Hepatology over the years

✍ Scribed by Steven Schenker; D. Montgomery Bissell; Andres T. Blei

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 313 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0270-9139
• DOI: 10.1002/hep.21061

✦ Synopsis

A n overview of the material published in HEPATOL-OGY over 25 years is not a minor task. The breadth and depth of original articles are impressive, encompassing multiple areas of research, from basic to clinical, from classic physiology to molecular biology. We chose two approaches for a brief summary.

1. The accompanying tables list widely cited articles. Table 1 (on page S5) illustrates the most quoted research articles, some of which will be easily recognized by cardcarrying hepatologists, such as the data that led to the development of the "Knodell score." Hepatitis C dominates the list, and HEPATOLOGY has been a vehicle for the dissemination of knowledge in this area, even in the days of nonA-nonB hepatitis. Table 2 (on page S5), the most cited review articles, illustrates the influence of transplantation, and especially Thomas Starzl, on the field. Table 3 (on page S5), most cited articles in pathobiology, covers the gamut of research interests reflected in our pages.

2. We also provide brief commentary on a few highly cited articles. The length of the text varies, not the richness of the experience at being at the helm of the journal.