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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Postoperative Complications
34
2024
2273
5.700
Why?
Hospitals
22
2024
299
4.940
Why?
Venous Thromboembolism
13
2024
159
4.840
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
16
2024
980
4.510
Why?
Liver Neoplasms
15
2024
754
4.250
Why?
Hepatic Artery
9
2024
84
3.800
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
10
2024
573
3.770
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
13
2024
205
3.620
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
19
2023
1193
3.460
Why?
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
9
2024
36
3.280
Why?
Patient Discharge
13
2024
320
3.180
Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms
16
2024
666
3.070
Why?
Colectomy
11
2022
172
2.960
Why?
Neoplasms
19
2023
3020
2.920
Why?
Esophageal Neoplasms
11
2024
331
2.580
Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care
7
2021
146
2.550
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
7
2024
126
2.490
Why?
Aftercare
7
2023
87
2.470
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
3
2021
31
2.180
Why?
Quality Improvement
18
2024
446
2.170
Why?
Humans
150
2024
88786
2.050
Why?
Esophagectomy
8
2021
92
1.980
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
4
2024
111
1.960
Why?
United States
46
2024
6926
1.940
Why?
Retrospective Studies
45
2024
8951
1.900
Why?
Patient Readmission
11
2023
351
1.780
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
22
2024
1988
1.680
Why?
Aged
63
2024
18994
1.630
Why?
Lymph Node Excision
6
2023
220
1.580
Why?
Lymph Nodes
9
2023
548
1.560
Why?
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
2
2021
48
1.540
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
6
2024
404
1.530
Why?
Surgical Oncology
2
2022
27
1.530
Why?
Medicare
9
2023
422
1.520
Why?
General Surgery
6
2021
235
1.490
Why?
Stomach Neoplasms
6
2023
280
1.460
Why?
Surgeons
5
2021
247
1.450
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
3
2016
22
1.390
Why?
Postoperative Care
4
2016
228
1.370
Why?
Guidelines as Topic
2
2021
160
1.370
Why?
Risk Adjustment
9
2016
38
1.370
Why?
Middle Aged
63
2024
25759
1.370
Why?
Quality of Health Care
9
2022
384
1.360
Why?
Male
74
2024
42099
1.330
Why?
Hepatectomy
7
2024
170
1.320
Why?
Female
76
2024
45856
1.300
Why?
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
9
2023
481
1.250
Why?
Length of Stay
8
2024
731
1.240
Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
4
2020
127
1.180
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
5
2022
225
1.150
Why?
Cholangiocarcinoma
3
2023
76
1.050
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
8
2022
363
1.040
Why?
Chemoprevention
3
2023
92
1.040
Why?
Risk Assessment
12
2020
2285
1.030
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
4
2021
1354
1.030
Why?
Pancreatectomy
7
2019
158
1.030
Why?
Bile Duct Neoplasms
3
2023
90
1.030
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
6
2022
201
1.030
Why?
Registries
7
2020
765
1.030
Why?
Quality Control
2
2022
117
0.980
Why?
Treatment Outcome
22
2024
8170
0.960
Why?
Medical Oncology
4
2023
379
0.950
Why?
Infusion Pumps, Implantable
3
2023
25
0.940
Why?
Liver Failure
2
2024
67
0.910
Why?
Patient Compliance
2
2016
230
0.900
Why?
Feasibility Studies
4
2023
777
0.900
Why?
Laparoscopy
7
2020
771
0.890
Why?
Risk Factors
20
2024
5446
0.890
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
2
2021
831
0.890
Why?
Delivery of Health Care
2
2021
433
0.880
Why?
Medicaid
3
2023
228
0.850
Why?
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
1
2022
17
0.840
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
19
2022
3648
0.830
Why?
Health Status Disparities
2
2023
186
0.830
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
4
2018
1039
0.810
Why?
Drainage
2
2020
159
0.800
Why?
Nursing Staff, Hospital
1
2022
42
0.790
Why?
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
1
2022
77
0.790
Why?
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
2
2022
93
0.780
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
3
2020
250
0.780
Why?
Research Report
1
2021
44
0.770
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2
2020
570
0.760
Why?
Health Literacy
1
2022
72
0.760
Why?
Models, Statistical
4
2014
575
0.750
Why?
Prospective Payment System
1
2020
7
0.720
Why?
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
8
2024
2546
0.720
Why?
Preoperative Care
4
2019
395
0.720
Why?
Occupational Exposure
1
2021
83
0.710
Why?
Organizational Objectives
1
2020
24
0.700
Why?
