procedures after a single avatrombopag treatment in a patient with liver cirrhosis and severe thrombocytopenia	19
Can rectal MRI and endorectal ultrasound accurately predict the complete response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy for rectal cancer?	18
Avoidance of urinary drainage during perioperative period of open elective colonic resection within enhanced recovery after surgery programme	17
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: recent innovations in endoscopic assessment and treatment	14
Deregulation of circRNA hsa_circ_0009109 promotes tumor growth and initiates autophagy by sponging miR-544a-3p in gastric cancer	14
Immunomodulators: still having a role?	14
Total neoadjuvant treatment for MRI-stratified high-risk rectal cancer: a single-center, single-arm, prospective Phase II trial (PKUCH-R02)	14
Outlook on the gut microbiota	14
Chinese Abstracts – Volume 9 Issue 4	14
Intensity-specific considerations for exercise for patients with inflammatory bowel disease	12
Quantification of gastric muscle interstitial cells of Cajal in individuals with and without gastroparesis: a pilot study	12
Hirschsprung disease in an adult masquerading as stricturing Crohn’s disease: a missed rare co-morbidity	11
Oral vancomycin in the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated pouchitis	11
Predicting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status of patients with gastric cancer by computed tomography and clinical features	11
Correction to: Noninvasive tests for liver fibrosis in 2024: are there different scales for different diseases?	11
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome secondary to Chinese oral herbal paste: a case report	10
Starvation hepatitis and refeeding-induced hepatitis: mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment	10

A rare case of epiploic appendagitis in a patient affected by ulcerative colitis on vedolizumab therapy	9
A novel transperineal approach for surgical resection of presacral tumors with an arc-shaped incision in front of the apex of the coccyx (with video)	9
Nomogram for predicting overall survival time of patients with stage IV colorectal cancer	9
Artificial intelligence empowers the second-observer strategy for colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial	9
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
A transcriptome-wide association study identified susceptibility genes for hepatocellular carcinoma in East Asia	8
Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy: current and the future	8
Endo-anesthesia: a primer	8
Anatomy of the perirectal fascia at the level of rectosacral fascia revisited	8
Convergent pathways of the gut microbiota–brain axis and neurodegenerative disorders	8
The six-question Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) cannot accurately quantify reflux and reflux-associated symptoms frequency	7
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	7
Predictors of mortality in patients with acute small-bowel perforation transferred to ICU after emergency surgery: a single-centre retrospective cohort study	7
Interventional inflammatory bowel disease: endoscopic therapy of complications of Crohn’s disease	6
Interventional endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: a comprehensive review	6
Insights into the underlying mechanisms and clinical management of microscopic colitis in relation to other gastrointestinal disorders	6
A new radiomics approach combining the tumor and peri-tumor regions to predict lymph node metastasis and prognosis in gastric cancer	6
Solitary pouch ulcer syndrome—a newly recognized phenotype of the ileal pouch disorders	6
TNFSF15 variant predicts disease progression in Chinese patients with Crohn’s disease	6
Changes to circulating tumor cells in the central vein during laparoscopic versus transanal endoscopic surgeries for rectal cancer: can surgical approach make a difference?	6
HLA-DQA1*05 correlates with increased risk of anti-drug antibody development and reduced response to infliximab in Chinese patients with Crohn’s disease	6
β-arrestin1 protects intestinal tight junction through promoting mitofusin 2 transcription to drive parkin-dependent mitophagy in colitis	6
Analysis of actionable gene fusions in a large cohort of Chinese patients with colorectal cancer	5
Gastric residual volume, safety, and effectiveness of drinking 250 mL of glucose solution 2–3 hours before surgery in gastric cancer patients: a multicenter, single-blind, randomized–controlled trial	5
Cut-off value of ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity (UCEIS) score for predicting the need for pouch construction in ulcerative colitis: results of a multicenter study with long-term follo	5
The association between disruption of the circadian rhythm and aggravation of colitis in mice	5
Role of gut microbiota in functional constipation	5
Comparison of guidelines on rectal cancer: exception proves the rule?	5
Chinese expert consensus on standardized treatment for presacral cysts	5
Comparison of clinical efficacy between LAPS and ALPPS in the treatment of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma	5
