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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Template

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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Congenital Heart Disease Studies Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
ISSN0003-4975
Citation impact (2-yr)2.69
h-index279
i10-index23,556
Total citations1,284,526
Article processing charge$3,200
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University
Journal websitewww.elsevier.com
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Papers published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery per year

1.3K
2014
1.4K
2015
1.3K
2016
1.1K
2017
1.2K
2018
1.1K
2019
1.4K
2020
1.2K
2021
815
2022
543
2023
506
2024
614
2025

Citation impact of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery by publication year

26K
2014
28.4K
2015
27K
2016
18.9K
2017
21.2K
2018
16.5K
2019
18.5K
2020
9.9K
2021
5.2K
2022
3.3K
2023
2.9K
2024
915
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

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What reference style does The Annals of Thoracic Surgery use?
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 12 (2023) 45–58.
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