Hypertension

Aims & Scope

Hypertension delivers some of the best high blood pressure-related articles in each monthly issue.

Articles are focused on basic science, clinical treatment, and prevention of hypertension and related cardiovascular, metabolic and renal diseases, and are the papers which will prove their significance for years to come.

Online subscriptions are available to members of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a benefit of membership depending on membership level.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.2
2024	6.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.788

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	307

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	816

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7009

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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.

• Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

  Citation: 9838

  Authors: Aram V., George L., Henry R., William C., Lee A., Joseph L., Daniel W., Barry J., Suzanne, Jackson T., Edward J.

• 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

  Citation: 2894

  Authors: Paul K., Robert M., Wilbert S., Donald E., Karen J., Cheryl, Sondra M., Samuel, Kenneth A., Daniel W., Eric J., Paul, Bruce, Sidney C., Crystal C., Randall S., Sandra J., Randal J., Kim A., Jeff D., Jackson T.

• Aortic Stiffness Is an Independent Predictor of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hypertensive Patients

  Citation: 2855

  Authors: Stéphane, Pierre, Roland, Isabelle, Brigitte, Louis, Pierre, Athanase

• 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines

  Citation: 2831

  Authors: Thomas, Claudio, Fadi, Nadia A., Neil R., Dorairaj, Agustin, Markus, George S., Maciej, Richard D., Bryan, Aletta E.

• Prevalence of Hypertension in the US Adult Population

  Citation: 2176

  Authors: Vicki L., Paul, Edward J., Clarice, Jeffrey A., Millicent, Michael J., Darwin

• Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans and Experimental Animals

  Citation: 1781

  Authors: Thomas G., John E., Lawrence J., Bonita E., John, Martha N., Daniel W., Theodore, Sheldon G., Edward J.

• Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

  Citation: 1562

  Authors: Mark A., Laura A., Louise C., S. Ananth, Fergus P., Shigeru, David R., Charlotte E., Gloria, Salisu

• 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

  Citation: 1466

  Authors: Paul K., Robert M., Wilbert S., Donald E., Karen J., Cheryl, Sondra M., Samuel, Kenneth A., Daniel W., Eric J., Paul, Bruce, Sidney C., Crystal C., Randall S., Sandra J., Randal J., Kim A., Jeff D., Jackson T.

• High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

  Citation: 1404

  Authors: Flávio D., Paul K.

• Aortic Stiffness Is an Independent Predictor of Primary Coronary Events in Hypertensive Patients

  Citation: 1334

  Authors: Pierre, Anne Isabelle, Roland, Isabelle, Athanase, Patrick, Stéphane

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