OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology is 36. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Contents	171
NRF2 Controls the Competitive Fitness of Squamous Epithelial Cells in the Mouse Esophagus	75
New Immune Role for Axin1 in Colon Cancer Suppression	74
Location Matters: Mitochondrial Arginase 2 as a Treatment for Metabolic Disease?	71
Cover	71
Ptpn2: A Critical Regulator of Paneth Cell Homeostasis	71
Autophagy Regulates Esophageal Epithelial Renewal	71
Pathophysiological Roles of Ductular Reaction in Liver Inflammation and Hepatic Fibrogenesis	65
Interindividual Variation in Gut Nitrergic Neuron Density Is Regulated By GDNF Levels and ETV1	64
In Vivo Genome-Wide CRISPR Activation Screening Identifies Functionally Important Long Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	62
T Cell Repertoire Homogeneity and Blood-Gut Overlap in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	60
Gut-innervating TRPV1+ Neurons Drive Chronic Visceral Pain via Microglial P2Y12 Receptor	58
Development of Human Gut Organoids With Resident Tissue Macrophages as a Model of Intestinal Immune Responses	57
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in the Digestive System: Defender or Destroyer?	57
Should I Stay or Should I Go – ERK as Control Lever in Hepatocyte Expansion	57
Targeting Ferroptosis Restores the Antiviral Activity of CD8+ T Cells During Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection	55
Contents	54
Cover	52
Long-term Temporal Stability of Peripheral Blood DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease	51
The Interplay of TGF-β1 and Cholesterol Orchestrating Hepatocyte Cell Fate, EMT, and Signals for HSC Activation	50
PFKFB3-mediated Pro-glycolytic Shift in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation	50
Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Promotes Hepatic Lipid Accumulation by Prenylation of Perilipin4	49
RBPJ Deficiency Sensitizes Pancreatic Acinar Cells to KRAS-Mediated Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Initiation	45
Stratifin Is Necessary for Spasmolytic Polypeptide-Expressing Metaplasia Development After Acute Gastric Injury	44
Prolonged Administration of Melatonin Ameliorates Liver Phenotypes in Cholestatic Murine Model	44

STIM1 Deficiency In Intestinal Epithelium Attenuates Colonic Inflammation and Tumorigenesis by Reducing ER Stress of Goblet Cells	43
HIRA in Hepatitis B Virus Minichromosome Regulation: Another Piece of the Puzzle	42
Role of Nox4 in Mitigating Inflammation and Fibrosis in Dextran Sulfate Sodium–Induced Colitis	41
Liver-specific Bcl3 Knockout Alleviates Acetaminophen-induced Liver Injury by Activating Nrf2 Pathway in Male Mice	41
Trypsin-Mediated Sensitization to Ferroptosis Increases the Severity of Pancreatitis in Mice	40
NF-κB Inducing Kinase Attenuates Colorectal Cancer by Regulating Noncanonical NF-κB Mediated Colonic Epithelial Cell Regeneration	38
C-Reactive Protein, a Promising Approach for Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity	37
Glia Maturation Factor-β Supports Liver Regeneration by Remodeling Actin Network to Enhance STAT3 Proliferative Signals	37
Interplay of Gut Microbes and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease	36
Cover	36
Normalization of Cystic Fibrosis Immune System Reverses Intestinal Neutrophilic Inflammation and Significantly Improves the Survival of Cystic Fibrosis Mice	36
Contents	36