Hepatology

Papers
(The median citation count of Hepatology is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Reply: Fiber and whole grain intakes in relation to liver cancer risk—An analysis in 2 prospective cohorts and systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies1305
Validation and expansion of Baveno VII criteria for cACLD and CSPH based on liver stiffness and platelet count: Correlation with risk of hepatic decompensation and death1199
Retracted741
Effectiveness and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for 8 weeks in the treatment of patients with acute hepatitis C: A single-arm retrospective study496
Letter to the editor: The precise relationship between MELD and survival without a liver transplant425
Cover Image334
Letter to the editor: The role of aquaporin 9 in modeling of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency326
Late-Breaking Abstracts281
Boosting Success: Optimizing Thiopurine Therapy in Autoimmune Hepatitis With Allopurinol253
Post-vax vein vigilance: Unmasking splanchnic thrombosis risks218
Acute encephalopathy without hyperammonemia has a different presentation than overt HE and displays a similarly severe prognosis196
Higher level of Hepatitis B Surface antigen associated with delayed development of hepatocellular carcinoma in immune-tolerant patients192
Hepatic encephalopathy—We are no longer those who believe that reality is what we perceive191
Moving beyond the liver – proteomics as a molecular footprint of systemic damage in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease182
Letter to the Editor: Regarding terlipressin-related patient outcomes in hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury171
Requirement of RORα for maintenance and antitumor immunity of liver‐resident natural killer cells/ILC1s170
Hepatocyte‐specific deletion of adipose triglyceride lipase (adipose triglyceride lipase/patatin‐like phospholipase domain containing 2) ameliorates dietary induced steatohepatitis in mice169
Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular cancer in the United States: Winning the battle but it is not over yet162
Letter to the editor: Beneath the surface of the pandemic: Persons with alcohol‐associated liver disease need our attention155
Letter to the editor: Treatment options for 3–5‐cm solitary HCC—Need a closer look!155
REPLY:153
Alan Hofmann (1931‐2021): A career well spent understanding bile acids151
Dysregulation of RalA signaling through dual regulatory mechanisms exerts its oncogenic functions in hepatocellular carcinoma148
Reply147
Letter to the Editor: LO2, a misidentified cell line: Some data should be interpreted with caution144
PGD2/DP1 axis promotes liver regeneration by secreting Wnt2 in KCs in mice143
Reply: Can pFIB scores reliably exclude significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD?141
Letter to the editor: Targeted decrease of portal hepatic pressure gradient immediately after TIPS improves ascites control and prognosis133
More immunosuppressive, more immunotherapy responsive? A double-edged sword of HBV-induced immune response in HCC133
Letter to the Editor: Insurance should cover vancomycin for primary sclerosing cholangitis129
Letter to the Editor: The Hepa 1–6 may not be suitable for use in hepatocellular carcinoma models to explore responses to drug therapy122
Reply: Medications promoting abstinence in alcohol-associated cirrhosis122
Precipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals121
Group‐2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Promote HCC Progression Through CXCL2‐Neutrophil‐Induced Immunosuppression117
Obituary for Roberto J. Groszmann—The Father of Portal Hypertension117
Analysis and Validation of Human Targets and Treatments Using a Hepatocellular Carcinoma–Immune Humanized Mouse Model116
Gastrodin Improves Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Activation of the Adenosine Monophosphate–Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway115
ZNT1 and Zn2+ control TLR4 and PD-L1 endocytosis in macrophages to improve chemotherapy efficacy against liver tumor115
Multiomics approaches for identifying the PANoptosis signature and prognostic model via a multimachine-learning computational framework for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma115
Stellate cell-specific adhesion molecule protocadherin 7 regulates sinusoidal contraction115
Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with autoimmune hepatitis114
Access to technology to support telehealth in areas without specialty care for liver disease109
Switch‐associated protein 70 protects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through suppression of TAK1108
Regulatory role and translational potential of CCL11 in liver fibrosis105
Implementation of a controlled human infection model for evaluation of HCV vaccine candidates104
Reply: Liver stiffness progression comparison between diabetics and non-diabetics with biopsy-proven metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis104
Plasma proteomic signature of fatty liver disease: The Rotterdam Study102
AASLD Practice Guidance on the clinical assessment and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease102
