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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hepatitis B virus therapy: What’s the future holding for us?  
Sobia Manzoor, Muhammad Saalim, Muhammad Imran, Saleha Resham, Javed Ashraf 
World J Gastroenterol 21(44):12558-12575. Published online Nov 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i44.12558
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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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Transarterial administration of integrin inhibitor loaded nanoparticles combined with transarterial chemoembolization for treating hepatocellular carcinoma in a rat model  
Jun Qian, Elsie Oppermann, Andreas Tran, Ulli Imlau, Kun Qian, Thomas Josef Vogl 
World J Gastroenterol 22(21):5042-5049. Published online Jun 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i21.5042
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Probiotic yeasts: Anti-inflammatory potential of various non-pathogenic strains in experimental colitis in mice  
Benoît Foligné, Joëlle Dewulf, Pascal Vandekerckove, Georges Pignède, Bruno Pot 
World J Gastroenterol 16(17):2134-2145. Published online May 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2134
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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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Hepatitis B and C virus-induced hepatitis: Apoptosis, autophagy, and unfolded protein response  
Behzad Yeganeh, Adel Rezaei Moghadam, Javad Alizadeh, Emilia Wiechec, Seyed Moayed Alavian, Mohammad Hashemi, Bita Geramizadeh, Afshin Samali, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Martin Post, Payam Peymani, Kevin M Coombs, Saeid Ghavami 
World J Gastroenterol 21(47):13225-13239. Published online Dec 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13225
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Differentiating Crohn’s disease from intestinal tuberculosis  
Saurabh Kedia, Prasenjit Das, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Siddhartha Dattagupta, Raju Sharma, Peush Sahni, Govind Makharia, Vineet Ahuja 
World J Gastroenterol 25(4):418-432. Published online Jan 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i4.418
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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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Diet therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases: The established and the new  
Franziska Durchschein, Wolfgang Petritsch, Heinz F Hammer 
World J Gastroenterol 22(7):2179-2194. Published online Feb 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2179
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Oily fish, coffee and walnuts: Dietary treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease  
Vikas Gupta, Xian-Jun Mah, Maria Carmela Garcia, Christina Antonypillai, David van der Poorten 
World J Gastroenterol 21(37):10621-10635. Published online Oct 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10621
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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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Role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis: What have we learnt in the past 10 years?  
Georgina L Hold, Megan Smith, Charlie Grange, Euan Robert Watt, Emad M El-Omar, Indrani Mukhopadhya 
World J Gastroenterol 20(5):1192-1210. Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1192
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Helicobacter pylori in human health and disease: Mechanisms for local gastric and systemic effects  
Denisse Bravo, Anilei Hoare, Cristopher Soto, Manuel A Valenzuela, Andrew FG Quest 
World J Gastroenterol 24(28):3071-3089. Published online Jul 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i28.3071
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Divergent expression of bacterial wall sensing Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in colorectal cancer  
Karoliina Paarnio, Sara Väyrynen, Kai Klintrup, Pasi Ohtonen, Markus J Mäkinen, Jyrki Mäkelä, Tuomo J Karttunen 
World J Gastroenterol 23(26):4831-4838. Published online Jul 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4831
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Metformin attenuates motility, contraction, and fibrogenic response of hepatic stellate cells in vivo and in vitro by activating AMP-activated protein kinase  
Zhen Li, Qian Ding, Li-Ping Ling, Ying Wu, Dong-Xiao Meng, Xiao Li, Chun-Qing Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 24(7):819-832. Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.819
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Gut microbiota role in irritable bowel syndrome: New therapeutic strategies  
Eleonora Distrutti, Lorenzo Monaldi, Patrizia Ricci, Stefano Fiorucci 
World J Gastroenterol 22(7):2219-2241. Published online Feb 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2219