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
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Basic Research in Cardiology25
- Cardiovascular Diabetology25
3 Nature Reviews Cardiology18
4 JAMA Cardiology15
5 Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis12
- Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology12
- Eurointervention12
8 Journal of the American Heart Association11
- JACC: Cardiooncology11
10 JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging10
- Current Cardiology Reports10
- European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy10
- Circulation-Genomic and Precision Medicine10
14 Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes9
- Circulation-Heart Failure9
- Current Problems in Cardiology9
- ESC Heart Failure9
- Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions9
19 Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology8
- American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology8
- Global Heart8
- Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases8
- Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine8
24 JACC-Heart Failure7
- Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology7
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine7
- Cardiovascular Research7
28 Heart6
- JACC-Basic to Translational Science6
- Journal of Cardiology6
- Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology6
- Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery6
- Respiratory Medicine6
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology6
- Cardiovascular Therapeutics6
- Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging6
- Clinical Research in Cardiology6
- Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research6
- American Heart Journal6
- American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs6
- Circulation Journal6
- European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes6
43 American Journal of Cardiology5
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery5
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound5
- International Journal of Cardiology5
- Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics5
- Journal of Interventional Cardiology5
- Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography5
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders5
- Cardiorenal Medicine5
- Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy5
- Cardiovascular Toxicology5
- Clinical Cardiology5
- Current Opinion in Cardiology5
56 Hellenic Journal of Cardiology4
- International Heart Journal4
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease4
- Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy4
- Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology4
- Heart and Vessels4
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention4
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology4
- Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal4
- Cardiology Journal4
66 Heart Failure Clinics3
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery3
- Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine3
- Acta Cardiologica3
- Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery3
- Korean Circulation Journal3
- Netherlands Heart Journal3
- Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery3
- Cardiology Research and Practice3
- Cardiovascular Pathology3
- Journal of Cardiac Surgery3
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing3
- Annals of Thoracic Medicine3
- Pediatric Cardiology3
- Cardiology3
81 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing2
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology2
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2
- Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery2
- Journal of Electrocardiology2
- Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2
- PACE-Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology2
- Perfusion-UK2
- Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia2
- Cardiology Clinics2
- Cardiology in the Young2
- European Journal of Heart Failure2
- Herz2
- JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions2
- Kardiologiya2
- Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology2
- Cardiology in Review2
- Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions2
- Coronary Artery Disease2
- Echocardiography-A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques2
101 Journal of Cardiac Failure1
- Kardiologia Polska1
- Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia1
- Canadian Journal of Cardiology1
- Circulation Research1
- Europace1
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery1
- Heart Surgery Forum1
- Anatolian Journal of Cardiology1
- Revista Espanola de Cardiologia1
- Texas Heart Institute Journal1
- Cardiovascular Journal of Africa1
- European Heart Journal1
- European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging1
115 European Heart Journal Supplements0
- Heart Rhythm0
- Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon0
- Circulation0
- European Heart Journal-Acute Cardiovascular Care0
- Heart Lung and Circulation0
- Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography0
- Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation0
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology0
- Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases0
- Atherosclerosis0
- Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej0
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