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Joel Pekow

Concepts (346)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
46
2025
800
6.850
Why?
Crohn Disease
29
2025
808
5.150
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
31
2025
646
4.350
Why?
Colon
15
2023
540
2.180
Why?
MicroRNAs
8
2020
580
1.810
Why?
Colitis
9
2021
261
1.620
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
8
2020
579
1.360
Why?
Inflammation
7
2023
1050
1.060
Why?
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
5
2023
54
1.020
Why?
Colectomy
6
2023
192
0.960
Why?
Ustekinumab
3
2025
52
0.960
Why?
Vitamin D Deficiency
3
2021
107
0.940
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
6
2023
1053
0.920
Why?
Vitamin D
4
2021
272
0.890
Why?
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
6
2024
50
0.860
Why?
Retrospective Studies
33
2025
10164
0.850
Why?
Hospitalization
6
2019
937
0.830
Why?
Humans
90
2025
93515
0.830
Why?
Renin-Angiotensin System
4
2019
84
0.820
Why?
Ileum
4
2023
167
0.820
Why?
Gastrointestinal Agents
7
2025
181
0.810
Why?
Middle Aged
41
2025
27573
0.790
Why?
Adult
45
2025
27918
0.780
Why?
Cyclosporine
3
2019
241
0.760
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
5
2020
990
0.760
Why?
Aspirin
2
2021
167
0.760
Why?
Clostridium Infections
3
2020
128
0.750
Why?
Remission Induction
10
2025
738
0.720
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
5
2025
115
0.720
Why?
Antirheumatic Agents
1
2022
59
0.700
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
2
2020
80
0.700
Why?
Fatigue
1
2022
181
0.700
Why?
Colonic Pouches
4
2025
97
0.690
Why?
Postoperative Complications
7
2025
2562
0.690
Why?
Ileal Diseases
2
2019
25
0.690
Why?
Colonoscopy
8
2023
303
0.690
Why?
Male
49
2025
44557
0.680
Why?
Pouchitis
4
2025
57
0.650
Why?
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
1
2022
183
0.640
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
7
2019
824
0.630
Why?
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
1
2020
20
0.630
Why?
Female
48
2025
48702
0.630
Why?
Surgical Stomas
1
2020
22
0.630
Why?
Ulcer
2
2022
38
0.630
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
7
2025
1001
0.620
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
10
2025
1917
0.590
Why?
Piperidines
7
2022
165
0.580
Why?
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
1
2019
40
0.580
Why?
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
1
2019
96
0.570
Why?
Patient Admission
1
2019
119
0.560
Why?
Young Adult
18
2025
6930
0.550
Why?
Kynurenine
1
2018
23
0.550
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2019
1518
0.550
Why?
Tryptophan
1
2018
105
0.540
Why?
Thrombospondins
1
2017
15
0.530
Why?
Caveolin 1
1
2017
24
0.530
Why?
Dysbiosis
1
2018
91
0.530
Why?
Receptors, Interleukin
1
2017
38
0.520
Why?
Collagen Type I
1
2017
74
0.510
Why?
Treatment Outcome
20
2025
9099
0.510
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2019
289
0.510
Why?
Focal Adhesions
1
2017
66
0.500
Why?
Recurrence
7
2023
1190
0.500
Why?
Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
3
2025
42
0.490
Why?
DNA Methylation
3
2020
697
0.490
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
8
2021
1338
0.480
Why?
Pyrimidines
5
2022
384
0.460
Why?
Duodenal Diseases
1
2015
25
0.460
Why?
Seasons
1
2016
240
0.440
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2014
21
0.440
Why?
Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins
1
2014
56
0.430
Why?
Hematoma
1
2015
106
0.430
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
1
2015
93
0.430
Why?
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
2
2014
201
0.430
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2021
1931
0.430
Why?
Retinoid X Receptor alpha
1
2014
7
0.420
Why?
ras Proteins
1
2014
132
0.410
Why?
Acute Kidney Injury
1
2018
339
0.410
Why?
Maintenance Chemotherapy
3
2025
91
0.400
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2015
310
0.400
Why?
Patient Readmission
1
2017
412
0.390
Why?
Aged
15
2021
20434
0.390
Why?
Adolescent
12
2025
9606
0.380
Why?
Janus Kinase Inhibitors
2
2025
29
0.360
Why?
