Top 100 Scientists
North America Medical and Health Sciences / Thoracic Surgery Top 100 Scientists 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,690 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
Thoracic surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
176
26,868
* Rankings
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On Selection: 2
Thoracic surgery
lung cancer
intraoperative molecular imaging
Minimally invasive VATS surgery
Robotic surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
209
16,527
Thoracic Surgery
Translational medicine
Clinical guidelines
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery ...
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
277
18,965
* Rankings
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On Selection: 4
cancer
esophagus
esophageal
lung
thoracic surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
122
21,044
* Rankings
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On Selection: 5
lung cancer
mesothelioma
tumor vaccines
gene therapy
immunotherapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
112
13,038
* Rankings
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On Selection: 6
Thoracic Surgery
Local cancer therapies
Lymphatic mapping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
160
13,184
* Rankings
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On Selection: 7
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Lung Cancer
Trachea
Esophageal cancer
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
112
10,839
* Rankings
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On Selection: 8
Thoracic Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
141
10,862
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
125
9,310
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Thoracic and Hematologic Malignancies
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
103
7,213
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* Rankings
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On Selection: 11
Thoracic Surgery
minimally Invasive Surgery
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
esophageal reconstruction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
101
6,357
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Thoracic Surgery
Robotics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
95
9,486
* Rankings
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On Selection: 13
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
98
11,608
* Rankings
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On Selection: 14
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
113
6,590
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Transcatheter aortic valves
aortic stenosis
ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms
Ross operation
biomechanics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
87
5,967
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Thoractic
Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
62
15,683
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Thoractic
Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
105
6,908
* Rankings
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On Selection: 18
Thoracic Surgery
Liquid Biopsy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
80
7,444
* Rankings
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On Selection: 19
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
107
5,734
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
82
7,743
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
thoracic surgery
lung transplantation
ex vivo lung perfusion
lung preservation
robotic surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
80
4,711
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Cardiothoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
94
5,258
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Thoractic
Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
72
7,040
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
thoracic surgery
lung cancer screening
treatment and palliation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
56
5,939
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Cancer biology
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
61
5,248
* Rankings
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On Selection: 26
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
66
3,525
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 27
Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
55
2,672
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 28
thoracic surgery
surgical outcomes
health services
lung cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
72
2,717
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 29
thoracic surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
74
5,411
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 30
Thoracic Surgery
Heart Failure
Transplantation
Clinical Research
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
45
2,018
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 31
Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
44
2,111
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 32
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Tracheal Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
33
2,404
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
39
3,759
* Rankings
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On Selection: 34
Cardiothoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
41
1,896
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 35
Lung cancer
prognosis
thoracic surgery
targeted therapy
thoracic oncology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
37
4,062
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
Thoracic surgery
Chirurgie Thoracique
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
29
3,295
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 37
Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
33
1,397
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 38
Thoracic & Lung Transplant Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
38
1,904
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 39
Congenital Heart Surgery
Survival Analysis
Longitudinal Analyses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,322
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
2,284
* Rankings
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On Selection: 41
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
32
1,396
* Rankings
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On Selection: 42
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
31
1,571
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
33
1,659
* Rankings
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On Selection: 44
Surgery
Global Health
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Global Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
27
1,287
* Rankings
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On Selection: 45
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
35
1,943
* Rankings
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On Selection: 46
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
7,892
* Rankings
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On Selection: 47
Thoracic Surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,205
* Rankings
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On Selection: 48
thoracic surgery
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,089
* Rankings
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On Selection: 49
thoracic surgery
lung cancer
esophageal cancer
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,385
* Rankings
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On Selection: 50
Cardiothoracic Surgery
heart failure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
757
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 51
Thoracic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,977
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 52
Thoracic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
26
692
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 53
Lung Transplantation
Thoracic Oncology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
15
2,612
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 54
surgery
Thoracic surgery
esophagus
lung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
671
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 55
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
1,412
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 56
Thoracic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
421
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 57
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Thoracic surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
498
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 58
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Critical Care
Clinical Outcomes
Regenerative Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
572
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 59
Chirurgie vasculaire
Transplantation rénale
soins des plaies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
426
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 60
Thoracic surgery
Mesothelioma
Lung ca
Esophageal ca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
255
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 61
Lung transplantation
ECMO
End Stage Lung Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
429
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 62
Thoracic Surgery
Public Health
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
160
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 63
Cardiac Surgery
Aortic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
170
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 64
Metastasis biology
Thoracic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
2,655
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 65
Thoracic Surgery
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
489
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 66
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
228
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 67
Thoracic surgery
thoracic surgical oncology
minimally invasive thoracic surgery
complex airway procedures
mediastinal tumors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
836
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 68
Thoracic Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
42
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 69
General Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Biostatistics
Lung Cancer
Peripheral Artery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
19
Douglas E Wood
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
176
26,868
Sunil Singhal
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
209
16,527
Thoracic surgery
lung cancer
intraoperative molecular imaging
Minimally invasive VATS surgery
Robotic surgery
Gaetano Rocco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
277
18,965
Thoracic Surgery
Translational medicine
Clinical guidelines
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery ...
