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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
801
6.930
Why?
Crohn Disease
29
2025
806
5.220
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
31
2025
647
4.400
Why?
Colon
15
2023
541
2.210
Why?
MicroRNAs
8
2020
592
1.820
Why?
Colitis
9
2021
262
1.650
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
8
2020
589
1.380
Why?
Inflammation
7
2023
1068
1.070
Why?
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
5
2023
54
1.040
Why?
Ustekinumab
3
2025
52
0.980
Why?
Colectomy
6
2023
192
0.970
Why?
Vitamin D Deficiency
3
2021
107
0.960
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
6
2023
1069
0.930
Why?
Vitamin D
4
2021
273
0.900
Why?
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
6
2024
51
0.880
Why?
Retrospective Studies
33
2025
10286
0.850
Why?
Hospitalization
6
2019
943
0.840
Why?
Renin-Angiotensin System
4
2019
84
0.830
Why?
Humans
90
2025
96127
0.830
Why?
Ileum
4
2023
169
0.830
Why?
Gastrointestinal Agents
7
2025
183
0.820
Why?
Middle Aged
41
2025
28363
0.790
Why?
Adult
45
2025
28718
0.780
Why?
Cyclosporine
3
2019
242
0.770
Why?
Aspirin
2
2021
169
0.770
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
5
2020
995
0.770
Why?
Clostridium Infections
3
2020
128
0.760
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
5
2025
115
0.730
Why?
Remission Induction
10
2025
769
0.730
Why?
Antirheumatic Agents
1
2022
61
0.710
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
2
2020
80
0.710
Why?
Fatigue
1
2022
185
0.710
Why?
Colonic Pouches
4
2025
97
0.700
Why?
Ileal Diseases
2
2019
25
0.700
Why?
Colonoscopy
8
2023
304
0.700
Why?
Postoperative Complications
7
2025
2591
0.700
Why?
Male
49
2025
45870
0.680
Why?
Pouchitis
4
2025
57
0.670
Why?
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
1
2022
187
0.650
Why?
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
1
2020
20
0.640
Why?
Surgical Stomas
1
2020
22
0.640
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
7
2019
825
0.640
Why?
Ulcer
2
2022
38
0.640
Why?
Female
48
2025
50063
0.630
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
7
2025
1020
0.630
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
10
2025
1981
0.590
Why?
Piperidines
7
2022
171
0.590
Why?
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
1
2019
43
0.590
Why?
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
1
2019
98
0.570
Why?
Patient Admission
1
2019
122
0.570
Why?
Kynurenine
1
2018
23
0.560
Why?
Young Adult
18
2025
7025
0.560
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2019
1534
0.550
Why?
Tryptophan
1
2018
105
0.550
Why?
Thrombospondins
1
2017
15
0.540
Why?
Caveolin 1
1
2017
25
0.540
Why?
Dysbiosis
1
2018
91
0.540
Why?
Receptors, Interleukin
1
2017
39
0.530
Why?
Collagen Type I
1
2017
74
0.520
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2019
294
0.520
Why?
Treatment Outcome
20
2025
9173
0.520
Why?
Focal Adhesions
1
2017
66
0.510
Why?
Recurrence
7
2023
1218
0.510
Why?
Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
3
2025
44
0.500
Why?
DNA Methylation
3
2020
703
0.490
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
8
2021
1351
0.480
Why?
Pyrimidines
5
2022
386
0.470
Why?
Duodenal Diseases
1
2015
25
0.460
Why?
Seasons
1
2016
246
0.450
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2014
21
0.450
Why?
Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins
1
2014
56
0.440
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
1
2015
94
0.440
Why?
Hematoma
1
2015
109
0.440
Why?
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
2
2014
204
0.440
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2021
1958
0.430
Why?
Retinoid X Receptor alpha
1
2014
7
0.420
Why?
ras Proteins
1
2014
134
0.420
Why?
Acute Kidney Injury
1
2018
342
0.410
Why?
Maintenance Chemotherapy
3
2025
91
0.410
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2015
310
0.400
Why?
Patient Readmission
1
2017
413
0.400
Why?
Aged
15
2021
20964
0.390
Why?
Adolescent
12
2025
9896
0.380
Why?
