PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Aims & Scope

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE) is the foremost peer-reviewed journal in the field of pacing and implantable cardioversion defibrillation, publishing over 50% of all English language articles in its field, featuring original, review, and didactic papers, and case reports related to daily practice.

Articles also include editorials, book reviews, Musings on humane topics relevant to medical practice, electrophysiology (EP) rounds, device rounds, and information concerning the quality of devices used in the practice of the specialty.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.563

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	112

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10339

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	987

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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
• Medline
• Embase

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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.

• The 11th World Survey of Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators: Calendar Year 2009–A World Society of Arrhythmia's Project

  Citation: 801

  Authors: HARRY G., ALESSANDRO

• A Quantitative Systematic Review of Normal Values for Short-Term Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults

  Citation: 649

  Authors: DAVID, GAVIN R. H., DAVID A.

• Taking the “Idio” out of “Idiosyncratic”: Predicting Torsades de Pointes

  Citation: 553

  Authors: DAN M.

• Tissue Heating During Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: A Thermodynamic Model and Observations in Isolated Perfused and Superfused Canine Right Ventricular Free Wall

  Citation: 352

  Authors: DAVID E., DENNY D.

• Four Chamber Pacing in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

  Citation: 348

  Authors: S., P., S., A., M., L., O., J.C., J.

• Continued Rise in Rates of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections in the United States: Temporal Trends and Causative Insights

  Citation: 337

  Authors: ANDREW, ALAA, SAMIR

• Multisite Pacing for End‐Stage Heart Failure: Early Experience

  Citation: 327

  Authors: SERGE, PHILIPPE, ARNAUD, DANIEL, HAYSSAM, OLIVIER, JACQUES

• Current Clinical Issues for MRI Scanning of Pacemaker and Defibrillator Patients

  Citation: 315

  Authors: RON, MARSHALL S.

• Brugada Syndrome

  Citation: 283

  Authors: CHARLES

• The 1998 NASPE Prospective Catheter Ablation Registry

  Citation: 281

  Authors: MELVIN M., SUE

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