| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Radiofrequency ablation in Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2009
|
10.91
|
|
2
|
Direct health care costs of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in US children and adults.
|
Gastroenterology
|
2008
|
3.79
|
|
3
|
Durability of radiofrequency ablation in Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia.
|
Gastroenterology
|
2011
|
3.44
|
|
4
|
Constipation and a low-fiber diet are not associated with diverticulosis.
|
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
|
2013
|
3.31
|
|
5
|
A high-fiber diet does not protect against asymptomatic diverticulosis.
|
Gastroenterology
|
2011
|
3.03
|
|
6
|
Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites: results from the North Carolina colon cancer study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2003
|
2.06
|
|
7
|
Liver transplantation for acute liver failure from drug induced liver injury in the United States.
|
Liver Transpl
|
2004
|
1.96
|
|
8
|
Food nutrition label use is associated with demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors and dietary intake among African Americans in North Carolina.
|
J Am Diet Assoc
|
2005
|
1.92
|
|
9
|
Probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 versus placebo for the symptoms of bloating in patients with functional bowel disorders: a double-blind study.
|
J Clin Gastroenterol
|
2011
|
1.88
|
|
10
|
Common genetic polymorphisms affect the human requirement for the nutrient choline.
|
FASEB J
|
2006
|
1.88
|
|
11
|
Eating at fast-food restaurants is associated with dietary intake, demographic, psychosocial and behavioural factors among African Americans in North Carolina.
|
Public Health Nutr
|
2004
|
1.87
|
|
12
|
Long-term use of beta-carotene, retinol, lycopene, and lutein supplements and lung cancer risk: results from the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2009
|
1.63
|
|
13
|
High case volumes and surgical fellowships are associated with improved outcomes for bariatric surgery patients: a justification of current credentialing initiatives for practice and training.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2010
|
1.57
|
|
14
|
Methods and strategies to recruit African Americans into cancer prevention surveillance studies.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2005
|
1.50
|
|
15
|
Diet, lifestyle, and genomic instability in the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2005
|
1.45
|
|
16
|
Longitudinal changes in lifestyle behaviors and health status in colon cancer survivors.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2004
|
1.45
|
|
17
|
The natural history of pancreatitis-induced splenic vein thrombosis.
|
Ann Surg
|
2004
|
1.34
|
|
18
|
Utilization of healthcare resources by U.S. children and adults with inflammatory bowel disease.
|
Inflamm Bowel Dis
|
2011
|
1.33
|
|
19
|
Associations of micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and whites: results from the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2003
|
1.29
|
|
20
|
Metabolomic profiling reveals mitochondrial-derived lipid biomarkers that drive obesity-associated inflammation.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.27
|
|
21
|
Associations of psychosocial factors with fruit and vegetable intake among African-Americans.
|
Public Health Nutr
|
2007
|
1.26
|
|
22
|
Hidden barriers between knowledge and behavior: the North Carolina prostate cancer screening and treatment experience.
|
Cancer
|
2007
|
1.17
|
|
23
|
Constipation, laxative use, and colon cancer in a North Carolina population.
|
Am J Gastroenterol
|
2003
|
1.16
|
|
24
|
Recent trends in bariatric surgery case volume in the United States.
|
Surgery
|
2009
|
1.14
|
|
25
|
Associations of herbal and specialty supplements with lung and colorectal cancer risk in the VITamins and Lifestyle study.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2009
|
1.14
|
|
26
|
Race, healthcare access and physician trust among prostate cancer patients.
|
Cancer Causes Control
|
2009
|
1.12
|
|
27
|
Nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomic footprinting of human hepatic stem cells and hepatoblasts cultured in hyaluronan-matrix hydrogels.
|
Stem Cells
|
2008
|
1.12
|
|
28
|
A diet high in fruits and low in meats reduces the risk of colorectal adenomas.
|
J Nutr
|
2007
|
1.11
|
|
29
|
Food groups and colon cancer risk in African-Americans and Caucasians.
|
Int J Cancer
|
2004
|
1.11
|
|
30
|
The association between diabetes, insulin use, and colorectal cancer among Whites and African Americans.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2009
|
1.10
|
|
31
|
Consumption of trans-fatty acid and its association with colorectal adenomas.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2008
|
1.06
|
|
32
|
Psychologic well-being of surgery residents after inception of the 80-hour workweek: a multi-institutional study.
|
Surgery
|
2005
|
1.05
|
|
33
|
Aberrant estrogen regulation of PEMT results in choline deficiency-associated liver dysfunction.
|
J Biol Chem
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
34
|
Demographic, behavioral, psychosocial, and dietary correlates of cancer screening in African Americans.
