Journal profile

Current opinion in cardiology

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISSN0268-4705 | 1531-7080 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.16
Citation rate 2.25 370 total citations
h5-index 24 h5 depth signal
Cited share 67.5% 114 of 169
Total citations 370 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.44 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 7 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 543
Canada 240
United Kingdom 55
Australia 29
Italy 22

Citing Fields of Research

Cardiology 764
Diabetes 85
Vascular Disorders 72
Lipids 59
Genetics & Genomics 51

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 4,137 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 169 114 cited publications
Last 12 months 79 6.6 publications/month
Open access share 3.8% 3 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 543 citing publications
Leading citing field Cardiology 764 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Feb. 1990-
PubMed
v5n1, Feb. 1990-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cardiology

Broad Categories

Cardiology

MeSH Descriptors

Cardiology

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

02
Adam Eqbal, Emilie Belley-Cote, Richard Whitlock
Purpose of review: Of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), 10–20% have preexisting atrial fibrillation (AF), which remains undertreated at the time of surgery. With rapidly evolving data, interest and enthusiasm fo...
05
Joachim Sejr Skovbo, Jes Sanddal Lindholt
Purpose of review: To evaluate emerging evidence supporting statins as a potential disease-modifying treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a condition without approved pharmacological therapy. Recent findings: Recent nationwide ...
06
Joshua L. Leibowitz, Bartley P. Griffith, James M. Brown
Purpose of review: Recent studies have demonstrated a survival benefit in patients receiving multiarterial rather than single-arterial coronary artery bypass grafting; however, it remains underutilized and is only implemented in a minori...
09
Min-Seok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki-Bong Kim
Purpose of review: Contemporary coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has traditionally defined complete revascularization anatomically; however, accumulating evidence suggests that angiographic stenosis severity alone does not reliably...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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Also issued online.