Impact Factor
3.47
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.18
3,158 total citations
h5-index
66
h5 depth signal
Cited share
44.6%
663 of 1,488
Total citations
3,158
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.29
External metric anchor
Self-citation
6.3%
198 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
6,775
Canada
1,049
China
533
Italy
441
Japan
421
Citing Fields of Research
Cardiology
5,879
Vascular Disorders
1,753
Abdominal Surgery
1,503
Lung Cancer
1,308
Transplantation
791
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
41,756
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
1,488
663 cited publications
Last 12 months
1,068
89.0 publications/month
Open access share
6.5%
69 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
6,775 citing publications
Leading citing field
Cardiology
5,879 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v50n4,Oct. 1965-
v50n4,Oct. 1965-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Cardiology
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Broad Categories
Cardiology
General Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine
Vascular Diseases
Vascular Disorders
Lung Cancer
MeSH Descriptors
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiovascular Diseases
Thoracic Surgery
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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02
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.10.010
Open DOI
Prognostic Stratification of Adjuvant Immunotherapy After Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy and Quality Surgery in LA-ESCC
03
04
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.10.007
Open DOI
Ross Redux – Do All Roads Lead to the Ross?
05
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.09.030
Open DOI
Functional outcome after recurrent laryngeal nerve injury following thoracic aortic surgery
06
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.09.029
Open DOI
Long-Term Outcomes After Heart-Lung Transplantation: A Contemporary 20-Year Single-Center Experience
07
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.09.005
Open DOI
Generalizability, discrimination, and interpretability of a machine learning–based Fontan failure risk calculator
08
09
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.09.028
Open DOI
Beating Heart Transplantation May Facilitate Liberal Use of Extended Criteria Donors
10
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Also available online.
Official organ of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Complemented by (work): JTCVS open 2666-2736 (DLC) 2020243235 (OCoLC)1144498223 (DNLM)101768541.
Complemented by (work): JTCVS structural and endovascular 2950-6050 (DLC) 2025227938 (OCoLC)1446143875 (DNLM)9918991787106676.
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