Vasa - European Journal of Vascular Medicine

Aims & Scope

Vasa publishes original research articles, case reports and reviews on vascular biology, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, medical treatment and interventions for diseases of the arterial circulation, in the field of phlebology and lymphology including the microcirculation, except the cardiac circulation.

Vasa combines basic science with clinical medicine making it relevant to all physicians interested in the whole vascular field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.676

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	47

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8461

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	351

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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
• 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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• ESVM Guideline on peripheral arterial disease

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Ulrich, Sigrid, Jill, Vinko, Marianne, Patrick H., Ali, Caitriona, Evangelos, Anders, Christian, Lucia, Juraj, Dan Mircea, Zsolt, Pavel, Isabelle, Karel, Agata, Dragan, Adriana, Jean-Claude, Miroslav, Mary-Paula, Walter, Graeme, Thomas, Holger, Isak, Guillaume, Romeo, Giles, Stanislaw, Marc, Oliver, Piotr

• ESVM guidelines – the diagnosis and management of Raynaud’s phenomenon

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Jill, Anita, Patrick H., Joel, Faisel, Jean-Claude, Adriana, Christian, Marianne, Zsolt, Karel, Mary-Paula, Dragan, Anders, Beatrice, Ali, Pavel, Dan-Mircea, Juraj, Sigrid, Ariane L., Muriel, Peter, Franz, Daniel, Zan

• Pathogenesis of varicose veins - lessons from biomechanics

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Larissa, Gerd, Markus, Thomas

• Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G promoter polymorphisms and risk of venous thromboembolism – a meta-analysis and systematic review

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Qiang, YunRui, XueMei, XingQiao, Na, JiFang, Mingfang

• Duplex ultrasound and efficacy criteria in foam sclerotherapy from the 2^ndEuropean Consensus Meeting on Foam Sclerotherapy 2006, Tegernsee, Germany

  Citation: 90

  Authors:

• Epidemiology of peripheral arterial disease

  Citation: 86

  Authors:

• Novel applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging in vascular medicine

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Daniel, Sasan, Stephan, Heiko, Thomas, Markus, Kurt A.

• Differential expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMP proteins in thoracic aortic aneurysm – comparison with and without bicuspid aortic valve: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Simon W.

• Inferior vena cava filter – comprehensive overview of current indications, techniques, complications and retrieval rates

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Xin, Ihab, Gordon, Behzad, Daniel, Avi, Dustin, Sasan

• Multizentrische randomisierte und kontrollierte Studie zum Vergleich von Four layer Bandagen und Kurzzugbinden des venösen Ulkus

  Citation: 68

  Authors: H., R.J., D.J., S., A.J., M.J.M., R.R.M., D.

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