Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Aims & Scope

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the official journal of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, aims to disseminate information about advances in technology and techniques that might lead to less invasive treatment of cardiothoracic and vascular disease than measures regularly used.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.432

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13062

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	366

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science
• Medline

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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.

• Minimally Invasive versus Conventional Open Mitral Valve Surgery a Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Davy C. H., Janet, Avtar, Anno, Thierry A., L. Wiley, Patrick, Ehud, J. Michael, Joerg, Volkmar

• Minimally Invasive versus Open Mitral Valve Surgery a Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery (ISMICS) 2010

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Volkmar, Davy C. H., Janet, Anno, Thierry A., L. Wiley, Patrick, Ehud, J. Michael, Joerg

• Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Resection

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Davy, Robert J., Kemp, Rex, Hani, Randall, Toshiya, Ralph, David, Hiran, Anthony, Janet

• Comparison of the Early Robot-Assisted Lobectomy Experience to Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy for Lung Cancer a Single-Institution Case Series Matching Study

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Hee-Jin, Hyun-Sung, Seong Yong, Jae Ill

• Endoscopic Vascular Harvest in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2005

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Keith, Davy, William, Mark, James, Volkmar, Janet, Toshiya, Richard

• Drug, Devices, Technologies, and Techniques for Blood Management in Minimally Invasive and Conventional Cardiothoracic Surgery a Consensus Statement from the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2011

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Alan H., Janet, Davy C.H., David C., John J., Changqing, Andreas, G. Scott, Gavin J., Bruce, Niv

• Off-Pump versus Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Meta-Analysis and Consensus Statement From The 2004 ISMICS Consensus Conference

  Citation: 66

  Authors: John, Davy, John, Gianni, Didier, Anno, Mercedes, Janet, Masami, Nirav, Eugene, Naresh, Vipin

• Comparing Robotic Lung Resection with Thoracotomy and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Cases Entered into the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Alexander S., Robert J., Eric, Ariel W., Ayesha, Vijaya, Ralph W., Brian E.

• Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery a Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Davy C. H., Niv, Janet, Eva E., Byung-Chul, George, James S., Takashi, Randall K., John D.

• Thromboembolic Events in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation without Anticoagulation

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Yoan, Bryan, Annie, Navreet, Annemarie, Karin H., Anson

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