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Joel R. Pekow

Concepts (344)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
44
2025
760
7.260
Why?
Crohn Disease
27
2023
764
5.370
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
30
2025
591
4.680
Why?
Colon
15
2023
521
2.400
Why?
MicroRNAs
8
2020
556
1.970
Why?
Colitis
9
2021
247
1.780
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
8
2020
571
1.490
Why?
Inflammation
7
2023
981
1.180
Why?
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
5
2023
51
1.130
Why?
Colectomy
6
2023
175
1.060
Why?
Ustekinumab
3
2025
52
1.050
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
6
2023
980
1.050
Why?
Vitamin D Deficiency
3
2021
104
1.030
Why?
Vitamin D
4
2021
269
0.970
Why?
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
6
2024
47
0.950
Why?
Retrospective Studies
32
2025
9203
0.930
Why?
Hospitalization
6
2019
888
0.920
Why?
Renin-Angiotensin System
4
2019
81
0.900
Why?
Ileum
4
2023
168
0.890
Why?
Humans
87
2025
89924
0.890
Why?
Cyclosporine
3
2019
238
0.840
Why?
Middle Aged
38
2025
26132
0.830
Why?
Aspirin
2
2021
162
0.830
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
5
2020
979
0.820
Why?
Clostridium Infections
3
2020
125
0.820
Why?
Adult
42
2025
26810
0.810
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
5
2025
105
0.800
Why?
Postoperative Complications
7
2025
2313
0.790
Why?
Antirheumatic Agents
1
2022
58
0.780
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
2
2020
69
0.780
Why?
Colonic Pouches
4
2025
85
0.770
Why?
Fatigue
1
2022
174
0.760
Why?
Colonoscopy
8
2023
281
0.760
Why?
Ileal Diseases
2
2019
26
0.760
Why?
Pouchitis
4
2025
54
0.720
Why?
Male
46
2025
42657
0.720
Why?
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
1
2022
171
0.710
Why?
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
1
2020
19
0.700
Why?
Surgical Stomas
1
2020
22
0.700
Why?
Ulcer
2
2022
37
0.690
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
7
2019
806
0.690
Why?
Remission Induction
8
2025
741
0.690
Why?
Gastrointestinal Agents
6
2020
174
0.680
Why?
Female
45
2025
46571
0.660
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
10
2025
1859
0.640
Why?
Piperidines
7
2022
163
0.640
Why?
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
1
2019
39
0.640
Why?
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
1
2019
91
0.620
Why?
Patient Admission
1
2019
114
0.620
Why?
Kynurenine
1
2018
21
0.610
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2019
1452
0.600
Why?
Tryptophan
1
2018
97
0.590
Why?
Young Adult
17
2025
6408
0.590
Why?
Thrombospondins
1
2017
14
0.580
Why?
Caveolin 1
1
2017
21
0.580
Why?
Dysbiosis
1
2018
81
0.580
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2019
270
0.570
Why?
Receptors, Interleukin
1
2017
37
0.570
Why?
Collagen Type I
1
2017
72
0.570
Why?
Recurrence
7
2023
1145
0.550
Why?
Focal Adhesions
1
2017
70
0.550
Why?
DNA Methylation
3
2020
666
0.530
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
6
2019
952
0.530
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
8
2021
1283
0.520
Why?
Duodenal Diseases
1
2015
23
0.500
Why?
Pyrimidines
5
2022
371
0.500
Why?
Treatment Outcome
17
2025
8270
0.500
Why?
Seasons
1
2016
240
0.490
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2014
22
0.490
Why?
Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins
1
2014
55
0.480
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
1
2015
89
0.480
Why?
Hematoma
1
2015
108
0.470
Why?
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
2
2014
198
0.470
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2021
1864
0.460
Why?
Retinoid X Receptor alpha
1
2014
7
0.460
Why?
Acute Kidney Injury
1
2018
316
0.450
Why?
ras Proteins
1
2014
130
0.450
Why?
Patient Readmission
1
2017
354
0.440
Why?
Aged
15
2021
19240
0.440
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2015
299
0.440
Why?
Adolescent
11
2020
9339
0.390
Why?
Pyrroles
4
2020
172
0.380
Why?
Proto-Oncogenes
1
2011
61
0.370
Why?
Receptors, Calcitriol
4
2019
130
0.370
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
1
2014
665
0.370
Why?
