"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leadership" by people in Profiles.
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Adenusi BZ, Abbruzzese LD, Oluwole-Sangoseni O, Bishop KL, Thurston LA, Maxwell B, Simon P, Threats T, Pfeifle AL, Adeniran RK. A call to action for disrupting microaggressions, improving interprofessional collaboration, and optimizing outcomes: Nurse leaders have a role. Nurs Outlook. 2025 Mar-Apr; 73(2):102354.
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McLean M, Stowens J, Barnicle R, Mafi N, Shah K. Leadership Perceptions, Educational Struggles and Barriers, and Effective Modalities for Teaching Vertigo and the HINTS Exam: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine Residency Program Directors. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Jan; 26(1):70-77.
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Jain S, Buonpane C, Shabahang R, Kashyap R, Shabahang M. Leadership in General Surgery Residency: The Impact as Seen by Former Program Directors. J Surg Educ. 2025 02; 82(2):103322.
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Amos V, Whitehead P, Epstein B. Moral Distress Consultation Services: Insights From Unit- and Organizational-Level Leaders. J Healthc Manag. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 70(1):32-48.
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Saylor J, Evans J, Goodolf D, Martin NM, Martinez-Hollingsworth A. Exploring Burnout and Leadership Mitigation Plans in Academic Nursing Environments. Nurse Educ. 2025 May-Jun 01; 50(3):140-144.
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Miller AG, Burr KL, Emberger JS, Hinkson CR, Hoerr CA, Juby J, Roberts KJ, Smith BJ, Strickland SL, Rehder KJ. Respiratory Therapy Leaders' Perceptions of Value of Respiratory Care Services. Respir Care. 2025 03; 70(3):287-297.
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Okoth SA. Competencies for Cultivating the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders. Front Health Serv Manage. 2024; 41(2):21-26.
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Martinez-Hollingsworth A, Goodolf D, Martin N, Kim L, Saylor J, Evans J, Hines A, Jun J. When Leaders Don't Walk the Walk: A National Survey of Academic Nurse Leader Perceptions of Staff Burnout. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 46(2):79-84.
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Sankisa D, Tatum R, Saxena A, Whellan DJ, Alvarez RJ, Morris RJ, Tchantchaleishvili V. Leadership Practices, Organization Structure, and Other Factors Associated with Higher 2022-2023 US News and World Report Ranking. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 12; 40(16):3909-3915.
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Thompson HS, Ashing KT, Barrett NJ, Baskin ML, Carter-Bawa L, Nolan TS, Odedina FT, Rhoads KF, Sheppard VB, Zeigler-Johnson C. The state of cancer-focused community outreach and engagement (COE): reflections of Black COE directors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 10 01; 116(10):1549-1554.