Chapter 679: Xiao Ji is Extremely Generous

"Then the three of us will serve as the first, second, and third authors respectively; as long as everyone's final thesis is about right," Ji Xiang said.

"But Neymar already has 6 papers published," Lin Jiuze finally spoke the truth.

Recently, he had watched Ji Xiang publish papers in top-tier journals as easily as drinking water, and he had long been envious. Even though he had already received an offer from Massachusetts General Hospital, the more top-tier journal papers, the better.

Lin Jiuze was jealous, but felt too embarrassed to say it. Just as Ji Xiang happened to bring up this matter today, he immediately seized the opportunity.

In his view, one surgery producing 6 papers in top-tier journals had already reached the limit.

So Lin Jiuze felt some regret; if he had known Ji Xiang could take him to new heights, he would have knelt down to him long ago.

"That Neymar one was just me messing around with a few papers; it doesn't count," Ji Xiang said.

"..."

Lin Jiuze hated Ji Xiang's humblebragging.

Two papers in *The Lancet* and four others in top-tier specialty journals, yet Ji Xiang actually called it messing around and said it didn't count.

Then what isn't messing around?

Then what actually counts!

"The surgical procedure we are currently doing—preoperative Interventional Embolization followed by surgical resection for Renal Cancer—will be able to produce at least 100 papers in top-tier journals in the future."

Ji Xiang immediately gave the answer.

"The future? How far in the future?" Lin Jiuze mocked slightly.

"1-3 years," Ji Xiang gave a very certain answer.

Lin Jiuze was slightly speechless.

Supposedly, the provincial-level scientific research project Ji Xiang was doing was a serious matter, but he was actually so certain that he could churn out 100 top-tier journal research papers from it.

A major event, such as the flu from many years ago, or a major technical breakthrough—these "major events" could all trigger a tidal wave of papers.

But!

Partial nephrectomy for Renal Cancer was already a mature procedure; Ji Xiang had only added preoperative Interventional Embolization, so how could it be possible to "grind out" over 100 top-tier papers?

Lin Jiuze had countless complaints in his heart, but he didn't say them out loud.

Ji Xiang knew Lin Jiuze didn't believe him.

Back when the Oilfield Hospital was doing diabetes research, no one believed that such a study could produce dozens of top-tier journal papers and lead the world in the professional field.

Through the earnest teachings of the system NPC, Ji Xiang was not in a rush regarding scientific research; he understood that things are accomplished through action.

There is an essential difference between 100 surgeries and 1,000 surgeries.

By building popularity through variety shows to attract more patients, the rest could not be achieved overnight and had to be done step by step.

Although Ji Xiang was young, through Empathy, his mindset was in a dual state of being both young and aged.

He was both full of vitality and capable of being patient.

Lin Jiuze didn't quite believe it, but he always felt Ji Xiang was contradictory, yet he didn't know where the sense of contradiction came from.

After the surgery, returning to the ward, Zhao Zhe focused on writing Medical Records, and although Lin Jiuze kept a low profile in front of others, he was very capable and did not slack off.

"Xiao Ji, what are you busy with?" General Manager Xu Leyu came over to greet Ji Xiang.

He was a bit embarrassed and a bit bashful.

"General Manager Xu, I'm preparing to write a paper," Ji Xiang said very frankly, then he looked at the General Manager seriously and asked, "By the way, there was a submission to the *JBJS* journal a few days ago that should be published; I didn't consult you before listing you as the second author."

"Who is the first author?" Xu Leyu asked subconsciously.

He paused after asking, veins popping on his forehead; one look and it was clear his blood pressure was skyrocketing.

Xu Leyu grabbed Ji Xiang's hand, "Xiao Ji, what journal did you say?"

"*JBJS*," Ji Xiang said, "The *Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery*, American edition; the impact factor is slightly lower. This... I really am a bit embarrassed."

Xu Leyu's brain buzzed.

The impact factor of *JBJS* was indeed not high, with the highest year being only 4-something, but in the hearts of Orthopedics Department doctors, it was the most professional journal, on par with *AJSM* (*American Journal of Sports Medicine*).

"General Manager Xu, I feel this is a journal for our Orthopedics Department specialty, so I included your name. Is second author a bit low? If you have requirements for promotion, just tell me; I'll get you first author on the next one."

"!!!"

Xu Leyu's eyes were already starting to burn, and his ears were buzzing with noise.

"General Manager Xu?"

"General Manager Xu?!" Ji Xiang called out twice.

Xu Leyu's body swayed, and it took a full minute for him to recover.

He gripped Ji Xiang's hand tightly, "Xiao Ji, can it be published?"

"It should be fine; I've already communicated with the reviewing Experts over there," Ji Xiang said very calmly.

Lin Jiuze pricked up his ears in the corner, his curiosity instantly piqued.

The reviewing Experts were not at the journal office, but distributed in hospitals and schools all over the world.

Ji Xiang had communicated with them? When did he make contact with these Experts?!

If someone else had said this, Lin Jiuze wouldn't have believed it at all.

But since these words came from Ji Xiang, Lin Jiuze didn't doubt it for a second.

Lin Jiuze subconsciously clenched his hands; no wonder Ji Xiang publishing a paper in *The Lancet* or *The New England Journal of Medicine* was like child's play, even with the matter of special issues.

He must come from a medical family; at least someone in his family helped him contact the journal's reviewing Experts.

With this, the mysterious aura radiating from Ji Xiang increased by +1.

"Xiao Ji... is this for real? I'm about to have a Myocardial Infarction." Xu Leyu had been thinking about asking Ji Xiang to help him get an SCI Thesis, but before he could even open his mouth, the other party had already handled it for him; what else was there to say?

"It's real, it's just a paper. Since it involves Orthopedics Department, I thought you would definitely need it, and since I'm doing my Standardized Residency Training here and you've given me a lot of help, I took the liberty of adding your name; I don't know if it's enough."

Took the liberty...

An Attending Professor was already looking at Ji Xiang.

If only such self-assertion could fall to one's own lot, how good that would be.

The gazes of the other Attending Professors were full of envy; they knew very well that General Manager Xu was the second author, so who was the first author?

It must be Deng Chaohong!

Although Ji Xiang is young, he is truly generous as hell; he gives away first and second authorship in top-tier Orthopedics Department journals without even blinking.

Thinking about it again, they sighed.

What Doctor Xiao Ji cares about are journals with an impact factor of at least 20; Ji Xiang doesn't care at all about highly specialized journals like the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

He is grinding papers.

The purpose of grinding papers is not for himself, but... to build good relationships with the colleagues around him.

Damn it!

Someone cursed viciously in their heart.

A published paper in a similar SCI journal is something those paper workshops simply cannot achieve, and even if they could, one would cost at least one or two hundred thousand; it is completely incomparable to the kind of papers that can be bought.

The way they looked at Ji Xiang seemed to have hooks in it.

That old fox Deng Chaohong, he made his move early to get Ji Xiang; why didn't I have that kind of foresight!

(End of this chapter)