OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Colorectal Disease is 21. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Single-incision versus conventional multiport laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity-score matched studies	66
Risk and prognostic nomograms for colorectal neuroendocrine neoplasm with liver metastasis: a population-based study	58
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with worse outcomes in ischemic colitis: a nationwide retrospective study	39
Less is more—the best test for anastomotic leaks in rectal cancer patients prior to ileostomy reversal	37
Proposition of a simple binary grading of estimated blood loss during colon surgery	37
Artificial intelligence (AI) real-time detection vs. routine colonoscopy for colorectal neoplasia: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis	35
Risk factors for upper and lower type prolonged postoperative ileus following surgery for Crohn’s disease	32
Sacral nerve stimulation in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis	32
Risk of colorectal adenomas and cancer in monoallelic carriers of MUTYH pathogenic variants: a single-centre experience	32
An evaluation of short-term outcomes after reoperations for anastomotic leakage in colon cancer patients	31
Preoperative T staging of advanced colorectal cancer by computed tomography colonography	30
Readmission, healthcare consumption, and mortality in Clostridioides difficile infection hospitalizations: a nationwide cohort study	29
Postoperative complications, bowel function, and prognosis in restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis—a single-center observational study of 320 patients	27
Surgical management of splenic flexure colon cancer: a retrospective propensity-matched study comparing open and minimally invasive approaches using the national cancer database	27
Comparison of safety and efficacy of fluorouracil + oxaliplatin + irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI) and modified FOLFOXIRI with bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer: data from clinical practice	26
The treatment of acute appendicitis in two age-based groups during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective experience in a COVID-19 referral hospital	23
Value of high-field magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and classification of acute colonic diverticulitis	23
A systematic review of the literature assessing operative blood loss and postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery	22
Risk factors for lymph node metastasis and prognosis in colorectal neuroendocrine tumours	21
How can we better identify patients with rectal bleeding who are at high risk of colorectal cancer? An observational study	21
Clinical predictors for a complicated course of disease in an inception cohort of patients with ulcerative colitis: results from the prospective, observational EPICOL study	21