OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Thoracic Surgery is 36. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editor's Choice	285
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	272
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	260
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	198
Editor's Choice	163
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	111
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	90
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	90
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	84
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	83
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	77
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	74
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	72
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	72
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	62
Contents	62
Polytetrafluoroethylene Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in Bigger Sizes: Bespoke and Fit for Purpose	61
Validation of 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations	55
Editor’s Choice: Papers That May Change Your Practice	54
Society Board	53
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	52
Early Antireflux Surgery After Lung Transplant: Can We Justify the Risk?	50
Hands On/Hands Off	50
Pulmonary Valve Designs and Innovation	49
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	48

Editorial Board	46
Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	45
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	44
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	43
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	42
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	41
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	40
Editorial Board	38
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	37
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	37
Long-Term Impact of Tricuspid Valve Intervention on Survival, Tricuspid Valve, and Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	37
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Use of Single Lungs for Transplantation	36
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom	36
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	36
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	36
Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key	36