Stuart J. Spechler

36.5k citations

352 papers · 20.0k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 68

Impact in

Gastroenterology top 0.01%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Surgery top 0.02%
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

Papers in

Gastroenterology 149
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments 136
Surgery 287
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment 148
- Esophageal and GI Pathology 115
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis 100
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies 96

Co-authors: Rhonda F. Souza Raj K. Goyal D. O. Castell Kerry B. Dunbar Linda A. Feagins Wilhelm G. Doos Nicholas J. Shaheen Edaire Cheng
Journals: Gastroenterology (78 papers)The American Journal of Gastroenterology (31 papers)American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology (23 papers)Digestive Diseases and Sciences (18 papers)Gut (12 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

In The Last Decade

Stuart J. Spechler

338 papers receiving 19.3k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

ACG Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 2021 · 475 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 The American Journal of Gastroenterology
2014 New England Journal of Medicine
2011 Gastroenterology
2001 JAMA
2001 Gut
1999 Gut
1994 The Lancet
1986 New England Journal of Medicine
1984 PubMed

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stuart J. Spechler

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Stuart J. Spechler, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Differences in Functional Lumen Imaging Probe ( FLIP ) Panometry Patterns Among Obese and Bariatric Surgery Patients With and Without Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ( GERD ) Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Anh D. Nguyen, 褚银平, Michael Shoolbred, Judith Billingham, A.J.P. Schild, Dan Davis, Rhonda F. Souza, Vani J. Konda, Stuart J. Spechler	2025	0
2	Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Panometry Findings in Obese Patient Populations Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Anh D. Nguyen, Michael Shoolbred, 褚银平, Daisha J. Cipher, Judith Billingham, A.J.P. Schild, Dan Davis, Rhonda F. Souza, Vani J. Konda, Stuart J. Spechler	2024	1
3	Botulinum toxin injection of the lower esophageal sphincter to identify achalasia-variant esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction Diseases of the Esophagus ·A.J.P. Schild, Judith Billingham, Anh D. Nguyen, Eitan Podgaetz, Rhonda F. Souza, Vani J. Konda, Stuart J. Spechler	2024	1
4	Efficacy and Predictors of Success of Esophageal Hydraulic Balloon Dilation in Patients With and Without Previous Foregut Surgery Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·Anh D. Nguyen, kooyoul Kang, Jesse Zhang, A Bassareo, A.J.P. Schild, Daisha J. Cipher, Rhonda F. Souza, Stuart J. Spechler, Vani J. Konda	2023	0
5	Patient journey in erosive oesophagitis: real-world perspectives from US physicians and patients BMJ Open Gastroenterology ·Michael F. Vaezi, Stephen Brunton, A. Mark Fendrick, Colin W. Howden, Lalu Muhammad Arif, Corey Pelletier, Midori Ishihara, Stuart J. Spechler	2022	2
6	Spastic secondary contractile patterns identified by FLIP panometry in symptomatic patients with unremarkable high‐resolution manometry Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Anh D. Nguyen, A Bassareo, A.J.P. Schild, N. D. LANGE, Eitan Podgaetz, Marc A. Ward, Rhonda F. Souza, Stuart J. Spechler, Vani J. Konda	2022	5
7	Screening for Barrett’s oesophagus: are we looking for the right thing? Gut ·Stuart J. Spechler	2020	5
8	Aspirin prevents NF-κB activation and CDX2 expression stimulated by acid and bile salts in oesophageal squamous cells of patients with Barrett's oesophagus Gut ·Xiaofang Huo, Xi Zhang, Chunhua Yu, Edaire Cheng, Qiuyang Zhang, Kerry B. Dunbar, Thai Pham, John P. Lynch, David H. Wang, Robert S. Bresalier, Stuart J. Spechler, Rhonda F. Souza	2017	33
9	Hypoxia-inducible factor-2α plays a role in mediating oesophagitis in GORD Gut ·Xiaofang Huo, Agoston T. Agoston, Kerry B. Dunbar, Daisha J. Cipher, Xi Zhang, Chunhua Yu, Edaire Cheng, Qiuyang Zhang, Thai Pham, Uttam K. Tambar, Richard K. Bruick, David H. Wang, Robert D. Odze, Stuart J. Spechler, Rhonda F. Souza	2016	43
