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Jonathan A. Leighton

Jonathan A. Leighton

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
20596
World Ranking
18803
National Ranking
9375

Jonathan A. Leighton publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jonathan A. Leighton sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 381 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jonathan A. Leighton D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jonathan A. Leighton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jonathan A. Leighton is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of medicine, with significant contributions to surgery, epidemiology, genetics, gastroenterology, and oncology. The scientist's work extensively covers inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosis and treatment, microscopic colitis, colorectal cancer screening and detection, gastric cancer management and outcomes, as well as genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

Jonathan A. Leighton has published in several key venues, reflecting a focus on gastroenterology and related disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics relevant to gastrointestinal diseases and treatments, including:

  • "Development of Gut-Selective Pan-Janus Kinase Inhibitor TD-1473 for Ulcerative Colitis: A Translational Medicine Programme" (2020, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis)
  • "Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate the Safety of Preoperative Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Exposure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Intra-abdominal Surgery" (2022, Gastroenterology)
  • "Germline Cancer Susceptibility Gene Testing in Unselected Patients With Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Prospective Study" (2021, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • "Utilizing Deep Learning to Analyze Whole Slide Images of Colonic Biopsies for Associations Between Eosinophil Density and Clinicopathologic Features in Active Ulcerative Colitis" (2021, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)
  • "The Role of Imaging for GI Bleeding: ACG and SAR Consensus Recommendations" (2024, Radiology)

Collaboration has been a notable part of Jonathan A. Leighton's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Shabana F. Pasha
  • Suryakanth Gurudu
  • Michael F. Picco
  • Katie L. Kunze
  • N. Jewel Samadder

The scientist's research themes intersect multiple subfields of medicine, with a particular emphasis on inflammatory and oncologic gastrointestinal conditions. Their work demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach involving surgical, genetic, and epidemiological perspectives. This includes applying advanced technologies such as deep learning in pathology and evaluating clinical outcomes related to inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal cancers.

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to other diagnostic modalities in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

    Stuart L Triester;Jonathan A Leighton;Grigoris I Leontiadis;David E Fleischer

  • A meta-analysis of the yield of capsule endoscopy compared to other diagnostic modalities in patients with non-stricturing small bowel Crohn's disease.

    Stuart L Triester;Jonathan A Leighton;Grigoris I Leontiadis;Suryakanth R Gurudu

  • ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Small Bowel Bleeding

    Lauren B Gerson;Jeff L Fidler;David R Cave;Jonathan A Leighton

  • ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in the surveillance of premalignant conditions of the upper GI tract.

    William K. Hirota;Marc J. Zuckerman;Douglas G. Adler;Raquel E. Davila

  • ASGE guideline: the role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and the pancreas.

    Douglas G. Adler;Todd Huntley Baron;Raquel E. Davila;James Egan

  • Endoscopic perforation of the colon: lessons from a 10-year study

    Monte L Anderson;Tousif M Pasha;Jonathan A Leighton

  • Double-balloon enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy have comparable diagnostic yield in small-bowel disease: a meta-analysis

    Shabana F. Pasha;Jonathan A. Leighton;Ananya Das;M. Edwyn Harrison

  • Development of a capsule endoscopy scoring index for small bowel mucosal inflammatory change

    I. M. Gralnek;R. Defranchis;E. Seidman;J. A. Leighton

  • Capsule endoscopy has a significantly higher diagnostic yield in patients with suspected and established small-bowel Crohn's disease: a meta-analysis.

    Paula M Dionisio;Suryakanth R Gurudu;Jonathan A Leighton;Grigoris I Leontiadis

  • ASGE guideline: colorectal cancer screening and surveillance.

    Raquel E. Davila;Elizabeth Rajan;Todd Huntley Baron

  • Guidelines for conscious sedation and monitoring during gastrointestinal endoscopy.

    J.Patrick Waring;Todd H Baron;William K Hirota;Jay L Goldstein

  • A Single-Center Experience of 260 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    Elizabeth J Carey;Jonathan A Leighton;Russell I Heigh;Arthur D Shiff

  • Role of small-bowel endoscopy in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an international OMED–ECCO consensus

    A. Bourreille;A. Ignjatovic;L. Aabakken;E. V. Loftus

  • Small Bowel: Preliminary Comparison of Capsule Endoscopy with Barium Study and CT

    Amy K. Hara;Jonathan A. Leighton;Virender K. Sharma;David E. Fleischer

  • Crohn Disease of the Small Bowel: Preliminary Comparison Among CT Enterography, Capsule Endoscopy, Small-Bowel Follow-Through, and Ileoscopy

    Amy K. Hara;Jonathan A. Leighton;Russell I. Heigh;Virender K. Sharma

  • What is the learning curve associated with double-balloon enteroscopy? Technical details and early experience in 6 U.S. tertiary care centers

    Shahab Mehdizadeh;Andrew Ross;Lauren Gerson;Jonathan Leighton

  • ASGE guideline: The role of endoscopy in the diagnosis and the management of cystic lesions and inflammatory fluid collections of the pancreas.

    Brian C. Jacobson;Todd H. Baron;Douglas G. Adler;Raquel E. Davila

  • ASGE guideline: The role of endoscopy in acute non-variceal upper-GI hemorrhage.

    Douglas G. Adler;Jonathan A. Leighton;Raquel E. Davila;R. David Hambrick

  • Retention of the capsule endoscope: a single-center experience of 1000 capsule endoscopy procedures

    Feng Li;Suryakanth R. Gurudu;Giovanni De Petris;Virender K. Sharma

  • Capsule Endoscopy Has a Signifi cantly Higher Diagnostic Yield in Patients With Suspected and Established Small-Bowel Crohn ' s Disease:

    Paula M. Dionisio;Suryakanth R. Gurudu;Jonathan A. Leighton;Grigoris I. Leontiadis

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd H. Baron
Todd H. Baron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert D. Fanelli
Robert D. Fanelli Berkshire Medical Center
Ian M. Gralnek
Ian M. Gralnek Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Edward V. Loftus
Edward V. Loftus Mayo Clinic
William J. Sandborn
William J. Sandborn University of California, San Diego
Ernest G. Seidman
Ernest G. Seidman McGill University
Rodney D. Newberry
Rodney D. Newberry Washington University in St. Louis
Richard A. Kozarek
Richard A. Kozarek Virginia Mason Medical Center
David T. Rubin
David T. Rubin University of Chicago

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