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Global Surgery

Global Surgery is an academic concept referring to a specialized domain within global health that focuses on the equitable provision, accessibility, and quality of surgical care across low- and middle-income countries, distinguished by its emphasis on health systems integration, surgical workforce development, and context-specific delivery strategies.

589

Publications

43.9K

Citations

18.9K

Authors

1.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

306

Parents

Children

Publications

589

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population

Alex B. Haynes, Thomas G. Weiser, William R. Berry et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · 5.6K citations · Full text

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An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data

Thomas G. Weiser, Scott E. Regenbogen, Katherine D. Thompson et al. · The Lancet · 2008 · 2.5K citations

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Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2013

Luigi Angrisani, Antonella Santonicola, Paola Iovino et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2015 · 1.5K citations

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Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans

British journal of surgery · 2020 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Estimate of the global volume of surgery in 2012: an assessment supporting improved health outcomes

Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes, George Molina et al. · The Lancet · 2015 · 957 citations · Full text

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Authors

18.9K

  1. JG
    John G. Meara

    Boston Children's Hospital, United States

    44 publications · 4.5K citations

    27

    h-index

  2. TG
    Thomas G. Weiser

    Stanford University, United States

    25 publications · 13K citations

    21

    h-index

  3. MG
    Mark G. Shrime

    Harvard University, United States

    21 publications · 2.9K citations

    20

    h-index

  4. DO
    Doruk Ozgediz

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

    17

    h-index

  5. SW
    Stephen W. Bickler

    University of California San Diego, United States

    18 publications · 3.2K citations

    16

    h-index

1–5 of 18.9K

Institutions

1.4K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    42 h-index

    291 publications

    54.9K citations

  2. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    30 h-index

    99 publications

    11.8K citations

  3. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    30 h-index

    101 publications

    32.6K citations

  4. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    26 h-index

    90 publications

    5.2K citations

  5. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    25 h-index

    66 publications

    19.4K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    22 h-index

    51 publications

    12.9K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    22 h-index

    66 publications

    14K citations

  8. Harvard Global Health Institute

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    56 publications

    6.1K citations

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Venues

  1. World Journal of Surgery

    54 publications · 3.3K citations

    29

    h-index

  2. World Neurosurgery

    21 publications · 897 citations

    17

    h-index

  3. British journal of surgery

    BJS · 18 publications · 2.3K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. Journal of surgical education

    JSE · 25 publications · 723 citations

    16

    h-index

  5. The Lancet

    16 publications · 4.4K citations

    15

    h-index

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