Janus Kinase Inhibitors
2
2025
29
0.360
Why?
Pyrroles
4
2020
172
0.350
Why?
Proto-Oncogenes
1
2011
61
0.350
Why?
Receptors, Calcitriol
4
2019
131
0.350
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
1
2014
684
0.340
Why?
Infliximab
4
2020
163
0.340
Why?
Prospective Studies
11
2025
4671
0.330
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
3
2023
206
0.320
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
3
2023
161
0.320
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2014
750
0.320
Why?
Risk Factors
10
2020
5960
0.310
Why?
Phenotype
6
2025
2579
0.310
Why?
Tertiary Care Centers
3
2025
128
0.300
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
7
2025
3927
0.290
Why?
Feces
3
2021
360
0.290
Why?
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
5
2020
713
0.290
Why?
Logistic Models
5
2018
1268
0.290
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
2
2019
1215
0.290
Why?
Transcriptome
2
2018
770
0.280
Why?
Secondary Prevention
2
2019
179
0.270
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
3
2014
299
0.270
Why?
Carcinogenesis
3
2019
237
0.270
Why?
RNA, Long Noncoding
2
2019
130
0.270
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
4
2020
1431
0.260
Why?
Signal Transduction
8
2019
3586
0.260
Why?
Lymphocyte Activation
2
2021
810
0.260
Why?
Cryoglobulinemia
1
2006
5
0.250
Why?
Hepatitis C, Chronic
1
2007
96
0.250
Why?
Chronic Disease
3
2022
983
0.250
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2021
554
0.250
Why?
Fatty Liver
1
2007
108
0.240
Why?
Disease Progression
5
2019
1568
0.240
Why?
Angiotensin II
4
2019
95
0.240
Why?
Liver Cirrhosis
1
2007
276
0.230
Why?
Down-Regulation
4
2020
527
0.220
Why?
Prognosis
4
2025
4033
0.210
Why?
Luminescent Measurements
1
2024
64
0.210
Why?
Hepatitis C
1
2006
185
0.210
Why?
Registries
3
2020
986
0.210
Why?
Biological Products
3
2021
179
0.210
Why?
Oxadiazoles
1
2023
39
0.200
Why?
Indans
1
2023
37
0.200
Why?
Biosensing Techniques
1
2024
81
0.200
Why?
Calcineurin Inhibitors
2
2021
53
0.200
Why?
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
1
2007
426
0.200
Why?
Time Factors
4
2019
5585
0.190
Why?
Mice
12
2022
12562
0.190
Why?
Enterocolitis
1
2022
13
0.190
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
1
2011
2059
0.190
Why?
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
2
2019
42
0.190
Why?
Steroids
2
2020
174
0.180
Why?
Opportunistic Infections
1
2022
60
0.180
Why?
Losartan
2
2019
30
0.180
Why?
ErbB Receptors
3
2016
513
0.180
Why?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2
2020
46
0.180
Why?
Induction Chemotherapy
2
2019
151
0.180
Why?
Cell Proliferation
4
2021
1761
0.180
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
2
2022
283
0.180
Why?
Chicago
2
2018
1503
0.180
Why?
HCT116 Cells
3
2017
164
0.180
Why?
Drug Resistance
2
2019
237
0.170
Why?
Calbindin 2
1
2021
5
0.170
Why?
Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype
1
2021
5
0.170
Why?
Cytomegalovirus Infections
1
2022
155
0.170
Why?
Cohort Studies
4
2022
3107
0.170
Why?
Th17 Cells
2
2019
97
0.170
Why?
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
1
2022
164
0.170
Why?
Biomarkers
4
2024
1933
0.170
Why?
Liver Neoplasms
1
2007
793
0.170
Why?
Colonic Diseases
1
2021
61
0.170
Why?
Cellular Reprogramming
1
2021
51
0.170
Why?
Ostomy
1
2020
15
0.160
Why?
Endoscopy
3
2021
374
0.160
Why?
Wnt Signaling Pathway
1
2021
103
0.160
Why?
Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
1
2020
26
0.160
Why?
United States
7
2025
7767
0.160
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
3
2019
180
0.160
Why?
Cytosine
1
2020
135
0.160
Why?
