Table 1 Top 10 journals that published articles on gastrointestinal microbiome
From: Emerging trends and research foci in gastrointestinal microbiome
Journal | Frequency | Country | JCR | Impact factor (2017) | Eigen factor score | Representative article and main ideas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Digestive Diseases and Sciences | 248 | USA | Q3 | 2.819 | 0.022940 | Saccharomyces boulardii is important in the maintenance treatment of Crohn’s disease [17] |
World Journal of Gastroenterology | 229 | USA | Q2 | 3.300 | 0.074030 | Butyrate, short-chain fatty acid, has a high potential for a therapeutic use in human medicine [18] |
Gut | 213 | UK | Q1 | 17.016 | 0.071930 | The metagenomic approach revealed a reduced complexity of the bacterial phylum Firmicutes as a signature of Crohn’s disease [19] |
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | 176 | USA | Q1 | 4.347 | 0.033880 | Low counts of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii are associated with a reduced protection of the gut mucosa in colitis [1] |
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition | 153 | USA | Q3 | 2.752 | 0.018600 | The 16S rRNA-based techniques provided more accurate quantitative data on gut flora development in newborns than conventional culture techniques [20] |
Gastroenterology | 152 | USA | Q1 | 20.773 | 0.120200 | New probiotic preparation is effective in preventing flare-ups of chronic pouchitis [21] |
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology | 134 | USA | Q3 | 2.968 | 0.010910 | Gut microbiome can be reprogrammed to restore beneficial host structure and functions [22] |
American Journal of Physiology Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology | 132 | USA | Q2 | 3.293 | 0.018460 | Increased intestinal permeability and portal endotoxemia contribute to the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis [23] |
Alimentary Pharmacology Therapeutics | 96 | UK | Q1 | 7.357 | 0.035700 | The effects of alteration to the bacterial flora support the hypothesis of a pathophysiological role for the intestinal environment in ulcerative colitis [24] |
Gut Pathogens | 95 | UK | Q3 | 2.809 | 0.001930 | A significant rise in Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria resulted in a decrease in anxiety symptoms gut–brain interface [25] |