| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Smoking | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2013 | 203 |
| 2 | National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2015 | 187 |
| 3 | Postthoracotomy pain syndrome | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2004 | 177 |
| 4 | Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia: Technique, Indication, and Outcomes | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2011 | 167 |
| 5 | Cost Comparison of Robotic, Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery and Thoracotomy Approaches to Pulmonary Lobectomy | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2008 | 162 |
| 6 | The Role of the Thymus in the Immune Response | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2019 | 159 |
| 7 | Traumatic Injury to the Trachea and Bronchus | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2007 | 122 |
| 8 | Robotically Assisted Lobectomy: Learning Curve and Complications | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2008 | 121 |
| 9 | The Variability of Practice in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Pulmonary Resections | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2008 | 119 |
| 10 | Complications and Learning Curves for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2008 | 119 |
| 11 | Esophageal Conduit Necrosis | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2006 | 117 |
| 12 | Pathology and Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2014 | 114 |
| 13 | The Management of Flail Chest | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2007 | 105 |
| 14 | Progress in Lung Separation | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2005 | 100 |
| 15 | Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2007 | 100 |
| 16 | Indications and Technique of Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2010 | 93 |
| 17 | Anatomy of the Trachea, Carina, and Bronchi | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2007 | 83 |
| 18 | Pain Management in Thoracic Surgery | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2020 | 82 |
| 19 | Impact of Acute Pain and Its Management for Thoracic Surgical Patients | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2005 | 80 |
| 20 | Risk Factors for Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2010 | 78 |
| 21 | Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Non–small Cell Lung Cancer | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2020 | 78 |
| 22 | Update on Donor Assessment, Resuscitation, and Acceptance Criteria, Including Novel Techniques—Non–Heart-Beating Donor Lung Retrieval and Ex Vivo Donor Lung Perfusion | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2009 | 77 |
| 23 | Overview of Thoracic Trauma in the United States | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2007 | 76 |
| 24 | Trachea | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2014 | 76 |
| 25 | Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2015 | 75 |
| 26 | VATS Lobectomy is Better than Open Thoracotomy: What is the Evidence for Short-Term Outcomes? | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2008 | 73 |
| 27 | Advances in the Management of Esophageal Perforation | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2011 | 70 |
| 28 | Acute Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2009 | 69 |
| 29 | Digital and Smart Chest Drainage Systems to Monitor Air Leaks: The Birth of a New Era? | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2010 | 68 |
| 30 | Hemothorax | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2013 | 68 |
| 31 | Anatomy of the Thoracic Duct | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2011 | 66 |
| 32 | Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Diagnosis and Treatment of Intrathoracic Conditions | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2008 | 65 |
| 33 | Treatment of Heterogeneous Emphysema Using the Spiration IBV Valves | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2009 | 65 |
| 34 | Management of Postthoracotomy Pain: Acute and Chronic | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2006 | 64 |
| 35 | Paraesophageal Hernia: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation, and Management Controversies | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2009 | 63 |
| 36 | Acute Intraoperative Pulmonary Aspiration | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2015 | 63 |
| 37 | Management of Stage I and II Thymoma | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2011 | 61 |
| 38 | Diaphragmatic Eventration | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2009 | 60 |
| 39 | Mediastinal Tumors and Cysts in the Pediatric Population | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2009 | 60 |
| 40 | Epidemiology, biologic behavior, and natural history of mesothelioma | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2004 | 59 |
| 41 | Functional Conduit Disorders After Esophagectomy | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2006 | 58 |
| 42 | Esophageal Trauma | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2007 | 57 |
| 43 | Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2010 | 57 |
| 44 | Treatment of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2014 | 57 |
| 45 | Total Port Approach for Robotic Lobectomy | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2014 | 57 |
| 46 | Endoscopic Treatment of Tracheal Stenosis | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2014 | 57 |
| 47 | Chest Wall Trauma | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2017 | 57 |
| 48 | Pathology of Tracheal Tumors | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2014 | 56 |
| 49 | ECMO as Bridge to Lung Transplant | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2015 | 56 |
| 50 | Patterns of failure following surgical resection for malignant pleural mesothelioma | Thoracic Surgery Clinics | 2004 | 55 |
