Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan

45.2k total citations · 14 hit papers
498 papers, 22.5k citations indexed

About

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan is a scholar working on Genetics, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan has authored 498 papers receiving a total of 22.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 324 papers in Genetics, 300 papers in Epidemiology and 151 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (316 papers), Microscopic Colitis (264 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (62 papers). Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (316 papers), Microscopic Colitis (264 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (62 papers). Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan's co-authors include David G. Binion, Hamed Khalili, Emily L. McGinley, Andrew T. Chan, Kia Saeian, James M. Richter, Vijay Yajnik, Millie D. Long, Leslie M. Higuchi and Charles S. Fuchs and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan

469 papers receiving 22.1k citations

Hit Papers

Epidemiology and risk factors for IBD 2013 2026 2017 2021 2015 2013 2019 2017 2013 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Epidemiology and risk factors for IBD
    2015 1.3k citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan profile →
  2. Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infections
    2013 1.2k citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →
  3. ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults
    2019 1.0k citations David T. Rubin, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →
  4. Environmental triggers in IBD: a review of progress and evidence
    2017 662 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. profile →
  5. A Prospective Study of Long-term Intake of Dietary Fiber and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
    2013 453 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  6. Long-term intake of dietary fat and risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
    2013 380 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili et al. profile →
  7. Gut Microbiome Function Predicts Response to Anti-integrin Biologic Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
    2017 307 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili et al. profile →
  8. Depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment
    2022 302 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. profile →
  9. Changing Global Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Sustaining Health Care Delivery Into the 21st Century
    2020 187 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Gilaad G. Kaplan et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology profile →
  10. Gut microbial metabolism of 5-ASA diminishes its clinical efficacy in inflammatory bowel disease
    2023 95 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Andrew T. Chan et al. profile →
  11. The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon
    2023 94 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Ramnik J. Xavier et al. profile →
  12. AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Role of Biomarkers for the Management of Ulcerative Colitis
    2023 71 citations Siddharth Singh, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  13. Food Processing and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2023 67 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology profile →
  14. Microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms of disease and therapeutic opportunities
    2025 42 citations Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan United States 76 11.6k 10.6k 5.8k 4.4k 3.7k 498 22.5k
David T. Rubin United States 64 11.1k 1.0× 8.5k 0.8× 5.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 727 18.1k
Gilaad G. Kaplan Canada 76 15.7k 1.4× 13.3k 1.3× 11.2k 1.9× 6.2k 1.4× 3.9k 1.0× 486 34.2k
Subrata Ghosh United Kingdom 81 17.1k 1.5× 12.2k 1.2× 8.5k 1.5× 5.1k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 590 31.0k
Richard N. Fedorak Canada 71 15.4k 1.3× 11.8k 1.1× 6.7k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 393 27.2k
Eric I. Benchimol Canada 48 9.7k 0.8× 7.6k 0.7× 5.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 258 19.7k
Siew C. Ng Hong Kong 83 10.1k 0.9× 7.5k 0.7× 8.5k 1.5× 10.5k 2.4× 5.8k 1.6× 412 30.3k
Anne M. Griffiths Canada 77 16.1k 1.4× 11.3k 1.1× 7.3k 1.2× 2.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 363 23.0k
Julián Panés Spain 84 14.2k 1.2× 11.2k 1.1× 8.5k 1.5× 2.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 590 26.0k
Remo Panaccione Canada 81 26.4k 2.3× 19.4k 1.8× 10.1k 1.7× 4.4k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 704 36.7k
Siddharth Singh United States 72 6.9k 0.6× 11.1k 1.1× 6.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 736 0.2× 412 20.9k

