Standout Papers

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  1. Global Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-analysis (2012)
    Rebecca Lovell, Alexander C. Ford Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  2. Prevalence of, and Risk Factors for, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in the Community: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2011)
    Alexander C. Ford et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  3. Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2014)
    Alexander C. Ford, Eamonn M.M. Quigley et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  4. The efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review (2008)
    Paul Moayyedi, Alexander C. Ford et al. Gut
  5. Global prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome III or IV criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
    Priya Oka, Heather Parr et al. ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  6. Efficacy of Biological Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2011)
    Alexander C. Ford, William J. Sandborn et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  7. American College of Gastroenterology Monograph on the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (2014)
    Alexander C. Ford, Paul Moayyedi et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  8. Irritable bowel syndrome (2020)
    Alexander C. Ford, Ami D. Sperber et al. The Lancet
  9. Prevalence of Symptoms Meeting Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2012)
    Stephen Halpin, Alexander C. Ford The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  10. Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy to prevent gastric cancer in healthy asymptomatic infected individuals: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2014)
    Alexander C. Ford, Donald T. Forman et al. BMJ
  11. Global prevalence of, and risk factors for, gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms: a meta-analysis (2017)
    Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Raguprakash Ratnakumaran et al. Gut
  12. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2017)
    Alexander C. Ford, Brian E. Lacy et al. New England Journal of Medicine
  13. Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
    Brigida Barberio, Mohammad Zamani et al. ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  14. Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (2016)
    Gerald Holtmann, Alexander C. Ford et al. ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  15. Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the efficacy of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and antibiotics in irritable bowel syndrome (2018)
    Alexander C. Ford, Lucinda A. Harris et al. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  16. Global prevalence of, and risk factors for, uninvestigated dyspepsia: a meta-analysis (2014)
    Alexander C. Ford, Avantika Marwaha et al. Gut
  17. Global burden of irritable bowel syndrome: trends, predictions and risk factors (2020)
    Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  18. Functional gastrointestinal disorders: advances in understanding and management (2020)
    Christopher J. Black, Douglas A. Drossman et al. The Lancet
  19. Effect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies, Including Hypnotherapy, in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2014)
    Alexander C. Ford, Eamonn M.M. Quigley et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  20. Functional dyspepsia (2020)
    Alexander C. Ford, Sanjiv Mahadeva et al. The Lancet
  21. British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome (2021)
    Dipesh H. Vasant, Peter Paine et al. Gut
  22. Helicobacter pylorieradication therapy to prevent gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
    Alexander C. Ford, Yuhong Yuan et al. Gut
  23. Bi-directionality of Brain–Gut Interactions in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (2018)
    David J. Gracie, Elspeth Guthrie et al. Gastroenterology
  24. Effect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2018)
    Alexander C. Ford, Brian E. Lacy et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  25. American College of Gastroenterology Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2018)
    Alexander C. Ford, Paul Moayyedi et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  26. The influence of the brain–gut axis in inflammatory bowel disease and possible implications for treatment (2019)
    David J. Gracie, P. J. Hamlin et al. ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  27. Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis (2021)
    Christopher J. Black, Heidi M. Staudacher et al. Gut
  28. Global prevalence of functional constipation according to the Rome criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
    Brigida Barberio, Ciaran Judge et al. ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  29. Eradication Therapy to Prevent Gastric Cancer in Helicobacter pylori–Positive Individuals: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies (2025)
    Alexander C. Ford, Yuhong Yuan et al. Gastroenterology

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Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Prevalence of Symptoms Meeting Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alexander C. Ford 18357 12084 5450 425 28.8k
Paul Moayyedi 16395 17119 4630 431 30.0k
Eamonn M.M. Quigley 17605 10031 3607 526 36.0k
Nicholas J. Talley 22145 22353 3093 762 34.4k
Alan R. Zinsmeister 21889 25317 11329 698 49.4k
Magnus Simrén 16194 7359 2186 437 21.8k
William D. Chey 18564 12722 2103 462 24.5k
Peter J. Whorwell 11768 5532 1605 323 17.3k
Roberto De Giorgio 9512 6920 2412 429 16.7k
Gerald Holtmann 9055 6306 1415 392 13.7k
Vincenzo Stanghellini 13906 9786 1216 293 18.8k

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