NOD‐like receptor protein 3 activation causes spontaneous inflammation and fibrosis that mimics human NASH102
Comparison of pharmacological therapies in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis for fibrosis regression and MASH resolution: Systematic review and network meta-analysis101
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Letter to the Editor: Comparative efficacy of pharmacologic therapies for MASH in reducing liver fat content—Systematic review and network meta-analysis98
Letter to the Editor: Learning more about the safety of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma97
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Letter to the Editor: Primary sclerosing cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis—Distinct or common autoimmune penetrance?95
Letter to the Editor: Hepatic decompensation is the major driver of mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab: The impact of successful antiviral treatm95
Instructions to Authors95
Letter to the editor94
Understanding advanced cystic fibrosis liver disease through genetic variation: Where do the pathways lead and how much further must we go?94
Healthy peribiliary glands are necessary for successful liver transplantation93
Erratum92
Dedifferentiation‐associated inflammatory factors of long‐term expanded human hepatocytes exacerbate their elimination by macrophages during liver engraftment90
Endpoints and New Options for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis D87
Letter to the Editor: Enhancing the rigor and impact of cholangiocarcinoma research: Addressing key concerns in the PTPN9-FGFR2 interaction study85
Deciphering the spatial tumor microenvironment in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma85
The relationship between mean arterial pressure and terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury reversal: A post hoc analysis84
Erratum: AASLD Practice Guidance on Acute-on-chronic liver failure and the management of critically ill patients with cirrhosis83
Tumor-derived CCL2 drives tumor growth and immunosuppression in IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma83
Letter to the editor: Is PAI‐1 a thrombotic biomarker in NASH cirrhosis?82
Letter to the editor: Regression of liver fibrosis after bariatric operations: A glass two‐third full rather than half empty80
Letter to the Editor: Overlooking the important factor: Hypoxia79
Reply79
In vivo imaging of calcium dynamics in zebrafish hepatocytes78
Magnetic resonance elastography for prediction of long‐term progression and outcome in chronic liver disease: A retrospective study78
Extracellular Signal‐Regulated Kinase 5 Regulates the Malignant Phenotype of Cholangiocarcinoma Cells76
MRI‐Based Iron Phenotyping and Patient Selection for Next‐Generation Sequencing of Non–Homeostatic Iron Regulator Hemochromatosis Genes76
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Interleukin 8-CXCR2–mediated neutrophil extracellular trap formation in biliary atresia associated with neutrophil extracellular trap–induced stellate cell activation75
Divergent trends in cirrhosis and liver cancer highlight the ongoing efforts required for hepatitis elimination75
Synergistic combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy and cyclin‐dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors in biliary tract cancers75
Stard1 promotes cholestatic liver injury and disease progression by sensitizing to bile acid hepatotoxicity75
Erratum: Identification and characterization of a hepatic IL-13–producing ILC3-like population potentially involved in liver fibrosis74
Letter to the Editor74
With Alcohol as the Fuel, COVID Is the Match73
Much more needed in natural history of Alagille syndrome73
Introducing Raymond T. Chung, M.D., Our 2021 AASLD President72
The spectrum of primary liver cancers: heterogeneity and continuity. A foundation for diagnosis and treatment of cancer72
Reply: Several issues to consider in the study of hepatocellular carcinoma progression mechanism72
Hepatology Highlights72
To Be or Not to Be71
CD44 in myEloid cells is a major driver of liver inflammation and injury in alcohol-related liver disease71
Use of noninvasive scores to predict hepatic steatosis: Flaws and caveats70
The international quest for the imaging diagnosis of liver cancer69
Therapeutic manipulation of the microbiome in liver disease67
Immunobiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis67
Reply: How does bile acid–induced IRF3 phosphorylation mediate cholestatic liver and kidney injury?—More needs to be known67
Solving the puzzle of fibrosis resolution in alcohol-associated liver disease: An insight from KDM5 demethylases and LXR activation67
The digital determinants of liver disease66
Computational drug prediction in hepatoblastoma by integrating pan-cancer transcriptomics with pharmacological response66
Letter to the Editor: Restructuring the Gut Microbiota of Patients with Cirrhosis After HCV Eradication: A Matter of Time?66
Two Faces of Neutrophils in Liver Disease Development and Progression66
Hepatocellular carcinomas, exhibiting intratumor fibrosis, express cancer-specific extracellular matrix remodeling and WNT/TGFB signatures, associated with poor outcome66
