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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Postoperative Complications
37
2024
2453
5.450
Why?
Liver Neoplasms
17
2025
765
4.770
Why?
Hospitals
22
2024
312
4.620
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
17
2025
1041
4.600
Why?
Venous Thromboembolism
13
2024
165
4.530
Why?
Hepatic Artery
10
2025
83
4.440
Why?
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
10
2025
39
3.960
Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms
18
2025
696
3.590
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
10
2024
581
3.530
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
13
2024
210
3.380
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
19
2023
1191
3.290
Why?
Patient Discharge
13
2024
338
2.970
Why?
Colectomy
11
2022
179
2.760
Why?
Neoplasms
19
2023
3124
2.720
Why?
Esophageal Neoplasms
11
2024
338
2.420
Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care
7
2021
152
2.370
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
7
2024
134
2.320
Why?
Aftercare
7
2023
88
2.310
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
3
2021
31
2.030
Why?
Humans
158
2025
92340
2.020
Why?
Quality Improvement
18
2024
474
2.000
Why?
United States
48
2025
7348
1.910
Why?
Cholangiocarcinoma
4
2025
77
1.870
Why?
Esophagectomy
8
2021
91
1.850
Why?
Retrospective Studies
50
2024
9689
1.850
Why?
Bile Duct Neoplasms
4
2025
90
1.840
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
4
2024
112
1.830
Why?
Pancreatectomy
8
2025
164
1.800
Why?
Patient Readmission
13
2024
391
1.710
Why?
Aged
69
2025
19951
1.650
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
24
2025
2035
1.640
Why?
Stomach Neoplasms
7
2025
296
1.550
Why?
Lymph Node Excision
6
2023
225
1.480
Why?
Lymph Nodes
9
2023
552
1.470
Why?
Quality of Health Care
10
2024
390
1.460
Why?
Hepatectomy
8
2024
174
1.450
Why?
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
2
2021
48
1.430
Why?
Medicare
9
2023
440
1.430
Why?
Surgical Oncology
2
2022
28
1.420
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
6
2024
443
1.410
Why?
General Surgery
6
2021
238
1.390
Why?
Middle Aged
69
2025
27043
1.390
Why?
Surgeons
5
2021
263
1.350
Why?
Male
80
2025
43927
1.340
Why?
Female
82
2025
47893
1.300
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
3
2016
22
1.300
Why?
Guidelines as Topic
2
2021
163
1.280
Why?
Postoperative Care
4
2016
238
1.280
Why?
Risk Adjustment
9
2016
40
1.270
Why?
Length of Stay
9
2024
790
1.190
Why?
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
9
2023
485
1.170
Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
4
2020
132
1.100
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
5
2022
226
1.080
Why?
Medical Oncology
5
2025
393
1.060
Why?
Risk Assessment
14
2024
2368
1.030
Why?
Laparoscopy
8
2024
767
1.000
Why?
Chemoprevention
3
2023
93
0.970
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
4
2021
1398
0.960
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
8
2022
400
0.950
Why?
Risk Factors
21
2025
5706
0.940
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
6
2022
224
0.940
Why?
Nomograms
1
2025
33
0.920
Why?
Registries
7
2020
903
0.920
Why?
Quality Control
2
2022
117
0.910
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
4
2024
275
0.900
Why?
Infusion Pumps, Implantable
3
2023
25
0.880
Why?
Treatment Outcome
22
2024
8730
0.870
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
22
2024
3776
0.870
Why?
Biliary Tract Neoplasms
2
2024
34
0.850
Why?
Liver Failure
2
2024
69
0.850
Why?
Feasibility Studies
4
2023
800
0.840
Why?
Patient Compliance
2
2016
236
0.840
Why?
Delivery of Health Care
2
2021
436
0.820
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
2
2021
886
0.820
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
4
2024
39
0.790
Why?
Medicaid
3
2023
248
0.780
Why?
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
1
2022
17
0.780
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
4
2018
1072
0.760
Why?
Health Status Disparities
2
2023
201
0.760
Why?
Nursing Staff, Hospital
1
2022
42
0.740
Why?
Drainage
2
2020
168
0.740
Why?
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
1
2022
82
0.730
Why?
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
2
2022
98
0.730
Why?
Research Report
1
2021
44
0.710
Why?
Health Literacy
1
2022
73
0.710
Why?
Survival Rate
13
2025
1926
0.710
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2
2020
609
0.710
Why?
Models, Statistical
4
2014
578
0.700
Why?
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
8
2024
2556
0.680
Why?
Prospective Payment System
1
2020
8
0.670
Why?
