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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	251
ABTS Announcement for Continuing Certification	94
Commentator Discussion: Esophagectomy may have a role in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma	92
Continuing challenges in reproductive health for women of childbearing age following rheumatic heart disease surgery in Rwanda	88
Update Your AATS Profile	85
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	79
Don't Bring Home Leftovers: Increasing Your Impact with 7 Easy, Self-Care Strategies	77
Discussion to: The fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	74
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	72
Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair	70
Training the trainee in structural heart disease: A need for change	69
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	66
Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation	61
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage	59
Norwood operation versus comprehensive stage II after bilateral pulmonary artery banding palliation for infants with critical left heart obstruction	59
Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta	57
Commentary: The sublobar resections and the difference between a conjecture and a theorem	56
Molecular characterization and clinical investigation of patients with heritable thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection	55
Interpreting survival comparisons in stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Performance bias and the need for subgroup-specific analysis	54
Critical insights on aortic aneurysm repair after cardiac ischemia	54
Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	53
Commentary: Why I'm biased toward bilateral internal mammary artery	52
Commentary: Just do it: Complete coronary artery revascularization—more is less!	52
Commentary: Let's start again!	52
Commentary: Another glimpse of light for patients with Marfan syndrome	50

Commentary: Maximum standardized uptake value is no crystal ball for candidate selection for sublobar resection: The future is cloudy (ground-glass)	50
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	49
Discussion	47
Reply: Cusp repair to achieve successful sparing of the valve in bicuspid aortopathy	46
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	46
Commentary: Mitigating lung cancer mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease	45
Commentary: Aging, cognitive decline and performance: Will prevention provide the cure?	44
Discussion	44
Commentary: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: A brave new world	40
Discussion	39
Commentary: Time to climb the ladder of causation	39
Discussion to: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	39
Commentary: The hardest part of cardiothoracic surgery is getting to do it	38