OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Thoracic Surgery is 37. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editor's Choice	213
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	135
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	134
To Randomize or Not to Randomize: The Quest to Define “Good Judgment”	131
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	131
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	123
Early Hemodynamic Valve Deterioration After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	111
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	93
Editor's Choice	90
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	82
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	79
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	72
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	70
Editorial Board	70
Multimodal Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer	62
Paving the Way for Less Invasive Femoral Arterial Decannulation in VA-ECMO: Advancing the Decannulation Paradigm	59
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	58
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	54
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	53
Comparable Clinical Outcomes Between Segmentectomy and Lobectomy for NSCLC With Unsuspected N1/N2: A Multicenter Real-World Data Study	53
Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies	52
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Use of Single Lungs for Transplantation	51
Long-Term Impact of Tricuspid Valve Intervention on Survival, Tricuspid Valve, and Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	50
Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	50
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	49

The Innovation of an Expert-Guided Emergency Re-Sternotomy Cart: A Narrative Review	49
Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C–Positive Donors in the Modern Era	47
Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	46
Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery	46
Achieving Equitable Care for Racial Minority Patients With a Lung Cancer Screening Program	44
The Right WAYS to Repair the Mitral Valve	43
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists: Preventive Strategy for Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery	42
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	42
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	40
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	40
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	39
Corrigendum	38
Corrigendum	37
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	37