| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Proposal for Grading and Staging The Histological Lesions | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 1999 | 3,233 |
| 2 | The Montreal Definition and Classification of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Global Evidence-Based Consensus | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 3,207 |
| 3 | Sampling error and intraobserver variation in liver biopsy in patients with chronic HCV infection | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002 | 1,878 |
| 4 | American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 1,686 |
| 5 | Practice Guidelines in Acute Pancreatitis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 1,638 |
| 6 | Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE): Determining Therapeutic Goals for Treat-to-Target | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2015 | 1,425 |
| 7 | Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infections | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 1,413 |
| 8 | Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 1,375 |
| 9 | Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients With Digestive Symptoms in Hubei, China: A Descriptive, Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2020 | 1,358 |
| 10 | Updated Guidelines 2008 for the Diagnosis, Surveillance and Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2008 | 1,348 |
| 11 | ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 1,341 |
| 12 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Barrett’s Esophagus | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2016 | 1,275 |
| 13 | American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening 2008 | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2009 | 1,258 |
| 14 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2015 | 1,204 |
| 15 | Polyp Miss Rate Determined by Tandem Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 1,182 |
| 16 | American College of Gastroenterology Guideline on the Management of Helicobacter pylori Infection | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2007 | 1,171 |
| 17 | The prevalence and etiology of elevated aminotransferase levels in the United States | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2003 | 1,164 |
| 18 | Mucolytic Bacteria With Increased Prevalence in IBD Mucosa Augment In Vitro Utilization of Mucin by Other Bacteria | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2010 | 1,086 |
| 19 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2017 | 1,084 |
| 20 | Ulcerative Colitis Practice Guidelines in Adults: American College of Gastroenterology, Practice Parameters Committee | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2010 | 1,080 |
| 21 | Ulcerative Colitis Practice Guidelines in Adults (Update): American College of Gastroenterology, Practice Parameters Committee | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2004 | 1,021 |
| 22 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Evidenced Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 983 |
| 23 | Quality in the technical performance of colonoscopy and the continuous quality improvement process for colonoscopy: recommendations of the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002 | 961 |
| 24 | Serrated Lesions of the Colorectum: Review and Recommendations From an Expert Panel | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2012 | 948 |
| 25 | Incidence Rates of Post-ERCP Complications: A Systematic Survey of Prospective Studies | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2007 | 947 |
| 26 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2019 | 933 |
| 27 | Epidemiology of Constipation in North America: A Systematic Review | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2004 | 907 |
| 28 | Clinical Guideline: Management of Gastroparesis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 904 |
| 29 | Management of Crohn's Disease in Adults | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2009 | 883 |
| 30 | Cochrane Systematic Review of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Occult Blood Test (Hemoccult): An Update | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2008 | 867 |
| 31 | Twenty-four-hour pH monitoring of the distal esophagus. A quantitative measure of gastroesophageal reflux | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 1974 | 858 |
| 32 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn's Disease in Adults | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2018 | 851 |
| 33 | The Natural History of Adult Crohn's Disease in Population-Based Cohorts | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2010 | 810 |
| 34 | Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2005 | 785 |
| 35 | Updated guidelines for the diagnosis, surveillance, and therapy of Barrett's esophagus | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002 | 774 |
| 36 | Complications of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ercp: A Prospective Multicenter Study | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2001 | 764 |
| 37 | Dietary Intake and Risk of Developing Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2011 | 758 |
| 38 | Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 756 |
| 39 | Meta-Analysis of Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea and the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Disease | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 749 |
| 40 | Efficacy of an Encapsulated Probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 739 |
| 41 | Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2015 | 714 |
| 42 | Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 703 |
| 43 | The Severity of Ultrasonographic Findings in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Reflects the Metabolic Syndrome and Visceral Fat Accumulation | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2007 | 688 |
| 44 | ACG Clinical Guideline: Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Chemistries | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2017 | 672 |
| 45 | VSL#3 Probiotic-Mixture Induces Remission in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2005 | 659 |
| 46 | Serious Infection and Mortality in Patients With Crohn's Disease: More Than 5 Years of Follow-Up in the TREAT™ Registry | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2012 | 652 |
| 47 | Vitamin E and vitamin C treatment improves fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2003 | 650 |
| 48 | Eradication of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Reduces Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2000 | 649 |
| 49 | Prevalence of, and Risk Factors for, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in the Community: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2011 | 645 |
| 50 | A systematic review and meta-analysis of familial colorectal cancer risk | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2001 | 639 |
