Thomas L. Abell

16.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
295 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas L. Abell is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas L. Abell has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 211 papers in Gastroenterology, 95 papers in Surgery and 95 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas L. Abell's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (203 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (64 papers) and Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (37 papers). Thomas L. Abell is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (203 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (64 papers) and Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (37 papers). Thomas L. Abell collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Canada. Thomas L. Abell's co-authors include Henry P. Parkman, Michael Camilleri, Richard W. McCallum, Kenneth L. Koch, William L. Hasler, Gianrico Farrugia, William J. Snape, Babajide O. Familoni, Pankaj J. Pasricha and Frank A. Hamilton and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas L. Abell

278 papers receiving 10.7k citations

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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.

Clinical Guideline: Management of Gastroparesis

2012 742 citations Henry P. Parkman, Thomas L. Abell et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →
Consensus Recommendations for Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy: A Joint Report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine

2007 514 citations Thomas L. Abell, William L. Hasler et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →
ACG Clinical Guideline: Gastroparesis

2022 132 citations Braden Kuo, Thomas L. Abell et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas L. Abell United States	52	7.9k	3.4k	3.4k	1.7k	1.4k	295	10.9k
William L. Hasler United States	58	9.0k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	4.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	242	12.3k
Kenneth L. Koch United States	53	5.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	981 0.7×	221	8.8k
Henry P. Parkman United States	70	13.2k 1.7×	4.9k 1.4×	7.4k 2.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	474	17.8k
Pankaj J. Pasricha United States	67	7.4k 0.9×	3.6k 1.1×	7.1k 2.1×	1.1k 0.7×	819 0.6×	404	17.9k
Vincenzo Stanghellini Italy	69	14.3k 1.8×	3.7k 1.1×	10.0k 3.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	298	19.4k
Duane D. Burton United States	65	7.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	5.1k 1.5×	620 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	222	12.1k
Fernando Azpiroz Spain	61	7.9k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	4.3k 1.3×	569 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	266	11.8k
Guy E. Boeckxstaens Belgium	76	10.1k 1.3×	4.2k 1.2×	9.7k 2.9×	640 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	416	21.3k
Adil E. Bharucha United States	65	7.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	8.6k 2.6×	537 0.3×	555 0.4×	306	14.5k
David G. Thompson United Kingdom	55	3.1k 0.4×	2.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	317 0.2×	467 0.3×	155	8.8k

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Varghese, Chris, Gabriel Schamberg, Mikaela Law, et al.. (2025). Predicting Symptomatic Response to Prokinetic Treatment Using Gastric Alimetry. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 37(11). e70132–e70132.

Parkman, Henry P., Richard W. McCallum, Irene Sarosiek, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Patients With Symptoms of Gastroparesis Having Frequent Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 23(11). 2023–2038.

Pasricha, Pankaj J., et al.. (2025). Names Matter: A Call to Neurogastroenterologists to Examine How We Can Improve the Nomenclature We Use to Describe the Disorders Our Patients Experience. Gastroenterology. 169(1). 9–11. 2 indexed citations

Varghese, Chris, Pankaj J. Pasricha, Thomas L. Abell, et al.. (2025). Spectrum of Interstitial Cell of Cajal Deficits in Chronic Gastroduodenal Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 121(1). 112–121. 1 indexed citations

Stocker, Abigail, et al.. (2024). The role of gastric electrical stimulation in postsurgical gastroparesis: a retrospective analysis from 2 centers. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 28(11). 1752–1761.

Parkman, Henry P., Laura Wilson, Paul G. Silver, et al.. (2023). Relationships among intragastric meal distribution during gastric emptying scintigraphy, water consumption during water load satiety testing, and symptoms of gastroparesis. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 325(5). G407–G417. 4 indexed citations

Parkman, Henry P., Katherine P. Yates, Irene Sarosiek, et al.. (2023). Buspirone for early satiety and symptoms of gastroparesis: A multi‐centre, randomised, placebo‐controlled, double‐masked trial ( BESST ). Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 57(11). 1272–1289. 14 indexed citations

Varghese, Chris, Gabriel Schamberg, Stefan Calder, et al.. (2022). Normative Values for Body Surface Gastric Mapping Evaluations of Gastric Motility Using Gastric Alimetry: Spectral Analysis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(6). 1047–1057. 32 indexed citations

Saleem, Saad, et al.. (2022). Cannabis Use in Patients with Gastroparesis. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 8(6). 1100–1105. 1 indexed citations

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Pasricha, Pankaj J., Madhusudan Grover, Katherine P. Yates, et al.. (2022). Progress in Gastroparesis - A Narrative Review of the Work of the Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 20(12). 2684–2695.e3. 21 indexed citations

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Sarosiek, Irene, Mark L. Van Natta, Henry P. Parkman, et al.. (2021). Effect of Domperidone Therapy on Gastroparesis Symptoms: Results of a Dynamic Cohort Study by NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 20(3). e452–e464. 19 indexed citations

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Abell, Thomas L., Archana Kedar, Abigail Stocker, et al.. (2020). Pathophysiology of Gastroparesis Syndromes Includes Anatomic and Physiologic Abnormalities. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 66(4). 1127–1141. 19 indexed citations

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Williams, John E., et al.. (2019). An Algorithmic Approach to Nutritional Difficulties in People With Developmental Disabilities. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 57(1). 14–25.

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Gupta, Ankita, et al.. (2019). Can Baseline Electromyography Predict Response to Biofeedback for Anorectal Disorder? A Long-Term Follow-Up Study. Gastroenterology Research. 12(5). 252–255. 2 indexed citations

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Liaquat, Hammad, et al.. (2018). Differences in Referral Access to Care Between Gastrointestinal Subspecialty Patients: Barriers and Opportunities. Health Equity. 2(1). 103–108. 3 indexed citations

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Parkman, Henry P., Katherine P. Yates, William L. Hasler, et al.. (2011). Dietary Intake and Nutritional Deficiencies in Patients With Diabetic or Idiopathic Gastroparesis. Gastroenterology. 141(2). 486–498.e7. 124 indexed citations

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Islam, Saleem, et al.. (2008). Gastric electrical stimulation for children with intractable nausea and gastroparesis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 43(3). 437–442. 35 indexed citations

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Abell, Thomas L., Teresa Cutts, Gianrico Farrugia, et al.. (2006). Treatment of gastroparesis: a multidisciplinary clinical review. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 18(4). 263–283. 268 indexed citations

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Hasler, William L., Thomas L. Abell, Hasse Abrahamsson, et al.. (2003). Gastric neurostimulation for gastroparesis: time to pick up the pace1 1Gastric electrical stimulation in intractable symptomatic gastroparesis.Digestion 2002;66:204–212.. Gastroenterology. 125(3). 979–981. 2 indexed citations

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Gaber, Osama, et al.. (1991). Changes in Gastric Emptying in Recipients of Successful Combined Pancreas-Kidney Transplants. Digestive Diseases. 9(6). 437–443. 51 indexed citations

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