OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 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
Healthy Lifestyle and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Study of the Efficacy of Fatty Liver Regression	116
The Misdiagnosis and Underdiagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy	82
Multidisciplinary Approach Improves Eradication Rate and Safety in Refractory Helicobacter pylori Infection	55
Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 and the prognosis of patients with advanced liver diseases: a meta-analysis	45
Decreased Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Correlates with Higher Portal Hypertension And Poor Survival in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Binary-center Study	38
Comparative effectiveness of tacrolimus and infliximab in hospitalized patients with ulcerative colitis	38
Symptomatic Improvement in Adults and Adolescents With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Requires Higher Systemic Dupilumab Exposure Than Histologic Response	36
Controls and Result Interpretations in Studies of Urine Gluten Peptide Determinations	35
A Novel Multiparameter Scoring Model for Noninvasive Early Prediction of Ischemic Colitis: A Multicenter, Retrospective, and Real-World Study	31
Gastric Alimetry® in the management of chronic gastroduodenal disorders: impact to diagnosis and healthcare utilization	27
The Protection Conferred by HSD17B13 rs72613567 Polymorphism on Risk of Steatohepatitis and Fibrosis May Be Limited to Selected Subgroups of Patients With NAFLD	26
Determining the Accuracy and Interobserver Agreement of 4 Ultrasound Scores in Crohn's Disease Assessment: Correlations With Endoscopy	24
Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of KRAS Mutations on EUS-FNA Specimens and Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer	24
Impact of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence and Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States	24
Double band ligation–assisted endoscopic submucosal resection (ESR) for rectal neuroendocrine tumors: comparison with conventional endoscopic mucosal resection with ligation (with video)	24
Substitution of One Meat-Based Meal With Vegetarian and Vegan Alternatives Generates Lower Ammonia and Alters Metabolites in Cirrhosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial	24
Safety of Endoscopy in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients	22
A Retrospective Cohort Study of Factors Influencing Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients With Early Gastric Papillary Adenocarcinoma	22
Role of Wide-Area Transepithelial Sampling With 3D Computer-Assisted Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Barrett's Esophagus	22
Animal Naming Test Is Associated With Poor Patient-Reported Outcomes and Frailty in People With and Without Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Study	21
Clinical Characteristics and Associated Psychosocial Dysfunction in Patients With Functional Dysphagia: A Study Based on High-Resolution Impedance Manometry and Rome IV Criteria	21
Diagnosing Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth	21
IL-6-DEPENDENT STAT3 ACTIVATION AND INDUCTION OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS	21
Young Patients With Colorectal Cancer Have Higher Early Mortality but Better Long-Term Survival	21
Identification of Immunoglobulin G Autoantibody Against Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adduct as Novel Serological Biomarker for Ulcerative Colitis	20

Mucin 5AC as a biomarker for sessile serrated lesions: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Safety and Efficacy of Split-Dose Thiopurine vs Low-Dose Thiopurine-Allopurinol Cotherapy in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease	19
Deep Learning in High-Resolution Anoscopy: Assessing the Impact of Staining and Therapeutic Manipulation on Automated Detection of Anal Cancer Precursors	19
Limited Access to Integral Care: Digital Therapeutics Show Promise of Scalable Solutions to Behavioral Interventions	19
Chronic Pancreatitis and Pregnancy: Genetics Matter	19
Double-Negative α-Fetoprotein and Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Predict a Good Prognosis in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis	19
Double-Blind Reviews: A Step Toward Eliminating Unconscious Bias	18
Comment on “Urinary NGAL as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis”	18
Altered mucosal immune-microbiota interactions in familial adenomatous polyposis	18
Higher Quality Colonoscopy: Worth the Wait?	17
Dynamic Elevation of Aromatic Amino Acids in Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Cirrhosis After a Standard Meal	17
Urinary Gluten Peptide Determination: Results Are Results, Even When They Contradict Aprioristic Expectations	17
Optimizing Positivity Thresholds for a Risk-Adapted Screening Strategy in Colorectal Cancer Screening	17
Rapid HBsAg Decline Can Predict HBsAg Seroclearance Only in Patients With HBsAg <200 IU/mL	16
Response to Chen and Liaw	16
Functional Dyspepsia, Peptic Ulcer, and Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Community of South Asia: An Endoscopy-Assisted Household Survey	14
Systematic Evaluation of Clinical, Nutritional, and Fecal Microbial Factors for Their Association With Colorectal Polyps	14
Molecular and Histological Profiling Reveals an Innate-Shaped Immune Microenvironment in Solitary Juvenile Polyps	14
Association of Helicobacter Pylori Positivity with Risk of Disease and Mortality	14
Ileal Crohn's Disease Exhibits Similar Transmural Fibrosis Irrespective of Phenotype	14
Increased Intestinal Permeability and Decreased Resiliency of the Intestinal Barrier in Alcoholic Liver Disease	13
Mucosa-Associated Microbiota Dysbiosis in the Terminal Ileum Correlates With Bowel Symptoms in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome	13
Size of Pelvic Outlet as a Potential Risk Factor of Fecal Incontinence: A Population-Based Exploratory Analysis	13
Serological Investigation of Persistent Villous Atrophy in Celiac Disease	13
Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Cirrhosis From Computed Tomography Scans	13
The Sulfur Microbial Diet and Risk of Colorectal Cancer by Molecular Subtypes and Intratumoral Microbial Species in Adult Men	12
Leveraging Fecal Microbial Markers to Improve the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Fecal Immunochemical Test for Advanced Colorectal Adenoma	12
Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Fine-Needle Aspiration in Patients With Suspected Infected Pancreatic Necrosis	11
Mucosal Healing Among Black and White Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	11
Serum Anion Gap at Admission Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study	11
Plasma Metabolite Profiling Identifies Nondiabetic Chronic Pancreatitis Patients With Metabolic Alterations Progressing to Prediabetes Before HbA1c	11
Use of Melatonin Is Associated With Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults	11
Distinct Longitudinal Trajectories of Symptom Burden Predict Clinical Outcomes in End-Stage Liver Disease	11
Efficacy of Polyethylene Glycol Electrolyte Powder Combined With Linaclotide for Colon Cleansing in Patients With Chronic Constipation Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Multicenter, Single-Blinded, Randomized	11
Validation of a Primary Biliary Cholangitis–Specific Version of Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire: CLDQ-PBC	11
Acute Pouchitis is Common in Pregnant and Postpartum Women	11
HLA Genotyping in Children With Celiac Disease Allows to Establish the Risk of Developing Type 1 Diabetes	11
Evaluating the Efficacy of Fecal Immunochemical Test, Fecal Calprotectin, and Serum C-Reactive Protein in Diagnosing Patients With Chronic Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms	11
Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase the Risk of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Related Small-Bowel Injury: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis	11
Association of Childhood Abuse With Incident Inflammatory Bowel Disease	11
Evaluating the Use of Environmental and Polygenic Risk Scores to Inform Colorectal Cancer Risk-Based Surveillance Intervals	11
Gastric Cancer Risk of Intestinal Metaplasia Subtypes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies	10
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Subjects: Associations With Metabolic Dysregulation and Cardiovascular Risk—A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study	10
Diagnostic Performance of FibroTouch Ultrasound Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurement in Assessing Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	10
Real-Time Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori Infection by Convolution Neural Network During White-Light Endoscopy: A Prospective, Multicenter Study (With Video)	10
Longitudinal Microbiome Changes in Children Exposed to Proton Pump Inhibitors	10
Clinicopathological Characteristics and Risk Factors of Young-Onset Gastric Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	10
Artificial intelligence as a surrogate for inspection time to assess completeness in Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: a prospective, randomized, non-inferiority study	10
Shifts in Serum Bile Acid Profiles Associated With Barrett's Esophagus and Stages of Progression to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma	10
Prognostic nutritional index as a prognostic factor for very early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma	10

Validation of epigenetic markers for prediction of response to topical corticosteroid treatment in eosinophilic esophagitis	9
Iodine Staining With Distance Countdown Improving the Safety for Reduction of Adverse Events: A Randomized Controlled Trial	9
Comparative efficacy of tegoprazan versus esomeprazole/sodium bicarbonate for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection	9
Washed Microbiota Transplantation Is Associated With Improved Lipid Profiles: Long-Term Efficacy and Safety in an Observational Cohort From South China	9
The Revised United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Recommendations and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Boston Healthcare System	9
DRUG INDUCED ACUTE PANCREATITIS: AN EVIDENCE BASED CLASSIFICATION (REVISED)	9
Risk Factors for Bleeding After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients Older Than 80 Years in Japan	9
Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Colonoscopy in Real-World Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	9
Mirikizumab regulates genes involved in ulcerative colitis disease activity and anti-TNF resistance: results from a phase 2 study	9
Response to Mattiuzzi and Lippi	9
Maintaining H. pylori Negativity After Eradication Can Consolidate Its Benefit in Gastric Cancer Prevention: A Meta-Analysis	9
Adjustable intragastric balloon leads to significant improvement in obesity-related lipidome and fecal microbiome profiles: a proof of concept study	9
Rectal Indomethacin Does Not Mitigate the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Acute Pancreatitis: A Randomized Trial	9
Incidence Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Southern European Country: A Mirror of the Western World?	9
Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Are At Increased Risk Of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections post-SARS-CoV2 Infection: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis.	9
Dietary Calcium and Risk of Microscopic Colitis	9
Treatment of Vedolizumab With Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Adult Patients With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease (Crohn Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Study)	9
The Machine Learning Model for Predicting Inadequate Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy: A Multicenter Prospective Study	9
Digital Therapeutics: Emerging New Therapy for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	8
