OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Digestive Diseases 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Fusobacterium nucleatum exacerbates colitis by damaging epithelial barriers and inducing aberrant inflammation	80
Chinese consensus on diagnosis and treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (2018, Beijing)	50
Consensus for management of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis (2020, Shanghai)	41
Systematic review and meta‐analysis: Association of a pre‐illness Western dietary pattern with the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease	41
The use of combination biological or small molecule therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: A retrospective cohort study	35
Epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non‐obese populations: Meta‐analytic assessment of its prevalence, genetic, metabolic, and histological profiles	35
Liver damage at admission is an independent prognostic factor for COVID‐19	32
Efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation for treating patients with ulcerative colitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	27
Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in liver disease	26
Accuracy of artificial intelligence‐assisted detection of esophageal cancer and neoplasms on endoscopic images: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	25
Bile reflux is an independent risk factor for precancerous gastric lesions and gastric cancer: An observational cross‐sectional study	24
Practice guidance for diagnosis and treatment of pancreatitis‐related splanchnic vein thrombosis (Shenyang, 2020)	22
The fate of myofibroblasts during the development of fibrosis in Crohn's disease	22
Histological scores in inflammatory bowel disease	20
The epidemiology and quality of life of functional gastrointestinal disorders according to Rome III vs Rome IV criteria: A cross‐sectional study in primary care	19
Evaluation of the modified computed tomography severity index (MCTSI) and computed tomography severity index (CTSI) in predicting severity and clinical outcomes in acute pancreat	17
Efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation by washed preparation in patients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis	16
Efficacy and safety of drugs for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis	16
Functional dyspepsia leads to more healthcare utilization in secondary care compared with other functional gastrointestinal disorders	16
Chinese expert consensus on gastroesophageal reflux disease in 2020	15
Metabolic modulation during intestinal fibrosis	15
Saccharomyces cerevisiae may serve as a probiotic in colorectal cancer by promoting cancer cell apoptosis	14
Sex‐based differences in fecal short‐chain fatty acid and gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome patients	14
Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus endoscopic mucosal resection for rectal carcinoid tumor. A meta‐analysis and meta‐regression with single‐arm analysis	14
A randomized, multicenter and noninferiority study of amoxicillin plus berberine vs tetracycline plus furazolidone in quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori rescue treatment	14

The role of cytokine and immune responses in intestinal fibrosis	13
Epidemiology of fibrostenosing inflammatory bowel disease	13
Risk factors for sinistral portal hypertension and related variceal bleeding in patients with chronic pancreatitis	12
The importance and impact of recognizing metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C	12
Beneficial effects of lactitol on the composition of gut microbiota in constipated patients	12
Susceptibility‐guided quadruple therapy is not superior to medication history‐guided therapy for the rescue treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: A randomized controlled trial	12
Symptomatic features and prognosis of 932 hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan	11
Radioembolization vs sorafenib in locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: A propensity score and Bayesian analysis	11
The expression of seven key genes can predict distant metastasis of colorectal cancer to the liver or lung	11
The role of intestinal mast cell infiltration in irritable bowel syndrome	11
Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy (ERAT) vs appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis: A prospective multicenter randomized clinical trial	10
Multicenter prospective study to validate a new transient elastography device for staging liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B	9
Cross‐sectional imaging for assessing intestinal fibrosis in Crohn's disease	9
Chinese consensus on prevention of colorectal neoplasia (2021, Shanghai)	9
Associations between potential causal factors and colorectal cancer risk: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of Mendelian randomization studies	9
The etiology of achalasia: An immune‐dominant disease	9
The therapeutic benefits of combined sorafenib and transarterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma	9
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 infection and the gut–liver axis	9
Implementation of WeChat‐based patient–doctor interaction in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection: A propensity score matching analysis	9
Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound with artificial intelligence for gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A meta‐analysis	8
Trends of stomach cancer survival: A systematic review of survival rates from population‐based cancer registration	8
Surgical treatment of intestinal stricture in inflammatory bowel disease	8
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty with argon plasma coagulation: A novel technique	8
Role of non‐inflammatory factors in intestinal fibrosis	8
Liver and serum adiponectin levels in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease	8
Risk factors for overt hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in patients with liver cirrhosis	8
Mucosal healing in intestinal Behçet's disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Intestinal stricture in Crohn's disease: A 2020 update	7
Expert consensus on the clinical application of high‐frequency electrosurgery in digestive endoscopy (2020, Shanghai)	7
Novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of gallbladder cancer	7
CD8⁺ T cells actively penetrate hepatocytes via the CD44/p‐ERM/F‐actin pathway in autoimmune hepatitis	7
AMPK activation alleviated dextran sulfate sodium‐induced colitis by inhibiting ferroptosis	7