Infliximab
4
2020
159
0.360
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
3
2023
191
0.350
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2014
727
0.350
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
3
2023
163
0.340
Why?
Risk Factors
10
2020
5554
0.340
Why?
Phenotype
6
2025
2457
0.330
Why?
Transcriptome
2
2018
661
0.320
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
7
2025
3680
0.320
Why?
Feces
3
2021
332
0.320
Why?
Logistic Models
5
2018
1214
0.310
Why?
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
5
2020
700
0.310
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
2
2019
1185
0.310
Why?
Secondary Prevention
2
2019
159
0.300
Why?
Prospective Studies
9
2023
4325
0.300
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
3
2014
283
0.290
Why?
Carcinogenesis
3
2019
213
0.290
Why?
RNA, Long Noncoding
2
2019
120
0.290
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
4
2020
1394
0.280
Why?
Lymphocyte Activation
2
2021
754
0.280
Why?
Signal Transduction
8
2019
3403
0.280
Why?
Hepatitis C, Chronic
1
2007
91
0.270
Why?
Cryoglobulinemia
1
2006
6
0.270
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2021
521
0.270
Why?
Fatty Liver
1
2007
99
0.270
Why?
Chronic Disease
3
2022
958
0.270
Why?
Tertiary Care Centers
2
2019
110
0.260
Why?
Disease Progression
5
2019
1469
0.260
Why?
Angiotensin II
4
2019
93
0.260
Why?
Liver Cirrhosis
1
2007
257
0.250
Why?
Down-Regulation
4
2020
520
0.240
Why?
Registries
3
2020
808
0.240
Why?
Prognosis
4
2025
3796
0.230
Why?
Luminescent Measurements
1
2024
62
0.230
Why?
Hepatitis C
1
2006
174
0.230
Why?
Biological Products
3
2021
160
0.220
Why?
Oxadiazoles
1
2023
38
0.220
Why?
Indans
1
2023
35
0.220
Why?
Biosensing Techniques
1
2024
73
0.220
Why?
Calcineurin Inhibitors
2
2021
53
0.210
Why?
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
1
2007
399
0.210
Why?
Mice
12
2022
11851
0.210
Why?
Time Factors
4
2019
5357
0.210
Why?
Enterocolitis
1
2022
13
0.200
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
1
2011
1983
0.200
Why?
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
2
2019
41
0.200
Why?
Maintenance Chemotherapy
2
2019
84
0.200
Why?
Opportunistic Infections
1
2022
60
0.200
Why?
Steroids
2
2020
173
0.200
Why?
Losartan
2
2019
30
0.200
Why?
ErbB Receptors
3
2016
498
0.200
Why?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2
2020
46
0.200
Why?
Induction Chemotherapy
2
2019
152
0.190
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
2
2022
277
0.190
Why?
Chicago
2
2018
1431
0.190
Why?
Cell Proliferation
4
2021
1669
0.190
Why?
HCT116 Cells
3
2017
156
0.190
Why?
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
1
2022
131
0.190
Why?
Drug Resistance
2
2019
232
0.190
Why?
Calbindin 2
1
2021
5
0.190
Why?
Cohort Studies
4
2022
2887
0.190
Why?
Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype
1
2021
5
0.190
Why?
Cytomegalovirus Infections
1
2022
150
0.190
Why?
Th17 Cells
2
2019
85
0.190
Why?
Biomarkers
4
2024
1775
0.180
Why?
Cellular Reprogramming
1
2021
41
0.180
Why?
Colonic Diseases
1
2021
61
0.180
Why?
Liver Neoplasms
1
2007
755
0.180
Why?
Endoscopy
3
2021
352
0.180
Why?
Ostomy
1
2020
15
0.180
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
3
2019
165
0.180
Why?
Wnt Signaling Pathway
1
2021
99
0.170
Why?
Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
1
2020
25
0.170
Why?
Cytosine
1
2020
130
0.170
Why?
Stem Cells
1
2022
376
0.170
Why?
Animals
13
2022
27526
0.170
Why?
5-Methylcytosine
1
2020
117
0.170
Why?
Medication Therapy Management
1
2019
16
0.170
Why?
Drug Substitution
1
2019
27
0.160
Why?
Incidence
2
2016
1601
0.160
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
3
2022
1544
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2018
983
0.160
Why?
