Sun Q, Wang XY, Li DH, Li BR, Tu XZ, Jiang ZM, Ning SB, Sun T. Advances in gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders: Successful sirolimus treatment in colonic angioectasia. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(4): 100718 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i4.100718]
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Tao Sun, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Air Force Medical Center, No. 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China. suntao8703@126.com
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2025; 31(4): 100718 Published online Jan 28, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i4.100718
Table 1 Top 20 countries and institutions contributing to research in gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders
Rank
Country
Counts
Percent (%)
Institutions
Counts
Percent (%)
1
United States
141
30
Harvard University
20
4
2
Japan
50
11
Mayo Clinic
20
4
3
China
49
10
Massachusetts General Hospital
15
3
4
Italy
41
9
Harvard Medical School
14
3
5
England
36
8
University of Toronto
12
3
6
Spain
26
6
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
11
2
7
Germany
25
5
University of California System
11
2
8
South Korea
21
4
University of London
10
2
9
Canada
20
4
Johns Hopkins University
9
2
10
France
18
4
Saint Michaels Hospital Toronto
9
2
11
Netherlands
14
3
University College London
9
2
12
Turkey
10
2
Us Department of Veterans Affairs
9
2
13
Australia
9
2
Veterans Health Administration Vha
9
2
14
Ireland
8
2
Ciber Centro De Investigacion Biomedica En Red
8
2
15
Israel
8
2
Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris Aphp
7
1
16
Greece
6
1
Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Csic
7
1
17
Argentina
5
1
Csic Centro De Investigaciones Biologicas Cib
7
1
18
India
5
1
University of Utah
7
1
19
Poland
5
1
Utah System of Higher Education
7
1
20
Saudi Arabia
5
1
Washington University Wustl
7
1
Table 2 Principal investigators and co-cited scholars
Rank
Authors
Document
Co-cited authors
Citations
1
Al-samkari H
9
Shovlin CI
113
2
Blackshear JL
6
Lewis BS
92
3
Faughnan ME
6
Junquera F
80
4
lyer VN
6
Foutch PG
69
5
Mcnamara D
6
Pennazio M
62
6
Gossage JR
5
Boley SJ
62
7
Holleran G
5
Gostout CJ
59
8
Pagella F
5
Warkentin TE
54
9
Rodriguez-lopez J
5
Yamamoto H
54
10
Bernabeu C
4
Al-Samkari H
51
Table 3 Leading academic journals by publication volume on gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders studies
Rank
Journal
H-index
IF (2023)
JCR
Publications
Citations
Average citation/publication
1
European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
95
2.3
Q3
19
203
11
2
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
113
2.5
Q2
18
617
34
3
World Journal of Gastroenterology
129
4.3
Q1
15
378
25
4
Endoscopy
129
11.5
Q1
13
1243
96
5
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
102
2.8
Q2
13
291
22
6
Digestive and Liver Disease
84
4
Q1
8
181
23
7
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
105
1.6
Q3
8
117
15
8
Internal Medicine
64
1
Q3
7
61
9
9
Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis
67
1.2
Q4
6
79
13
10
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
42
2.1
Q3
6
116
19
Table 4 Leading journals co-cited in studies on gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders over the past two decades
Rank
Co-cited journal
H-index
IF (2023)
JCR
Co-citations
1
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
188
7.7
Q1
982
2
American Journal of Gastroenterology
234
8
Q1
749
3
Gastroenterology
368
25.7
Q1
654
4
Endoscopy
129
11.5
Q1
587
5
New England Journal of Medicine
933
96.2
Q1
385
6
Gut
262
23
Q1
316
7
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
113
2.5
Q2
256
8
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
102
2.8
Q2
254
9
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
122
6.4
Q1
193
10
blood
426
21
Q1
189
Table 5 Most referenced works on gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders
Rank
Co-cited reference
Citations
1
Shovlin CL (2000). J Am J Med Genet
45
2
Jabbari M (1984). Gastroenterology
41
3
Foutch PG (1993). Am J Gastroenterol
40
4
Vincentelli A (2003). New Engl J Med
40
5
Boley SJ (1977). Gastroenterology
35
6
Pennazio M (2004). Gastroenterology
34
7
Ell C (2002). Endoscopy
33
8
Gostout CJ (1992). J Clin Gastroenterol
33
9
Heyde EC (1958). New Engl J Med
31
10
Spahr L (1999). Gut
30
Table 6 Proliferation of scholarly references for the top 10 articles on gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders
Rank
Frequency
Centrality
Title
Journal
Author
Year
1
17
0.08
Capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of patients with suspected small intestinal bleeding: Results of a pilot study
Gastrointest Endosc
Lewis BS
2002
2
16
0.08
The first prospective controlled trial comparing wireless capsule endoscopy with push enteroscopy in chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
Endoscopy
Ell C
2002
3
15
0.11
Outcome of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after capsule endoscopy: Report of 100 consecutive cases
Gastroenterology
Pennazio M
2004
4
14
0
Intravenous Bevacizumab for Refractory Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia-Related Epistaxis and Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Mayo Clin Proc
Iyer VN
2018
5
14
0.09
Review article: Gastrointestinal angiodysplasia - pathogenesis, diagnosis and management
Aliment Pharm Ther
Sami SS
2014
6
12
0.05
A prospective trial comparing small bowel radiographs and video capsule endoscopy for suspected small bowel disease
Gastroenterology
Costamagna G
2002
7
11
0.28
A single-center experience of 260 consecutive patients undergoing capsule endoscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Am J Gastroenterol
Carey EJ
2007
8
10
0.15
Thalidomide for treatment of gastrointestinal angiodysplasia in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Case series and treatment protocol
J Heart Lung Transpl
Draper K
2015
9
10
0.14
ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Small Bowel Bleeding
Am J Gastroenterol
Gerson LB
2015
10
10
0.02
Safety of thalidomide and bevacizumab in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Orphanet J Rare Dis
Buscarini E
2019
Citation: Sun Q, Wang XY, Li DH, Li BR, Tu XZ, Jiang ZM, Ning SB, Sun T. Advances in gastrointestinal vascular bleeding disorders: Successful sirolimus treatment in colonic angioectasia. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(4): 100718