ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,500Top JournalHybrid

Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Acronym:circcvim
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Abbreviation (ISO):CIRC-CARDIOVASC IMAG
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Identifier (ISSN):1941-9651(Print)/1942-0080(Online)
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Publisher:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Clarivate IF (2026)
9.1↑ +2.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

WoS Q1
369126.2220185.8120195.6920207.7920218.5920227.520236.52024720259.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):9.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.963
#1,500

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
146

146 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
69articles/year
21.57% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal, presents high-quality, patientcentric articles focusing on observational studies, clinical trials, and advances in applied (translational) research featuring innovative, multimodality approaches to diagnosis and risk stratification of cardiovascular disease. Modalities covered in this monthly journal include echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, magnetic resonance angiography, cardiac positron emission tomography, noninvasive assessment of vascular and endothelial function, radionuclide imaging, molecular imaging, and others. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging considers the following article types: Original Research, Research Letters, Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical Implications of Molecular Imaging Research, How to Use Imaging, Translating Novel Imaging Technologies into Clinical Applications, and Cardiovascular Images.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineInternal MedicineCardiologyRadiologyBiologySurgeryPathologyPsychologyPsychiatryEndocrinologyMathematics

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q1
Rank23/237
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Q1
Rank10/217
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q1
Rank22/237
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Q1
Rank11/217
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF9.1
Articles / Year95
Total Citations64
2025
IF7
Articles / Year174
Total Citations574
2024
IF6.5
Articles / Year193
Total Citations1,308
2023
IF7.5
Articles / Year157
Total Citations1,998
2022
IF8.589
Articles / Year150
Total Citations1,801

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,500Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.963

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.56

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,700 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,651
3-Year Documents479
Citable Documents320

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 Rate39.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1
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: 3.1%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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

Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging (acronym: circcvim, abbr: CIRC-CARDIOVASC IMAG, ISSN: 1941-9651) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. in United States since 2008. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 9.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.963 (Q1), an H-index of 146.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 69 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,700 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
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
2008
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-3621

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28