|
J Health Care Poor Underserved
|
2007
|
0.99
|
|
35
|
Dietary patterns and colon cancer risk in Whites and African Americans in the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study.
|
Nutr Cancer
|
2009
|
0.98
|
|
36
|
Gastric cancer and the high combination prevalence of host cytokine genotypes and Helicobacter pylori in Honduras.
|
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
|
2006
|
0.98
|
|
37
|
Calcium, dietary, and lifestyle factors in the prevention of colorectal adenomas.
|
Cancer
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
38
|
A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial of air insufflation versus carbon dioxide insufflation during ERCP.
|
Gastrointest Endosc
|
2010
|
0.94
|
|
39
|
What do surgery residents do on their call nights?
|
Am J Surg
|
2004
|
0.94
|
|
40
|
Validation of an antioxidant nutrient questionnaire in whites and African Americans.
|
J Am Diet Assoc
|
2009
|
0.93
|
|
41
|
Comparison of three methods of measuring dietary fat consumption by African-American adults.
|
J Am Diet Assoc
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
42
|
Gastric bypass reduces biochemical cardiac risk factors.
|
Surg Obes Relat Dis
|
2006
|
0.92
|
|
43
|
Association of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease with other immune-mediated diseases.
|
Arch Dis Child
|
2011
|
0.91
|
|
44
|
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for healthful dietary change in African Americans.
|
Am J Health Behav
|
2007
|
0.91
|
|
45
|
PG-mediated closure of paracellular pathway and not restitution is the primary determinant of barrier recovery in acutely injured porcine ileum.
|
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
|
2003
|
0.89
|
|
46
|
Gastroesophageal reflux disease as an etiology of sleep disturbance in subjects with insomnia and minimal reflux symptoms: a pilot study of prevalence and response to therapy.
|
Dig Dis Sci
|
2008
|
0.88
|
|
47
|
Depressive symptoms and mortality in lung transplant.
|
Clin Transplant
|
2010
|
0.88
|
|
48
|
Association of eleven common, low-penetrance colorectal cancer susceptibility genetic variants at six risk loci with clinical outcome.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.88
|
|
49
|
Choline dehydrogenase polymorphism rs12676 is a functional variation and is associated with changes in human sperm cell function.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
50
|
CD24 can be used to isolate Lgr5+ putative colonic epithelial stem cells in mice.
|
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
51
|
Role of HGF in obesity-associated tumorigenesis: C3(1)-TAg mice as a model for human basal-like breast cancer.
|
Breast Cancer Res Treat
|
2013
|
0.87
|
|
52
|
Perceived family history risk and symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer: the North Carolina Prostate Cancer Outcomes study.
|
Cancer
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
53
|
Genetic signatures in choline and 1-carbon metabolism are associated with the severity of hepatic steatosis.
|
FASEB J
|
2013
|
0.85
|
|
54
|
Prevalence of thrombophilias in patients presenting for bariatric surgery.
|
Obes Surg
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
55
|
Hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptive use, and distal large bowel cancer: a population-based case-control study.
|
Am J Gastroenterol
|
2010
|
0.83
|
|
56
|
Oral bovine serum concentrate improves cryptosporidial enteritis in calves.
|
Pediatr Res
|
2002
|
0.83
|
|
57
|
Inverse relationship between moderate alcohol intake and rectal cancer: analysis of the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study.
|
Dis Colon Rectum
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
58
|
A national comparison of surgical versus percutaneous drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts: 1997-2001.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
59
|
Assessment of serum proteomics to detect large colon adenomas.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
60
|
The impact of socioeconomic factors on patient preparation for bariatric surgery.
|
Obes Surg
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
61
|
Moderate alcohol consumption protects against colorectal adenomas in smokers.
|
Dig Dis Sci
|
2007
|
0.80
|
|
62
|
Ciprofloxacin for the prevention of postoperative recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.
|
Inflamm Bowel Dis
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
63
|
Impact of donor age and year of transplant on graft survival in liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C.
|
Am J Transplant
|
2004
|
0.80
|
|
64
|
Does ablative therapy for Barrett esophagus affect the depth of subsequent esophageal biopsy as compared with controls?
|
J Clin Gastroenterol
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
65
|
Gastrointestinal complications after coronary artery bypass grafting: a national study of morbidity and mortality predictors.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
66
|
Cholecystectomy and the risk of colorectal adenomas.
|
Dig Dis Sci
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
67
|
Risk of diagnosed fractures in children with inflammatory bowel diseases.
|
Inflamm Bowel Dis
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
68
|
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) is not an independent biomarker of colorectal adenoma risk.
|
BMC Res Notes
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
69
|
Effect of GI endoscopy nurse experience on screening colonoscopy outcomes.
|
Gastrointest Endosc
|
2009
|
0.75
|