OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility is 6. 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
Protein Kinase CK2 Modulates the Calcium Sensitivity of Type 3 Small-conductance Calcium-activated Potassium Channels in Colonic Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha-positive Cells From Strep	160
A New Analysis for Old Problem of Bile Reflux	89
Achalasia: The Current Clinical Dilemma and Possible Pathogenesis	33
Deciphering the Immune Complexity of Esophageal Achalasia	33
Role of the Mean Nocturnal Baseline Impedance in Identifying Evidence Against Pathologic Reflux in Patients With Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms as Classified by the Lyon Consensus	27
Natural History of Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction and Need for Palliative Care	26
Can a Health Checkup Record Predict the Onset of Reflux Esophagitis?	26
Do Proton Pump Inhibitor–refractory Laryngeal Symptoms Represent a True Acid-related Disease?	25
The Use of Intraoperative Esophageal Functional Luminal Imaging Probe for Prediction of Therapeutic Outcomes in Achalasia Patients	22
Modern Achalasia: Diagnosis, Classification, and Treatment	22
Effects of Cholecystokinin on Esophageal Motor Response to Distension in Asymptomatic Volunteers	20
Breaking Barriers in Functional Dyspepsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Duodenal Tight Junction Protein Expression	20
Predictors of Early Readmissions in Hospitalized Patients With Gastroparesis: A Nationwide Analysis	19
Role of Nutrient Drinking Test in Functional Dyspepsia	19
Mind the Gap: The Realities of Novel Irritable Bowel Syndrome Drug Access in Asian Clinical Practice	19
Potential Risks Associated With Long-term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and the Maintenance Treatment Modality for Patients With Mild Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	18
Constipation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Validation of Pharyngeal Acid Reflux Episodes Using Hypopharyngeal Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance-pH	15
Pitfalls in the Interpretation of Chicago Classification for Esophageal Motility Disorders	14
Socioeconomic Disparities: A Possible Clue to a Puzzle Encompassing Organic to Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders	14
Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Psychiatric Disorders: Which Comes First?	14
Emergence of Celiac disease and Gluten-related disorders in Asia	13
How Does Esophageal Smooth Muscle Change After Denervation in Achalasia?	13
Association Between the Cool Temperature-dependent Suppression of Colonic Peristalsis and Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8 Activation in Both a Randomized Clinical Trial and an Animal Model	13
Internet Survey of Japanese Patients With Chronic Constipation: Focus on Correlations Between Sleep Quality, Symptom Severity, and Quality of Life	13

Patients With Definite and Inconclusive Evidence of Reflux According to Lyon Consensus Display Similar Motility and Esophagogastric Junction Characteristics	12
A Higher Manometric Esophageal Length to Height Ratio in Achalasia Explains the Lower Prevalence of Hiatal Hernia	12
Hypercontractile Esophagus: Clinical and Manometric Features From a Multicenter Korean Cohort	12
Inflammation and Overlap of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Dyspepsia	11
Total Transit Time and Probiotic Persistence in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study	11
Functional Neuroimaging in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review Highlights Common Brain Alterations With Functional Movement Disorders	11
Achalasia and Hiatal Hernia: A Rare Association and a Therapeutic Challenge	11
Addendum	10
Impact of Helicobacter pylori-related Microbial Dysbiosis in the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Syndrome and Gastrointestinal Dysmotility Disorders	10
Optimizing Assessment of Contraction Reserve in Ineffective Esophageal Motility: A Study of Upright Multiple Rapid Swallows	10
Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactulose for Childhood Functional Constipation: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial	10
Compositional Changes in the Gut Microbiota of Responders and Non-responders to Probiotic Treatment Among Patients With Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomiz	10
Masculinity, Rather Than Biological Sex, Is Associated With Psychological Comorbidities in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome	10
Effect of Anti-reflux Mucosal Ablation on Esophageal Motility in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Study Based on High-resolution Impedance Manometry	10
There Is Something More Important Than Proximal Reflux Episode in the Development of Post-reflux Swallow-induced Peristaltic Wave	9
Sexual Dimorphism in the Gut Microbiome: Microgenderome or Microsexome? Author’s Reply	9
