Howard Mertz

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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Howard Mertz is a scholar working on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Mertz has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Gastroenterology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Howard Mertz's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (19 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (8 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (7 papers). Howard Mertz is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (19 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (8 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (7 papers). Howard Mertz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Israel. Howard Mertz's co-authors include Emeran A. Mayer, Bruce D. Naliboff, Negar Niazi, Julie Munakata, S Fullerton, Anatoly Kodner, David R. Pickens, Victoria L. Morgan, Yu Shyr and Ronald R. Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Gut and Pain.

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Howard Mertz

42 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Altered rectal perception is a biological marker of patients with irritable bowel syndrome

1995 813 citations Howard Mertz, Bruce D. Naliboff et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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#	Title	Journal	Authors	Indexed citations
1	Integrated molecular pathology accurately determines the malignant potential of pancreatic cysts	Endoscopy	Mohammad Al‐Haddad, Thomas E. Kowalski et al.	43
2	Physician knowledge of Rome symptom criteria for irritable bowel syndrome is poor among non‐gastroenterologists	Neurogastroenterology & Motility	Howard Mertz et al.	20
3	Psychotherapeutics and Serotonin Agonists and Antagonists	Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology	Howard Mertz	17
4	Validation of a Symptom Provocation Test for Laboratory Studies of Abdominal Pain and Discomfort in Children and Adolescents	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	Lynn S. Walker, Sara E. Williams et al.	37
5	The learning curve for EUS-guided FNA of pancreatic cancer	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	Howard Mertz, Shiva Gautam	126
6	Visceral hypersensitivity	Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics	Howard Mertz	66
7	CASE REPORT: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Causing Pancreatitis and Pancreaticobiliary Ductal Dilation	Digestive Diseases and Sciences	Stephen J. Polyak, Howard Mertz et al.	17
8	Role of the brain and sensory pathways in gastrointestinal sensory disorders in humans	Gut	Howard Mertz	62
9	Rapid Maturation of Gastric Relaxation in Newborn Infants	Pediatric Research	Tsili Zangen, Howard Mertz et al.	14
10	Regional cerebral activation in irritable bowel syndrome and control subjects with painful and nonpainful rectal distention	Gastroenterology	Howard Mertz, Victoria L. Morgan et al.	461
11	Symptoms and Physiology in Severe Chronic Constipation	The American Journal of Gastroenterology	Howard Mertz, Bruce D. Naliboff et al.	85
12	Symptoms and visceral perception in severe functional and organic dyspepsia	Gut	Howard Mertz, S Fullerton et al.	211
13	Subtypes of constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome based on rectal perception	Gut	F Harraf, Max J. Schmulson et al.	59
14	Effect of Amitryptiline on Symptoms, Sleep, and Visceral Perception in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia	The American Journal of Gastroenterology	Howard Mertz, Ronnie Fass et al.	170
15	Gastric metaplasia of the duodenum: identification by an endoscopic selective mucosal staining technique	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	Howard Mertz, Thomas O. Kovacs et al.	13
16	Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound in tumor staging after radiation and chemotherapy	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	Wui K. Chong, Howard Mertz et al.	1
17	[Nephrotic syndrome in familial Mediterranean fever--effect of colchicine therapy].	PubMed	Howard Mertz et al.	1
18	Sleep and duodenal motor activity in patients with severe non-ulcer dyspepsia.	Gut	Deepu David, Howard Mertz et al.	41
19	The gastrin-receptor antagonist L-365,260 inhibits stimulated acid secretion in humans	Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics	M. Gail Murphy, Thomas O. Kovacs et al.	27
20	Diagnosis ofCampylobacter pylori gastritis	Digestive Diseases and Sciences	Howard Mertz, Norman LaFrance et al.	5

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