OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Thoracic 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editor's Choice	223
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	163
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	149
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	149
Editor's Choice	142
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	134
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	119
Structural Failure of the BioBridge Rib Prosthesis After Chest Wall Reconstruction	98
Unaddressed Methodological and Statistical Concerns in Assessing Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR	84
Surgeon Perception of Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery: Insights From an International Survey	83
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Stent Deployed in the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent	74
Editorial Board	73
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation	65
Sublobar Resection in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutant	64
Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	60
Patient-Specific Biomechanics in Marfan Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms	60
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	57
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	57
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	57
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	56
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	54
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	52
Editorial Board	52
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	51
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	51

Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	49
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	47
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	47
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	46
Corrigendum	45
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	45
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	42
Corrigendum	42
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	41
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	41
Resilience. Hope. Unity. STS Presidential Address 2021	40
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	39
Contents	39
A Novel Surgical Technique to Address Post-Septal Myectomy Ventricular Septal Defect	38