| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Reconstruction of the mouse extrahepatic biliary tree using primary human extrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids | Nature Medicine | 2017 | 210 |
| 2 | Down-Regulation of the Acute-Phase Response in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia Receiving Oral Eicosapentaenoic Acid is Mediated via Suppression of Interleukin-6 | Clinical Science | 1997 | 177 |
| 3 | Sustained internal sphincter hypertonia in patients with chronic anal fissure | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum | 1994 | 173 |
| 4 | 2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting | World Journal of Emergency Surgery | 2020 | 171 |
| 5 | Safety of primary anastomosis in emergency colo-rectal surgery | Colorectal Disease | 2003 | 166 |
| 6 | Prevalence of venous reflux in the general population on duplex scanning: The Edinburgh Vein Study | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 1998 | 165 |
| 7 | Glucocorticoids Acutely Increase Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Humans, Revealing Species-Specific Differences in UCP-1 Regulation | Cell Metabolism | 2016 | 147 |
| 8 | Anismus: The cause of constipation? Results of investigation and treatment | World Journal of Surgery | 1992 | 135 |
| 9 | Gastric emptying of three liquid oral preoperative metabolic preconditioning regimens measured by magnetic resonance imaging in healthy adult volunteers: A randomised double-blind, crossover study | Clinical Nutrition | 2009 | 114 |
| 10 | Systematic review and meta-analysis of survival following extracorporeal liver support | British Journal of Surgery | 2011 | 103 |
| 11 | Substantial Metabolic Activity of Human Brown Adipose Tissue during Warm Conditions and Cold-Induced Lipolysis of Local Triglycerides | Cell Metabolism | 2018 | 101 |
| 12 | Preliminary results of a multicentre trial of the electrically stimulated gracilis neoanal sphincter | British Journal of Surgery | 2002 | 98 |
| 13 | Island advancement flaps in the management of anal fissures | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 96 |
| 14 | Restoration of continence following rectopexy for rectal prolapse and recovery of the internal anal sphincter electromyogram | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 94 |
| 15 | The regulation of growth and protein expression by estrogen in vitro: A study of 8 human ovarian carcinoma cell lines | Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1994 | 88 |
| 16 | Multicentre cohort study to define and validate pathological assessment of response to neoadjuvant therapy in oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma | British Journal of Surgery | 2017 | 88 |
| 17 | International classification of abdominal wall planes (ICAP) to describe mesh insertion for ventral hernia repair | British Journal of Surgery | 2020 | 85 |
| 18 | Bacterial contamination of mobile communication devices in the operative environment | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2007 | 83 |
| 19 | Colonic mucins in ulcerative colitis: evidence for loss of sulfation | Glycoconjugate Journal | 1996 | 78 |
| 20 | Open cholecystectomy in the laparoendoscopic era | American Journal of Surgery | 2008 | 73 |
| 21 | Intensive care utilization and outcomes after high-risk surgery in Scotland: a population-based cohort study | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2017 | 70 |
| 22 | Smartphone apps in microbiology—is better regulation required? | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2012 | 69 |
| 23 | Use of the Hasson cannula producing major vascular injury at laparoscopy | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 1999 | 68 |
| 24 | Acute-phase protein response, survival and tumour recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer | British Journal of Surgery | 2002 | 63 |
| 25 | Apoptosis is present in skeletal muscle of cachectic gastro-intestinal cancer patients | Clinical Nutrition | 2007 | 58 |
| 26 | Suppression of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transitioning Enhances Ex Vivo Reprogramming of Human Exocrine Pancreatic Tissue Toward Functional Insulin-Producing β-Like Cells | Diabetes | 2013 | 56 |
| 27 | WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections | World Journal of Emergency Surgery | 2021 | 56 |
| 28 | Effects of oral meal feeding on whole body protein breakdown and protein synthesis in cachectic pancreatic cancer patients | Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle | 2015 | 54 |
| 29 | Dynamic graciloplasty in the treatment of patients with faecal incontinence | British Journal of Surgery | 2003 | 53 |
| 30 | Preoperative fasting: current practice and areas for improvement | Updates in Surgery | 2014 | 53 |
| 31 | Construct and criterion validity testing of the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) behaviour assessment tool using videos of simulated operations | British Journal of Surgery | 2018 | 52 |
| 32 | The anti-catabolic effects of n-3 fatty acids | Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care | 1999 | 52 |
| 33 | A prospective evaluation of the introduction of circumferential stapled anoplasty in the management of haemorrhoids and mucosal prolapse | Colorectal Disease | 2000 | 50 |
| 34 | Prospective Volumetric Assessment of the Liver on a Personal Computer by Nonradiologists Prior to Partial Hepatectomy | World Journal of Surgery | 2011 | 49 |
| 35 | Advanced Glycosylation End Products in Peritoneal Tissue with Different Solutions | Peritoneal Dialysis International | 1997 | 48 |
| 36 | Splenic Trauma in Scotland: Demographics and Outcomes | World Journal of Surgery | 2007 | 45 |
| 37 | Ultrastructure, Distribution, and Density of Lamellar Bodies in Human Peritoneum | Peritoneal Dialysis International | 1996 | 43 |
| 38 | Radiology smartphone applications; current provision and cautions | Insights Into Imaging | 2013 | 43 |
| 39 | Liver export protein synthetic rates are increased by oral meal feeding in weight-losing cancer patients | American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2000 | 40 |
| 40 | Gallstone ileus: Surgical strategies and clinical outcome | Journal of Digestive Diseases | 2008 | 40 |
| 41 | Contrasting effects of 17 β-estradiol on the growth of human ovarian carcinoma cellsin vitro andin vivo | International Journal of Cancer | 1993 | 38 |
| 42 | Surfactant protein A and lamellar bodies: a homologous secretory function of peritoneum, synovium, and lung | Peritoneal Dialysis International | 1996 | 38 |
| 43 | Still missing the boat with fatal pulmonary embolism | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 37 |
| 44 | The peritoneal flap hernioplasty for repair of large ventral and incisional hernias | Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery | 2014 | 36 |
| 45 | Declining incidence of amputation for arterial disease in Scotland | European Journal of Vascular Surgery | 1994 | 34 |
| 46 | Association between laparoscopic abdominal surgery and postoperative symptoms of raised intracranial pressure | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2001 | 34 |
| 47 | The effectiveness of university counselling for students with academic issues | Counselling and Psychotherapy Research | 2015 | 34 |
| 48 | Generation of Functional Beta-Like Cells from Human Exocrine Pancreas | PLoS ONE | 2016 | 34 |
| 49 | The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Cancer Cachexia | Nutrition in Clinical Practice | 2002 | 33 |
| 50 | Re-conceptualising the concept of a nexus? A survey of 12 Scottish IS/IM academics’ perceptions of a nexus between teaching, research, scholarship and consultancy | Teaching in Higher Education | 2009 | 33 |