Janus Kinase Inhibitors
1
2019
23
0.160
Why?
Interleukin-8
2
2016
86
0.160
Why?
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
1
2018
42
0.150
Why?
Health Resources
1
2019
80
0.150
Why?
Prednisolone
1
2018
40
0.150
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2020
284
0.150
Why?
United States
6
2025
7102
0.150
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
3
2021
6780
0.150
Why?
Injections, Intravenous
1
2018
238
0.150
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2014
1729
0.150
Why?
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
1
2021
312
0.150
Why?
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
1
2018
86
0.150
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
1
2019
128
0.140
Why?
Histocytochemistry
1
2017
130
0.140
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
3
2021
2393
0.140
Why?
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
1
2018
315
0.140
Why?
ADAM17 Protein
1
2016
9
0.140
Why?
Chemokine CXCL2
1
2016
16
0.140
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
2
2018
2018
0.140
Why?
Zinc
1
2017
95
0.130
Why?
Occludin
1
2016
66
0.130
Why?
Receptors, CXCR4
1
2016
45
0.130
Why?
Renin
1
2016
67
0.130
Why?
Zonula Occludens-1 Protein
1
2016
70
0.130
Why?
Genome, Human
1
2020
791
0.130
Why?
JC Virus
1
2015
5
0.130
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2017
485
0.130
Why?
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
1
2015
13
0.130
Why?
Natalizumab
1
2015
21
0.130
Why?
Up-Regulation
2
2020
726
0.130
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
2
2022
2362
0.130
Why?
Cadherins
1
2016
163
0.120
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
1
2017
202
0.120
Why?
DNA
1
2020
1311
0.120
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
3
2016
2587
0.120
Why?
Transcription Factors
2
2020
1665
0.120
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2019
404
0.120
Why?
Receptor Cross-Talk
1
2014
33
0.120
Why?
Sacroiliitis
1
2014
3
0.120
Why?
Antigens, CD
1
2016
466
0.120
Why?
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
1
2014
25
0.120
Why?
Arthralgia
1
2014
39
0.110
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
1
2019
608
0.110
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
1
2018
432
0.110
Why?
Antibodies, Viral
1
2015
311
0.110
Why?
Liver
1
2018
1211
0.110
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2014
508
0.100
Why?
Salvage Therapy
1
2014
230
0.100
Why?
DNA, Complementary
1
2013
391
0.100
Why?
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
2
2014
449
0.100
Why?
Genetic Markers
1
2013
476
0.100
Why?
Adipokines
1
2011
17
0.100
Why?
Lectins
1
2011
84
0.090
Why?
Epithelial Cells
4
2019
689
0.090
Why?
Risk Assessment
1
2019
2327
0.090
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
4
2021
3252
0.090
Why?
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
1
2011
153
0.090
Why?
In Situ Hybridization
1
2011
313
0.090
Why?
Sentinel Surveillance
1
2010
23
0.090
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2013
693
0.090
Why?
Apoptosis
4
2019
1718
0.090
Why?
Microbiota
1
2016
407
0.090
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2016
2498
0.090
Why?
Infant
1
2016
3189
0.080
Why?
Child
2
2022
7242
0.080
Why?
Blotting, Western
1
2011
793
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
1
2014
1880
0.080
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2016
3769
0.080
Why?
Mice, Transgenic
3
2021
1576
0.080
Why?
Caco-2 Cells
2
2019
123
0.080
Why?
Treatment Failure
2
2019
278
0.080
Why?
Postoperative Period
2
2021
301
0.080
Why?
Immunohistochemistry
1
2013
1801
0.080
Why?
Diet
1
2011
444
0.080
Why?
Cells, Cultured
3
2021
2887
0.070
Why?
Inpatients
2
2021
312
0.070
Why?
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
2
2019
46
0.070
Why?
Drug Administration Schedule
2
2019
865
0.070
Why?
Propensity Score
2
2018
149
0.070
Why?
Transcriptional Activation
2
2020
294
0.070
Why?
Hepacivirus
1
2007
131
0.070
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
1
2006
76
0.070
Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination
2
2019
785
0.070
Why?
Rituximab
1
2006
117
0.060
Why?
RNA, Messenger
1
2011
2026
0.060
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
1
2015
2677
0.060
Why?
Databases, Factual
2
2019
865
0.060
Why?
