Surgery and the kings of medical science : Invited Commentary: "Publication activity of chief and senior general/visceral surgeons in German university hospitals - a ten-year analysis", Böckmann et al.

To ensure high-quality science in surgery, it is imperative that surgeons actively ask for and generate the time for high-quality research. This necessitates coordinated and combined efforts of leading university surgeons at the political level and effective presentation of the magnificent studies performed by young and talented university surgeons.