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. 2021 Apr 7;27(13):1341–1353. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i13.1341

Table 3.

Top 20 most cited articles on the microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome research in the last two decades (2000-2019)

SCR
Ref.
Title
Year
Source title
Cited by
1st Roberfroid et al[49] "Prebiotic effects: Metabolic and health benefits" 2010 British Journal of Nutrition 1147
2nd O'Mahony et al[44] "Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in irritable bowel syndrome: Symptom responses and relationship to cytokine profiles" 2005 Gastroenterology 1042
3rd Claesson et al[37] "Composition, variability, and temporal stability of the intestinal microbiota of the elderly" 2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 836
4th Collins et al[38] "The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain” 2012 Nature Reviews Microbiology 735
5th Kassinen et al[40] "The fecal microbiota of irritable bowel syndrome patients differs significantly from that of healthy subjects” 2007 Gastroenterology 684
6th Pimentel et al[46] "Rifaximin therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome without constipation" 2011 New England Journal of Medicine 659
7th Rinttilä et al[48] "Development of an extensive set of 16S rDNA-targeted primers for quantification of pathogenic and indigenous bacteria in faecal samples by real-time PCR" 2004 Journal of Applied Microbiology 658
8th O'Mahony et al[45] "Early life stress alters behavior, immunity, and microbiota in rats: implications for irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric illnesses " 2009 Biological Psychiatry 634
9th Rolfe[50] “The role of probiotic cultures in the control of gastrointestinal health” 2000 Journal of Nutrition 584
10h Carabotti et al[36] “The gut-brain axis: Interactions between enteric microbiota, central and enteric nervous systems" 2015 Annals of Gastroenterology 580
11th De Vrese and Schrezenmeir[39] "Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics" 2008 Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology 575
12th Rajilić-Stojanović et al[47] "Global and deep molecular analysis of microbiota signatures in fecal samples from patients with irritable bowel syndrome" 2011 Gastroenterology 545
13th Whorwell et al[55] "Efficacy of an encapsulated probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in women with irritable bowel syndrome" 2006 American Journal of Gastroenterology 541
13th Swidsinski et al[54] "Spatial organization and composition of the mucosal flora in patients with inflammatory bowel disease" 2005 Journal of Clinical Microbiology 541
15th Malinen et al[41] "Analysis of the fecal microbiota of irritable bowel syndrome patients and healthy controls with real-time PCR" 2005 American Journal of Gastroenterology 523
16th Mayer et al[42] "Gut/brain axis and the microbiota" 2015 Journal of Clinical Investigation 519
17th Simrén et al[52] "Intestinal microbiota in functional bowel disorders: A Rome foundation report" 2013 Gut 510
18th Spiller and Garsed[53] "Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome " 2009 Gastroenterology 508
19th Rousseaux et al[51] "Lactobacillus acidophilus modulates intestinal pain and induces opioid and cannabinoid receptors" 2007 Nature Medicine 500
20th Nobaek et al[43] "Alteration of intestinal microflora is associated with reduction in abdominal bloating and pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome" 2000 American Journal of Gastroenterology 498