Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine journal rankings 2012
209 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine has 209 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.77, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.25. The top three are Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and European Heart Journal.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
209 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1CirculationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 6.76Q1 | 14.84 0.07 up from 2011 | 2,642 | 20% | — | ||
2Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 6.31Q1 | 12.73 0.82 down from 2011 | 2,042 | 98% | $7,166 | ||
3European Heart JournalOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.38Q1 | 14.44 4.32 up from 2011 | 1,181 | 43% | $5,922 | ||
4Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 4.02Q1 | 5.99 2.21 down from 2011 | 1,371 | 22% | — | ||
5JACC: Cardiovascular InterventionsElsevier BV · United States | 3.57Q1 | 6.33 0.18 up from 2011 | 608 | 100% | $5,000 | ||
6Circulation Cardiovascular InterventionsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.53Q1 | 7.37 0.78 up from 2011 | 297 | 62% | — | ||
7Circulation Cardiovascular ImagingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.42Q1 | 8.02 1.46 up from 2011 | 297 | 54% | — | ||
8Circulation Arrhythmia and ElectrophysiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.27Q1 | 7.08 0.54 down from 2011 | 366 | 72% | — | ||
9Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.20Q1 | 6.90 0.55 up from 2011 | 279 | 24% | — | ||
10Progress in Cardiovascular DiseasesElsevier BV · United States | 3.14Q1 | 5.53 0.98 down from 2011 | 163 | 12% | $4,130 | ||
11Circulation Heart FailureLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.99Q1 | 7.29 0.87 up from 2011 | 342 | 75% | — | ||
12HypertensionLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.92Q1 | 7.12 0.67 up from 2011 | 1,159 | 39% | — | ||
13Circulation Cardiovascular GeneticsOALippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.82Q1 | 7.53 0.12 down from 2011 | 281 | 71% | — | ||
14JACC. Cardiovascular imagingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.63Q1 | 5.04 0.15 up from 2011 | 596 | 90% | $5,000 | ||
15American Heart JournalElsevier BV · United States | 2.54Q1 | 5.71 0.29 up from 2011 | 994 | 19% | $4,070 | ||
16Cardiovascular ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.49Q1 | 6.39 0.98 up from 2011 | 956 | 50% | $5,329 | ||
17Mayo Clinic ProceedingsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 4.73 0.54 up from 2011 | 655 | 89% | $3,900 | ||
18Basic Research in CardiologySpringer Nature · Germany | 2.18Q1 | 7.56 0.55 up from 2011 | 239 | 42% | $4,990 | ||
19Journal of Molecular and Cellular CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.16Q1 | 5.42 0.13 up from 2011 | 791 | 49% | $4,120 | ||
20Medical Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.13Q1 | 4.35 0.94 up from 2011 | 212 | 10% | $3,350 | ||
21Cardiology in ReviewLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.10Q1 | 4.28 0.65 up from 2011 | 132 | 4% | — | ||
22European Journal of Heart FailureElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.07Q1 | 6.04 0.74 up from 2011 | 611 | 53% | $5,300 | ||
23The American Journal of MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 2.01Q1 | 3.65 0.34 down from 2011 | 1,044 | 44% | $3,770 | ||
24European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & RehabilitationSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 4.30 0.08 down from 2011 | 339 | — | — | ||
25Thrombosis and HaemostasisThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 1.96Q1 | 5.81 1.36 up from 2011 | 1,106 | 17% | — | ||
26Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyElsevier BV · United States | 1.96Q1 | 4.81 0.73 up from 2011 | 710 | 25% | $3,800 | ||
27The American Journal of CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.92Q1 | 3.99 0.17 down from 2011 | 2,096 | 20% | $3,380 | ||
28American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory PhysiologyAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.91Q1 | 4.56 0.34 up from 2011 | 1,559 | 68% | — | ||
29HeartBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 4.56 0.56 up from 2011 | 1,283 | 75% | — | ||
30Heart RhythmElsevier BV · United States | 1.84Q1 | 4.36 0.91 up from 2011 | 1,188 | 19% | $4,790 | ||
31Heart Failure ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.81Q1 | 4.58 0.55 up from 2011 | 155 | 25% | $3,090 | ||
32Journal of Cardiac FailureElsevier BV · United States | 1.79Q1 | 3.69 0.01 up from 2011 | 411 | 23% | $3,970 | ||
33Current Problems in CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.73Q1 | 3.17 0.78 down from 2011 | 36 | 1% | $3,650 | ||
34EuroInterventionEuropean Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions · France | 1.73Q1 | 3.19 0.09 down from 2011 | 585 | 17% | — | ||
35Journal of the American Society of HypertensionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.69Q1 | 3.96 0.68 up from 2011 | 130 | 27% | — | ||
36European Journal of EchocardiographyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 3.58 0.38 up from 2011 | 368 | — | — | ||
37Current Opinion in CardiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.65Q1 | 3.51 0.44 up from 2011 | 256 | 6% | — | ||
38Journal of HypertensionLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 3.87 0.07 down from 2011 | 1,138 | 4% | — | ||
39Journal of Cardiovascular Translational ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.60Q1 | 4.04 0.46 up from 2011 | 233 | 49% | $4,390 | ||
40Current Hypertension ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.57Q1 | 4.35 1.38 up from 2011 | 228 | 33% | $4,590 | ||
41Annual Review of MedicineAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.51Q1 | 16.52 1.72 up from 2011 | 109 | 41% | — | ||
42Journal of Cardiovascular ElectrophysiologyWiley · United States | 1.50Q1 | 3.73 0.78 up from 2011 | 731 | 16% | $4,500 | ||
43European Journal of Clinical PharmacologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.46Q1 | 2.77 0.09 down from 2011 | 572 | 18% | $3,090 | ||
44Applied Psychophysiology and BiofeedbackSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.44Q1 | 2.50 0.08 up from 2011 | 96 | 23% | $3,290 | ||
45Vascular Health and Risk ManagementOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.41Q1 | 2.83 0.61 down from 2011 | 302 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
46Current Medical Research and OpinionTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 3.03 0.56 down from 2011 | 845 | 15% | — | ||
47European Journal of Clinical InvestigationWiley · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 3.29 0.01 up from 2011 | 543 | 22% | $4,100 | ||
48American Journal of HypertensionOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 3.50 0.37 up from 2011 | 712 | 37% | $4,814 | ||
49Current Vascular PharmacologyBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.37Q1 | 2.82 0.07 down from 2011 | 211 | 4% | — | ||
50American Journal of Cardiovascular DrugsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 1.35Q1 | 3.20 0.84 up from 2011 | 134 | 6% | $4,790 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine highlighted.
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
58 additional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 209
- Window papers (baseline)
- 90,962 +15.6% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.77 +4.7% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 29
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 100 | 111 | 124 | 128 | 136 | 139 | 150 | 162 | 173 | 184 | 190 | 200 | 209 | 218 | 227 | 238 | 248 | 266 | 280 | 290 | 294 | 297 | 296 | 293 | 289 | 287 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 38,504 | 43,221 | 45,691 | 48,567 | 50,285 | 54,819 | 60,687 | 66,011 | 71,206 | 78,674 | 83,572 | 88,872 | 90,962 | 95,515 | 101,247 | 105,471 | 109,295 | 111,295 | 114,960 | 118,626 | 123,446 | 129,250 | 135,096 | 137,746 | 137,659 | 138,818 | |
| Median OJR | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.717 | 0.6771 | 0.684 | 0.666 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.724 | 0.682 | 0.668 | 0.678 | 0.718 | 0.674 | 0.6769 | 0.70 | 0.691 | 0.694 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.