Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery presents original, peer-reviewed articles on diseases of the heart, great vessels, lungs and thorax with emphasis on surgical interventions.

An official publication of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, the Journal focuses on techniques and developments in acquired cardiac surgery, congenital cardiac repair, thoracic procedures, heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and other procedures.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.4
2024	4.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1543

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4825

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.932

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	225

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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.

• Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction”

  Citation: 1740

  Authors: Alain

• Long-term results of lung metastasectomy: Prognostic analyses based on 5206 cases

  Citation: 1208

  Authors: Ugo, Marc, Godehard, Robert J., Philippe, Peter, Michael, Patricia, Harvey, Joe B.

• Consensus-based method for risk adjustment for surgery for congenital heart disease

  Citation: 1088

  Authors: Kathy J., Kimberlee, Jane W., Thomas L., James H., Lisa I.

• Improved technique of heart transplantation in rats

  Citation: 1067

  Authors: Keiji, Edward S.

• Complement and the damaging effects of cardiopulmonary bypass

  Citation: 1047

  Authors: James K., Stephen, Eugene H., John W., Dennis E., Albert D.

• A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve from 304 surgical specimens

  Citation: 977

  Authors: Hans-H., Claudia

• Multiple primary lung cancers

  Citation: 975

  Authors: Nael, Myron R.

• An aortic valve-sparing operation for patients with aortic incompetence and aneurysm of the ascending aorta

  Citation: 958

  Authors: Tirone E., Christopher M.

• Total cavopulmonary connection: A logical alternative to atriopulmonary connection for complex Fontan operations

  Citation: 945

  Authors: Marc R., Philip, Marc, Catherine, Dwight C.

• Continuous insulin infusion reduces mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

  Citation: 893

  Authors: Anthony P., Guangqiang, Gary L., YingXing, Kathryn J., Stephen O., H.Storm, Albert

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