Top-cited research articles in gastroenterology and hepatology identified by searching gastroenterology and hepatology journals (list A) or by searching keywords for all journals listed in the Web of Science (list B): by article topic and research type*
| Topic | Research type: number of articles (references) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-sectional study | Case–control study | Cohort study | Randomised controlled trial | Experimental study | Causal-comparative study | |
| Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | 157 | |||||
| Gastritis, gastric ulcer, Helicobacter pylori | 292 118 | 245 88 | ||||
| Prostaglandins and gastric protection | 137 | |||||
| Functional gastrointestinal disorders | 156 | |||||
| Escherichia coli and diarrhoeal disease | 286 96 | |||||
| Chemotherapy and gastrointestinal toxicity | 1107 | |||||
| Pancreatic cancer | 194 | |||||
| Intestinal ischaemia | 165 | |||||
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 1111 | 660 68 87 91 99 113 | 229 61 | |||
| Colorectal cancer | 133 | 2105 106 | 679 95 104 114 116 117 | 351 100 109 | ||
| Stromal tumours | ||||||
| Chronic hepatitis and viral hepatitis | 458 73 78 90 | 482 83 98 115 | 326 36 80 | |||
| Fatty liver disease | 248 62 | 142 | 130 | |||
| Oesophageal varices | 181 | |||||
| Bilirubin and hepatic transporters | 1108 | |||||
| Haemochromatosis | 197 | |||||
| End-stage liver disease and liver failure | 134 | 171 | ||||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 289 119 | 272 84 | 154 | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 5 |
*The research papers26 ,29 ,30 ,33 were identified in lists A and B and each was recorded once only in this table.