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Alexander C. Ford

Active 1996–2025

240
Papers
43,107
Citations
109
h-index
231
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Citations

Citations per year for Alexander C. Ford1993: 1 citations1997: 7 citations1998: 4 citations1999: 12 citations2000: 9 citations2001: 7 citations2002: 9 citations2003: 6 citations2004: 5 citations2005: 10 citations2006: 19 citations2007: 28 citations2008: 27 citations2009: 48 citations2010: 91 citations2011: 129 citations2012: 170 citations2013: 215 citations2014: 328 citations2015: 340 citations2016: 375 citations2017: 397 citations2018: 441 citations2019: 1,412 citations2020: 1,683 citations2021: 1,762 citations2022: 1,663 citations2023: 1,399 citations2024: 2,427 citations2025: 1,228 citations2026: 32 citations1994–1996: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,479 citing papers, 17.7% of this breakdownChina: 1,724 citing papers, 12.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 1,135 citing papers, 8.1% of this breakdownItaly: 797 citing papers, 5.7% of this breakdownCanada: 603 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownAustralia: 563 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownGermany: 444 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownFrance: 432 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownJapan: 376 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownNetherlands: 363 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownSpain: 353 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownSweden: 314 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine62.4%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.4%
  • Neuroscience3.1%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences2%
  • Immunology and Microbiology1.1%
  • Nursing1.1%
  • Other3.9%

Topics

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders14.7%
  • Gut microbiota and health8.5%
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease6.7%
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies5.3%
  • Microscopic Colitis3.8%
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments3.4%
  • Other57.6%

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  1. Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Brigida Barberio, Mohammad Zamani, Christopher J. Black, Edoardo Savarino, Alexander C. Ford - ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2021 cited by 713

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

    Authors: Priya Oka, Heather Parr, Brigida Barberio, Christopher J. Black, Edoardo Savarino, Alexander C. Ford - ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2020 cited by 826

  3. Irritable bowel syndrome

    Authors: Alexander C. Ford, Ami D. Sperber, Maura Corsetti, Michael Camilleri - The Lancet 2020 cited by 765

  4. Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 Reduces Depression Scores and Alters Brain Activity: A Pilot Study in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Authors: María Inés Pinto-Sánchez, Geoffrey B. Hall, Kathy Ghajar, Andrea Nardelli, Carolina Bolino, Jennifer Lau, François‐Pierre Martin, Ornella Cominetti, Christopher Welsh, Amber D. Rieder, Jenna Traynor, Caitlin Gregory, Giada De Palma, Marc Pigrau, Alexander C. Ford, Joseph Macri, Bernard Berger, Gabriela E. Bergonzelli, Michael G. Surette, Stephen M. Collins, Paul Moayyedi, Přemysl Berčík - Gastroenterology 2017 cited by 802

  5. British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome

    Authors: Dipesh H. Vasant, Peter Paine, Christopher J. Black, Lesley A. Houghton, Hazel Everitt, Maura Corsetti, Anurag K. Agrawal, Imran Aziz, Adam D. Farmer, Maria Eugenicos, Rona Moss‐Morris, Yan Yiannakou, Alexander C. Ford - Gut 2021 cited by 504

  6. Global Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-analysis

    Authors: Rebecca Lovell, Alexander C. Ford - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012 cited by 2,161

  7. Functional gastrointestinal disorders: advances in understanding and management

    Authors: Christopher J. Black, Douglas A. Drossman, Nicholas J. Talley, Johannah Ruddy, Alexander C. Ford - The Lancet 2020 cited by 563

  8. Helicobacter pylorieradication therapy to prevent gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Alexander C. Ford, Yuhong Yuan, Paul Moayyedi - Gut 2020 cited by 438

  9. Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Authors: Christopher J. Black, Heidi M. Staudacher, Alexander C. Ford - Gut 2021 cited by 323

  10. Global burden of irritable bowel syndrome: trends, predictions and risk factors

    Authors: Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2020 cited by 608

  11. Global prevalence of, and risk factors for, gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms: a meta-analysis

    Authors: Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Raguprakash Ratnakumaran, Yuhong Yuan, Masoud Solaymani–Dodaran, Franco Bazzoli, Alexander C. Ford - Gut 2017 cited by 798

  12. Global prevalence of functional constipation according to the Rome criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Brigida Barberio, Ciaran Judge, Edoardo Savarino, Alexander C. Ford - ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2021 cited by 385

  13. The influence of the brain–gut axis in inflammatory bowel disease and possible implications for treatment

    Authors: David J. Gracie, P. J. Hamlin, Alexander C. Ford - ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2019 cited by 344

  14. Functional dyspepsia

    Authors: Alexander C. Ford, Sanjiv Mahadeva, Florencia Carbone, Brian E. Lacy, Nicholas J. Talley - The Lancet 2020 cited by 491

  15. Bidirectional brain–gut axis effects influence mood and prognosis in IBD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Keeley M. Fairbrass, Jessica Lovatt, Brigida Barberio, Yuhong Yuan, David J. Gracie, Alexander C. Ford - Gut 2021 cited by 207

  16. Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome

    Authors: Gerald J Holtmann, Alexander C. Ford, Nicholas J. Talley - ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2016 cited by 569

  17. Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the efficacy of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and antibiotics in irritable bowel syndrome

    Authors: Alexander C. Ford, Lucinda A. Harris, Brian E. Lacy, Eamonn M.M. Quigley, Paul Moayyedi - Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2018 cited by 598

  18. Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Keeley M. Fairbrass, Sarah J Costantino, David J. Gracie, Alexander C. Ford - ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2020 cited by 253

  19. Efficacy of psychological therapies for irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Authors: Christopher J. Black, Elyse R. Thakur, Lesley A. Houghton, Eamonn M.M. Quigley, Paul Moayyedi, Alexander C. Ford - Gut 2020 cited by 287

  20. Neuromodulators for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (Disorders of Gut−Brain Interaction): A Rome Foundation Working Team Report

    Authors: Douglas A. Drossman, Jan Tack, Alexander C. Ford, Eva Szigethy, Hans Törnblom, Lukas Van Oudenhove - Gastroenterology 2017 cited by 455

  21. Efficacy of biological therapies and small molecules in induction and maintenance of remission in luminal Crohn’s disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Authors: Brigida Barberio, David J. Gracie, Christopher J. Black, Alexander C. Ford - Gut 2022 cited by 171

  22. Effect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Authors: Alexander C. Ford, Brian E. Lacy, Lucinda A. Harris, Eamonn M.M. Quigley, Paul Moayyedi - The American Journal of Gastroenterology 2018 cited by 460

  23. Bi-directionality of Brain–Gut Interactions in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Authors: David J. Gracie, Elspeth Guthrie, PJ Hamlin, Alexander C. Ford - Gastroenterology 2018 cited by 404

  24. Prevalence of, and Risk Factors for, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in the Community: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Authors: Nicole C Suares, Alexander C. Ford - The American Journal of Gastroenterology 2011 cited by 890