Clinical Research in Cardiology

Aims & Scope

Clinical Research in Cardiology is an international journal for clinical cardiovascular research.

It provides a forum for original and review articles as well as critical perspective articles.

Articles are only accepted if they meet stringent scientific standards and have undergone peer review.

The journal regularly receives articles from the field of clinical cardiology, angiology, as well as heart and vascular surgery.

As the official journal of the German Cardiac Society, it gives a current and competent survey on the diagnosis and therapy of heart and vascular diseases.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	3.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2349

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1944

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.514

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	87

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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
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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.

• Prevalence and impact of cardiovascular metabolic diseases on COVID-19 in China

  Citation: 1442

  Authors: Bo, Jing, Faming, Lili, Xiqian, Lin, Zhaohui, Yunhe

• Electronic health records to facilitate clinical research

  Citation: 498

  Authors: Martin R., Juuso I., Lesley H., Sylvie, Ian, Fleur, Samantha, Salim, Jörg, Mark, Alexander, Seleen, Jill P., Mary Ross, Wendy Gattis, Martin, Faiez, Andrew

• NAFLD and cardiovascular diseases: a clinical review

  Citation: 456

  Authors: Philipp, Anna, Sonja, Fabian, Tobias, Münevver, Hans-Michael

• Prognostic value of galectin-3, a novel marker of fibrosis, in patients with chronic heart failure: data from the DEAL-HF study

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Dirk J. A., Peter, Pieta W. Bruggink-André, Erik, Jan, Hans L., Dirk J.

• Gender differences in the metabolic syndrome and their role for cardiovascular disease

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Vera, Elke, Martin O.

• Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity

  Citation: 265

  Authors: Sven, T., D., U., R., M., P., U.

• Trends in mechanical circulatory support use and hospital mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction and non-infarction related cardiogenic shock in the United States

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Mahek, Soumya, Brijesh, Pradhum, Lohit, Manyoo, Sahil, Shilpkumar, Nilay, Joyce, Ulrich P.

• Two year follow-up after treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Bruno, Christoph, Wolfgang, Wolfgang, Dariush, Ulrich, Michael, Ulrich

• HDL cholesterol: reappraisal of its clinical relevance

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Winfried, Marcus E., Hubert, Timotheus, Stephen, Andreas, Klaus G., Arnold, Ulf, Ulrich

• Renal sympathetic denervation for treatment of electrical storm: first-in-man experience

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Christian, Axel, Felix, Jürgen, Hans-Ruprecht, Christian, Paul A., Meinrad, Michael

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