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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,946Hybrid

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

Acronym:cvir
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Abbreviation (ISO):CARDIOVASC INTER RAD
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Identifier (ISSN):0174-1551(Print)/1432-086X(Online)
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Publisher:Springer US
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

WoS Q2
12452.2120181.9320192.0320202.7420212.820222.920232.820242.920253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.882
#5,946

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
104

104 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate10.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
171articles/year
36.82% Gold OA•87.57% Original Research

Aims & Scope

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (CVIR) is the official journal of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, and is also the official organ of a number of additional distinguished national and international interventional radiological societies. CVIR publishes double blinded peer-reviewed original research work including clinical and laboratory investigations, technical notes, case reports, works in progress, and letters to the editor, as well as review articles, pictorial essays, editorials, and special invited submissions in the field of vascular and interventional radiology. Beside the communication of the latest research results in this field, it is also the aim of CVIR to support continuous medical education. Articles that are accepted for publication are done so with the understanding that they, or their substantive contents, have not been and will not be submitted to any other publication.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.8%Radiology93.4%Surgery88%Internal medicine85.6%Biology53.7%Cardiology50.2%Physics43.1%Psychology32.8%Pathology32.2%Psychiatry30.2%Genetics26.1%Percutaneous22.3%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank74/237
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Q2
Rank59/217
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank72/237
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Q2
Rank70/217
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year300
Total Citations104
2025
IF2.9
Articles / Year379
Total Citations853
2024
IF2.8
Articles / Year296
Total Citations1,280
2023
IF2.9
Articles / Year298
Total Citations1,795
2022
IF2.797
Articles / Year319
Total Citations2,851

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,946Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.882

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.93

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,168 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,792
3-Year Documents866
Citable Documents506

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate26.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (acronym: cvir, abbr: CARDIOVASC INTER RAD, ISSN: 0174-1551) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer US in United States since 1978. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.882 (Q1), an H-index of 104.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 171 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,168 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer US
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1978
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013

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