Preoperative Care
4
2019
405
0.670
Why?
Logistic Models
13
2020
1239
0.660
Why?
Occupational Exposure
1
2021
88
0.660
Why?
Organizational Objectives
1
2020
24
0.660
Why?
Observational Studies as Topic
1
2020
52
0.650
Why?
Efficiency
1
2020
39
0.650
Why?
Databases, Factual
12
2024
955
0.640
Why?
Comparative Effectiveness Research
1
2020
55
0.640
Why?
Continuity of Patient Care
1
2021
176
0.640
Why?
Professional Competence
1
2020
69
0.630
Why?
Product Recalls and Withdrawals
1
2019
2
0.630
Why?
Cholestasis
1
2019
43
0.620
Why?
Statistics as Topic
1
2020
234
0.620
Why?
Anesthesia
1
2021
167
0.620
Why?
Adult
35
2024
27538
0.620
Why?
Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures
1
2019
85
0.600
Why?
Hyperthermia, Induced
1
2019
74
0.600
Why?
Skin Neoplasms
2
2022
606
0.590
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
5
2024
2396
0.570
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
2
2024
342
0.570
Why?
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
2
2014
72
0.540
Why?
Abdominal Neoplasms
2
2020
40
0.530
Why?
Prognosis
17
2025
3872
0.520
Why?
Endosonography
1
2017
100
0.520
Why?
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
3
2024
85
0.510
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
12
2019
996
0.500
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
22
2024
6920
0.490
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
3
2024
609
0.490
Why?
Guideline Adherence
5
2023
239
0.480
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2020
405
0.480
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
3
2021
155
0.470
Why?
Reoperation
5
2014
653
0.470
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy
3
2013
318
0.460
Why?
Obesity, Morbid
3
2020
243
0.460
Why?
Precision Medicine
1
2019
425
0.450
Why?
Combined Modality Therapy
8
2021
1733
0.450
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
3
2025
1575
0.440
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
2
2020
443
0.430
Why?
Esophagoscopy
1
2014
90
0.430
Why?
Lymphatic Metastasis
7
2023
498
0.430
Why?
Pneumonectomy
4
2024
214
0.420
Why?
Hospitalization
2
2023
925
0.420
Why?
Hospital Costs
1
2014
114
0.410
Why?
Research Design
4
2021
600
0.410
Why?
Hospital Mortality
3
2013
444
0.410
Why?
Cancer Care Facilities
1
2013
32
0.410
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2013
58
0.400
Why?
Frailty
2
2024
86
0.400
Why?
Gastrectomy
4
2020
70
0.390
Why?
Ovarian Neoplasms
1
2019
787
0.390
Why?
Tertiary Care Centers
1
2013
119
0.390
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
3
2019
2369
0.380
Why?
Veterans
1
2013
89
0.380
Why?
Appendectomy
2
2022
36
0.370
Why?
Odds Ratio
6
2020
694
0.370
Why?
Cohort Studies
10
2022
2978
0.370
Why?
Thoracic Neoplasms
1
2011
66
0.360
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2021
300
0.360
Why?
Time-to-Treatment
1
2013
129
0.360
Why?
Sigmoid Neoplasms
1
2011
9
0.350
Why?
Diverticulum, Colon
1
2011
10
0.350
Why?
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
3
2024
1138
0.350
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
4
2019
3054
0.340
Why?
Organizational Culture
2
2020
35
0.320
Why?
Morbidity
2
2022
157
0.320
Why?
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
2
2024
409
0.320
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2023
617
0.310
Why?
Quality of Life
1
2017
1745
0.310
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2011
569
0.300
Why?
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
2
2016
1091
0.300
Why?
Sentinel Lymph Node
2
2018
21
0.300
Why?
Telemedicine
2
2021
213
0.280
Why?
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
4
2018
80
0.270
Why?
Hospitals, Low-Volume
2
2024
20
0.270
Why?
Confidence Intervals
4
2014
219
0.250
Why?
Body Mass Index
2
2011
799
0.250
Why?
Patient Safety
2
2018
220
0.250
Why?
Focus Groups
3
2021
186
0.250
Why?
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
2
2022
67
0.240
Why?
Postoperative Period
2
2020
311
0.240
Why?
Benchmarking
3
2023
80
0.240
Why?
Outpatients
2
2023
106
0.240
Why?
Gastric Bypass
2
2020
112
0.240
Why?
Fluorouracil
2
2023
549
0.240
Why?
Time Factors
6
2020
5429
0.240
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2014
1920
0.240
Why?
Melanoma
3
2018
482
0.230
Why?
