"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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leadership" by people in Profiles.
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L.E.A.D. from where you are: A framework for career development. JAAPA. 2026 May 01; 39(5):40-44.
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If You're Relying on the Org Chart in Times of Uncertainty, You're Already Behind. Front Health Serv Manage. 2026 04 01; 42(3):11-18.
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Training Tomorrow's Leaders in Cancer Immunology. Cancer Immunol Res. 2026 Feb 03; 14(2):186-193.
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Capacity building in dementia research: insights from the World Young Leaders in Dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 12; 21(12):e70667.
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Confronting inequality: The Stark disparity of female representation in surgical oncology journals' editorial boards. Am J Surg. 2026 Feb; 252:116749.
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Factors influencing the implementation of integrated prevention programming in the United States military: Qualitative perspectives from recipients, implementers, and leaders. Mil Psychol. 2026; 38(5):558-570.
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Global inequities in surgical oncology journals' editorial leadership: Comparing high-income countries with low-middle income countries. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116623.
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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 12 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.