Pregnancy Hypertension

Aims & Scope

Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health aims to stimulate research in the field of hypertension in pregnancy, disseminate the useful results of such research, and advance education in the field.

We publish articles pertaining to human and animal blood pressure during gestation, hypertension during gestation including physiology of circulatory control, pathophysiology, methodology, therapy or any other material relevant to the relationship between elevated blood pressure and pregnancy.

The subtitle reflects the wider aspects of studying hypertension in pregnancy thus we also publish articles on in utero programming, nutrition, long term effects of hypertension in pregnancy on cardiovascular health and other research that helps our understanding of the etiology or consequences of hypertension in pregnancy.

Case reports are not published unless of exceptional/outstanding importance to the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	43

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4126

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	905

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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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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 classification, diagnosis and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A revised statement from the ISSHP

  Citation: 1100

  Authors: A.L., G., L., J., B.M., W., G.G., M.A.

• The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: ISSHP classification, diagnosis & management recommendations for international practice

  Citation: 854

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

• The 2021 International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy classification, diagnosis & management recommendations for international practice

  Citation: 658

  Authors: Laura A, Mark A., David R., Sanjay, Annemarie, S. Ananth, Louise C., Fergus, Jenny, Liona C., Sarosh, Shigeru, Anne Cathrine, Eleni, Peter

• The definition of severe and early-onset preeclampsia. Statements from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP)

  Citation: 355

  Authors: Andrea L., Mark A., Gerda G., Gustaaf, Baha M.

• The placenta in preeclampsia

  Citation: 350

  Authors: James M., C.

• Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Laura A., Anouk, Michael, Evelyne, Peter

• Clinical interpretation and implementation of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in the prediction, diagnosis and management of preeclampsia

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Stefan, Shaun P., Alberto, S. Ananth, Ljiljana B., Dietmar, Holger, Manu, Harald, Sarosh

• The role of obesity in preeclampsia

  Citation: 146

  Authors: James M., Lisa M., Thelma E., Robert W.

• Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of early-onset pre-eclampsia

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Graham J., Hong-Wa

• Prediction models for preeclampsia: A systematic review

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Annelien C., Jane, Mark, Stephen, Sanne A.

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