Logistic Models
13
2020
1210
0.700
Why?
Observational Studies as Topic
1
2020
49
0.700
Why?
Efficiency
1
2020
40
0.690
Why?
Comparative Effectiveness Research
1
2020
53
0.690
Why?
Continuity of Patient Care
1
2021
172
0.680
Why?
Professional Competence
1
2020
69
0.680
Why?
Product Recalls and Withdrawals
1
2019
2
0.670
Why?
Biliary Tract Neoplasms
1
2019
33
0.670
Why?
Cholestasis
1
2019
45
0.670
Why?
Adult
35
2024
26414
0.670
Why?
Databases, Factual
11
2024
849
0.660
Why?
Statistics as Topic
1
2020
234
0.660
Why?
Anesthesia
1
2021
169
0.660
Why?
Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures
1
2019
76
0.650
Why?
Hyperthermia, Induced
1
2019
73
0.640
Why?
Skin Neoplasms
2
2022
578
0.630
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
3
2020
37
0.610
Why?
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
2
2014
73
0.580
Why?
Abdominal Neoplasms
2
2020
39
0.570
Why?
Endosonography
1
2017
98
0.560
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
12
2019
986
0.540
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
3
2024
583
0.530
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
3
2021
126
0.520
Why?
Guideline Adherence
5
2023
228
0.520
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2020
397
0.510
Why?
Reoperation
5
2014
598
0.510
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
21
2019
6754
0.500
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy
3
2013
309
0.500
Why?
Obesity, Morbid
3
2020
233
0.490
Why?
Precision Medicine
1
2019
408
0.480
Why?
Combined Modality Therapy
8
2021
1708
0.480
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
1
2019
300
0.470
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
2
2020
430
0.470
Why?
Esophagoscopy
1
2014
89
0.460
Why?
Prognosis
14
2023
3753
0.460
Why?
Lymphatic Metastasis
7
2023
502
0.460
Why?
Hospital Mortality
3
2013
387
0.450
Why?
Survival Rate
9
2019
1880
0.450
Why?
Hospital Costs
1
2014
107
0.450
Why?
Hospitalization
2
2023
873
0.450
Why?
Cancer Care Facilities
1
2013
29
0.440
Why?
Research Design
4
2021
597
0.440
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
2
2021
1530
0.430
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2013
59
0.430
Why?
Gastrectomy
4
2020
69
0.420
Why?
Ovarian Neoplasms
1
2019
762
0.420
Why?
Tertiary Care Centers
1
2013
102
0.420
Why?
Veterans
1
2013
83
0.410
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
3
2022
2344
0.410
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
3
2019
2410
0.400
Why?
Appendectomy
2
2022
36
0.400
Why?
Cohort Studies
10
2022
2850
0.390
Why?
Time-to-Treatment
1
2013
111
0.390
Why?
Odds Ratio
6
2020
685
0.390
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2021
279
0.390
Why?
Thoracic Neoplasms
1
2011
64
0.390
Why?
Sigmoid Neoplasms
1
2011
9
0.380
Why?
Diverticulum, Colon
1
2011
10
0.380
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
4
2019
2986
0.360
Why?
Organizational Culture
2
2020
32
0.350
Why?
Morbidity
2
2022
149
0.350
Why?
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
2
2024
390
0.340
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2023
598
0.330
Why?
Quality of Life
1
2017
1658
0.330
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2011
575
0.330
Why?
Sentinel Lymph Node
2
2018
16
0.320
Why?
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
2
2016
1095
0.320
Why?
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
2
2019
83
0.320
Why?
Telemedicine
2
2021
185
0.310
Why?
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
4
2018
71
0.290
Why?
Body Mass Index
2
2011
765
0.270
Why?
Confidence Intervals
4
2014
226
0.270
Why?
Patient Safety
2
2018
215
0.270
Why?
Focus Groups
3
2021
166
0.270
Why?
Postoperative Period
2
2020
301
0.260
Why?
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
2
2022
72
0.260
Why?
Outpatients
2
2023
100
0.260
Why?
Benchmarking
3
2023
79
0.260
Why?
Gastric Bypass
2
2020
110
0.260
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2014
1835
0.260
Why?
Time Factors
6
2020
5309
0.250
Why?
Illinois
3
2023
469
0.250
Why?
Melanoma
3
2018
466
0.250
Why?
Fluorouracil
2
2023
561
0.250
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2019
682
0.230
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
4
2014
1711
0.230
Why?
Drug Therapy
2
2022
70
0.230
Why?
Bariatric Surgery
2
2020
195
0.230
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2023
4255
0.230
Why?