Clinical Trial: Precise Administration of Sucralfate Powder in Prevention of Delayed Postpolypectomy Bleeding. A Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Identification of CD8+ T cell - immune cell communications in ileal Crohn’s disease	8
Safety and Efficacy of Nonoperative Treatment in Esophageal Perforation Caused by Foreign Bodies	8
Cilofexor in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Open-Label Phase 1B Study	8
Whole Transcriptome-wide Analysis Combined With Summary Data-Based Mendelian Randomization Identifies High-Risk Genes for Cholelithiasis Incidence	8
Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Molecules in Serum: A Potential Tool for Crohn's Disease Management	8
Long-Term Follow-Up of Colonoscopy Quality Monitoring	8
Identification of a Latitude Gradient in the Prevalence of Primary Biliary Cholangitis	8
Reevaluation of gastric cancer screening by Levin’s equation	8
Proximal Tubule Secretory Clearance, Injury, and Kidney Viability in Cirrhosis	8
Digital Droplet PCR for Detection and Quantitation of Hepatitis Delta Virus	8
Impact of Chronotherapy on 6-Mercaptopurine Metabolites in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Pilot Crossover Trial	8
Artificial Intelligence and Device-Assisted Enteroscopy: Automatic Detection of Enteric Protruding Lesions Using a Convolutional Neural Network	8
A Practical Overview of the Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening	8
Network Meta-Analysis of Comparing Different Dosages of Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker With Proton-Pump Inhibitor in Acid-Related Disorders	8
Comments on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in the United States	8
Stromal-Like Cells Are Found in Peripheral Blood of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Correlate With Immune Activation State	7
A Coached Digital Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Reduces Anxiety and Depression in Adults With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders	7
Molecular Analysis of Persistent and Recurrent Barrett's Esophagus in the Setting of Endoscopic Therapy	7
A Randomized Controlled Study on Clinical Adherence to Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Management of Simulated Patients With Barrett's Esophagus and the Clinical Utility of a Tissue Systems Pathology	7
Correction to: Gastric Cancer Risk of Intestinal Metaplasia Subtypes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies	7
Nomogram prediction for gastric cancer development	7
Periodontal Treatment and Usual Care for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial	7
Global Burden and Trends in Incidence, Mortality, and Disability of Stomach Cancer From 1990 to 2017	7
Radiomic Features at Contrast-Enhanced CT Predict Virus-Driven Liver Fibrosis: A Multi-Institutional Study	7
Non–Pure Intestinal Phenotype as an Indicator of Progression in Sporadic Nonampullary Duodenal Adenomas: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study	7
Enrichment of Patients With Ehlers Danlos Syndrome in Idiopathic Gastroparesis—A Gene Set Enrichment Analysis	7
Acute Liver Failure: Biomarkers Evaluated by the Acute Liver Failure Study Group	7
Dynamics of Splenic Transient Elastography in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder	7
Development of Time-Aggregated Machine Learning Model for Relapse Prediction in Pediatric Crohn's Disease	7
Decision-Making Scoring System for the Repetition of Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma	7
ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS PHENOTYPE IN BMPR1A AND SMAD4 VARIANT CARRIERS	7
Reviewer Recognition 2020	6
Comment on “Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis Disease Prevalence, Classification, and Comorbidities: A Cohort-Study of the UK Biobank”	6
Self-Efficacy and the Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Patients' Daily Lives	6
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology: A Glimpse Into the Present	6
The clinical characteristics and related factors of centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome	6
Engineering an Accurate Model of Portal Hypertension: Simulation With a Goal of Clinical Impact	6
The Impact of KRAS Mutation in Patients With Sporadic Nonampullary Duodenal Epithelial Tumors	6
Adalimumab vs Infliximab in Pediatric Patients With Crohn's Disease: A Propensity Score Analysis and Predictors of Treatment Escalation	6
Accuracy and Safety of 1,055 Transjugular Liver Biopsies in Postliver Transplant Patients	6
Urinary NGAL as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study	6
Quantitative Radiomic Features From Computed Tomography Can Predict Pancreatic Cancer up to 36 Months Before Diagnosis	6
Association Between Opioid Use and Outpatient Visits for Dysphagia: An Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey in 2008–2018	6
Large-Caliber Empiric Esophageal Dilation Results in Sustained Improvement for Selected Patients With Nonobstructive Dysphagia	6
Disproportionately Low Albumin and High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma Patients With Long-Duration Crohn's Disease	6
Development and Validation of a Machine Learning System to Identify Reflux Events in Esophageal 24-Hour pH/Impedance Studies	6
Safety and Antiviral Activity of EGFR Inhibition by Erlotinib in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: A Phase Ib Randomized Controlled Trial	6
Colon Crypts of Subjects With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Show an Increased Number of LGR5+ Ectopic Stem Cells	6
Trends in Detection of Adenoma and Sessile Serrated Lesions Over a Decade in a Community-Based Healthcare System	6
Response to Han et al.	6
A Message From the Editor-In-Chief	6
Automated In Vivo High-Resolution Imaging to Detect Human Papillomavirus–Associated Anal Precancer in Persons Living With HIV	6
Maternal vitamin A status as a risk factor for Hirschsprung Disease in the child	6
Individuals with a Family History of Colorectal Cancer Warrant Tailored Interventions to Address Patient-Reported Barriers to Screening	6