OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is 38. 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
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	242
ABTS Announcement for Continuing Certification	92
Commentator Discussion: Esophagectomy may have a role in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma	86
Continuing challenges in reproductive health for women of childbearing age following rheumatic heart disease surgery in Rwanda	85
Update Your AATS Profile	77
Don't Bring Home Leftovers: Increasing Your Impact with 7 Easy, Self-Care Strategies	69
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	69
Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair	67
Discussion to: The fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	67
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	67
Outcomes of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after previous septal reduction therapy	64
Surgical management strategy of slide tracheoplasty for infants with congenital tracheal stenosis	62
Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair: Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study	61
Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non–donation service area allocation era	61
Outcomes and experience of anatomical partial lobectomy	58
Interpreting survival comparisons in stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Performance bias and the need for subgroup-specific analysis	58
Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta	55
Similar long-term survival after isolated bioprosthetic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement: A propensity-matched analysis	54
Efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to midventricular and apical septal myectomy	53
Critical insights on aortic aneurysm repair after cardiac ischemia	52
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: The use of mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation	49
Effect of thoracic surgery regionalization on long-term survival after lung cancer resection	49
The burden of major complications on failure to rescue after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Analysis of more than 19,000 patients	49
Reply: Toward personalized, surgeon-level prediction in mitral valve repair	48
Commentary: Why I'm biased toward bilateral internal mammary artery	47

Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	47
Commentary: Let's start again!	47
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits in parallel for refractory hypoxemia in patients with COVID-19	45
Reply: “Forget me not,” an appeal from the mitral valve in the left ventricular assist device-supported circulation	45
Diazoxide preserves myocardial function in a swine model of hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and prolonged global ischemia	44
Commentary: Just do it: Complete coronary artery revascularization—more is less!	43
Commentary: Maximum standardized uptake value is no crystal ball for candidate selection for sublobar resection: The future is cloudy (ground-glass)	42
Commentary: Another glimpse of light for patients with Marfan syndrome	41
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	40
Discussion	39
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	38
Aortic root geometry following composite valve graft implantation: Implications for future valve-in-valve procedures	38
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage	38