Analysis of Variance
4
2013
901
0.230
Why?
Decision Support Techniques
3
2014
168
0.220
Why?
Young Adult
7
2019
6264
0.220
Why?
Neoplasm Grading
3
2013
372
0.210
Why?
Thyroidectomy
1
2023
171
0.210
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
3
2020
2750
0.210
Why?
Referral and Consultation
2
2018
341
0.210
Why?
Burnout, Professional
2
2021
100
0.210
Why?
Drug Resistance, Microbial
1
2022
75
0.210
Why?
Pancreatic Fistula
2
2019
16
0.210
Why?
Esophagogastric Junction
2
2012
34
0.210
Why?
Surgery Department, Hospital
2
2014
44
0.210
Why?
Thoracotomy
2
2012
63
0.200
Why?
Emergency Service, Hospital
2
2023
518
0.200
Why?
Comprehension
1
2022
80
0.200
Why?
Pneumonectomy
2
2016
206
0.200
Why?
CA-125 Antigen
1
2021
22
0.200
Why?
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
1
2021
40
0.200
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
3
2021
390
0.200
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2021
1041
0.200
Why?
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
1
2023
190
0.200
Why?
Communication Barriers
1
2021
29
0.200
Why?
Incidence
2
2024
1592
0.190
Why?
Office Visits
1
2021
50
0.190
Why?
Checklist
1
2021
61
0.190
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
4
2021
1698
0.190
Why?
Anticoagulants
2
2022
425
0.190
Why?
Propensity Score
2
2019
146
0.190
Why?
Publishing
1
2021
90
0.180
Why?
Medical Errors
1
2021
116
0.180
Why?
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
1
2020
22
0.180
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2021
415
0.170
Why?
Margins of Excision
1
2020
39
0.170
Why?
Pelvic Neoplasms
1
2020
45
0.170
Why?
Qualitative Research
1
2021
288
0.170
Why?
Survival Analysis
6
2020
1534
0.170
Why?
Patient Preference
1
2020
108
0.170
Why?
Health Policy
2
2019
184
0.170
Why?
Patient Education as Topic
1
2022
357
0.170
Why?
Embolization, Therapeutic
1
2022
262
0.170
Why?
Gastroparesis
1
2019
14
0.160
Why?
Reference Standards
1
2019
144
0.160
Why?
Health Status Indicators
1
2019
103
0.160
Why?
Colon
1
2022
509
0.160
Why?
Physicians, Women
1
2019
56
0.160
Why?
Fundoplication
1
2019
78
0.160
Why?
SEER Program
1
2019
197
0.160
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2019
287
0.160
Why?
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
1
2019
75
0.160
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2020
384
0.160
Why?
Health Personnel
1
2020
210
0.160
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
158
0.160
Why?
Career Choice
1
2019
148
0.150
Why?
Algorithms
2
2018
1870
0.150
Why?
Communication
1
2021
457
0.150
Why?
Health Status
1
2019
370
0.140
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2022
781
0.140
Why?
Accreditation
2
2014
61
0.140
Why?
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
1
2018
112
0.140
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2019
1212
0.140
Why?
Stents
1
2019
393
0.140
Why?
Learning
1
2019
283
0.140
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2017
148
0.140
Why?
Adolescent
6
2019
9197
0.130
Why?
Endoscopy
1
2019
344
0.130
Why?
Neuroendocrine Tumors
2
2007
117
0.130
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
2018
461
0.130
Why?
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
2
2013
142
0.130
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2019
642
0.120
Why?
Health Care Surveys
2
2018
281
0.120
Why?
Curriculum
1
2018
568
0.120
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2021
2645
0.110
Why?
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
1
2022
1113
0.110
Why?
Tissue Expansion Devices
1
2013
8
0.110
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2023
2607
0.110
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
2
2013
858
0.110
Why?
Malpractice
1
2013
57
0.110
Why?
Physician-Patient Relations
1
2018
625
0.110
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
2013
461
0.110
Why?
Breast Implants
1
2013
25
0.110
Why?
Decision Making
1
2018
664
0.110
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2018
782
0.110
Why?
Emergency Medical Services
1
2016
234
0.110
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
1
2014
101
0.110
Why?
Pancreatic Diseases
1
2013
51
0.110
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2017
2012
0.110
Why?
American Cancer Society
1
2012
13
0.110
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
1
2014
114
0.110
Why?
Pandemics
3
2024
770
0.100
Why?
Prosthesis Failure
1
2013
115
0.100
Why?
Professional Practice
1
2012
46
0.100
Why?