Clinical decision support and electronic interventions to improve care quality in chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis66
Fontan‐associated liver disease65
Emergence of highly profibrotic and proinflammatory Lrat + Fbln2 + HSC subpopulation in alcoholic hepatitis65
Responsible Inclusion of Pregnant Individuals in Eradicating HCV64
Erratum: Effects of trientine and penicillamine on intestinal copper uptake: A mechanistic 64Cu PET/CT study in healthy humans64
Epigenome‐Wide Analysis of Methylation Changes in the Sequence of Gallstone Disease, Dysplasia, and Gallbladder Cancer64
NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge64
Circulating TREM2 as a noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for NASH in patients with elevated liver stiffness63
NASHFit: A randomized controlled trial of an exercise training program to reduce clotting risk in patients with NASH63
Outcomes of pregnancy in autoimmune hepatitis: A population‐based study63
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and the heart62
Loss‐of‐Function Genetic Screening Identifies Aldolase A as an Essential Driver for Liver Cancer Cell Growth Under Hypoxia62
5S rRNA pseudogene transcripts are associated with interferon production and inflammatory responses in alcohol-associated hepatitis62
Bariatric surgery for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): Current knowledge of mechanisms62
Effect of tenofovir-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis against HBV infection in men who have sex with men62
A Simple Bacterium Links Heart Infection to Inflammatory Liver Disease61
Reply: Regarding the use of decision curve analysis in predicting long-term complications of liver cirrhosis61
National prevalence estimates for steatotic liver disease and subclassifications using consensus nomenclature61
A strategy of vascular‐targeted therapy for liver fibrosis61
The clot and the complicated consult61
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: New kids on the block60
Platelet-derived mitochondria regulate lipid metabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis through extracellular vesicles60
Enoxacin Up‐Regulates MicroRNA Biogenesis and Down‐Regulates Cytotoxic CD8 T‐Cell Function in Autoimmune Cholangitis60
Efficiently Restored Thrombopoietin Production by Ashwell‐Morell Receptor and IL‐6R Induced Janus Kinase 2/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Signaling Early After Partial Hepatectomy60
Early detection of primary liver cancer using plasma cell‐free DNA fragmentomics: Do all the pieces come together?59
Letter to the editor: RECAM for the diagnosis of DILI—Is it time to incorporate additional pharmacological criteria?59
Letter to the editor: Preliminary evidence of safety and tolerability of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Child‐Pugh A and B cirrhosis: A real‐world study—Sh59
Malignant progression of liver cancer progenitors requires lysine acetyltransferase 7–acetylated and cytoplasm‐translocated G protein GαS59
Reply59
Hepatology Highlights58
Reply58
PNPLA3 rs738409 and risk of fibrosis in NAFLD: Exploring mediation pathways through intermediate histological features58
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The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in managing metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease57
Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: Results from a national multicenter prospective cohort study57
Unraveling bidirectional evolution of unstable mitochondrial DNA mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma at single-cell resolution57
Erratum: Inhibition of microRNA-24 expression in liver prevents hepatic lipid accumulation and hyperlipidemia57
An Unexpected Line of Defense: Hepatoprotective Eosinophils in Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury56
The Addition of C‐Reactive Protein and von Willebrand Factor to Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease‐Sodium Improves Prediction of Waitlist Mortality56
Oral Abstracts56
Letter to the Editor: Recognizing Significant Role of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for HCC With Vascular Invasion56
Manuscript best practices: Takeaways from a community conversation56
In Utero Exposure to Mercury Is Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury and Inflammation in Childhood56
The “shell game” after objective response in patients with advanced HCC treated with immunotherapy55
Letter to the Editor: Exchangeable copper in the Danish cohort of patients with Wilson disease55
Cell therapies and liver organogenesis technologies: Promising strategies for end-stage liver disease55
Distinct structural and dynamic components of portal hypertension in different animal models and human liver disease etiologies54
Letter to the Editor: Acute rejection after liver transplantation with machine perfusion versus static cold storage: A systematic review and meta-analysis54
Determining safe washout period for immune checkpoint inhibitors prior to liver transplantation: An international retrospective cohort study54
