Journal profile

Heart

Publisher: BMJ Pub. Group
ISSN1355-6037 | 1468-201X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.27
Citation rate 1.85 1,704 total citations
h5-index 55 h5 depth signal
Cited share 36.8% 351 of 955
Total citations 1,704 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.02 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.6% 44 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 3,040
United States 1,279
Australia 365
Netherlands 329
Italy 294

Citing Fields of Research

Cardiology 5,114
Autonomic Function 437
Vascular Disorders 373
Diabetes 244
Congenital Disorders 182

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 27,092 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 955 351 cited publications
Last 12 months 320 26.7 publications/month
Open access share 23.1% 74 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 3,040 citing publications
Leading citing field Cardiology 5,114 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 13 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v75n1,Jan. 1996-
PubMed
v75n1,Jan. 1996-
PMC Inactive
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cardiology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
British Cardiac Society
Contributor
British Cardiovascular Society

Broad Categories

Cardiology

MeSH Descriptors

Heart Diseases

Latest Publications

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

06
Open DOI
Maria Klitgaard Christensen, Andreas Kristian Pedersen, Vibe Bolvig Hyldgård et al.
Background Clinical guideline updates aim to ensure that patients benefit from emerging evidence, yet it is unclear whether patients with established chronic disease receive newly recommended therapies as readily as those diagnosed after...
08
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328438

Sudden cardiac death due to aortic stenosis

Open DOI
Matti Riihiniemi, Elias Törmäkangas, Jarkko Piuhola et al.
Background: Characteristics of subjects with sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to aortic stenosis (AS) are not well defined. Aim of this study was to present clinical and autopsy findings of SCD subjects in whom AS was determined to be the ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title on title screen: eHeart.

Online version called also, <2005->: Heart online.

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v. 75, no. 1 (Jan. 1996)-Will not microfilm; 20040413