Best cited articles

(December 18, 2025 updated)

It is with a great pleasure to announce the top four most-cited AVD articles on Web of Science.

Best cited articles 2025

The ranks are based on the citation counts on Web of Science, as of December 18, 2025.

1st. Prognostic Value of Nutritional Markers for Long-Term Mortality in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Repair

Toshiya Nishibe, Masaki Kano, Ryumon Matsumoto, Hitoshi Ogino, Jun Koizumi, Alan Dardik

2023 Volume 16 Issue 2 Pages 124-130

2nd. Complexity of Inflammation in the Trajectory of Vascular Disease: Interleukin 6 and Beyond

Motoaki Sano

2023 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 8-16

2nd (tie).  External Validation of the Padua and IMPROVE-VTE Risk Assessment Models for Predicting Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Adult Medical Patients: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in Japan

Daichi Arakaki, Mitsunaga Iwata, Teruhiko Terasawa

2023 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 60-68

2nd (tie).  Interventions in Acute or Subacute Phase for Type B Aortic Dissection

Masaaki Kato

2024 Volume 17 Issue 2 Pages 120-127

The above three articles are tied for second place.