HEAR-MHE study: Automated speech analysis identifies minimal hepatic encephalopathy and may predict future overt hepatic encephalopathy54
Reply53
Letter to the Editor: NAFLD, MAFLD or MASLD? Cut the Gordian knot with “Ludwig disease”53
Letter to the Editor: Cautious interpretation of the association between finite treatment and better prognosis in initially HBeAg-negative hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis53
Hepatic GDP-fucose transporter SLC35C1 attenuates cholestatic liver injury and inflammation by inducing CEACAM1 N153 fucosylation52
Letter to the Editor: Statins as potential confounding factors to investigate the association between the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and risk of HCC52
Acute rejection after liver transplantation with machine perfusion versus static cold storage: A systematic review and meta-analysis51
The outcome of boosting mitochondrial activity in alcohol-associated liver disease is organ-dependent51
Letter to the Editor: Can pFIB scores reliably exclude significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD?51
Reply51
A Transcriptomic Signature for Risk‐Stratification and Recurrence Prediction in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma50
Letter to the Editor: Association between birth weight, preterm birth, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a community-based cohort50
Racial and ethnic disparities in early treatment with immunotherapy for advanced HCC in the United States50
Pathway to global elimination of hepatitis B: HBV cure is just the first step50
SERPINA12 promotes the tumorigenic capacity of HCC stem cells through hyperactivation of AKT/β-catenin signaling50
Reply50
E. coli and the etiology of human PBC: Antimitochondrial antibodies and spreading determinants49
CAFs shape myeloid‐derived suppressor cells to promote stemness of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through 5‐lipoxygenase49
Letter to the editor: Considerations on the use of the liver transplant comorbidity index (LTCI)49
Bile metabolic fingerprints distinguish biliary tract cancer from benign biliary diseases49
Cancer Risk in Patients With Biopsy‐Confirmed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Population‐Based Cohort Study49
Gene Deconvolution Reveals Aberrant Liver Regeneration and Immune Cell Infiltration in Alcohol‐Associated Hepatitis49
Future directions in acute liver failure49
Preliminary evidence of safety and tolerability of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Child‐Pugh A and B cirrhosis: A real‐world study49
Optimizing thiopurine therapy in autoimmune hepatitis: A multicenter study on monitoring metabolite profiles and co-therapy with allopurinol49
Reply: Quality indicators and the safety profile of endoscopic intervention in patients with bleeding esophageal varices48
Table of contents48
Genetic Determinants of Outcome in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma48
Reduction of Z alpha-1 antitrypsin polymers in human iPSC-hepatocytes and mice by LRRK2 inhibitors48
Masthead48
HNF4α-CDKL3 axis restricts MASLD progression by targeting FoxO1 via non-canonical phosphorylation48
More than a lark? LRRK2 inhibitors to treat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency48
Reply: Can plasma FSTL-1 levels serve as a reliable biomarker for advanced fibrosis?48
Table of contents47
Cover Image47
Letter to the Editor: NAFLD/MAFLD: One size does not fit all, certainly not for children!47
Letter to the editor: High rate of clinical and immunological response in patients with HCV‐associated cryoglobulinemia46
Masthead46
Reply46
Letter to the editor: Relevance of population‐based cutoffs to define frailty in clinical studies46
Histone Deacetylase Sirtuin 1 Promotes Loss of Primary Cilia in Cholangiocarcinoma45
Letter to the editor: Is NAFLD a bystander or contributor to coronary artery disease?45
Masthead45
Cover Image45
Pseudouridine synthase 1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma through mRNA pseudouridylation to enhance the translation of oncogenic mRNAs45
Erratum for Ren, H et al. Sirtuin 2 prevents liver steatosis and metabolic disorders by deacetylation of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α45
Clinicogenomic characteristics and synthetic lethal implications of germline homologous recombination‐deficient hepatocellular carcinoma44
Neutrophil extracellular traps promote MASH fibrosis by metabolic reprogramming of HSC44
Letter to the editor: HuR in liver homeostasis44
Reply44
Early screening, diagnosis and recurrence monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B based on serum N-glycomics analysis: A cohort study44
Tripartite motif‐containing protein 31 confers protection against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by deactivating mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase kinase 743
Letter to the Editor: Liver Stiffness by Transient Elastography to Detect Porto‐sinusoidal Vascular Liver Disease42
Letter to the Editor: Is right heart assessment vital for evaluating terlipressin-related outcomes in hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury?42
Fine-tuning of hepatitis C virus immune evasion through hypervariable region 1 insertions42
