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BMC Gastroenterology
H-index 26

BMC Gastroenterology

1471-230X

Published by: Springer

https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 864 239 257 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 421
Documents by Best Scientists*: 408
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.844
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at BMC Gastroenterology?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Internal medicine, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Surgery and Retrospective cohort study. The work on Internal medicine tackled in it brings together disciplines like Endocrinology and Pathology. The journal focuses on Hepatology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cancer, Incidence (epidemiology), Immunology, Hepatocellular carcinoma and Radiology.

The studies on Gastroenterology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Colonoscopy, Case-control study, Inflammatory bowel disease and Ulcerative colitis. In BMC Gastroenterology, researchers investigate the Colonoscopy study as part of research in the field of Colorectal cancer. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Inflammatory bowel disease, apply to Crohn's disease as well.

The majority of Surgery studies in it are focused on the subject of Endoscopy.

  • Internal medicine (74.47%)
  • Hepatology (48.26%)
  • Gastroenterology (42.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Fatty Liver Index: a simple and accurate predictor of hepatic steatosis in the general population (1089 citations)
  • Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy (766 citations)
  • Gastrointestinal flora and gastrointestinal status in children with autism--comparisons to typical children and correlation with autism severity. (584 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at BMC Gastroenterology:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Immunology and Surgery. The journal papers focus on Internal medicine research which is adjacent to topics in Endocrinology. While the primary focus in the journal articles is Hepatology, they also dissect topics surrounding Incidence (epidemiology) and Epidemiology as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

BMC Gastroenterology primarily focuses on research topics in Internal medicine, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Disease and Surgery. The presented research on Internal medicine deals specifically with Oncology but it also addresses topics in Stage (cooking). The journal addresses concerns in Hepatology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Hepatocellular carcinoma, Cancer, Radiology and Cohort.

Research on Radiology addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Lesion. The journal focuses on Gastroenterology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Colonoscopy, Biopsy, Confidence interval and Receiver operating characteristic. The presented Ulcerative colitis research focuses mostly on Inflammatory bowel disease and, on occasion, topics in Crohn's disease.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Dietary patterns and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. (6 citations)
  • Non-celiac wheat sensitivity: rationality and irrationality of a gluten-free diet in individuals affected with non-celiac disease: a review (4 citations)
  • Application of artificial intelligence in chronic liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in BMC Gastroenterology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Atsushi Nakajima (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kazuaki Chayama (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shinji Tanaka (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Masato Yoneda (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Malfertheiner (12 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in BMC Gastroenterology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sun Yat-sen University (48 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Capital Medical University (45 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fudan University (44 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 7.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.76% of all publications and 59.29% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Additional Resources

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Top Publications

  • An updated overview of spectrum of gluten-related disorders: clinical and diagnostic aspects

    Nazanin Taraghikhah;Sara Ashtari;Nastaran Asri;Bijan Shahbazkhani

    (2020)
    108 Citations
  • Human translatability of the GAN diet-induced obese mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Henrik H. Hansen;Helene M. Ægidius;Denise Oró;Simon S. Evers

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Sedation practices for routine gastrointestinal endoscopy: a systematic review of recommendations

    Fahima Dossa;Olivia Megetto;Mafo Yakubu;David D. Q. Zhang

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with or without cirrhosis: a population-based study.

    Kanokwan Pinyopornpanish;Kanokwan Pinyopornpanish;George Khoudari;Mohannad Abou Saleh;Chaisiri Angkurawaranon

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Comparative efficacy and safety of infliximab and vedolizumab therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    (2022)
    46 Citations
  • The emerging epidemic of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia and Iran by 2035: A modeling study

    Meysam Olfatifar;Mohammad Reza Zali;Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi;Hedieh Balaii

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • The diffuse-type gastric cancer epidemiology enigma

    Paulo Pimentel Assumpção;Williams Fernandes Barra;Geraldo Ishak;Luiz Gonzaga Vaz Coelho

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Predictors of advanced fibrosis in elderly patients with biopsy-confirmed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the GOASIA study.

    Panyavee Pitisuttithum;Wah Kheong Chan;Panida Piyachaturawat;Kento Imajo

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Fructo-oligosaccharides ameliorate steatohepatitis, visceral adiposity, and associated chronic inflammation via increased production of short-chain fatty acids in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

    Atsuko Takai;Kentaro Kikuchi;Mayuko Ichimura;Koichi Tsuneyama

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Use of microbiological and patient data for choice of empirical antibiotic therapy in acute cholangitis

    Tassilo Kruis;Sarah Güse-Jaschuck;Britta Siegmund;Thomas Adam

    (2020)
    36 Citations

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