Andrew C Chang
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
122
21,044
cancer
esophagus
esophageal
lung
thoracic surgery
Daniel Sterman
New York University
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
112
13,038
lung cancer
mesothelioma
tumor vaccines
gene therapy
immunotherapy
Y Colson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
160
13,184
Thoracic Surgery
Local cancer therapies
Lymphatic mapping
Henning A Gaissert
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
112
10,839
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Lung Cancer
Trachea
Esophageal cancer
Anthony Kim
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
141
10,862
Thoracic Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Brendon Stiles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
125
9,310
Chris Kelsey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
103
7,213
Thoracic and Hematologic Malignancies
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Shanda Blackmon
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
101
6,357
Thoracic Surgery
minimally Invasive Surgery
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
esophageal reconstruction
Richard Malthaner
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
95
9,486
Thoracic Surgery
Robotics
Moishe Liberman
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
98
11,608
Jonathan Dcunha
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
113
6,590
Elaine Tseng
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
87
5,967
Transcatheter aortic valves
aortic stenosis
ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms
Ross operation
biomechanics
Vincent Daniel
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
62
15,683
Susan Moffatt Bruce
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
105
6,908
Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
107
5,734
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology
John C Kucharczuk
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
82
7,743
Tiago Machuca
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
80
4,711
thoracic surgery
lung transplantation
ex vivo lung perfusion
lung preservation
robotic surgery
Mani Daneshmand
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
94
5,258
Robert Merritt
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
72
7,040
Frederic W Grannis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
56
5,939
thoracic surgery
lung cancer screening
treatment and palliation
Min Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
66
3,525
Mohamed Kamel Kamel Hussein
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
55
2,672
Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
Leah Backhus
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
72
2,717
thoracic surgery
surgical outcomes
health services
lung cancer
Robert Meguid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
74
5,411
Tunde Yerokun
Duke University
Durham, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
2,018
Thoracic Surgery
Heart Failure
Transplantation
Clinical Research
Ihab Halaweish
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
44
2,111
Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Luis Felipe Tapias
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
33
2,404
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Tracheal Surgery
Erin A Gillaspie
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
39
3,759
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Dimitrios Avgerinos
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,896
Johannes Ruediger Kratz
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
4,062
Lung cancer
prognosis
thoracic surgery
targeted therapy
thoracic oncology
Thoracic surgery
Chirurgie Thoracique
Candice Wilshire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
1,397
Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery
Zaid Abdelsattar
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
1,904
Thoracic & Lung Transplant Surgery
James M Meza
Duke University
Durham, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,322
Congenital Heart Surgery
Survival Analysis
Longitudinal Analyses
Hoda Javadikasgari
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,284
Edward Y Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
1,396
Linda W Martin
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,571
David T Cooke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,659
Yihan Lin
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,287
Surgery
Global Health
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Global Surgery
Natalie Lui
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
35
1,943
Asif K Mustafa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
7,892
Philip Carrott
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,205
Shamus R Carr
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,089
Ciprian Bolca
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,385
thoracic surgery
lung cancer
esophageal cancer
Erin Schumer
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
757
Cardiothoracic Surgery
heart failure
Nicolas Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,977
John Kuckelman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
26
692
Sahar Saddoughi
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
15
2,612
Lung Transplantation
Thoracic Oncology
Ory Wiesel
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
671
surgery
Thoracic surgery
esophagus
lung
Alberto Antonicelli
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,412
Neel Chudgar
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
498
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Thoracic surgery
John Nicholas Melvan
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
572
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Critical Care
Clinical Outcomes
Regenerative Medicine
Marc-Antoine Despatis
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
426
Chirurgie vasculaire
Transplantation rénale
soins des plaies
M.Lapidot
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
255
Thoracic surgery
Mesothelioma
Lung ca
Esophageal ca
Pedro Augusto Reck Dos Santos
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
429
Lung transplantation
ECMO
End Stage Lung Diseases
Terrance Peng
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
160
Thoracic Surgery
Public Health
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Gabe Weininger
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
170
Cardiac Surgery
Aortic Surgery
Paul W Furlow
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
2,655
Metastasis biology
Thoracic Surgery
Michael Archer
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
489
Thoracic Surgery
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Katy A Marino
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
228
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Saiesh Reddy Voppuru|V saiesh reddy, voppuru saiesh reddy
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
836
Thoracic surgery
thoracic surgical oncology
minimally invasive thoracic surgery
complex airway procedures
mediastinal tumors
Hussein Kharroubi
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
42
Sami Aftab Abdul
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
19
General Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Biostatistics
Lung Cancer
Peripheral Artery