| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | The Fatty Liver Index: a simple and accurate predictor of hepatic steatosis in the general population | BMC Gastroenterology | 2006 | 1,817 |
| 2 | Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy | BMC Gastroenterology | 2014 | 1,187 |
| 3 | Gastrointestinal flora and gastrointestinal status in children with autism – comparisons to typical children and correlation with autism severity | BMC Gastroenterology | 2011 | 786 |
| 4 | The mode of delivery affects the diversity and colonization pattern of the gut microbiota during the first year of infants' life: a systematic review | BMC Gastroenterology | 2016 | 444 |
| 5 | Comparison of the gut microbiota composition between obese and non-obese individuals in a Japanese population, as analyzed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and next-generation sequencing | BMC Gastroenterology | 2015 | 436 |
| 6 | Diagnostic value of biochemical markers (FibroTest-FibroSURE) for the prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | BMC Gastroenterology | 2006 | 378 |
| 7 | Stent versus gastrojejunostomy for the palliation of gastric outlet obstruction: a systematic review | BMC Gastroenterology | 2007 | 319 |
| 8 | Validation of the FIB4 index in a Japanese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease population | BMC Gastroenterology | 2012 | 295 |
| 9 | Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review | BMC Gastroenterology | 2008 | 290 |
| 10 | Lactobacillus GG in inducing and maintaining remission of Crohn's disease | BMC Gastroenterology | 2004 | 277 |
| 11 | Laparoscopic versus conventional appendectomy - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 275 |
| 12 | Meta-analyses of FibroTest diagnostic value in chronic liver disease | BMC Gastroenterology | 2007 | 268 |
| 13 | Microbial community analysis reveals high level phylogenetic alterations in the overall gastrointestinal microbiota of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome sufferers | BMC Gastroenterology | 2009 | 252 |
| 14 | Diagnostic value of biochemical markers (NashTest) for the prediction of non alcoholo steato hepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | BMC Gastroenterology | 2006 | 245 |
| 15 | Over-expression of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase (MEK)-MAPK in hepatocellular carcinoma: Its role in tumor progression and apoptosis | BMC Gastroenterology | 2003 | 244 |
| 16 | Non-Invasive markers for hepatic fibrosis | BMC Gastroenterology | 2011 | 236 |
| 17 | Sphere-forming cell subpopulations with cancer stem cell properties in human hepatoma cell lines | BMC Gastroenterology | 2011 | 235 |
| 18 | A systematic review and meta-analysis: probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome | BMC Gastroenterology | 2009 | 233 |
| 19 | Protective role of 1,25(OH)2vitamin D3 in the mucosal injury and epithelial barrier disruption in DSS-induced acute colitis in mice | BMC Gastroenterology | 2012 | 225 |
| 20 | Fucoidan present in brown algae induces apoptosis of human colon cancer cells | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 218 |
| 21 | Involvement of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | BMC Gastroenterology | 2012 | 215 |
| 22 | Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Korea: Nationwide multicenter study over 13 years | BMC Gastroenterology | 2013 | 191 |
| 23 | Ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel patients exhibit distinct abnormalities of the gut microbiota | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 188 |
| 24 | A simple index of lipid overaccumulation is a good marker of liver steatosis | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 188 |
| 25 | Resveratrol inhibits nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rats | BMC Gastroenterology | 2008 | 180 |
| 26 | Efficacy of capillary pattern type IIIA/IIIB by magnifying narrow band imaging for estimating depth of invasion of early colorectal neoplasms | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 176 |
| 27 | Prevalence of liver fibrosis and risk factors in a general population using non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest) | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 173 |
| 28 | Portal vein thrombosis; risk factors, clinical presentation and treatment | BMC Gastroenterology | 2007 | 171 |
| 29 | Butyrate inhibits interleukin-17 and generates Tregs to ameliorate colorectal colitis in rats | BMC Gastroenterology | 2016 | 166 |
| 30 | Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registers | BMC Gastroenterology | 2009 | 159 |
| 31 | Increasing prevalence and high incidence of celiac disease in elderly people: A population-based study | BMC Gastroenterology | 2009 | 159 |
| 32 | Meta-analysis of radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 158 |
| 33 | Utility of the Mayo End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score in assessing prognosis of patients with alcoholic hepatitis | BMC Gastroenterology | 2002 | 157 |
| 34 | Improving compliance to colorectal cancer screening using blood and stool based tests in patients refusing screening colonoscopy in Germany | BMC Gastroenterology | 2014 | 156 |
| 35 | Caustic ingestion in adults: The role of endoscopic classification in predicting outcome | BMC Gastroenterology | 2008 | 154 |
| 36 | Mouse model of carbon tetrachloride induced liver fibrosis: Histopathological changes and expression of CD133 and epidermal growth factor | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 151 |
| 37 | Antibiotic exposure and the development of coeliac disease: a nationwide case–control study | BMC Gastroenterology | 2013 | 151 |
| 38 | A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of probiotics in post-surgical colorectal cancer | BMC Gastroenterology | 2019 | 144 |
| 39 | Fully covered self-expandable metal stents (SEMS), partially covered SEMS and self-expandable plastic stents for the treatment of benign esophageal ruptures and anastomotic leaks | BMC Gastroenterology | 2012 | 142 |
| 40 | Migraine, fibromyalgia, and depression among people with IBS: a prevalence study | BMC Gastroenterology | 2006 | 141 |
| 41 | Combined use of AFP, CEA, CA125 and CAl9-9 improves the sensitivity for the diagnosis of gastric cancer | BMC Gastroenterology | 2013 | 141 |
| 42 | Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in patients with suspected appendicitis: a systematic review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials | BMC Gastroenterology | 2015 | 141 |
| 43 | The effect of Aloe ferox Mill. in the treatment of loperamide-induced constipation in Wistar rats | BMC Gastroenterology | 2010 | 140 |
| 44 | Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lambliainfection | BMC Gastroenterology | 2009 | 137 |
| 45 | Changes in gut bacterial populations and their translocation into liver and ascites in alcoholic liver cirrhotics | BMC Gastroenterology | 2014 | 137 |
| 46 | Effects of probiotic type, dose and treatment duration on irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed by Rome III criteria: a meta-analysis | BMC Gastroenterology | 2016 | 136 |
| 47 | Over-expression of COX-2 mRNA in colorectal cancer | BMC Gastroenterology | 2014 | 134 |
| 48 | Gastric transit and small intestinal transit time and motility assessed by a magnet tracking system | BMC Gastroenterology | 2011 | 133 |
| 49 | Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a meta-analysis | BMC Gastroenterology | 2013 | 132 |
| 50 | The changing clinical profile of celiac disease: a 15-year experience (1998-2012) in an Italian referral center | BMC Gastroenterology | 2014 | 132 |
