New: Think Tank Rankings 2026
Field of Research: Clinical medicine » Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Circulation126
2 European Heart Journal107
3 Journal of the American College of Cardiology100
4 Cardiovascular Diabetology84
5 Circulation Research72
6 Nature Reviews Cardiology69
7 JAMA Cardiology62
8 Journal of the American Heart Association61
9 Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine59
10 JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions58
11 JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging55
12 European Journal of Heart Failure54
- Europace54
14 Cardiovascular Research51
15 JACC-Heart Failure47
16 European Journal of Preventive Cardiology45
17 Current Problems in Cardiology44
18 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation41
19 Atherosclerosis40
20 Heart Rhythm39
- Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery39
- Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography39
23 JACC: Cardiooncology38
24 Journal of Cardiac Failure36
- International Journal of Cardiology36
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery36
27 BMC Cardiovascular Disorders35
- Circulation-Heart Failure35
- ESC Heart Failure35
30 European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging34
31 Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases32
- Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology32
- Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions32
- JACC-Basic to Translational Science32
- Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases32
36 American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology31
37 Eurointervention30
- Current Cardiology Reports30
- Heart30
40 Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine29
- American Heart Journal29
- Respiratory Medicine29
- Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging29
- Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes29
- American Journal of Cardiology29
46 Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia28
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology28
- Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology28
49 Circulation Journal27
50 Circulation-Genomic and Precision Medicine26
- Canadian Journal of Cardiology26
- Clinical Research in Cardiology26
53 European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy25
54 Journal of Cardiology24
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology24
56 Heart & Lung23
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology23
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease23
59 Clinical Cardiology22
- European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes22
- European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing22
62 Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography21
63 European Heart Journal Supplements20
- Heart Lung and Circulation20
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery20
66 Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy19
67 Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases18
- Cardiovascular Toxicology18
- Pediatric Cardiology18
- European Heart Journal-Acute Cardiovascular Care18
71 PACE-Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology17
- Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research17
- Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery17
74 Korean Circulation Journal16
- Cardiology Journal16
- Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions16
- Hellenic Journal of Cardiology16
- American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs16
- Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy16
- Journal of Cardiac Surgery16
- Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine16
- Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology16
- Journal of Electrocardiology16
84 Perfusion-UK15
- Current Opinion in Cardiology15
- Global Heart15
- Kardiologia Polska15
- Basic Research in Cardiology15
- Cardiovascular Therapeutics15
90 Netherlands Heart Journal14
- Echocardiography-A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques14
- Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia14
- Cardiovascular Pathology14
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention14
- Acta Cardiologica14
96 Cardiorenal Medicine13
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery13
- Heart and Vessels13
- Anatolian Journal of Cardiology13
- Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology13
101 Coronary Artery Disease12
- International Heart Journal12
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing12
- Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia12
- Cardiology in the Young12
- Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery12
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery12
- Heart Failure Clinics12
109 Cardiology11
- Cardiology in Review11
- Revista Espanola de Cardiologia11
- Journal of Interventional Cardiology11
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound11
- Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis11
115 Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics10
- Annals of Thoracic Medicine10
- Cardiology Clinics10
- Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon10
- Herz10
- Kardiologiya10
121 Cardiology Research and Practice9
- Heart Surgery Forum9
123 Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal8
- Cardiovascular Journal of Africa8
- Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology8
- Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery8
127 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery7
128 Texas Heart Institute Journal6
- Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology6
130 Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej4
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