Luminescence
1
2024
21
0.060
Why?
Luciferases
1
2024
128
0.060
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2021
2767
0.060
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
2
2022
1691
0.060
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
2
2022
2415
0.050
Why?
Tuberculosis
1
2024
122
0.050
Why?
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
1
2022
54
0.050
Why?
Dextran Sulfate
2
2013
69
0.050
Why?
Immunologic Factors
1
2023
171
0.050
Why?
Cytomegalovirus
1
2022
79
0.050
Why?
Mice, Knockout
2
2019
2015
0.050
Why?
Osteonectin
1
2022
22
0.050
Why?
Organoids
1
2022
65
0.050
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2017
3065
0.050
Why?
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
1
2021
19
0.050
Why?
T Cell Transcription Factor 1
1
2021
23
0.050
Why?
Karyopherins
1
2020
15
0.050
Why?
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
1
2021
80
0.050
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2022
207
0.050
Why?
Whole Genome Sequencing
1
2021
103
0.040
Why?
CpG Islands
1
2020
158
0.040
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2022
919
0.040
Why?
Organ Specificity
1
2020
277
0.040
Why?
Forkhead Transcription Factors
1
2021
171
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2022
983
0.040
Why?
DNA, Circular
1
2019
8
0.040
Why?
France
1
2019
49
0.040
Why?
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15
1
2019
23
0.040
Why?
Claudin-2
1
2019
10
0.040
Why?
Risk Adjustment
1
2019
38
0.040
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
1
2021
173
0.040
Why?
STAT1 Transcription Factor
1
2019
53
0.040
Why?
Gene Frequency
1
2021
687
0.040
Why?
NF-kappa B
2
2013
469
0.040
Why?
STAT3 Transcription Factor
1
2019
86
0.040
Why?
Janus Kinase 2
1
2019
60
0.040
Why?
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
1
2019
55
0.040
Why?
Vitamins
1
2019
83
0.040
Why?
Histones
1
2020
333
0.040
Why?
Liver Function Tests
1
2018
92
0.040
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
1
2020
1074
0.040
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2019
529
0.040
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2019
846
0.040
Why?
Tumor Cells, Cultured
1
2019
1048
0.040
Why?
Administration, Oral
1
2019
666
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2017
94
0.040
Why?
Cytokines
1
2021
811
0.030
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2019
855
0.030
Why?
Medical Records
1
2017
120
0.030
Why?
Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
1
2016
21
0.030
Why?
Hydralazine
1
2016
19
0.030
Why?
Transforming Growth Factor alpha
1
2016
50
0.030
Why?
Fumarates
1
2016
19
0.030
Why?
Ambulatory Care
1
2018
186
0.030
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2016
26
0.030
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2019
1130
0.030
Why?
Amides
1
2016
54
0.030
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
1
2019
412
0.030
Why?
Diet, Western
1
2016
38
0.030
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
1
2022
1244
0.030
Why?
Illinois
1
2017
485
0.030
Why?
Seroepidemiologic Studies
1
2015
54
0.030
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2018
346
0.030
Why?
Prevalence
1
2019
1250
0.030
Why?
Ligands
1
2016
447
0.030
Why?
RNA
1
2019
583
0.030
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
1
2016
251
0.030
Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
1
2019
586
0.030
Why?
Odds Ratio
1
2017
682
0.030
Why?
Health Services Accessibility
1
2018
436
0.030
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Azathioprine
1
2015
124
0.030
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Snail Family Transcription Factors
1
2014
47
0.030
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Predictive Value of Tests
1
2019
1731
0.030
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Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid
1
2013
16
0.030
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2019
798
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2020
3040
0.030
Why?
Tight Junctions
1
2013
150
0.030
Why?
Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1
1
2011
9
0.020
Why?
Glucocorticoids
1
2014
357
0.020
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
1
2013
289
0.020
Why?
G1 Phase
1
2011
65
0.020
Why?
Azoxymethane
1
2011
84
0.020
Why?
Macrophages
1
2014
582
0.020
Why?
Cetuximab
1
2011
115
0.020
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
1
2018
2653
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2011
200
0.020
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Neoplasms, Experimental
1
2011
269
0.020
Why?
Cell Movement
1
2011
786
0.020
Why?
Mutation
1
2019
4165
0.020
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
1
2011
1929
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2011
4048
0.010
Why?
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