OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Digestive Endoscopy is 26. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Can we find a precise timing for endoscopic intervention in gastrointestinal bleeding?	95
Development and validation of a scoring system for in‐hospital mortality following band ligation in esophageal variceal bleeding	72
Peroral digital cholangioscopy‐assisted removal of a migrated biliary plastic stent using a novel small dilating balloon	58
Reply to “Evaluation of pharyngeal lidocaine anesthesia for esophagogastroduodenoscopy: Double‐blind randomized control trial” by Martín‐Marcos et al.	46
Needle tract seeding after endoscopic ultrasound‐guided pancreatic biopsy: Moving beyond anecdotal evidence	44
WEO Newsletter	43
Response to reply to “Prognostic and recurrence factors after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophageal varices: Multivariate analysis with propensity score matching” by Abe et al.	42
How to not get lost in the labyrinth during device‐assisted enteroscopy endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	42
Effectiveness with open‐clutch method using ClutchCutter for severe fibrosis in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection	42
Novel technique “short myotomy” during endoscopic submucosal dissection for a diverticulum‐associated colonic lesion	40
Response to: Site of puncture in endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle biopsy: Does it change diagnostic outcome?	36
Endoscopic carbon dioxide insufflation treating malignant colonic intussusception	35
Enhancing visibility in gastric endoscopic dissection: Red dichromatic imaging in managing submucosal fatty tissue	32
Replacement of lumen‐apposing metal stents with double pigtail stents in disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: Choice or necessity?	32
Tribute to our reviewers	31
Quality indicators in endoscopic screening and the role of artificial intelligence	30
Homemade endoscopic vacuum therapy device for the management of transmural gastrointestinal defects	30
New milestone for clinical research about biliary drainage	30
Clinical significance and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided tissue acquisition for para‐aortic lymph node metastasis	30
Reinsertion of a removed self‐expandable metal stent through an endosonographically created route after hepaticojejunostomy for multiple cholangioscopy‐guided procedures	29
High complete resection rates of underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for intermediate‐sized sessile serrated lesions	29
How to manage adverse events after endoscopic resection of superficial duodenal epithelial tumors	29
Cost‐effectiveness analysis of endoscopic resection for colorectal laterally spreading tumors: Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection	29
Comorbidity burden and outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided treatment of pancreatic fluid collections: Multicenter study with nationwide data‐based validation	28
Endoscopic diagnosis of immunoglobulin G4‐related sclerosing cholangitis	27

Early versus delayed feeding after therapeutic endoscopic procedures: Meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	27
Colonic tumor in a diverticulum removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection: Two‐step strategy using multi‐loop traction devices	26
Measurement of the anchoring force of covered self‐expandable and lumen‐apposing metal stents for interventional endoscopic ultrasonography	26