Illinois
3
2023
502
0.230
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
4
2014
1761
0.220
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2019
690
0.220
Why?
Drug Therapy
2
2022
70
0.220
Why?
Bariatric Surgery
2
2020
204
0.210
Why?
Analysis of Variance
4
2013
899
0.210
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2023
4471
0.210
Why?
Decision Support Techniques
3
2014
175
0.210
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
3
2020
2793
0.200
Why?
Neoplasm Grading
3
2013
390
0.200
Why?
Thyroidectomy
1
2023
171
0.200
Why?
Young Adult
7
2019
6630
0.200
Why?
Referral and Consultation
2
2018
352
0.200
Why?
Burnout, Professional
2
2021
104
0.200
Why?
Drug Resistance, Microbial
1
2022
75
0.190
Why?
Pancreatic Fistula
2
2019
17
0.190
Why?
Esophagogastric Junction
2
2012
34
0.190
Why?
Surgery Department, Hospital
2
2014
43
0.190
Why?
Thoracotomy
2
2012
64
0.190
Why?
Emergency Service, Hospital
2
2023
555
0.190
Why?
Comprehension
1
2022
82
0.190
Why?
Machine Learning
1
2024
298
0.190
Why?
CA-125 Antigen
1
2021
22
0.180
Why?
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
1
2021
41
0.180
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2021
1084
0.180
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
3
2021
411
0.180
Why?
Communication Barriers
1
2021
31
0.180
Why?
Office Visits
1
2021
49
0.180
Why?
Incidence
2
2024
1661
0.180
Why?
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
1
2023
259
0.170
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
4
2021
1774
0.170
Why?
Checklist
1
2021
68
0.170
Why?
Anticoagulants
2
2022
448
0.170
Why?
Propensity Score
2
2019
164
0.170
Why?
Publishing
1
2021
91
0.170
Why?
Medical Errors
1
2021
115
0.170
Why?
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
1
2020
22
0.170
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2021
420
0.160
Why?
Survival Analysis
6
2020
1511
0.160
Why?
Pelvic Neoplasms
1
2020
44
0.160
Why?
Margins of Excision
1
2020
42
0.160
Why?
Embolization, Therapeutic
1
2022
265
0.160
Why?
Qualitative Research
1
2021
325
0.160
Why?
Health Policy
2
2019
190
0.160
Why?
Patient Preference
1
2020
120
0.160
Why?
Patient Education as Topic
1
2022
369
0.160
Why?
Reference Standards
1
2019
143
0.150
Why?
Gastroparesis
1
2019
14
0.150
Why?
Health Status Indicators
1
2019
103
0.150
Why?
Colon
1
2022
527
0.150
Why?
Fundoplication
1
2019
71
0.150
Why?
Physicians, Women
1
2019
59
0.150
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2019
288
0.150
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2020
399
0.150
Why?
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
1
2019
81
0.150
Why?
SEER Program
1
2019
229
0.150
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
159
0.140
Why?
Health Personnel
1
2020
224
0.140
Why?
Career Choice
1
2019
153
0.140
Why?
Algorithms
2
2018
1960
0.140
Why?
Communication
1
2021
462
0.140
Why?
Health Status
1
2019
375
0.140
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2022
808
0.130
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2019
1179
0.130
Why?
Accreditation
2
2014
62
0.130
Why?
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
1
2018
121
0.130
Why?
Learning
1
2019
295
0.130
Why?
Stents
1
2019
417
0.130
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2017
151
0.130
Why?
Adolescent
6
2019
9495
0.120
Why?
Endoscopy
1
2019
359
0.120
Why?
Neuroendocrine Tumors
2
2007
132
0.120
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
2018
505
0.120
Why?
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
2
2013
153
0.120
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2019
657
0.110
Why?
Health Care Surveys
2
2018
286
0.110
Why?
Curriculum
1
2018
583
0.110
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2021
2685
0.110
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2023
2729
0.100
Why?
Tissue Expansion Devices
1
2013
8
0.100
Why?
Physician-Patient Relations
1
2018
630
0.100
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
2
2013
864
0.100
Why?
Malpractice
1
2013
56
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
2013
488
0.100
Why?
Decision Making
1
2018
680
0.100
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2017
2009
0.100
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2018
807
0.100
Why?
Breast Implants
1
2013
27
0.100
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
1
2014
96
0.100
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
1
2014
108
0.100
Why?
Emergency Medical Services
1
2016
248
0.100
Why?
Pancreatic Diseases
1
2013
56
0.100
Why?
Pandemics
3
2024
808
0.100
Why?
American Cancer Society
1
2012
13
0.100
Why?
