| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Phylogenetic ctDNA analysis depicts early-stage lung cancer evolution | Nature | 2017 | 1,287 |
| 2 | British Thoracic Society guidelines for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules: accredited by NICE | Thorax | 2015 | 631 |
| 3 | Extra-pleural pneumonectomy versus no extra-pleural pneumonectomy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: clinical outcomes of the Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery (MARS) randomised feasibility study | Lancet Oncology, The | 2011 | 612 |
| 4 | ERS task force statement: diagnosis and treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax | European Respiratory Journal | 2015 | 273 |
| 5 | Recommendations for Uniform Definitions of Surgical Techniques for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Consensus Report of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer International Staging Committee and the International Mesothelioma Interest Group | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2011 | 249 |
| 6 | Efficacy and cost of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy versus talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MesoVATS): an open-label, randomised, controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2014 | 185 |
| 7 | British Thoracic Society Guideline for the investigation and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma | Thorax | 2018 | 157 |
| 8 | A case-matched study of anatomical segmentectomy versus lobectomy for stage I lung cancer in high-risk patients | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2005 | 153 |
| 9 | Thoracoscopic decortication: a role for video-assisted surgery in chronic postpneumonic pleural empyema | Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2001 | 139 |
| 10 | EACTS expert consensus statement for surgical management of pleural empyema | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2015 | 131 |
| 11 | European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery expert consensus statement on the prevention and management of mediastinitis | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2017 | 131 |
| 12 | Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Resection | Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery | 2007 | 113 |
| 13 | Lobar volume reduction surgery: a method of increasing the lung cancer resection rate in patients with emphysema | Thorax | 2001 | 82 |
| 14 | Palliative surgical debulking in malignant mesothelioma Predictors of survival and symptom control | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2001 | 80 |
| 15 | The pattern of lymph node involvement influences outcome after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2006 | 79 |
| 16 | Video-assisted versus open pulmonary metastasectomy: the surgeon's finger or the radiologist's eye?☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2009 | 76 |
| 17 | Can pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer be avoided? An audit of parenchymal sparing lung surgery | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2002 | 75 |
| 18 | The beneficial effects of specialist thoracic surgery on the resection rate for non-small-cell lung cancer | Lung Cancer | 2004 | 75 |
| 19 | European Trends in Preoperative and Intraoperative Nodal Staging: ESTS Guidelines | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2007 | 75 |
| 20 | EGFR expression: Associations with outcome and clinicopathological variables in malignant pleural mesothelioma | Lung Cancer | 2006 | 72 |
| 21 | Supplementary Prognostic Variables for Pleural Mesothelioma: A Report from the IASLC Staging Committee | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2014 | 68 |
| 22 | Preoperative mediastinal lymph node staging for non-small cell lung cancer: 2014 update of the 2007 ESTS guidelines | Translational Lung Cancer Research | 2014 | 68 |
| 23 | The role of video assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy/decortication in the therapeutic management of malignant pleural mesothelioma☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2008 | 65 |
| 24 | The effect of extent of local resection on patterns of disease progression in malignant pleural mesothelioma | Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2004 | 62 |
| 25 | Open lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma: the benefits of a radical approach within multimodality therapy☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2008 | 62 |
| 26 | Long-term survival after lung-sparing total pleurectomy for locally advanced (International Mesothelioma Interest Group Stage T3-T4) non-sarcomatoid malignant pleural mesothelioma | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2012 | 59 |
| 27 | Impact of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on training and well-being in subspecialty surgery: A national survey of cardiothoracic trainees in the United Kingdom | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2020 | 56 |
| 28 | Lung cancer surgery in the breathless patient — the benefits of avoiding the gold standard☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2010 | 51 |
| 29 | Case-control study between extrapleural pneumonectomy and radical pleurectomy/decortication for pathological N2 malignant pleural mesothelioma☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2007 | 50 |
| 30 | Audit of postoperative pain management after open thoracotomy and the incidence of chronic postthoracotomy pain in more than 500 patients at a tertiary center | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2017 | 50 |
| 31 | Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer Resection | Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery | 2007 | 48 |
| 32 | Therapeutic Surgery for Nonepithelioid Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Is it Really Worthwhile? | Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2010 | 42 |
| 33 | The Tissue Microlocalisation and Cellular Expression of CD163, VEGF, HLA-DR, iNOS, and MRP 8/14 Is Correlated to Clinical Outcome in NSCLC | PLoS ONE | 2011 | 41 |
| 34 | Metalloptysis: a late complication of lung volume reduction surgery | Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2001 | 40 |
| 35 | Delayed referral reduces the success of video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement for post-pneumonic empyema | Respiratory Medicine | 2001 | 39 |
| 36 | Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Resection | Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery | 2007 | 39 |
| 37 | Is there a role for pre-operative contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for radical surgery in malignant pleural mesothelioma? | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2003 | 38 |
| 38 | Gastrostomy complications in infants and children: a comparative study | Pediatric Surgery International | 2010 | 36 |
| 39 | Chemokine receptor expression in tumour islets and stroma in non-small cell lung cancer | BMC Cancer | 2010 | 35 |
| 40 | The Effects of Increased Provision of Thoracic Surgical Specialists on the Variation in Lung Cancer Resection Rate in England | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2013 | 35 |
| 41 | The role of the emphysema multidisciplinary team in a successful lung volume reduction surgery programme† | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2014 | 35 |
| 42 | Video-assisted cervical thoracoscopy: a novel approach for diagnosis, staging and pleurodesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2008 | 31 |
| 43 | Implementation of a novel portfolio of structured, curriculum-aligned, simulation-based, cardiothoracic surgery training courses: Evolving the delivery of surgical education | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2017 | 31 |
| 44 | Does a thoracic epidural confer any additional benefit following video-assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax? | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2005 | 30 |
| 45 | Use of expandable wire stents for malignant airway obstruction | Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 1994 | 28 |
| 46 | Post-pneumonectomy video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy using extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2001 | 27 |
| 47 | A prospective audit evaluating the role of video-assisted cervical mediastinoscopy (VAM) as a training tool☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2004 | 27 |
| 48 | Right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma via median sternotomy or thoracotomy? Short- and long-term results☆ | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | 2007 | 27 |
| 49 | Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax--a 7-year learning experience | Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England | 1999 | 27 |
| 50 | An audit of anticoagulation practice among UK cardiothoracic consultant surgeons following valve replacement/repair | Journal of Heart Valve Disease | 2005 | 27 |