Presenting the new incoming editorial team for hepatology: Team members and perspectives42
Gut microbiome features associated with liver fibrosis in Hispanics, a population at high risk for fatty liver disease42
Letter to the Editor: Influence of liver stiffness heterogeneity on staging fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease42
Dissecting Early Relapse in Liver Cancer, One Cell at a Time42
Imaging for better responses to immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma42
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for biliary tract cancer: Advances and limitations42
Multicentered study of patient outcomes after declined for early liver transplantation in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis41
Telehealth interventions in patients with chronic liver diseases: A systematic review41
Letter to the Editor: More questions than answers—Response to the POP-NEXT project41
Myofibroblast‐Specific Msi2 Knockout Inhibits HCC Progression in a Mouse Model41
What is in a name? Toward culturally sensitive nomenclature for liver disease in the east and west41
Reply: Machine learning models for NAFLD/NASH and cirrhosis diagnosis and staging: accuracy and routine variables are the success keys41
Reply: Development and validation of pFIB scores for exclusion of significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD41
Reply: The associations between hepatic steatosis and incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality41
Letter to the Editor: Scavenger receptor a is a major homeostatic regulator that restrains drug-induced liver injury41
Liver Disease and Coronavirus Disease 2019: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Care40
Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Suppress Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Production in Response to TGFβ Pathway Activation40
Cost-effectiveness of MRE versus VCTE in staging fibrosis for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with advanced fibrosis40
Lean NAFLD is associated with adverse liver events and mortality: Moving beyond BMI40
A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: Executive summary of the 2022 Practice Guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for the Study of Liver D40
Predicting liver outcomes with biomarker monitoring in MASLD39
Fructose‐1,6‐Bisphosphate Aldolase B Depletion Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis Through Activating Insulin Receptor Signaling and Lipogenesis39
A genome-wide association study identified PTPN2 as a population-specific susceptibility gene locus for primary biliary cholangitis39
Single-cell dissection of the multicellular ecosystem and molecular features underlying microvascular invasion in HCC39
Performance of American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Care Pathway for the risk stratification of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the US population39
Inhibition of Secretin/Secretin Receptor Axis Ameliorates NAFLD Phenotypes39
An integrated analysis of fecal microbiome and metabolomic features distinguish non-cirrhotic NASH from healthy control populations39
Letter to the Editor: There may be a misunderstanding about the function of circular RNA as miRNA sponges38
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma PANoptosidy38
Breakthrough SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outcomes in vaccinated patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: A National COVID Cohort Collaborative study38
Antiviral therapy substantially reduces HCC risk in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection in the indeterminate phase38
Evaluating the risk-benefit ratio of immunotherapy according to liver-functional reserve in advanced HCC: the dark side of the moon38
Effect of phospholipid curcumin Meriva on liver histology and kidney disease in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial38
Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism and longitudinal thyroid-stimulating hormone changes in youth with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease: An observational study38
Letter to the Editor: Survival benefit of transarterial chemoembolization combined with tyrosine kinase and immune checkpoint inhibitors as conversion therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma38
Serum biomarkers correlated with liver stiffness assessed in a multicenter study of pediatric cholestatic liver disease38
The macrophage STING-YAP axis controls hepatic steatosis by promoting the autophagic degradation of lipid droplets38
The evolving role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver health and disease37
The Use of Rifaximin in Patients With Cirrhosis37
Corticosteroids for high‐grade immune checkpoint inhibitor–mediated hepatitis: Is less more?37
Transcriptomics Identify Thrombospondin‐2 as a Biomarker for NASH and Advanced Liver Fibrosis37
A global action agenda for turning the tide on fatty liver disease37
Cordycepin Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Activation of the AMP‐Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway37
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