Stem Cells
1
2022
394
0.160
Why?
Animals
13
2022
28945
0.160
Why?
5-Methylcytosine
1
2020
122
0.160
Why?
Medication Therapy Management
1
2019
18
0.150
Why?
Drug Substitution
1
2019
28
0.150
Why?
Incidence
2
2016
1715
0.150
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2018
1010
0.150
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
3
2022
1665
0.150
Why?
Interleukin-8
2
2016
88
0.140
Why?
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
1
2018
41
0.140
Why?
Health Resources
1
2019
82
0.140
Why?
Prednisolone
1
2018
37
0.140
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2020
305
0.140
Why?
Injections, Intravenous
1
2018
238
0.140
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
3
2021
7232
0.140
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2014
1874
0.140
Why?
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
1
2021
350
0.140
Why?
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
1
2018
102
0.130
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
1
2019
134
0.130
Why?
Histocytochemistry
1
2017
132
0.130
Why?
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
1
2018
311
0.130
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
3
2021
2551
0.130
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
2
2018
2040
0.130
Why?
ADAM17 Protein
1
2016
9
0.130
Why?
Chemokine CXCL2
1
2016
16
0.130
Why?
Zinc
1
2017
101
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
824
0.120
Why?
JC Virus
1
2015
5
0.120
Why?
Up-Regulation
2
2020
741
0.120
Why?
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
1
2015
11
0.120
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2017
535
0.120
Why?
Natalizumab
1
2015
21
0.120
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
2
2022
2473
0.110
Why?
Cadherins
1
2016
180
0.110
Why?
DNA
1
2020
1332
0.110
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
1
2017
237
0.110
Why?
Transcription Factors
2
2020
1730
0.110
Why?
Receptor Cross-Talk
1
2014
33
0.110
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
3
2016
2794
0.110
Why?
Sacroiliitis
1
2014
3
0.110
Why?
Antigens, CD
1
2016
482
0.110
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2019
441
0.110
Why?
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
1
2014
30
0.110
Why?
Arthralgia
1
2014
41
0.100
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
1
2019
647
0.100
Why?
Antibodies, Viral
1
2015
348
0.100
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
1
2018
490
0.100
Why?
Liver
1
2018
1238
0.100
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2014
518
0.100
Why?
Salvage Therapy
1
2014
238
0.100
Why?
DNA, Complementary
1
2013
395
0.090
Why?
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
2
2014
466
0.090
Why?
Genetic Markers
1
2013
479
0.090
Why?
Adipokines
1
2011
18
0.090
Why?
Epithelial Cells
4
2019
710
0.090
Why?
Lectins
1
2011
86
0.090
Why?
Risk Assessment
1
2019
2480
0.090
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
4
2021
3490
0.080
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2013
701
0.080
Why?
Apoptosis
4
2019
1763
0.080
Why?
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
1
2011
157
0.080
Why?
In Situ Hybridization
1
2011
313
0.080
Why?
Sentinel Surveillance
1
2010
23
0.080
Why?
Microbiota
1
2016
426
0.080
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2016
2614
0.080
Why?
Blotting, Western
1
2011
798
0.080
Why?
Infant
1
2016
3363
0.080
Why?
Child
2
2022
7626
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
1
2014
1963
0.080
Why?
Mice, Transgenic
3
2021
1645
0.080
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2016
3974
0.070
Why?
Caco-2 Cells
2
2019
125
0.070
Why?
Treatment Failure
2
2019
297
0.070
Why?
Immunohistochemistry
1
2013
1829
0.070
Why?
Postoperative Period
2
2021
318
0.070
Why?
Diet
1
2011
461
0.070
Why?
Cells, Cultured
3
2021
2943
0.070
Why?
Drug Administration Schedule
2
2019
873
0.070
Why?
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
2
2019
46
0.070
Why?
Inpatients
2
2021
347
0.070
Why?
Propensity Score
2
2018
180
0.060
Why?
Transcriptional Activation
2
2020
303
0.060
Why?
Hepacivirus
1
2007
137
0.060
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
1
2006
81
0.060
Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination
2
2019
813
0.060
Why?
Rituximab
1
2006
133
0.060
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
1
2015
2781
0.060
Why?
