"Leadership" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The function of directing or controlling the actions or attitudes of an individual or group with more or less willing acquiescence of the followers.
| Descriptor ID |
D007857
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.609
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Leadership" by people in this website by year, and whether "Leadership" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leadership" by people in Profiles.
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Making the case for value of acute care surgery: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma panel on overcoming local challenges. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 01; 99(6):e70-e74.
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Patterns of practice, research, and engagement in the first 10 years of practice: A survey of APSA early career pediatric surgeons. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan; 61(1):162548.
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Advocacy education in pediatric surgery: Cultivating leadership and impact beyond the operating room. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug; 35:151520.
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A Framework for Assessing the Permissibility of Academic Leaders' Outside Activities. Milbank Q. 2025 Sep; 103(3):755-778.
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Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders. J Hosp Med. 2025 Nov; 20(11):1206-1211.
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Women Physicians in Leadership Roles in Critical Care Medicine or Academic Medicine-A Systematic Literature Review. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Apr 01; 7(4):e1249.
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Surgical excellence in action: The role of vice chair of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a department of surgery. Surgery. 2025 04; 180:109034.
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How to Run an Academic Department. Hand Clin. 2024 Nov; 40(4):521-529.
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The Academic Catalyst Group: A Tactical Framework for Working Groups to Enhance Clinician-Educator Academic Career Development. Acad Med. 2025 01 01; 100(1):7-11.
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Neurosurgical Advocacy in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Impacting Global Fortification Policies Through Leadership, Collaboration, and Stakeholder Engagement. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2024 Oct; 35(4):411-420.