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Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1384 52 71 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 64
Documents by Best Scientists*: 84
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 98
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.172
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Gastroenterology Clinics of North America?

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America primarily focuses on research topics in Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Disease, Surgery and Intensive care medicine. The journal explores research in Internal medicine and the adjacent study of Oncology. Concepts in Esophagus, as well as related topics in Barrett's esophagus, are covered in the Gastroenterology research presented in the journal.

Topics in Disease were tackled in line with various other fields like Epidemiology and Immunology. It primarily discusses Immunology topics, particularly Immune system, Viral disease and Pathogenesis. The work on Surgery addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related General surgery.

Studies on Intensive care medicine discussed in it link to the field of MEDLINE. The journal features studies on Helicobacter pylori, including topics such as Spirillaceae. Research in the field of Radiology was used to conduct the presented Endoscopy study.

  • Internal medicine (41.85%)
  • Gastroenterology (33.19%)
  • Disease (22.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (474 citations)
  • The epidemiology of obesity. (417 citations)
  • Current concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. (364 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Gastroenterology Clinics of North America:

The most cited articles aim to foster the development of research in Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Disease and Immunology. While the published articles focused on Gastroenterology, they were also able to explore topics like Esophagus and Incidence (epidemiology). Aside from discussions in Surgery, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Intensive care medicine which intersects with Malnutrition disciplines.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Irritable bowel syndrome, Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology and Disease. In the journal, Microbiome, Gut flora, Diarrhea, Abdominal pain and Gluten are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Irritable bowel syndrome research. The studies on Intensive care medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Tolerability, Epidemiology, Micronutrient and Etiology.

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America explores issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Antibiotics and Oncology. While Gastroenterology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Esophagus, Malignancy, Gastrointestinal tract and MEDLINE. The concepts on Disease presented in Gastroenterology Clinics of North America can also apply to other research fields, including Food allergy, Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, Oral allergy syndrome and Allergy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Helicobacter pylori Infection (3 citations)
  • Colorectal Cancer and Diet: Risk Versus Prevention, Is Diet an Intervention? (3 citations)
  • Nutritional Management of Acute Pancreatitis. (3 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 Gastroenterology Clinics of North America (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mitchell S. Cappell (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eamonn Martin Quigley (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Alan L. Buchman (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gary R. Lichtenstein (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward V. Loftus (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 Gastroenterology Clinics of North America (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mayo Clinic (145 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (47 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 18.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 21.28% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.02% of all publications and 25.53% 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.

Further Learning Opportunities in Gastroenterology

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Top Publications

  • Assessing Severity of Disease in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

    Baldeep Singh Pabla;David Allen Schwartz

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • Burden of Disease due to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

    Mark D. Muthiah;Mark D. Muthiah;Arun J. Sanyal

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus.

    (2022)
    55 Citations
  • EndoFLIP in the Esophagus: Assessing Sphincter Function, Wall Stiffness, and Motility to Guide Treatment.

    Erica N. Donnan;John E. Pandolfino

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Hepatitis B: Current Status of Therapy and Future Therapies

    Elias Spyrou;Coleman I. Smith;Marc G. Ghany

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Fecal Incontinence: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Updated Treatment Strategies.

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • Dyssynergic Defecation and Other Evacuation Disorders.

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus Infections of the Liver

    Chalermrat Bunchorntavakul;K. Rajender Reddy

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.

    Daniel Bushyhead;Eamonn M. Quigley

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction: The Impact of the Central Nervous System in Constipation and Fecal Incontinence.

    (2022)
    28 Citations

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