| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Bariatric–metabolic surgery versus conventional medical treatment in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: 5 year follow-up of an open-label, single-centre, randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2015 | 998 |
| 2 | European Evidence-based Consensus: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Malignancies | Journal of Crohn's and Colitis | 2015 | 328 |
| 3 | Association of Virulent Helicobacter pylori Strains With Ischemic Heart Disease | Circulation | 1998 | 299 |
| 4 | Effect of different probiotic preparations on anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy-related side effects: a parallel group, triple blind, placebo-controlled study | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002 | 299 |
| 5 | Long-term effectiveness of resection and radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma ⩽3cm. Results of a multicenter Italian survey | Journal of Hepatology | 2013 | 241 |
| 6 | Prognostic factors for survival in patients with early-intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing non-surgical therapy: comparison of Okuda, CLIP, and BCLC staging systems in a single Italian centre | Gut | 2005 | 215 |
| 7 | Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Study of the Association between Anxiety and Depression, Physical Morbidity, and Nutritional Status | Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology | 1997 | 203 |
| 8 | The role of intestinal microbiota and the immune system | European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences | 2013 | 154 |
| 9 | Association Between Migraine and Celiac Disease: Results From a Preliminary Case-Control and Therapeutic Study | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2003 | 135 |
| 10 | Probiotics, fibre and herbal medicinal products for functional and inflammatory bowel disorders | British Journal of Pharmacology | 2017 | 126 |
| 11 | Mechanisms of platelet activation by thrombin: A short history | Thrombosis Research | 2012 | 125 |
| 12 | Celiac disease and reproductive disorders: meta-analysis of epidemiologic associations and potential pathogenic mechanisms | Human Reproduction Update | 2014 | 123 |
| 13 | Bridging and downstaging treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 102 |
| 14 | Neoplastic seeding complicating percutaneous ethanol injection for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. | Radiology | 1992 | 100 |
| 15 | Human obesity and endothelium‐dependent responsiveness | British Journal of Pharmacology | 2012 | 100 |
| 16 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Mast Cells and Inflammation | International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology | 2013 | 98 |
| 17 | Prognostic Significance of the Ki-67 Labeling Index in Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2008 | 89 |
| 18 | Transoral gastroplasty for morbid obesity: a multicenter trial with a 1-year outcome | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2011 | 86 |
| 19 | Review article: biofilm formation by Helicobacter pylori as a target for eradication of resistant infection | Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 2012 | 84 |
| 20 | Diverse impacts of the rs58542926 E167K variant in TM6SF2 on viral and metabolic liver disease phenotypes | Hepatology | 2016 | 83 |
| 21 | Functional role of protease activated receptors in vascular biology | Vascular Pharmacology | 2014 | 81 |
| 22 | TNF-alpha blockade induces a reversible but transient effect on endothelial dysfunction in patients with long-standing severe rheumatoid arthritis | Clinical Rheumatology | 2008 | 80 |
| 23 | Changes in body composition, substrate oxidation, and resting metabolic rate in adult celiac disease patients after a 1-y gluten-free diet treatment | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2000 | 69 |
| 24 | Obesity, blood vessels and metabolic syndrome | Acta Physiologica | 2011 | 69 |
| 25 | A polymorphism in the Irisin-encoding gene (FNDC5) associates with hepatic steatosis by differential miRNA binding to the 3′UTR | Journal of Hepatology | 2019 | 67 |
| 26 | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antagonism Improves Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Crohn's Disease | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 2008 | 66 |
| 27 | Effects of bariatric surgery on markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and endothelial function: a meta-analysis of literature studies | International Journal of Obesity | 2016 | 66 |
| 28 | Pasireotide LAR maintains inhibition of GH and IGF-1 in patients with acromegaly for up to 25 months: results from the blinded extension phase of a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, Phase III study | Pituitary | 2015 | 65 |
| 29 | Role of Dental Plaque in the Transmission of Helicobacter Pylori Infection | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology | 1996 | 65 |
| 30 | Oral Rush Desensitization in Peanut Allergy: A Case Report | Digestive Diseases and Sciences | 2006 | 64 |
| 31 | FibroGENE: A gene-based model for staging liver fibrosis | Journal of Hepatology | 2016 | 64 |
| 32 | Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica after influenza vaccination: report of 10 cases and review of the literature | Lupus | 2012 | 61 |
| 33 | Intravascular tumor necrosis factor α blockade reverses endothelial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 2006 | 52 |
| 34 | Nerve Growth Factor Interactions with Mast Cells | International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology | 2014 | 50 |
| 35 | Diagnostic performance of planar scintigraphy using 99mTc-MIBI in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a meta-analysis | Annals of Nuclear Medicine | 2012 | 48 |
| 36 | Video‐Assisted Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Benefits and Long‐Term Results | World Journal of Surgery | 2009 | 44 |
| 37 | Radically resected pituitary adenomas: prognostic role of Ki 67 labeling index in a monocentric retrospective series and literature review | Pituitary | 2014 | 44 |
| 38 | Long-term effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation for solitary small Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A retrospective analysis of 363 patients | Digestive and Liver Disease | 2013 | 44 |
| 39 | Correlation Between Metabolic Syndrome, Periodontitis and Reactive Oxygen Species Production. A Pilot Study | Open Dentistry Journal | 2017 | 44 |
| 40 | Antibodies Anti‐Caga Cross‐React with Trophoblast Cells: A Risk Factor for Pre‐Eclampsia? | Helicobacter | 2012 | 42 |
| 41 | The effect of oral supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri or tilactase in lactose intolerant patients: randomized trial | European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences | 2010 | 42 |
| 42 | Twenty-four-hour energy and nutrient balance in weight stable postobese patients after biliopancreatic diversion | Nutrition | 1996 | 41 |
| 43 | Noninvasive assessment of fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) | Translational Research | 2007 | 41 |
| 44 | Growth Hormone Receptor Variants and Response to Pegvisomant in Monotherapy or in Combination with Somatostatin Analogs in Acromegalic Patients: A Multicenter Study | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2012 | 41 |
| 45 | Coenzyme Q10 in male infertility: Physiopathology and therapy | BioFactors | 2011 | 40 |
| 46 | Efficacy of the combined cabergoline and octreotide treatment in a case of a dopamine-agonist resistant macroprolactinoma | Pituitary | 2011 | 40 |
| 47 | The Immune Response to Tumors as a Tool toward Immunotherapy | Clinical and Developmental Immunology | 2011 | 40 |
| 48 | Hormones and antioxidant systems: Role of pituitary and pituitary-dependent axes | Journal of Endocrinological Investigation | 2010 | 39 |
| 49 | Role of diffusion-weighted imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient and correlation with hepatobiliary phase findings in the differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma from dysplastic nodules in cirrhotic liver | European Radiology | 2015 | 39 |
| 50 | The Interplay between Immunity and Microbiota at Intestinal Immunological Niche: The Case of Cancer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2019 | 39 |
