Journal profile

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1053-2498 | 1557-3117 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.85
Citation rate 0.89 2,836 total citations
h5-index 60 h5 depth signal
Cited share 19.2% 636 of 3,315
Total citations 2,836 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.84 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.7% 248 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 3,130
Canada 533
Germany 362
United Kingdom 310
Australia 304

Citing Fields of Research

Transplantation 10,385
Cardiology 6,955
Respiratory Support 1,349
Hematology 799
Immunology 747

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 31,749 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 3,315 636 cited publications
Last 12 months 2,078 173.2 publications/month
Open access share 4.2% 87 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 3,130 citing publications
Leading citing field Transplantation 10,385 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v10n1pt.1, 1991-
PubMed
v10n1pt.1, 1991-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Transplantation Cardiology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Society for Heart Transplantation

Broad Categories

Cardiology Pulmonary Medicine Transplantation

MeSH Descriptors

Heart Transplantation Lung Transplantation

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Some issues accompanied by CD-ROMs.

Issues are in 2 pts., pt. 2 consisting of conference proceedings.

Also available online.

Complemented by (work): JHLT open 2950-1334 (DLC) 2024228275 (OCoLC)1402145154 (DNLM)9918716187806676.

19950524 Not printed on acid-free paper