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
1
2012
30
0.100
Why?
Calibration
1
2012
104
0.100
Why?
Regression Analysis
1
2013
590
0.100
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2
2021
3440
0.100
Why?
Observation
1
2011
38
0.100
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2011
23
0.100
Why?
Interprofessional Relations
1
2012
122
0.100
Why?
Gastroplasty
1
2011
25
0.100
Why?
Mammaplasty
1
2013
109
0.100
Why?
Pancreas
1
2013
244
0.100
Why?
Program Evaluation
1
2012
304
0.100
Why?
Forecasting
1
2012
305
0.100
Why?
Physicians
1
2018
689
0.090
Why?
Sigmoidoscopy
1
2011
36
0.090
Why?
False Negative Reactions
1
2011
63
0.090
Why?
Geriatric Assessment
1
2012
182
0.090
Why?
Age Factors
4
2020
1861
0.090
Why?
Abdominal Pain
1
2011
138
0.090
Why?
Piperazines
1
2011
283
0.080
Why?
Job Satisfaction
2
2019
76
0.080
Why?
Bone Neoplasms
1
2011
328
0.080
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2011
372
0.080
Why?
Hospitals, Veterans
1
2007
21
0.080
Why?
Hospitals, Community
2
2023
32
0.080
Why?
Principal Component Analysis
2
2019
160
0.070
Why?
Florida
1
2023
56
0.060
Why?
California
1
2023
143
0.060
Why?
Yttrium Radioisotopes
1
2022
58
0.050
Why?
Rural Population
1
2022
142
0.050
Why?
Obesity
1
2008
960
0.050
Why?
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
2
2013
295
0.050
Why?
Patient Outcome Assessment
1
2021
84
0.050
Why?
Hospitals, Low-Volume
1
2020
18
0.040
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
295
0.040
Why?
Sexual Harassment
1
2019
9
0.040
Why?
Evaluation Studies as Topic
1
2019
270
0.040
Why?
Intraabdominal Infections
1
2019
10
0.040
Why?
Gastric Emptying
1
2019
25
0.040
Why?
Ablation Techniques
1
2019
36
0.040
Why?
Hysterectomy
1
2020
150
0.040
Why?
Hospital Bed Capacity
1
2018
20
0.040
Why?
Health Surveys
1
2019
240
0.040
Why?
ROC Curve
2
2013
775
0.040
Why?
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
1
2019
35
0.040
Why?
Insurance Claim Review
1
2018
45
0.040
Why?
Reimbursement, Incentive
1
2018
37
0.040
Why?
Ownership
1
2018
26
0.040
Why?
Axilla
1
2018
104
0.040
Why?
Operative Time
1
2018
138
0.040
Why?
Tumor Cells, Cultured
1
2019
1057
0.040
Why?
Smoking
1
2021
620
0.040
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
1
2018
299
0.040
Why?
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
1
2020
294
0.030
Why?
Consensus
1
2018
353
0.030
Why?
Carcinoma
1
2020
442
0.030
Why?
Prostatectomy
1
2020
476
0.030
Why?
Observer Variation
1
2018
609
0.030
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2018
277
0.030
Why?
Renal Insufficiency
1
2016
98
0.030
Why?
Relative Value Scales
1
2014
9
0.030
Why?
Lawyers
1
2013
2
0.030
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2014
94
0.030
Why?
Ulcer
1
2013
37
0.030
Why?
Breast Implantation
1
2013
13
0.030
Why?
Mitosis
1
2013
152
0.030
Why?
Medicine
1
2013
91
0.030
Why?
Medical Records
1
2013
120
0.030
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2013
360
0.030
Why?
Insurance, Health
1
2013
159
0.030
Why?
Imatinib Mesylate
1
2011
127
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2022
7112
0.020
Why?
Mastectomy
1
2013
245
0.020
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2013
848
0.020
Why?
Benzamides
1
2011
237
0.020
Why?
Sepsis
1
2014
320
0.020
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2011
225
0.020
Why?
Comorbidity
1
2013
948
0.020
Why?
Disease Management
1
2011
328
0.020
Why?
Neoplasm Metastasis
1
2013
1107
0.020
Why?
Prostatic Neoplasms
1
2020
1766
0.020
Why?
Laparotomy
1
2008
67
0.020
Why?
Adenoma, Islet Cell
1
2007
28
0.020
Why?
Statistics, Nonparametric
1
2008
306
0.020
Why?
Societies, Medical
1
2011
565
0.020
Why?
Databases as Topic
1
2007
94
0.020
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2007
1521
0.010
Why?
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