OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Thoracic Surgery is 35. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
A Rare Case of Mediastinal Masson’s Tumor Mimicking a Thymoma	460
Limited Left Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Electrical Storm: A Valuable Addition to the Armamentarium of Arrhythmia Management	151
Setting the Stage: TAVR vs Less-Invasive AVR for Low-Risk Aortic Stenosis	126
Claiming More Evidence for a Potentially Complete and Promising Block in VATS Surgery	119
Mortality of ECMO Because of Truncus Arteriosus Repair: Is the Surgical Strategy the Problem?	108
Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Coexisting With Dysplastic Pulmonary Valves	106
Off-Pump Explant of a Left Ventricular Assist Device Using a Recovery Plug in a Pediatric Patient	101
Late Aortic Expansion After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Chronic DeBakey IIIb Dissection	90
Modified Adipofascial Internal Mammary Artery Perforator Flap for Secondary Esophagoplasty	82
Focused Endocardial Septal Ablation: A New Technique to Treat Postmyectomy Recurrent Gradient	80
Dexmedetomidine, Delirium, and Adverse Outcomes: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database	77
Tale of a Black Heart!	66
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery	66
Hands On/Hands Off	55
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Databases—Irreplaceable Tool for High-Impact Research	54
The Wave of Robotic Mitral Surgery Is Here to Stay	54
Surgical Treatment of Active Mitral Valve Endocarditis	53
Aortic Valve Sparing Operations in the Presence of Aortic Cusp Prolapse	52
The Small But Mighty Middle Lobe in a Larger-Lobe World	51
Aortic Valve Reimplantation or Aortic Root Replacement With a Valved Conduit?	51
Valuable Lessons About PAPVC With Intact Atrial Septum	50
The Beat Goes On!	48
Board of Directors	47
Variation in Delivery of Treatment and Outcomes of Valve Surgery for Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis Beyond the United States	46
Contents	45

Thoracoscopic Transmitral Myectomy for an Anatomically Complex Case With Midventricular Obstruction	44
Board of Directors	42
Perceval: The Bottom Line	41
Transcervical Transtracheal Resection of Cervical Esophageal Smooth Muscle Tumor	38
Perceval Sutureless Valve and Structural Valve Deterioration	38
Node-positive segmentectomy—a remaining challenge	37
The Latin American Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgery Statement Regarding the Recently Released 2020 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease	37
“Band-Aids” for Small Annuli	35
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	35
Hematocrit, Acute Kidney Injury, and Cardiopulmonary Bypass	35
Internal Staging Discordance in National Cancer Databases for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	35