OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is 39. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Commentary: Ten-year survival, the holy grail in lung transplantation	242
Commentary: Let's start again!	225
Commentary: Time to climb the ladder of causation	148
Commentary: Why I'm biased toward bilateral internal mammary artery	122
Commentary: With great power comes great responsibility—assessing the validity of propensity score methods	89
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	83
Commentary: Benefits of SGLT2 inhibition in heart failure: A bellwether for importance of other metabolic pathways	78
Commentary: Aging, cognitive decline and performance: Will prevention provide the cure?	77
Assessing clinical competency: The long and the short of it	76
Commentary: Expanding the utility of the Ross procedure—proceed with caution	73
Commentary: Another variable in the puzzle	71
Discussion	66
Commentary: Wherever you go, go with all your heart	64
Discussion	64
Commentary: Strategic surgery to type A dissection: A bird in the hand or 2 in the bush?	59
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	57
Commentary: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: A brave new world	57
Table of Contents	57
Additional survival benefit of bilateral in situ internal thoracic artery grafting with composite radial artery graft in total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting	56
The importance of left ventricular size	55
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage	53
Discussion to: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	53
Commentary: Transcarotid versus direct aortic transthoracic aortic valve replacement: How best to enter the room where it happens?	52
Commentary: The value of access agility in the world of transcatheter aortic valve replacement	51
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	48

Commentary: Improving cardiothoracic scientific literature by meeting in the middle	47
Commentary: Challenging the final frontier of lung transplantation	47
Diazoxide preserves myocardial function in a swine model of hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and prolonged global ischemia	46
Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non–donation service area allocation era	46
Commentary: Del Nido cardioplegic solution: Is it really better than any other?	45
Commentary: Permanent pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: Patience for our patients	44
Commentary: How to say goodbye	43
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	42
Commentary: Mitigating lung cancer mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease	42
Commentary: The Fontan cardiac transplant—time to embrace change	41
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	41
Commentary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the thoracic surgeon: Choose wisely and preserve good judgment	40
An approach to mycotic aneurysm in unrepaired coarctation of the aorta	40
Commentary: Inverted coronary arteries mostly seen in complex forms of transposition of the great arteries	39
Commentary: How does the aortic wall interact with the aortic valve?	39
Discussion	39
Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	39
Update Your AATS Profile	39