Incidence and risk of herpes zoster in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in the USA	4
Chinese Abstracts – Volume 9 Issue 2	4
Endoscopic management of obstructing pouch twist	4
Endoscopic management of colorectal polyps	4
Percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage of pneumomediastinum through the retropharyngeal space: a case report	4
Efficacy and complications of inoperable malignant distal biliary obstruction treatment by metallic stents: fully covered or uncovered?	4
Third-space endoscopy: the final frontier	4
Pregnancy and Crohn’s disease: concerns and assurance of medical therapy	4
Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy-based pancreatic organoids establishment: an alternative model for basic and preclinical research	4
Independent and additive effects of binge drinking and obesity on liver enzymes: a cross-sectional analysis using the Korean National Health Insurance Service data	4
ERCP combined with colonoscopy in the treatment of biliary-colonic fistula: case report and literature review	4
Values of debulking surgery for unresectable well-differentiated metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a comparative study	4
Gastrointestinal cancers in China, the USA, and Europe	4
Tackling clinical complexity: how inpatient subspecialty gastroenterology services enhance patient care	4
Key quality indicators in colonoscopy	4
Values of spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy in well-differentiated non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a comparative study	4
Correction to: Amino acid-based enteral nutrition is effective for pediatric Crohn’s disease: a multicenter prospective study	4
Post hoc validation of a tool that accurately predicts the outcome of endoscopic therapy in Bouveret syndrome	4
How likely is septic shock to develop in a patient with Fournier's gangrene? A risk prediction model based on a 7-year retrospective study	4
The “terminal line”: a novel sign for the identification of distal mesorectum end during TME for rectal cancer	3

Novel per-oral cholangioscopy for treatment of occult accessory hepatic duct stones	3
Hepatitis B virus X protein induces ALDH2 ubiquitin-dependent degradation to enhance alcoholic steatohepatitis	3
Acute pancreatitis as a clinical presentation of COVID-19 in a patient with HIV infection: a case report	3
Time-adjusted average Mayo endoscopic score predicts the risk of disease extent progression in distal ulcerative colitis patients	3
Advancing endoscope for cervicothoracic junction: a feasibility study of small incision-assisted submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection (S-STER)	3
The effect and application of adiponectin in hepatic fibrosis	3
Disseminated intravascular coagulation after splenic artery aneurysm coils embolization: an unexpected surprise	3
Risk factors for recurrence of colorectal conventional adenoma and serrated polyp	3
Endoscopic therapy of stoma closure site strictures in ileal pouches is safe and effective	3
Best practices in teaching endoscopy according to a Delphi survey of gastroenterology trainees	3
Rapidly growing primary anal canal lymphoma: a case report and literature review	3
ELMO1 ameliorates intestinal epithelial cellular senescence via SIRT1/p65 signaling in inflammatory bowel disease-related fibrosis	3
Escherichia coli O157: H7 sepsis following fecal microbiota transplant in an IgA-deficient inflammatory bowel disease patient	3
Endoscopic closure of a duodenal fistula caused by a deformable foreign body	3
Evaluation of the short-term outcomes of robotic-assisted radical resection for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity-scored matching analysis	3
Superiority of urgent vs early endoscopic hemostasis in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding with high-risk stigmata	3
Causal relationship between primary biliary cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a Mendelian randomization study	3
Texture analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient maps: can it identify nonresponse to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for additional radiation therapy in rectal cancer patients?	3
Effect of the transcutaneous electrical stimulation system on esophageal-acid exposure in patients non-responsive to once-daily proton-pump inhibitor: proof-of-concept study	3
A risk-prediction score for colorectal lesions on 12,628 participants at high risk of colorectal cancer	3
The involvement of oral bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease	3
A case report of inverted Meckel’s diverticulum resected by single-balloon enteroscopy	3
Advances in the management of complications from cirrhosis	3
Horizontal duodenal papilla is associated with a special spectrum of pancreaticobiliary diseases: a retrospective magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography-based study	3
Long-term follow-up of endoscopic papillectomy and the value of preventive pancreatic stent placement (with videos)	3
Multi-frequency magnetic resonance elastography of the pancreas: measurement reproducibility and variance among healthy volunteers	3