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High Impact Articles
High impact papers are those to which special attention is paid by experts in the given field, with a large number of visitors, frequent downloads and higher citation rates. The research must be creative, with high academic standards and have a wide influence, if it is to become a high impact paper. They are ranked by the number of downloads.
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I.31, a new combination of probiotics, improves irritable bowel syndrome-related quality of life  
Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, Elba Llop, Cristina Suárez, Beatriz Álvarez, Luis Abreu, Jordi Espadaler, Jordi Serra 
World J Gastroenterol 20(26):8709-8716. Published online Jul 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8709
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Role of the normal gut microbiota  
Sai Manasa Jandhyala, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Chivkula Subramanyam, Harish Vuyyuru, Mitnala Sasikala, D Nageshwar Reddy 
World J Gastroenterol 21(29):8787-8803. Published online Aug 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8787
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Hemorrhoids: From basic pathophysiology to clinical management  
Varut Lohsiriwat 
World J Gastroenterol 18(17):2009-2017. Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2009
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Hepatitis A virus infection and hepatitis A vaccination in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients: A review  
Kuan-Yin Lin, Guan-Jhou Chen, Yu-Lin Lee, Yi-Chia Huang, Aristine Cheng, Hsin-Yun Sun, Sui-Yuan Chang, Chun-Eng Liu, Chien-Ching Hung 
World J Gastroenterol 23(20):3589-3606. Published online May 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3589
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Pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease: Role of oxidative metabolism  
Elisabetta Ceni, Tommaso Mello, Andrea Galli 
World J Gastroenterol 20(47):17756-17772. Published online Dec 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17756
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Interleukin-12 and Th1 immune response in Crohn’s disease: Pathogenetic relevance and therapeutic inplication  
Ilaria Peluso, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone 
World J Gastroenterol 12(35):5606-5610. Published online Sep 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i35.5606
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Pancreatic cancer: A review of clinical diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment and outcomes  
Andrew McGuigan, Paul Kelly, Richard C Turkington, Claire Jones, Helen G Coleman, R Stephen McCain 
World J Gastroenterol 24(43):4846-4861. Published online Nov 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i43.4846
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Technical skills and training of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for new beginners  
Seung-Hwa Lee, Young-Kyu Park, Sung-Min Cho, Joon-Koo Kang, Duck-Joo Lee 
World J Gastroenterol 21(3):759-785. Published online Jan 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i3.759
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Anemia and iron deficiency in gastrointestinal and liver conditions  
Jürgen Stein, Susan Connor, Garth Virgin, David Eng Hui Ong, Lisandro Pereyra 
World J Gastroenterol 22(35):7908-7925. Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.7908
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Role of the endothelium in inflammatory bowel diseases  
Walter E Cromer, J Michael Mathis, Daniel N Granger, Ganta V Chaitanya, J Steven Alexander 
World J Gastroenterol 17(5):578-593. Published online Feb 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.578
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Meta-analysis of laparoscopic vs open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma  
Jun-Jie Xiong, Kiran Altaf, Muhammad A Javed, Wei Huang, Rajarshi Mukherjee, Gang Mai, Robert Sutton, Xu-Bao Liu, Wei-Ming Hu 
World J Gastroenterol 18(45):6657-6668. Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6657
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Diet in irritable bowel syndrome: What to recommend, not what to forbid to patients!  
