Best open-access journals for Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

1. 1
   Cardiovascular Diabetology

   13.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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2. 2
   Global Heart

   5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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3. 3
   Journal of the American Heart Association

   4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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4. 4
   Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Informa

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5. 5
   Annals of Medicine

   3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Informa

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6. 6
   Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

   2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · AME Publishing Company

   Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
7. 7
   Circulation Journal

   2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Japanese Circulation Society

   Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
8. 8
   JACC Advances

   2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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9. 9
   JACC Basic to Translational Science

   2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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10. 10
    Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Atherosclerosis Society

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11. 11
    European Cardiology Review

    2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Radcliffe Publishing

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12. 12
    Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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13. 13
    Open Heart

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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14. 14
    Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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15. 15
    Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Wroclaw Medical University

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16. 16
    American Journal of Preventive Cardiology

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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17. 17
    Vascular Health and Risk Management

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press

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18. 18
    Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press

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19. 19
    Medical Sciences

    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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20. 20
    JTCVS Open

    0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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21. 21
    Structural Heart

    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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22. 22
    Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

    0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
23. 23
    ESC Heart Failure

    4.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

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24. 24
    The Journal of Physiological Sciences

    3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central

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25. 25
    Current Therapeutic Research

    3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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26. 26
    Frontiers in Physiology

    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media

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27. 27
    Journal of Clinical Medicine

    2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
28. 28
    Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · IMR Press

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
29. 29
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central

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30. 30
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Cleveland Clinic

    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
31. 31
    Blood Pressure

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
32. 32
    Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · AME Publishing Company

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33. 33
    Clinical Cardiology

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

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34. 34
    Experimental Physiology

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

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35. 35
    Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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36. 36
    Thrombosis Journal

    2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central

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37. 37
    Journal of Clinical Hypertension

    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
38. 38
    Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

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39. 39
    Physiological Reports

    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
40. 40
    World Journal of Cardiology

    1.7 cites/paper · Q2

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