OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	237
Update Your AATS Profile	88
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	83
Don't Bring Home Leftovers: Increasing Your Impact with 7 Easy, Self-Care Strategies	83
Discussion to: The fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	77
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	66
ABTS Announcement for Continuing Certification	66
Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair	64
Outcomes of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after previous septal reduction therapy	61
Commentator Discussion: Esophagectomy may have a role in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma	60
Continuing challenges in reproductive health for women of childbearing age following rheumatic heart disease surgery in Rwanda	60
Contemporary outcomes of the double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries	60
Surgical management strategy of slide tracheoplasty for infants with congenital tracheal stenosis	60
Long-term outcomes of warfarin versus aspirin after Fontan surgery	60
Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair: Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study	59
Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non–donation service area allocation era	56
The burden of major complications on failure to rescue after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Analysis of more than 19,000 patients	50
Reply: The evolving role of artificial intelligenge in pediatric cardiovascular surgery: A call for transparency, collaboration, and rigorous validation	49
Getting patients to adjuvant therapy after lung cancer resection: ERAS protocols and return to intended oncologic therapy	48
Validity of propensity-matched observational studies in comparative effectiveness studies	48
In search of similarity in adverse events journeys of patients with left ventricular assist devices	47
Lung resection after initial nonoperative treatment for non–small cell lung cancer	46
Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant	46
Reply: Toward personalized, surgeon-level prediction in mitral valve repair	46
Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support–certified centers are associated with improved failure to rescue after cardiac arrest: A propensity score–matched analysis	46

Commentary: Let's start again!	45
Reply: “Forget me not,” an appeal from the mitral valve in the left ventricular assist device-supported circulation	45
Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	45
Commentary: Why I'm biased toward bilateral internal mammary artery	44
Discussion	44
Commentary: The Fontan cardiac transplant—time to embrace change	43
Commentary: Strategic surgery to type A dissection: A bird in the hand or 2 in the bush?	43
Commentary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the thoracic surgeon: Choose wisely and preserve good judgment	43
Commentary: Just do it: Complete coronary artery revascularization—more is less!	41
Commentary: Maximum standardized uptake value is no crystal ball for candidate selection for sublobar resection: The future is cloudy (ground-glass)	40
Commentary: Another glimpse of light for patients with Marfan syndrome	39
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	38
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	37
Discussion	37
Aortic root geometry following composite valve graft implantation: Implications for future valve-in-valve procedures	37