Pyrroles
4
2020
165
0.350
Why?
Proto-Oncogenes
1
2011
60
0.340
Why?
Receptors, Calcitriol
4
2019
131
0.340
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
1
2014
666
0.340
Why?
Prospective Studies
11
2025
4560
0.330
Why?
Infliximab
4
2020
162
0.330
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
3
2023
204
0.320
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2014
740
0.320
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
3
2023
160
0.310
Why?
Risk Factors
10
2020
5899
0.300
Why?
Phenotype
6
2025
2544
0.300
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
7
2025
3830
0.290
Why?
Tertiary Care Centers
3
2025
129
0.290
Why?
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
5
2020
688
0.290
Why?
Logistic Models
5
2018
1243
0.290
Why?
Feces
3
2021
360
0.290
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
2
2019
1173
0.290
Why?
Transcriptome
2
2018
762
0.280
Why?
Secondary Prevention
2
2019
175
0.270
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
3
2014
296
0.270
Why?
Carcinogenesis
3
2019
235
0.260
Why?
RNA, Long Noncoding
2
2019
129
0.260
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
4
2020
1395
0.260
Why?
Signal Transduction
8
2019
3502
0.260
Why?
Lymphocyte Activation
2
2021
797
0.250
Why?
Chronic Disease
3
2022
960
0.240
Why?
Hepatitis C, Chronic
1
2007
95
0.240
Why?
Cryoglobulinemia
1
2006
5
0.240
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2021
555
0.240
Why?
Fatty Liver
1
2007
106
0.240
Why?
Disease Progression
5
2019
1531
0.240
Why?
Angiotensin II
4
2019
94
0.240
Why?
Liver Cirrhosis
1
2007
273
0.230
Why?
Down-Regulation
4
2020
524
0.220
Why?
Prognosis
4
2025
3911
0.210
Why?
Luminescent Measurements
1
2024
64
0.210
Why?
Hepatitis C
1
2006
182
0.210
Why?
Registries
3
2020
990
0.210
Why?
Biological Products
3
2021
178
0.200
Why?
Oxadiazoles
1
2023
37
0.200
Why?
Indans
1
2023
37
0.200
Why?
Biosensing Techniques
1
2024
81
0.200
Why?
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
1
2007
418
0.190
Why?
Calcineurin Inhibitors
2
2021
53
0.190
Why?
Time Factors
4
2019
5410
0.190
Why?
Mice
12
2022
12269
0.190
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
1
2011
1985
0.190
Why?
Enterocolitis
1
2022
13
0.180
Why?
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
2
2019
42
0.180
Why?
Steroids
2
2020
168
0.180
Why?
Opportunistic Infections
1
2022
57
0.180
Why?
ErbB Receptors
3
2016
506
0.180
Why?
Losartan
2
2019
29
0.180
Why?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2
2020
46
0.180
Why?
Induction Chemotherapy
2
2019
146
0.180
Why?
Cell Proliferation
4
2021
1741
0.180
Why?
Chicago
2
2018
1464
0.180
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
2
2022
280
0.170
Why?
HCT116 Cells
3
2017
162
0.170
Why?
Cytomegalovirus Infections
1
2022
111
0.170
Why?
Drug Resistance
2
2019
233
0.170
Why?
Cohort Studies
4
2022
3054
0.170
Why?
Calbindin 2
1
2021
5
0.170
Why?
Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype
1
2021
5
0.170
Why?
Th17 Cells
2
2019
93
0.170
Why?
Liver Neoplasms
1
2007
776
0.170
Why?
Biomarkers
4
2024
1910
0.170
Why?
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
1
2022
163
0.170
Why?
Colonic Diseases
1
2021
59
0.170
Why?
Cellular Reprogramming
1
2021
50
0.160
Why?
Endoscopy
3
2021
366
0.160
Why?
Ostomy
1
2020
15
0.160
Why?
United States
7
2025
7622
0.160
Why?
Wnt Signaling Pathway
1
2021
103
0.160
Why?
Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
1
2020
26
0.160
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
3
2019
178
0.160
Why?
Cytosine
1
2020
121
0.160
Why?
Animals
13
2022
28155
0.150
Why?
Stem Cells
1
2022
387
0.150
Why?
5-Methylcytosine
1
2020
121
0.150
Why?
Medication Therapy Management
1
2019
18
0.150
Why?
Drug Substitution
1
2019
28
0.150
Why?
