Table 5

Top-cited articles by searching keywords for all journals listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded database (list B): by article topic and category*

Topic†Category: number of articles (references)
ArticleReviewPractical guidelinesResearchTotal (%)
Gastritis, gastric ulcer, Helicobacter pylori193388 92 1184 (8)
Escherichia coli and diarrhoeal disease1101286 963 (6)
Chemotherapy and gastrointestinal toxicity11071 (2)
Stromal tumours11041 (1.9)
Pancreatic cancer1941 (1.9)
Inflammatory bowel disease1113529 87 91 99 1116 (12)
Colorectal cancer285 1021033 79 95 100 105 106 109 114 116 11712 (24)
Chronic hepatitis and viral hepatitis127131726 80 82 83 90 98 1159 (18)
Fatty liver disease11101302 (4)
Oesophageal varices1811 (2)
Bilirubin and hepatic transporters2108 1122 (4)
Haemochromatosis1971 (2)
Hepatocellular carcinoma128232 103125384 89 1197 (14)
Total (%)3 (6)8 (16)1 (0)38 (76)50 (100)
  • *The search was conducted on 27 May 2015. Articles with reference numbers25–33 appeared in lists A and B, but with different rankings.

  • †Some studies covered more than one topic and were classified depending on the aim of the study and the main outcomes.