Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · 202 journals indexed
Highest-impact journals for Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
The top Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.
- 1Cardiovascular Diabetology13.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Nature Reviews Cardiology13.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Drugs9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer HealthcareScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Basic Research in Cardiology7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5JAMA Cardiology6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Global Heart5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Current Hypertension Reports5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8European Journal of Heart Failure5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Cardiovascular Research4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of the American Heart Association4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13JACC. Cardiovascular imaging4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusPubMed
- 15Clinical Science4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Portland PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Circulation Research4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Annals of Internal Medicine3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American College of PhysiciansScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Circulation Heart Failure3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19EuroIntervention3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular InterventionsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Heart Failure Reviews3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Current Cardiology Reports3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Journal of Internal Medicine3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25European Journal of Clinical Investigation3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26JACC Heart Failure3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Clinical and Experimental Hypertension3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · InformaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Hypertension Research3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer HealthcareScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Annals of Medicine3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · InformaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33European Journal of Internal Medicine3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · AME Publishing CompanyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35JACC. Clinical electrophysiology2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36Circulation Journal2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Japanese Circulation SocietyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37JACC Advances2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39JACC Basic to Translational Science2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Hypertension2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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