OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology is 32. 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
Contents	150
NRF2 Controls the Competitive Fitness of Squamous Epithelial Cells in the Mouse Esophagus	69
New Immune Role for Axin1 in Colon Cancer Suppression	63
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in the Digestive System: Defender or Destroyer?	62
Location Matters: Mitochondrial Arginase 2 as a Treatment for Metabolic Disease?	60
Ptpn2: A Critical Regulator of Paneth Cell Homeostasis	60
Pathophysiological Roles of Ductular Reaction in Liver Inflammation and Hepatic Fibrogenesis	59
Autophagy Regulates Esophageal Epithelial Renewal	59
In Vivo Genome-Wide CRISPR Activation Screening Identifies Functionally Important Long Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	56
T Cell Repertoire Homogeneity and Blood-Gut Overlap in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	51
Development of Human Gut Organoids With Resident Tissue Macrophages as a Model of Intestinal Immune Responses	51
Interindividual Variation in Gut Nitrergic Neuron Density Is Regulated By GDNF Levels and ETV1	49
Gut-innervating TRPV1+ Neurons Drive Chronic Visceral Pain via Microglial P2Y12 Receptor	48
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Cover	45
Prolonged Administration of Melatonin Ameliorates Liver Phenotypes in Cholestatic Murine Model	45
STIM1 Deficiency In Intestinal Epithelium Attenuates Colonic Inflammation and Tumorigenesis by Reducing ER Stress of Goblet Cells	44
The Interplay of TGF-β1 and Cholesterol Orchestrating Hepatocyte Cell Fate, EMT, and Signals for HSC Activation	44
Trypsin-Mediated Sensitization to Ferroptosis Increases the Severity of Pancreatitis in Mice	43
Liver-specific Bcl3 Knockout Alleviates Acetaminophen-induced Liver Injury by Activating Nrf2 Pathway in Male Mice	41
Role of Nox4 in Mitigating Inflammation and Fibrosis in Dextran Sulfate Sodium–Induced Colitis	41
Stratifin is necessary for spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia development after acute gastric injury	41
Glia Maturation Factor-β Supports Liver Regeneration by Remodeling Actin Network to Enhance STAT3 Proliferative Signals	40
RBPJ Deficiency Sensitizes Pancreatic Acinar Cells to KRAS-Mediated Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Initiation	40
Long-term Temporal Stability of Peripheral Blood DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	38

NF-κB Inducing Kinase Attenuates Colorectal Cancer by Regulating Noncanonical NF-κB Mediated Colonic Epithelial Cell Regeneration	37
HIRA in Hepatitis B Virus Minichromosome Regulation: Another Piece of the Puzzle	36
C-Reactive Protein, a Promising Approach for Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity	35
PFKFB3-mediated Pro-glycolytic Shift in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation	35
Interplay of Gut Microbes and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease	34
Desmoplakin Maintains Transcellular Keratin Scaffolding and Protects From Intestinal Injury	34
Normalization of Cystic Fibrosis Immune System Reverses Intestinal Neutrophilic Inflammation and Significantly Improves the Survival of Cystic Fibrosis Mice	32
CDKN2A-p16 Deletion and Activated KRASG12D Drive Barrett’s-Like Gland Hyperplasia-Metaplasia and Synergize in the Development of Dysplasia Precancer Lesions	32