Journal of Cardiac Failure

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cardiac Failure publishes original, peer-reviewed communications of scientific excellence and review articles on clinical research, basic human studies, animal studies, and bench research with potential clinical applications to heart failure - pathogenesis, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, assessment, prevention, and treatment.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.2
2024	6.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.160

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	127

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1245

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2595

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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.

• HFSA 2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline

  Citation: 928

  Authors:

• High Prevalence of Renal Dysfunction and Its Impact on Outcome in 118,465 Patients Hospitalized With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Report From the ADHERE Database

  Citation: 644

  Authors: J. Thomas, Gregg C., Maria Rosa, Vandana S., John R., Janet

• Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure

  Citation: 634

  Authors: Biykem, Andrew JS, Hiroyuki, Magdy, Stamatis, Nancy, Stefan D., John, Michael, Javed, Mark H., G. Michael, Gerasimos, Gregg C., Mona, Juan–Esteban, Paul, Teruhiko, James, Ewa A., Prateeti, Koichiro, Carolyn S.P., Yuya, Marco, Tomohito, Massimo, Piotr, Giuseppe M.C., Yasushi, Petar, Randall C., John R., Orly, Kazuhiro, Clyde, Jian, Shelley

• Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Infusion Improves Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Functional Status in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

  Citation: 541

  Authors: George G., Lazaros A., Sunil, Dariush, Richard P.

• Worsening Renal Function and Prognosis in Heart Failure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 497

  Authors: Kevin, Gerjan, Adriaan A., Folkert W., Tom D.J., John G.F., Dirk J., Hans L.

• 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

  Citation: 486

  Authors: Clyde W., Mariell, Biykem, Javed, Donald E., Monica M., Mark H., Gerasimos S., Gregg C., Michael M., Steven M., JoAnn, Frederick A., Patrick E., Pamela N., Lynne Warner, Cheryl

• Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics: A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America

  Citation: 466

  Authors: Biykem, Tariq, Kevin M., William L., Kelly, Khadijah, Gregg C., Paul, Jennifer E., Eileen, Nasrien E., Lenette M., Sadiya S., Prateeti, Todd, Harlan M., Kiran K., Christopher, Alanna A., Robert L., Ambarish, Mariann R., Josef, Lynne Warner, John R., Muthiah, Boback

• The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Stephen S., William, Javed, Daniel E., Evan, Barry M., Christopher M., Michael W., Lynne Warner, James, Harlan M.

• Racial differences in response to therapy for heart failure: Analysis of the vasodilator-heart failure trials

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Peter, Susan, Gary, Jay N.

• Genetic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathy—A Heart Failure Society of America Practice Guideline

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Ray E., Joann, Luisa, Christine E., Matthew R.G., Jeffrey A.

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