Role of free radical scavenging activity of vasoactive intestinal peptide in the attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction to ameliorate dextran sulphate sodium‐induced colitis in mice: Implications in	7
Hamartomatous polyposis syndrome associated malignancies: Risk, pathogenesis and endoscopic surveillance	6
Non‐obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may use a lower liver stiffness cut‐off to assess fibrosis stages	6
Prevalence and clinical features of bile acid diarrhea in patients with chronic diarrhea	6
Unraveling the identity of gastric cardiac cancer	6
Development and validation of a nomogram for esophagogastric variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis: A cohort study in 1099 cases	6
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in patients treated with a balloon tamponade for variceal hemorrhage without response to high doses of vasoactive drugs: A real‐world multicenter retrospe	6
Prevalence of celiac disease in China: Meta‐analysis and serological survey in high‐risk populations	6
Clinical outcomes of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	6
Vitamin E supplementation in the treatment on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Evidence from an umbrella review of meta‐analysis on randomized controlled trials	6
Serum syndecan‐4 is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	6
Polyglycolic acid sheets decrease post‐endoscopic submucosal dissection bleeding in early gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	6
Clinical guideline on magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy (2021 edition)	6
Vonoprazan is noninferior to proton pump inhibitors in bismuth‐containing quadruple therapy for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: A propensity score matching analysis	5
Endoscopic management of stricturing Crohn's disease	5
Biosimilars in inflammatory bowel disease	5
Comparison of primary anastomosis and staged surgery in emergency treatment of complicated Crohn's disease	5
The strategy and efficacy of prophylaxis against hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation for HBV‐related diseases in the era of potent nucleos(t)ide analogues: A meta‐analysis	5

Association of body fat distribution and metabolic syndrome with the occurrence of colorectal adenoma: A case‐control study	5
Epidemiological trends and clinical characteristic of NAFLD/MAFLD in Asia	5
Endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal laterally spreading tumors: Clinical outcomes and predictors of technical difficulty	5
Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of chronic gastritis inChina(2022,Shanghai)	5
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease to metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease: Conceptual changes for clinicians, researchers and patients	5
COVID‐19: A strong call for remote medicine in inflammatory bowel disease	5
Intestinal fibrosis: The Achilles heel of inflammatory bowel diseases?	5
Primary hepatic mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma with hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and literature review	5
The role of amygdala neuropsin/serpinb6 pathway in the regulation of gastric hypersensitivity and anxiety by electroacupuncture	5
Dietary habits and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among hepatitis B surface antigen carriers: A prospective cohort study in China	5
Real‐time use of a computer‐aided system for polyp detection during colonoscopy, an ambispective study	5
Cronkhite–Canada syndrome: An investigation in clinical features and pathogenesis	5
Conservative management of spontaneous intra‐abdominal abscess in Crohn's disease: Outcome and prognostic factors	5
Circular RNA circ_0006089 promotes the progression of gastric cancer by regulating the miR‐143‐3p/PTBP3 axis and PI3K/AKT signaling pathwa	5
The emerging microbiome‐based approaches to IBD therapy: From SCFAs to urolithin A	5
Quantifying the rate of recurrence of postoperative Crohn's disease with biological therapy. A meta‐analysis	5
Inter‐observer variability of experts and trainees for the diagnosis of reflux esophagitis: Comparison of linked color imaging, blue laser imaging, and white light imaging	5
Clinicopathological characteristics of signet‐ring cell carcinoma derived from gastric fovelar epithelium	4
Efficacy and safety of linaclotide in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: Chinese sub‐cohort analysis of a phase III, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled tria	4
Pancreatic duct stents	4
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: When East meets West	4
Factors affecting the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of small (≤20 mm) pancreatic lesions	4
Magnetic sphincter augmentation in treating refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	4
Inverted colonic diverticulum: An endoscopic examination and presentation	4
Prevalence and risk factors of covert hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients: A multicenter study in China	4
Prognostic effect of a novel long noncoding RNA signature and comparison with clinical staging systems for patients with hepatitis B virus‐related hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy	4
Effect of oral simethicone on the quality of colonoscopy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	4
Endoscopic retrieval of a huge gastric trichobezoar using a polypectomy snare and an electrosurgical knife: A case report	4
Invariant natural killer T cells: Not to be ignored in liver disease	4
Efficacy and safety of a novel submucosal injection solution for endoscopic resection in porcine models	4
Effect of metronidazole resistance on Helicobacter pylori eradication regimens	4
Efficacy and safety of lubiprostone for the treatment of functional constipation in Chinese adult patients: A multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial	4
Targeting BRCA‐mutant biliary tract cancer: Current evidence and future perspectives	4
Impact of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth on symptoms and quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome	4
Polysubstance use in inflammatory bowel disease	4
Fecal microbiota transplantation may reduce the mortality of patients with severe and fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection compared to standard‐of‐care antibiotics in a community hospit	4
Efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection vs endoscopic submucosal dissection for early superficial upper gastrointestinal precancerous lesions and tumors: A meta‐analysis	4
One‐year outcome of patients with cirrhosis who developed spontaneous bacterial empyema: A cohort study	4