Prosthesis Failure
1
2013
118
0.100
Why?
Professional Practice
1
2012
45
0.100
Why?
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
1
2012
33
0.090
Why?
Calibration
1
2012
103
0.090
Why?
Regression Analysis
1
2013
594
0.090
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2
2021
3514
0.090
Why?
Observation
1
2011
38
0.090
Why?
Interprofessional Relations
1
2012
120
0.090
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2011
23
0.090
Why?
Operative Time
2
2024
156
0.090
Why?
Physicians
1
2018
693
0.090
Why?
Gastroplasty
1
2011
26
0.090
Why?
Pancreas
1
2013
252
0.090
Why?
Mammaplasty
1
2013
119
0.090
Why?
Program Evaluation
1
2012
315
0.090
Why?
Forecasting
1
2012
311
0.090
Why?
False Negative Reactions
1
2011
63
0.090
Why?
Sigmoidoscopy
1
2011
38
0.090
Why?
Geriatric Assessment
1
2012
186
0.090
Why?
Age Factors
4
2020
1903
0.090
Why?
Abdominal Pain
1
2011
144
0.080
Why?
Piperazines
1
2011
288
0.080
Why?
Job Satisfaction
2
2019
80
0.080
Why?
Bone Neoplasms
1
2011
313
0.080
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2011
379
0.070
Why?
Hospitals, Veterans
1
2007
22
0.070
Why?
Hospitals, Community
2
2023
33
0.070
Why?
Principal Component Analysis
2
2019
164
0.060
Why?
Florida
1
2023
60
0.050
Why?
California
1
2023
156
0.050
Why?
Yttrium Radioisotopes
1
2022
46
0.050
Why?
Rural Population
1
2022
151
0.050
Why?
Obesity
1
2008
1014
0.050
Why?
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
2
2013
304
0.050
Why?
Patient Outcome Assessment
1
2021
85
0.040
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
307
0.040
Why?
Sexual Harassment
1
2019
9
0.040
Why?
Evaluation Studies as Topic
1
2019
271
0.040
Why?
Intraabdominal Infections
1
2019
10
0.040
Why?
Gastric Emptying
1
2019
25
0.040
Why?
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
1
2019
31
0.040
Why?
Ablation Techniques
1
2019
38
0.040
Why?
Health Surveys
1
2019
242
0.040
Why?
ROC Curve
2
2013
786
0.040
Why?
Hospital Bed Capacity
1
2018
20
0.040
Why?
Insurance Claim Review
1
2018
45
0.040
Why?
Hysterectomy
1
2020
161
0.040
Why?
Reimbursement, Incentive
1
2018
38
0.040
Why?
Ownership
1
2018
27
0.040
Why?
Axilla
1
2018
104
0.040
Why?
Tumor Cells, Cultured
1
2019
1052
0.040
Why?
Smoking
1
2021
640
0.030
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
1
2018
306
0.030
Why?
Consensus
1
2018
375
0.030
Why?
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
1
2020
307
0.030
Why?
Carcinoma
1
2020
438
0.030
Why?
Prostatectomy
1
2020
479
0.030
Why?
Observer Variation
1
2018
612
0.030
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2018
290
0.030
Why?
Renal Insufficiency
1
2016
98
0.030
Why?
Relative Value Scales
1
2014
10
0.030
Why?
Lawyers
1
2013
2
0.030
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2014
98
0.030
Why?
Ulcer
1
2013
38
0.030
Why?
Breast Implantation
1
2013
14
0.030
Why?
Mitosis
1
2013
156
0.030
Why?
Medicine
1
2013
95
0.020
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2013
359
0.020
Why?
Medical Records
1
2013
122
0.020
Why?
Insurance, Health
1
2013
172
0.020
Why?
Imatinib Mesylate
1
2011
127
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2022
7309
0.020
Why?
Mastectomy
1
2013
257
0.020
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2013
871
0.020
Why?
Benzamides
1
2011
239
0.020
Why?
Sepsis
1
2014
351
0.020
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2011
239
0.020
Why?
Comorbidity
1
2013
986
0.020
Why?
Disease Management
1
2011
341
0.020
Why?
Neoplasm Metastasis
1
2013
1072
0.020
Why?
Prostatic Neoplasms
1
2020
1771
0.020
Why?
Laparotomy
1
2008
68
0.020
Why?
Adenoma, Islet Cell
1
2007
28
0.020
Why?
Statistics, Nonparametric
1
2008
305
0.020
Why?
Databases as Topic
1
2007
94
0.020
Why?
Societies, Medical
1
2011
596
0.020
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2007
1607
0.010
Why?
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