Anamaria Cozma-Petruţ, Felicia Loghin, Doina Miere, Dan Lucian Dumitraşcu 
World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3771-3783. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3771
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Brain-gut-microbiota axis in Parkinson's disease  
Agata Mulak, Bruno Bonaz 
World J Gastroenterol 21(37):10609-10620. Published online Oct 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10609
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Celiac disease: Prevalence, diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment  
Naiyana Gujral, Hugh J Freeman, Alan BR Thomson 
World J Gastroenterol 18(42):6036-6059. Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6036
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Gut microbiota in autism and mood disorders  
Francesca Mangiola, Gianluca Ianiro, Francesco Franceschi, Stefano Fagiuoli, Giovanni Gasbarrini, Antonio Gasbarrini 
World J Gastroenterol 22(1):361-368. Published online Jan 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i1.361
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of Saccharomyces boulardii in adult patients  
Lynne V McFarland 
World J Gastroenterol 16(18):2202-2222. Published online May 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2202
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Exploring alternative treatments for Helicobacter pylori infection  
Guadalupe Ayala, Wendy Itzel Escobedo-Hinojosa, Carlos Felipe de la Cruz-Herrera, Irma Romero 
World J Gastroenterol 20(6):1450-1469. Published online Feb 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1450
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Irritable bowel syndrome: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and evidence-based medicine  
Lekha Saha 
World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6759-6773. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6759
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Benign gallbladder diseases: Imaging techniques and tips for differentiating with malignant gallbladder diseases  
Mi Hye Yu, Young Jun Kim, Hee Sun Park, Sung Il Jung 
World J Gastroenterol 26(22):2967-2986. Published online Jun 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i22.2967
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Tight junctions in inflammatory bowel diseases and inflammatory bowel disease associated colorectal cancer  
Jonathan Landy, Emma Ronde, Nick English, Sue K Clark, Ailsa L Hart, Stella C Knight, Paul J Ciclitira, Hafid Omar Al-Hassi 
World J Gastroenterol 22(11):3117-3126. Published online Mar 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i11.3117
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Beyond the stomach: An updated view of Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment  
Traci L Testerman, James Morris 
World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12781-12808. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12781
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Prevalence of IFNL3 rs4803217 single nucleotide polymorphism and clinical course of chronic hepatitis C  
Bogna Świątek-Kościelna, Ewelina Kałużna, Ewa Strauss, Jerzy Nowak, Iwona Bereszyńska, Ewelina Gowin, Jacek Wysocki, Jolanta Rembowska, Dominika Barcińska, Iwona Mozer-Lisewska, Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska 
World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3815-3824. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3815
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Gastroenteric tube feeding: Techniques, problems and solutions  
Irina Blumenstein, Yogesh M Shastri, Jürgen Stein 
World J Gastroenterol 20(26):8505-8524. Published online Jul 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8505
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Potential beneficial effects of butyrate in intestinal and extraintestinal diseases  
Roberto Berni Canani, Margherita Di Costanzo, Ludovica Leone, Monica Pedata, Rosaria Meli, Antonio Calignano 
World J Gastroenterol 17(12):1519-1528. Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1519
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Endoscopic Kyoto classification of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer risk diagnosis  
Osamu Toyoshima, Toshihiro Nishizawa, Kazuhiko Koike 
World J Gastroenterol 26(5):466-477. Published online Feb 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i5.466
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Evolving paradigms  
Amedeo Lonardo, Fabio Nascimbeni, Mauro Maurantonio, Alessandra Marrazzo, Luca Rinaldi, Luigi Elio Adinolfi 
World J Gastroenterol 23(36):6571-6592. Published online Sep 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i36.6571
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Gut microbiota imbalance and colorectal cancer  
Johan Gagnière, Jennifer Raisch, Julie Veziant, Nicolas Barnich, Richard Bonnet, Emmanuel Buc, Marie-Agnès Bringer, Denis Pezet, Mathilde Bonnet 
World J Gastroenterol 22(2):501-518. Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.501
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Treatment options for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A review  
Sukhpreet Singh, Natalia A Osna, Kusum K Kharbanda 
