The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , July 2008

“How many cardiac surgeons does it take to write a research article?”: Seventy years of authorship proliferation and internationalization in the cardiothoracic surgical literature

  • P. Modi, MD, FRCS(CTh)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: P. Modi, MD, FRCS(CTh), East Carolina Heart Institute, The Brody School of Medicine, 248 Ed Warren Life Sciences Building, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834.
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  • A. Hassan, MD, PhD, FRCSC
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  • C.J. Teng, MD, FRCSC
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  • W.R. Chitwood Jr., MD, FACS, FRCS(Eng)

Received 26 October 2007 ,Accepted 3 December 2007.

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    Mean number of authors per year (error bars indicate standard errors). JTCVS, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; ATS, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; EJCTS, European Journal of Cardiothoracic

    Mean number of authors per year (error bars indicate standard errors). JTCVS, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; ATS, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; EJCTS, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

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    Changing patterns of publications with 1 to 2, 3 to 5, and 6 or more authors with time.

    Changing patterns of publications with 1 to 2, 3 to 5, and 6 or more authors with time.

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    Geographic origin of articles in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery from 1936 through 2006. UK, United Kingdom; EU, European Union; NA, North America.

    Geographic origin of articles in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery from 1936 through 2006. UK, United Kingdom; EU, European Union; NA, North America.

PII: S0022-5223(08)00463-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.057

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , July 2008

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