Journal profile

Heart, lung & circulation

Publisher: Elsevier Australia
ISSN1443-9506 | 1444-2892 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.35
Citation rate 0.35 948 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 12.7% 369 of 2,909
Total citations 948 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.33 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.3% 50 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Australia 3,628
New Zealand 490
United States 366
China 280
United Kingdom 213

Citing Fields of Research

Cardiology 11,054
Vascular Disorders 981
Autonomic Function 910
Healthcare Policy 525
Diabetes 452

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 25,045 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 2,909 369 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,592 132.7 publications/month
Open access share 6.5% 103 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Australia 3,628 citing publications
Leading citing field Cardiology 11,054 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v14n1, Mar. 2005-
PubMed
v14n1, Mar. 2005-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cardiology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
Contributor
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Broad Categories

Cardiology Pulmonary Medicine Vascular Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Lung Diseases Vascular Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Official journal of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons, the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand; affiliated journal of the Asian-Pacific Society of Cardiology and the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia; official journal of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons, and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, <2005->