Impact Factor
3.34
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.11
338 total citations
h5-index
22
h5 depth signal
Cited share
78.6%
88 of 112
Total citations
338
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.69
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.9%
3 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
268
China
69
United Kingdom
40
Germany
38
Canada
36
Citing Fields of Research
Cardiology
392
Vascular Disorders
180
Stem Cell Biology
42
Diagnostic & Therapeutic Ultrasound
33
AI & Machine Learning
28
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
859
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
112
88 cited publications
Last 12 months
53
4.4 publications/month
Open access share
50.9%
27 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
268 citing publications
Leading citing field
Cardiology
392 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v6n1, Mar. 2015-
v6n1, Mar. 2015- ; Selected citations only before this date
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Cardiology
Vascular Disorders
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Biomedical Engineering Society
Broad Categories
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiology
Vascular Diseases
Vascular Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Technology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00862-w
Open DOI
Comparative Evaluation of Power-Law and Viscoelastic Hemolysis Models in the FDA Nozzle Benchmark Geometry
Purpose: The mechanical damage of red blood cells (hemolysis) remains a key challenge in the design of blood-contacting medical devices. This study aims to compare the predictive performance of the empirical power-law model and the physi...
02
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00863-9
Open DOI
A Beginner’s Guide to Cardiac Optical Mapping
Optical mapping is a high spatiotemporal resolution imaging technique used to study cardiac electrophysiology by recording fluorescent signals that correspond to changes in transmembrane potential, intracellular calcium, and metabolic ac...
03
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00865-7
Open DOI
Characterization of Turbulent Kinetic Energy and Shear Layers in Sudden Expansion Flows: A Physics-Informed Machine Learning Approach
Purpose Traditional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods used in the hydrodynamic design of blood-contacting medical devices create a bottleneck in optimization processes due to their heavy dependence on mesh structure and high com...
04
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00864-8
Open DOI
Biventricular Assist Devices Versus Total Artificial Heart as Bridge-to-Transplantation Strategies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Biventricular assist devices (BiVADs) and total artificial heart (TAH) are the principal bridge-to-transplantation strategies for patients with advanced biventricular heart failure awaiting heart transplantation, but their comparative ef...
05
06
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00859-5
Open DOI
Cardiovascular Disease and Androgens: Clinical Trends, Potential Mechanisms, and Considerations for Engineering Solutions
This review summarizes the current understanding of androgen physiology, relationships between androgens and cardiovascular (CV) diseases, and novel engineering approaches to study the effect of androgens on CV system. Testosterone (T), ...
07
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00858-6
Open DOI
What Determines the Three-Dimensional Trajectory of Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Guidewires? An Engineering Study of the Principles of CTO-guidewire Control
Purpose This study was performed to establish the equivalence between the differential-geometry osculating plane of the chronic total occlusion (CTO)-guidewire (GW—Although GW is typically used as an abbreviation for guidewire, in this p...
08
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00857-7
Open DOI
Human and Porcine Marginal Chordal Forces in a Vacuum Based Physiological In Vitro Mitral Valve Model
Introduction: This study aimed to quantitatively investigate the role of marginal chordae of the mitral valve during static closure by analyzing the force within these chordae and its potential correlation with the transvalvular pressure...
09
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00856-8
Open DOI
A Translational Paradigm for Univentricular Heart Disease: Single-Stage Neonatal Repair with Adaptive Control of Cavopulmonary Flow
Background: Univentricular heart defects remain one of the greatest challenges in pediatric cardiovascular surgery. Although well-established, the traditional approach consisting of three serial palliative procedures (Norwood, Glenn, and...
10
DOI 10.1007/s13239-026-00854-w
Open DOI
The Reverse Calcification Technique (RCT): A Quantitative Parametric Model of Aortic Stenosis Progression
Introduction: Aortic stenosis (AS) develops from calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), which narrows the aortic valve opening as leaflet stiffness increases due to calcium deposition. This study extends the Reverse Calcification Techniqu...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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