Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Aims & Scope

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal, publishes articles related to improving cardiovascular health and health care.

Content includes original research, reviews, and case studies relevant to clinical decision-making and healthcare policy.

The online-only journal is dedicated to furthering the mission of promoting safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient-centered care.

Through its articles and contributions, the journal equips you with the knowledge you need to improve clinical care and population health, and allows you to engage in scholarly activities of consequence to the health of the public.

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes considers the following types of articles: Original Research Articles, Data Reports, Methods Papers, Cardiovascular Perspectives, Care Innovations, Novel Statistical Methods, Policy Briefs, Data Visualizations, and Caregiver or Patient Viewpoints.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1041

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1619

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.380

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	118

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Predictors of Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

  Citation: 1687

  Authors: Comilla, Mary A.M., Jason, Arthur L.

• Preeclampsia and Future Cardiovascular Health

  Citation: 846

  Authors: Pensée, Randula, Chun Shing, Aswin, Rafail A., Claire, Azfar, Anthony A., Umesh, Carolyn A., Mamas A.

• Mortality From Ischemic Heart Disease

  Citation: 643

  Authors: Alexandra N., Mauro, James P., Darrel P., Rasha

• Estimation of Total Incremental Health Care Costs in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in the United States

  Citation: 624

  Authors: Michael H., Stephen S., Bong-Chul, Mehul R., Kathy L.

• Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak on ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care in Hong Kong, China

  Citation: 539

  Authors: Chor-Cheung Frankie, Kent-Shek, Simon, Anthony, Arthur, Michael, Yui-Ming, Carmen, Tat-Chi, Matthew, Hung-Fat, Chung-Wah

• A Meta-Analysis of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and Apolipoprotein B as Markers of Cardiovascular Risk

  Citation: 500

  Authors: Allan D., Ken, John H., Howard M., Matthew J., Jacqueline, Curt D.

• Circulating 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Lu, Yiqing, JoAnn E., Stefan, Winfried, Karl, Annamari, Simerjot K., Elizabeth, Cuilin, Charles B., Heidi T., Jeffrey L., Howard D.

• Propensity Score Methods for Confounding Control in Nonexperimental Research

  Citation: 483

  Authors: M. Alan, Richard, J. Bradley, Til

• Incidence and Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 1993–2007

  Citation: 461

  Authors: Jonathan P., Bradley G., Moritz F., Paul N., Adrian F., Susan R., Emelia J., Lesley H.

• Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission

  Citation: 450

  Authors: Harlan M., Angela R., Eric M., Geoffrey C., Jersey, Elizabeth H., Yun, Yongfei, Zhenqiu, Barry M., Michael T., Sharon-Lise T., Elizabeth E.

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