Christopher J. Black

8.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
109 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Black is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Black has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Gastroenterology, 47 papers in Surgery and 19 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Black's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (75 papers), Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (24 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (20 papers). Christopher J. Black is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (75 papers), Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (24 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (20 papers). Christopher J. Black collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Christopher J. Black's co-authors include Alexander C. Ford, Brigida Barberio, Edoardo Savarino, Lesley A. Houghton, Eamonn M.M. Quigley, Paul Moayyedi, Heidi M. Staudacher, Nicholas Burr, Priya Oka and Heather Parr and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Gastroenterology and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Black

103 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Global prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome III or IV criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 526 citations Brigida Barberio, Christopher J. Black et al. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology profile →
Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 429 citations Brigida Barberio, Christopher J. Black et al. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology profile →
Global burden of irritable bowel syndrome: trends, predictions and risk factors

2020 353 citations Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford profile →
Functional gastrointestinal disorders: advances in understanding and management

2020 323 citations Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford et al. profile →
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome

2021 304 citations Dipesh H. Vasant, Peter Paine et al. Gut profile →
Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis

2021 210 citations Christopher J. Black, Heidi M. Staudacher et al. Gut profile →
Efficacy of biological therapies and small molecules in induction and maintenance of remission in luminal Crohn’s disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis

2022 102 citations Brigida Barberio, David J. Gracie et al. Gut profile →
Irritable bowel syndrome and mental health comorbidity — approach to multidisciplinary management

2023 100 citations Heidi M. Staudacher, Christopher J. Black et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. Black

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prevalence of Opioid Use and Associated Healthcare Outcomes in Rome IV Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the United Kingdom 2025 ·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·Mohsin F. Butt, Vivek C. Goodoory, Cho Ee Ng, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford, Maura Corsetti, Peter Paine	0
2	Efficacy of dietary interventions in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis 2025 ·The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology ·Michael S. Cuffe, Heidi M. Staudacher, Imran Aziz, (unknown), Claudia Krieger‐Grübel, Ana María Madrid, Bodil Ohlsson, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford	6
3	P1021 Comparison of subcutaneous and intravenous infliximab in patients with inflammatory bowel disease showed no differences in immunogenicity or treatment persistence at one year 2024 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·(unknown), (unknown), Christopher J. Black, Christian P. Selinger	2
4	Validating Simple Modifications to the Rome IV Criteria for the Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Secondary Care 2024 ·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·Vivek C. Goodoory, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford	3
5	Harms with placebo in trials of biological therapies and small molecules as induction therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2024 ·The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology ·Shahida Din, Jonathan Segal, Jonathan Blackwell, Beatriz Gros, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford	6
6	Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Efficacy of Mesalamine in Irritable Bowel Syndrome 2023 ·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Vivek C. Goodoory, Ashok K. Tuteja, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford	13
7	Novel symptom clusters predict disease impact and healthcare utilisation in inflammatory bowel disease: Prospective longitudinal follow‐up study 2023 ·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·(unknown), Keeley M. Fairbrass, Christopher J. Black, David J. Gracie, Alexander C. Ford	5
8	Comparison of drugs for active eosinophilic oesophagitis: systematic review and network meta-analysis 2023 ·Gut ·Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Brigida Barberio, Giulio Del Corso, Nicola de Bortoli, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford, Edoardo Savarino	37
9	The national prevalence of disorders of gut brain interaction in the United Kingdom in comparison to their worldwide prevalence: Results from the Rome foundation global epidemiology study 2023 ·Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·(unknown), Lesley A. Houghton, Robert West, Anurag K. Agrawal, Imran Aziz, Christopher J. Black, Maura Corsetti, Farag Shuweihdi, Maria Eugenicos, Peter Paine, Alexander C. Ford, Peter J. Whorwell, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Olafur S. Palsson, Ami D. Sperber, Dipesh H. Vasant	14
10	Efficacy of biological therapies and small molecules in induction and maintenance of remission in luminal Crohn’s disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis breakdown → 2022 ·Gut ·Brigida Barberio, David J. Gracie, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford	102
11	Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis breakdown → 2021 ·Gut ·Christopher J. Black, Heidi M. Staudacher, Alexander C. Ford	210
12	Efficacy of biological therapies and small molecules in moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: systematic review and network meta-analysis 2021 ·Gut ·Nicholas Burr, David J. Gracie, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford	104
13	P326 Identification of novel subgroups in irritable bowel syndrome using latent class analysis: beyond stool form 2021 ·Christopher J. Black, Yan Yiannakou, Lesley A. Houghton, Elspeth Guthrie, Robert West, Alexander C. Ford	1
14	O61 Efficacy of psychological therapies for irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis 2021 ·Christopher J. Black, Elyse R. Thakur, Lesley A. Houghton, Eamonn M.M. Quigley, Paul Moayyedi, Alexander C. Ford	0
15	Systematic review and network meta‐analysis: efficacy of drugs for functional dyspepsia 2020 ·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·Alexander C. Ford, Paul Moayyedi, Christopher J. Black, Yuhong Yuan, Sajesh K. Veettil, Sanjiv Mahadeva, Kirati Kengkla, (unknown), Yeong Yeh Lee	67
16	Systematic review with meta‐analysis: efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome 2019 ·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·Gianluca Ianiro, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Christopher J. Black, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota, Alexander C. Ford	132
17	Efficacy of soluble fibre, antispasmodic drugs, and gut–brain neuromodulators in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis 2019 ·The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology ·Christopher J. Black, Yuhong Yuan, Christian P. Selinger, Michael Camilleri, Eamonn M.M. Quigley, Paul Moayyedi, Alexander C. Ford	108
18	The Same Story or a Unique Novel? Within-Participant Principal-Component Analysis of Measures of Training Load in Professional Rugby Union Skills Training 2018 ·International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance ·Dan Weaving, Nicholas Dalton‐Barron, Christopher J. Black, Joshua Darrall‐Jones, Padraic J. Phibbs, Michael P. Gray, Ben Jones, Gregory Roe	33
19	AODWE-008 Multicentre ecco collaborative group study to evaluate the need for re-intervention following multimodal treatment in crohn`s disease with perianal fistula 2017 ·HighWire Press Open Archive ·Christopher J. Black, Daniela Pugliese, Kapil Sahnan, (unknown), Gionata Fiorino, Alessandro Armuzzi, K.H. Katsanos, Dimitrios Christodoulou, Christian P. Selinger, Giovanni Maconi, Uri Kopylov, (unknown), Konstantinos Κarmiris, Yana Davidov, (unknown), (unknown), Shomron Ben‐Horin, Silvio Danese, Nicola Fearnhead, Shaji Sebastian	1
20	Reproductive function prior to disease onset in women with scleroderma 1992 ·Lara D. Veeken ·H. Englert, Paul Brennan, Don McNeil, Christopher J. Black, A J Silman	30

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