World J Gastroenterol 23(36):6549-6570. Published online Sep 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i36.6549
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New trends in molecular and cellular biomarker discovery for colorectal cancer  
Parisa Aghagolzadeh, Ramin Radpour 
World J Gastroenterol 22(25):5678-5693. Published online Jul 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5678
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Gastrointestinal radiation injury: Symptoms, risk factors and mechanisms  
Abobakr K Shadad, Frank J Sullivan, Joseph D Martin, Laurence J Egan 
World J Gastroenterol 19(2):185-198. Published online Jan 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.185
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Esophageal cancer: Risk factors, screening and endoscopic treatment in Western and Eastern countries  
María José Domper Arnal, Ángel Ferrández Arenas, Ángel Lanas Arbeloa 
World J Gastroenterol 21(26):7933-7943. Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.7933
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Pathogenesis and clinical management of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection  
Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Filipe Antônio França da Silva, Aline Silva Soares, Vinícius Afonso Pereira, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Mariana Miranda Sampaio, Pedro Henrique Moreira Neves, Fabrício Freire de Melo 
World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5578-5589. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5578
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Immunopathology of inflammatory bowel disease  
Kori L Wallace, Li-Bo Zheng, Yoshitake Kanazawa, David Q Shih 
World J Gastroenterol 20(1):6-21. Published online Jan 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i1.6
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New obesity classification criteria as a tool for bariatric surgery indication  
Antonino De Lorenzo, Laura Soldati, Francesca Sarlo, Menotti Calvani, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Laura Di Renzo 
World J Gastroenterol 22(2):681-703. Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.681
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Stopping or reducing dietary fiber intake reduces constipation and its associated symptoms  
Kok-Sun Ho, Charmaine You Mei Tan, Muhd Ashik Mohd Daud, Francis Seow-Choen 
World J Gastroenterol 18(33):4593-4596. Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4593
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Diet and nutritional factors in inflammatory bowel diseases  
Danuta Owczarek, Tomasz Rodacki, Renata Domagała-Rodacka, Dorota Cibor, Tomasz Mach 
World J Gastroenterol 22(3):895-905. Published online Jan 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.895
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome  
Jan Bures, Jiri Cyrany, Darina Kohoutova, Miroslav Förstl, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jaroslav Kvetina, Viktor Vorisek, Marcela Kopacova 
World J Gastroenterol 16(24):2978-2990. Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.2978
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Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease  
Brandon J Perumpail, Muhammad Ali Khan, Eric R Yoo, George Cholankeril, Donghee Kim, Aijaz Ahmed 
World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8263-8276. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8263
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Dextran sodium sulfate colitis murine model: An indispensable tool for advancing our understanding of inflammatory bowel diseases pathogenesis  
Derrick D Eichele, Kusum K Kharbanda 
World J Gastroenterol 23(33):6016-6029. Published online Sep 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i33.6016
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Diagnosis of gluten related disorders: Celiac disease, wheat allergy and non-celiac gluten sensitivity  
Luca Elli, Federica Branchi, Carolina Tomba, Danilo Villalta, Lorenzo Norsa, Francesca Ferretti, Leda Roncoroni, Maria Teresa Bardella 
World J Gastroenterol 21(23):7110-7119. Published online Jun 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7110
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Seroprevalence of celiac disease among United Arab Emirates healthy adult nationals: A gender disparity  
Yousif A Abu-Zeid, Waheeba S Jasem, Benjamin Lebwohl, Peter H Green, Gehad ElGhazali 
World J Gastroenterol 20(42):15830-15836. Published online Nov 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15830
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Influence of gut microbiota on neuropsychiatric disorders  
María Carmen Cenit, Yolanda Sanz, Pilar Codoñer-Franch 
World J Gastroenterol 23(30):5486-5498. Published online Aug 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i30.5486
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Relationship between intestinal microbiota and ulcerative colitis: Mechanisms and clinical application of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation  
Zhao-Hua Shen, Chang-Xin Zhu, Yong-Sheng Quan, Zhen-Yu Yang, Shuai Wu, Wei-Wei Luo, Bei Tan, Xiao-Yan Wang 
World J Gastroenterol 24(1):5-14. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.5
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