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All Works

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Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N., et al.. (2025). Transcriptome Profiling and Viral−Human Interactome Insights Into HBV‐Driven Oncogenic Alterations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Microbiology and Immunology. 69(6). 326–338. 1 indexed citations
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Gros, Beatriz, James A. King, Joseph W. Windsor, et al.. (2025). Environmental risk factors of inflammatory bowel disease: toward a strategy of preventative health. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 19(4). 6 indexed citations
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Sasson, Alexa N., Jessica Noelting, Katherine J. P. Schwenger, et al.. (2025). Clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease patients with short bowel syndrome on home parenteral nutrition are comparable to those with short bowel syndrome from other etiologies. Clinical Nutrition. 49. 149–156. 1 indexed citations
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Zamani, Mohammad, Shaghayegh Alizadeh‐Tabari, Scott E. Kasner, et al.. (2024). Risk of Common Neurological Disorders in Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 30(11). 2195–2204. 11 indexed citations
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Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N., M. Hassan Murad, Frank I. Scott, et al.. (2024). Comparative Efficacy of Advanced Therapies for Management of Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis: 2024 American Gastroenterological Association Evidence Synthesis. Gastroenterology. 167(7). 1460–1482. 18 indexed citations
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Cohen, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Predicting Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in a Prospective Multicenter Cohort. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 31(6). 1548–1555. 2 indexed citations
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Loftus, Edward V., Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Wan‐Ju Lee, et al.. (2023). Content Validity and Psychometric Evaluation of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue (FACIT–Fatigue) in Patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. PharmacoEconomics - Open. 7(5). 823–840. 8 indexed citations
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Geem, Duke, David M. Hercules, Suresh Venkateswaran, et al.. (2023). Progression of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Is Associated With Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor Timing and Body Mass Index Z-Score Normalization. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 22(2). 368–376.e4. 9 indexed citations
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Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N., et al.. (2023). Mild Crohn’s Disease: Definition and Management. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 25(3). 45–51. 15 indexed citations
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Dulai, Parambir S., Victoria Rai, Laura E. Raffals, et al.. (2022). Recommendations on the Appropriate Management of Steroids and Discharge Planning During and After Hospital Admission for Moderate-Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Results of a RAND Appropriateness Panel. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117(8). 1288–1295. 5 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sonia, et al.. (2020). Incidence and Predictors of Flares in the Postpartum Year Among Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 26(12). 1926–1932. 28 indexed citations
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Barnes, Edward L., Laura H. Raffals, Millie D. Long, et al.. (2020). Disease and Treatment Patterns Among Patients With Pouch-related Conditions in a Cohort of Large Tertiary Care Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centers in the United States. Crohn s & Colitis 360. 2(3). otaa039–otaa039. 8 indexed citations
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Lavoie, Sydney, Kara L. Conway, Kara G. Lassen, et al.. (2019). The Crohn’s disease polymorphism, ATG16L1 T300A, alters the gut microbiota and enhances the local Th1/Th17 response. eLife. 8. 98 indexed citations
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Tran, Gloria, Nienke Z. Borren, Danny J. Avalos, et al.. (2018). Effect of Accelerated Infliximab Induction on Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Multicenter Study and Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 17(3). 502–509.e1. 64 indexed citations
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Cholapranee, Aurada, Glen Hazlewood, Gilaad G. Kaplan, Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet, & Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan. (2017). Systematic review with meta‐analysis: comparative efficacy of biologics for induction and maintenance of mucosal healing in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis controlled trials. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 45(10). 1291–1302. 221 indexed citations
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Swaminath, Arun, et al.. (2017). Systematic review with meta‐analysis: enteral nutrition therapy for the induction of remission in paediatric Crohn's disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 46(7). 645–656. 111 indexed citations
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Song, Mingyang, Gauree G. Konijeti, Chen Yuan, et al.. (2016). Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Vitamin D Binding Protein, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study. Cancer Prevention Research. 9(8). 664–672. 32 indexed citations
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Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N., Andrew Cagan, Tianxi Cai, et al.. (2015). Common Genetic Variants Influence Circulating Vitamin D Levels in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 21(11). 2507–2514. 27 indexed citations
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Liao, Katherine P., Dorothée Diogo, Jing Cui, et al.. (2013). The association between low density lipoprotein (LDL) and RA genetic factors with LDL levels in rheumatoid arthritis and non-RA controls. PubMed Central. 21 indexed citations

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