Incidence
2
2016
1701
0.150
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2018
985
0.150
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
3
2022
1660
0.140
Why?
Interleukin-8
2
2016
88
0.140
Why?
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
1
2018
41
0.140
Why?
Health Resources
1
2019
80
0.140
Why?
Prednisolone
1
2018
37
0.140
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2020
295
0.140
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
3
2021
7061
0.140
Why?
Injections, Intravenous
1
2018
212
0.140
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2014
1847
0.140
Why?
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
1
2021
337
0.130
Why?
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
1
2018
101
0.130
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
1
2019
133
0.130
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
3
2021
2495
0.130
Why?
Histocytochemistry
1
2017
125
0.130
Why?
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
1
2018
307
0.130
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
2
2018
1922
0.130
Why?
ADAM17 Protein
1
2016
9
0.120
Why?
Chemokine CXCL2
1
2016
16
0.120
Why?
Zinc
1
2017
99
0.120
Why?
Occludin
1
2016
66
0.120
Why?
Renin
1
2016
67
0.120
Why?
Receptors, CXCR4
1
2016
49
0.120
Why?
Zonula Occludens-1 Protein
1
2016
70
0.120
Why?
Genome, Human
1
2020
823
0.120
Why?
Up-Regulation
2
2020
730
0.110
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2017
526
0.110
Why?
JC Virus
1
2015
5
0.110
Why?
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
1
2015
8
0.110
Why?
Natalizumab
1
2015
21
0.110
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
2
2022
2465
0.110
Why?
Cadherins
1
2016
180
0.110
Why?
DNA
1
2020
1265
0.110
Why?
Transcription Factors
2
2020
1691
0.110
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
1
2017
237
0.110
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
3
2016
2755
0.110
Why?
Receptor Cross-Talk
1
2014
33
0.110
Why?
Sacroiliitis
1
2014
3
0.110
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2019
438
0.110
Why?
Antigens, CD
1
2016
476
0.110
Why?
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
1
2014
30
0.100
Why?
Arthralgia
1
2014
41
0.100
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
1
2019
624
0.100
Why?
Antibodies, Viral
1
2015
322
0.100
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
1
2018
486
0.100
Why?
Liver
1
2018
1210
0.100
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2014
515
0.100
Why?
Salvage Therapy
1
2014
235
0.090
Why?
DNA, Complementary
1
2013
384
0.090
Why?
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
2
2014
457
0.090
Why?
Genetic Markers
1
2013
469
0.090
Why?
Adipokines
1
2011
18
0.090
Why?
Epithelial Cells
4
2019
700
0.090
Why?
Risk Assessment
1
2019
2441
0.090
Why?
Lectins
1
2011
83
0.080
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
4
2021
3435
0.080
Why?
Apoptosis
4
2019
1721
0.080
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2013
691
0.080
Why?
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
1
2011
156
0.080
Why?
In Situ Hybridization
1
2011
309
0.080
Why?
Sentinel Surveillance
1
2010
23
0.080
Why?
Microbiota
1
2016
425
0.080
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2016
2479
0.080
Why?
Infant
1
2016
3220
0.080
Why?
Child
2
2022
7355
0.080
Why?
Blotting, Western
1
2011
784
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
1
2014
1906
0.080
Why?
Mice, Transgenic
3
2021
1587
0.070
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2016
3829
0.070
Why?
Caco-2 Cells
2
2019
125
0.070
Why?
Immunohistochemistry
1
2013
1799
0.070
Why?
Treatment Failure
2
2019
292
0.070
Why?
Postoperative Period
2
2021
315
0.070
Why?
Cells, Cultured
3
2021
2850
0.070
Why?
Diet
1
2011
460
0.070
Why?
Drug Administration Schedule
2
2019
829
0.070
Why?
Inpatients
2
2021
345
0.070
Why?
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
2
2019
45
0.070
Why?
Propensity Score
2
2018
178
0.060
Why?
Transcriptional Activation
2
2020
290
0.060
Why?
Hepacivirus
1
2007
135
0.060
Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination
2
2019
759
0.060
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
1
2006
78
0.060
Why?
Rituximab
1
2006
128
0.060
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
1
2015
2585
0.060
Why?
RNA, Messenger
1
2011
2026
0.060
Why?
Luminescence
1
2024
20
0.050
Why?