Combination Treatment With Proton Pump Inhibitor Plus Prokinetic for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	9
Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Mosapride Controlled-release and Nortriptyline in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia: A Multicenter, Double-placebo, Double-blinded, Randomized Controlled, Parallel Clinica	9
The Effect of Clostridium butyricum on Gut Microbial Changes and Functional Profiles of Metabolism in High-fat Diet–fed Rats Depending on Age and Sex	9
2022 Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation	9
Esophageal Motility Abnormalities in Lung Transplant Recipients With Esophageal Acid Reflux Are Different From Matched Controls	9
The Effects of Fermented Rice Drink With Lactiplantibacillus plantarum JSA22 in Overweight Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study	9
Revisiting the Role of Esophageal Mucosal Dilated Intercellular Spaces in the Diagnosis and Pathophysiology of Heartburn	8
Spot Hydrogen Breath Test: A Great Hockey Player Plays Where the Puck Is Going to Be	8
Perceived Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Association With Meals in a French Cohort of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome	8
Role of Endoscopy in Motility Disorders of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract	8
Distinct Effects of Non-absorbed Agents Rifaximin and Berberine on the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Dysbiosis-induced Visceral Hypersensitivity in Rats	8
Transcriptome and Proteome Profiling of Primary Human Gastric Interstitial Cells of Cajal Predicts Pacemaker Networks	8
Comparison of Diagnosis of Esophageal Motility Disorders by Chicago Classification Versions 3.0 and 4.0	8
Association Between Visceral Hypersensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Intestinal Microbiota, and Mast Cells: How to Detect Mast Cells Using Confocal Microscopy	7
Effectiveness of Abdominal Massage Versus Kinesio Taping in Women With Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Controlled Trial	7
Ambulatory Impedance-pH Assessment Is the Industry Standard But Is It Always the Best Choice?	7
Colonic Gene Expression and Fecal Microbiota in Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Increased Toll-like Receptor 4 but Minimal Inflammation and no Response to Mesalazine	7
Effect of Drinking Warm Water on Esophageal Preparation Before Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in Patients With Achalasia	7
Nutrient Drink Test to Assess Gastric Accommodation in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Single-blinded Parallel Grouped Prospective Study	7
Pyloric Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Measurements Are Dependent on Balloon Position	7
A Step Toward Discovering the New World of Esophageal Microbiota	7
Phrenic Ampulla Emptying Dysfunction: Unveiling the Role of Lower Esophageal Sphincter After-contraction	7
Efficacy of S-pantoprazole 10 mg in the Symptom Control of Non-erosive Reflux Disease: A Phase III Placebo-controlled Trial	7
The Implications of Mucosal Integrity and Microinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	6
Opioid-induced Constipation: Old and New Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment	6
Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction, a New Motility Disorder: Single Center Case Series and Treatment Results	6
Role of Glucose Breath Test for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Children and Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in Korea	6
Duodenojejunal Manometric Abnormalities in a Patient With Mesenterium Commune	6
Symptomatic Response to Antibiotics in Patients With Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	6
Diagnosis of Ineffective Esophageal Motility According to Chicago Classification Version 4.0: More Stringent Criteria, but Also New Difficulties	6
Physiology of the Digestive Tract Correlates of Vomiting	6
Association Between Gut Regulatory Hormones and Post-operative Weight Loss Following Gastrectomy in Patients With Gastric Cancer	6
Esophageal Mucosal Impedance Assessment for the Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	6
Gastroesophageal Reflux Characteristics in Supragastric Belching Patients With Positive Versus Negative pH Monitoring: An Evidence of Secondary Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease From Excessive Belching	6

Transanal Irrigation for Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: A Retrospective Study	6
Treatment Response With Potassium-competitive Acid Blockers Based on Clinical Phenotypes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis	6
Safety and Efficacy of Elobixibat, an Ileal Bile Acid Transporter Inhibitor, in Elderly Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation According to Administration Time: Interim Analysis of Post-marketi	6
Hypnosis to Reduce Distress in Children Undergoing Anorectal Manometry: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial	6