RNA, Messenger
1
2011
2092
0.060
Why?
Luminescence
1
2024
20
0.050
Why?
Databases, Factual
2
2019
1010
0.050
Why?
Luciferases
1
2024
130
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2021
2883
0.050
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
2
2022
1763
0.050
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
2
2022
2494
0.050
Why?
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
1
2025
209
0.050
Why?
Tuberculosis
1
2024
125
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
179
0.050
Why?
Cytomegalovirus
1
2022
89
0.050
Why?
Osteonectin
1
2022
22
0.050
Why?
Mice, Knockout
2
2019
2163
0.050
Why?
Organoids
1
2022
78
0.040
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2017
3250
0.040
Why?
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
1
2021
19
0.040
Why?
T Cell Transcription Factor 1
1
2021
23
0.040
Why?
Karyopherins
1
2020
15
0.040
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2022
211
0.040
Why?
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
1
2021
80
0.040
Why?
Whole Genome Sequencing
1
2021
108
0.040
Why?
CpG Islands
1
2020
169
0.040
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2022
930
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2022
1032
0.040
Why?
Organ Specificity
1
2020
285
0.040
Why?
Forkhead Transcription Factors
1
2021
180
0.040
Why?
DNA, Circular
1
2019
12
0.040
Why?
France
1
2019
54
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?
NF-kappa B
2
2013
469
0.040
Why?
STAT1 Transcription Factor
1
2019
58
0.040
Why?
Janus Kinase 2
1
2019
59
0.040
Why?
Gene Frequency
1
2021
703
0.040
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
1
2021
201
0.040
Why?
STAT3 Transcription Factor
1
2019
89
0.040
Why?
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
1
2019
62
0.040
Why?
Vitamins
1
2019
86
0.040
Why?
Histones
1
2020
364
0.040
Why?
Liver Function Tests
1
2018
94
0.030
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
1
2020
1083
0.030
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2019
547
0.030
Why?
Tumor Cells, Cultured
1
2019
1054
0.030
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2019
872
0.030
Why?
Administration, Oral
1
2019
688
0.030
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2017
98
0.030
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2019
886
0.030
Why?
Cytokines
1
2021
872
0.030
Why?
Medical Records
1
2017
126
0.030
Why?
Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
1
2016
21
0.030
Why?
Transforming Growth Factor alpha
1
2016
50
0.030
Why?
Hydralazine
1
2016
21
0.030
Why?
Fumarates
1
2016
20
0.030
Why?
Ambulatory Care
1
2018
198
0.030
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2016
30
0.030
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2019
1157
0.030
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
1
2022
1268
0.030
Why?
Amides
1
2016
56
0.030
Why?
Diet, Western
1
2016
45
0.030
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
1
2019
465
0.030
Why?
Illinois
1
2017
531
0.030
Why?
Seroepidemiologic Studies
1
2015
57
0.030
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2018
358
0.030
Why?
RNA
1
2019
606
0.030
Why?
Ligands
1
2016
478
0.030
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
1
2016
259
0.030
Why?
Prevalence
1
2019
1349
0.030
Why?
Odds Ratio
1
2017
713
0.030
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors
1
2019
611
0.030
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Azathioprine
1
2015
125
0.030
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Snail Family Transcription Factors
1
2014
48
0.030
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Predictive Value of Tests
1
2019
1807
0.030
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Health Services Accessibility
1
2018
491
0.030
Why?
Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid
1
2013
16
0.030
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2019
847
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2020
3240
0.020
Why?
Tight Junctions
1
2013
153
0.020
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Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1
1
2011
9
0.020
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Glucocorticoids
1
2014
369
0.020
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
1
2013
301
0.020
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G1 Phase
1
2011
66
0.020
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Azoxymethane
1
2011
84
0.020
Why?
Macrophages
1
2014
626
0.020
Why?
Cetuximab
1
2011
119
0.020
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Surveys and Questionnaires
1
2018
2860
0.020
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Precancerous Conditions
1
2011
206
0.020
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Neoplasms, Experimental
1
2011
271
0.020
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Cell Movement
1
2011
820
0.020
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
1
2011
1973
0.020
Why?
Mutation
1
2019
4374
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2011
4154
0.010
Why?
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