Databases, Factual
2
2019
1006
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2021
2715
0.050
Why?
Luciferases
1
2024
129
0.050
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
2
2022
1762
0.050
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
2
2022
2484
0.050
Why?
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
1
2025
202
0.050
Why?
Tuberculosis
1
2024
124
0.050
Why?
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
1
2022
54
0.050
Why?
Dextran Sulfate
2
2013
70
0.050
Why?
Immunologic Factors
1
2023
176
0.050
Why?
Cytomegalovirus
1
2022
71
0.040
Why?
Mice, Knockout
2
2019
2121
0.040
Why?
Osteonectin
1
2022
22
0.040
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2017
3169
0.040
Why?
Organoids
1
2022
76
0.040
Why?
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
1
2021
18
0.040
Why?
T Cell Transcription Factor 1
1
2021
23
0.040
Why?
Karyopherins
1
2020
15
0.040
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2022
206
0.040
Why?
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
1
2021
80
0.040
Why?
Whole Genome Sequencing
1
2021
109
0.040
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2022
894
0.040
Why?
CpG Islands
1
2020
168
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2022
1004
0.040
Why?
Forkhead Transcription Factors
1
2021
174
0.040
Why?
Organ Specificity
1
2020
279
0.040
Why?
NF-kappa B
2
2013
408
0.040
Why?
DNA, Circular
1
2019
11
0.040
Why?
France
1
2019
53
0.040
Why?
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15
1
2019
22
0.040
Why?
Claudin-2
1
2019
10
0.040
Why?
Risk Adjustment
1
2019
40
0.040
Why?
STAT1 Transcription Factor
1
2019
59
0.040
Why?
Janus Kinase 2
1
2019
59
0.040
Why?
Gene Frequency
1
2021
700
0.040
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
1
2021
202
0.040
Why?
STAT3 Transcription Factor
1
2019
87
0.040
Why?
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
1
2019
61
0.040
Why?
Vitamins
1
2019
85
0.040
Why?
Histones
1
2020
361
0.040
Why?
Liver Function Tests
1
2018
91
0.030
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
1
2020
1052
0.030
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2019
543
0.030
Why?
Tumor Cells, Cultured
1
2019
1028
0.030
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2019
841
0.030
Why?
Administration, Oral
1
2019
657
0.030
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2017
96
0.030
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2019
876
0.030
Why?
Cytokines
1
2021
863
0.030
Why?
Medical Records
1
2017
121
0.030
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2016
22
0.030
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
1
2022
1234
0.030
Why?
Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
1
2016
21
0.030
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2019
1133
0.030
Why?
Transforming Growth Factor alpha
1
2016
49
0.030
Why?
Ambulatory Care
1
2018
193
0.030
Why?
Hydralazine
1
2016
21
0.030
Why?
Fumarates
1
2016
20
0.030
Why?
Amides
1
2016
54
0.030
Why?
Diet, Western
1
2016
45
0.030
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
1
2019
454
0.030
Why?
Illinois
1
2017
520
0.030
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2018
353
0.030
Why?
Seroepidemiologic Studies
1
2015
56
0.030
Why?
RNA
1
2019
573
0.030
Why?
Prevalence
1
2019
1321
0.030
Why?
Ligands
1
2016
476
0.030
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
1
2016
259
0.030
Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
1
2019
603
0.030
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Odds Ratio
1
2017
711
0.030
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Predictive Value of Tests
1
2019
1713
0.030
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Azathioprine
1
2015
122
0.030
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Snail Family Transcription Factors
1
2014
48
0.030
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Health Services Accessibility
1
2018
481
0.030
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Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid
1
2013
16
0.030
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2019
836
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2020
3147
0.020
Why?
Tight Junctions
1
2013
153
0.020
Why?
Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1
1
2011
9
0.020
Why?
Glucocorticoids
1
2014
362
0.020
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
1
2013
298
0.020
Why?
G1 Phase
1
2011
64
0.020
Why?
Azoxymethane
1
2011
84
0.020
Why?
Macrophages
1
2014
610
0.020
Why?
Cetuximab
1
2011
118
0.020
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
1
2018
2802
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2011
205
0.020
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Neoplasms, Experimental
1
2011
263
0.020
Why?
Cell Movement
1
2011
809
0.020
Why?
Mutation
1
2019
4272
0.020
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
1
2011
1914
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2011
4072
0.010
Why?
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