10	Identification of Quality Measures for Performance of and Interpretation of Data From Esophageal Manometry Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Rena Yadlapati, Andrew J. Gawron, Rajesh N. Keswani, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Donald O. Castell, Kerry B. Dunbar, C. Prakash Gyawali, Blair A. Jobe, Philip O. Katz, David A. Katzka, Brian E. Lacy, Benson T. Massey, Joel E. Richter, Felice Schnoll‐Sussman, Stuart J. Spechler, Roger P. Tatum, Marcelo F. Vela, John E. Pandolfino	2015	19
11	Hedgehog signaling regulates FOXA2 in esophageal embryogenesis and Barrett’s metaplasia Journal of Clinical Investigation ·David H. Wang, Anjana Tiwari, Naoko Nohara, Nicholas J. Clemons, Elizabeth Aylas Flórez, Marjo Kärkkäinen, David M. Berman, Elizabeth A. Montgomery, D. Neil Watkins, Xi Zhang, Qiuyang Zhang, Chunfa Jie, Stuart J. Spechler, Rhonda F. Souza	2014	74
12	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) . State of the art Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia ·Stuart J. Spechler	2007	0
13	GERD 2003 – A Consensus on the Way Ahead Digestion ·Steven F. Moss, David Armstrong, R. Arnold, Péter Ferenci, Kwong Ming Fock, Gerald Holtmann, Denis M. McCarthy, Joaquim P. Moraes-Filho, E. Mutschler, Raymond J. Playford, Stuart J. Spechler, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Irvin M. Modlin	2003	37
14	Nighttime heartburn is an underappreciated clinical problem that impacts sleep and daytime function Gastroenterology ·Reza Shaker, Donald O. Castell, Phillip Schoenfeld, Stuart J. Spechler	2001	5
15	Classification of oesophageal motility abnormalities Gut ·Stuart J. Spechler, D. O. Castell Hit paper breakdown →	2001	483
16	Endoscopic assessment of oesophagitis: clinical and functional correlates and further validation of the Los Angeles classification Gut ·Lars Lundell, John Dent, J R Bennett, A. L. Blum, David Armstrong, J. P. Galmiche, Frank B. Johnson, Michio Hongo, Joel E. Richter, Stuart J. Spechler, G. N. J. Tytgat, L. Wallin Hit paper breakdown →	1999	1764
17	The role of gastric carditis in metaplasia and neoplasia at the gastroesophageal junction Gastroenterology ·Stuart J. Spechler	1999	121
18	Consensus Statement for Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology ·Steven F. Moss, R. Arnold, G. N. J. Tytgat, Stuart J. Spechler, G. Delle Fave, Danny Rosin, Mary Grace Plesing, Irvin M. Modlin	1998	23
19	Barrett's esophagus : pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management Elsevier eBooks ·Stuart J. Spechler, Raj K. Goyal	1985	55
20	Unreliability of the serum amylase determination in the diagnosis of acute alcoholic pancreatitis Gastroenterology ·Stuart J. Spechler, 朱纯宣, Stephen G. Gerzof	1982	1

About Stuart J. Spechler

Stuart J. Spechler is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Speech and Hearing and Rheumatology, having authored 352 papers that have together received 20.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (148 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (136 papers), Esophageal and GI Pathology (115 papers), Eosinophilic Esophagitis (100 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (96 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (67 papers), Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes (26 papers) and Dysphagia Assessment and Management (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gastroenterology (9.2k citations), Surgery (16.6k citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (5.7k citations), Speech and Hearing (1.1k citations) and Rheumatology (1.5k citations). Stuart J. Spechler has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Rhonda F. Souza, Raj K. Goyal, D. O. Castell, Kerry B. Dunbar, Linda A. Feagins, Wilhelm G. Doos, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Edaire Cheng, Robert M. Genta and Lars Lundell. Their work appears in journals such as Gastroenterology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Digestive Diseases and Sciences and Gut.

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