OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology is 35. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Contents	165
NRF2 Controls the Competitive Fitness of Squamous Epithelial Cells in the Mouse Esophagus	72
New Immune Role for Axin1 in Colon Cancer Suppression	71
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in the Digestive System: Defender or Destroyer?	70
Ptpn2: A Critical Regulator of Paneth Cell Homeostasis	69
Location Matters: Mitochondrial Arginase 2 as a Treatment for Metabolic Disease?	69
Autophagy Regulates Esophageal Epithelial Renewal	68
Development of Human Gut Organoids With Resident Tissue Macrophages as a Model of Intestinal Immune Responses	64
Cover	64
Pathophysiological Roles of Ductular Reaction in Liver Inflammation and Hepatic Fibrogenesis	58
In Vivo Genome-Wide CRISPR Activation Screening Identifies Functionally Important Long Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	56
Interindividual Variation in Gut Nitrergic Neuron Density Is Regulated By GDNF Levels and ETV1	56
T Cell Repertoire Homogeneity and Blood-Gut Overlap in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	54
Should I Stay or Should I Go – ERK as Control Lever in Hepatocyte Expansion	54
Gut-innervating TRPV1+ Neurons Drive Chronic Visceral Pain via Microglial P2Y12 Receptor	53
Contents	52
Cover	51
Long-term Temporal Stability of Peripheral Blood DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	50
RBPJ Deficiency Sensitizes Pancreatic Acinar Cells to KRAS-Mediated Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Initiation	48
HIRA in Hepatitis B Virus Minichromosome Regulation: Another Piece of the Puzzle	48
NF-κB Inducing Kinase Attenuates Colorectal Cancer by Regulating Noncanonical NF-κB Mediated Colonic Epithelial Cell Regeneration	48
Role of Nox4 in Mitigating Inflammation and Fibrosis in Dextran Sulfate Sodium–Induced Colitis	47
Liver-specific Bcl3 Knockout Alleviates Acetaminophen-induced Liver Injury by Activating Nrf2 Pathway in Male Mice	45
Stratifin Is Necessary for Spasmolytic Polypeptide-Expressing Metaplasia Development After Acute Gastric Injury	43
The Interplay of TGF-β1 and Cholesterol Orchestrating Hepatocyte Cell Fate, EMT, and Signals for HSC Activation	43

Glia Maturation Factor-β Supports Liver Regeneration by Remodeling Actin Network to Enhance STAT3 Proliferative Signals	42
PFKFB3-mediated Pro-glycolytic Shift in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation	41
Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Promotes Hepatic Lipid Accumulation by Prenylation of Perilipin4	41
Prolonged Administration of Melatonin Ameliorates Liver Phenotypes in Cholestatic Murine Model	40
STIM1 Deficiency In Intestinal Epithelium Attenuates Colonic Inflammation and Tumorigenesis by Reducing ER Stress of Goblet Cells	40
Trypsin-Mediated Sensitization to Ferroptosis Increases the Severity of Pancreatitis in Mice	38
Normalization of Cystic Fibrosis Immune System Reverses Intestinal Neutrophilic Inflammation and Significantly Improves the Survival of Cystic Fibrosis Mice	36
Interplay of Gut Microbes and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease	36
Contents	36
C-Reactive Protein, a Promising Approach for Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity	36
Loss of SPTBN1 Suppresses Autophagy Via SETD7-mediated YAP Methylation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Initiation and Development	35
Cover	35