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International Journal of Colorectal Disease
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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

0179-1958

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/384

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1244 134 173 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 180
Documents by Best Scientists*: 220
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 103
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.959
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Colorectal Disease?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease primarily focuses on research topics in Internal medicine, Hepatology, Surgery, Colorectal cancer and Gastroenterology. While Internal medicine is the focus of International Journal of Colorectal Disease, it also provided insights into the studies of Oncology and General surgery. In addition to Hepatology research, International Journal of Colorectal Disease aims to explore topics under Radiology and Disease, Incidence (epidemiology), Pathology.

Surgery studies presented include Anastomosis, Rectum, Complication, Colorectal surgery and Laparoscopy. The study on Rectum presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Carcinoma. Specifically, studies on Laparoscopic surgery are prevalent in the Laparoscopy works discussed.

The research on Colorectal cancer featured in International Journal of Colorectal Disease combines topics in other fields like Stage (cooking), Cancer research, Metastasis and Lymph node. It focuses on Gastroenterology research which is adjacent to topics in Crohn's disease. It facilitates discussions on Ulcerative colitis that incorporate concepts from other fields like Colitis and Inflammatory bowel disease.

  • Internal medicine (66.63%)
  • Hepatology (52.30%)
  • Surgery (45.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pathological features of rectal cancer after preoperative radiochemotherapy (983 citations)
  • Single port access laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (412 citations)
  • Evaluation of an inflammation-based prognostic score (GPS) in patients undergoing resection for colon and rectal cancer. (347 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Colorectal Disease:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Surgery, Internal medicine, Hepatology, Colorectal cancer and Gastroenterology. The most cited publications connects research in Surgery with the related topics of General surgery. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Oncology and Pathology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in International Journal of Colorectal Disease are Internal medicine, Hepatology, Colorectal cancer, Surgery and Meta-analysis. Some problems in Internal medicine that were presented in International Journal of Colorectal Disease overlapped with concepts under Gastroenterology and Oncology. Issues in Gastroenterology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Multivariate analysis and Hazard ratio.

The journal explores research in Hepatology alongside concepts in Inflammatory bowel disease and other areas of study in Crohn's disease. The featured Colorectal cancer studies mainly concentrate on Lymph node but also cover areas of interest in Lymph. Topics in Meta-analysis were tackled in line with various other fields like Relative risk and Systematic review.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional hemicolectomy in patients with right colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (13 citations)
  • Fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2: review of laboratory-confirmed virus in gastrointestinal system. (13 citations)
  • Does intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence angiography decrease the incidence of anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis (13 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 International Journal of Colorectal Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Werner Hohenberger (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael A. Kamm (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Zeitz (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Susanne Merkel (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kenichi Sugihara (22 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous 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 International Journal of Colorectal Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cleveland Clinic (97 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Charité (83 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Heidelberg University (69 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (63 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (61 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than 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, 12.01% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.13% of all publications and 62.73% 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.

Career Opportunities and Further Studies in Colorectal Research

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Top Publications

  • The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the colorectal cancer prevention.

    Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco;Emma Calabrese;Livia Biancone;Giovanni Monteleone

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • A global systematic review and meta-analysis on laparoscopic vs open right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision.

    Gabriele Anania;Alberto Arezzo;Richard Justin Davies;Francesco Marchetti

    (2021)
    87 Citations
  • Surgical management of Crohn's disease: a state of the art review.

    Elise Maria Meima van Praag;Christianne Johanna Buskens;Roel Hompes;Wilhelmus Adrianus Bemelman

    (2021)
    60 Citations
  • Impact of intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence angiography on anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic sphincter-sparing surgery for malignant rectal tumors

    Hiro Hasegawa;Yuichiro Tsukada;Masashi Wakabayashi;Shogo Nomura

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Early versus delayed defunctioning ileostomy closure after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of safety and functional outcomes

    (2022)
    44 Citations
  • Crohn’s disease: a population-based study of surgery in the age of biological therapy

    Christian Stöss;Maximilian Berlet;Stefan Reischl;Ulrich Nitsche

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Evaluating the efficacy of treatment options for anal intraepithelial neoplasia: a systematic review.

    Danielle R L Brogden;Una Walsh;Gianluca Pellino;Gianluca Pellino;Christos Kontovounisios

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Sigmoid resection with primary anastomosis versus the Hartmann’s procedure for perforated diverticulitis with purulent or fecal peritonitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Daniël Pv Lambrichts;Daniël Pv Lambrichts;Pim P Edomskis;Ruben D van der Bogt;Gert-Jan Kleinrensink

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Appendectomy versus conservative treatment with antibiotics for patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis: a propensity score–matched analysis of patient-centered outcomes (the ACTUAA prospective multicenter trial)

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Incidence, risk factors, treatment, and survival of ovarian metastases of colorectal origin: a Dutch population-based study

    (2020)
    30 Citations

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