Heart Lung and Circulation JCR impact factor overview
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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview
Heart Lung and Circulation is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.200, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.
Ranking and quartile
The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 111 out of 230 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.
Citation profile
The record contains 4,645 total citations, 136 total articles, 159 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.300, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.570.
Citation half-life
The cited half-life is recorded as 5.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.5 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.
Journal identifiers and verification
Heart Lung and Circulation is identified in this record by print ISSN 1443-9506 and electronic ISSN 1444-2892. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.
Complete journal information
All values below come directly from the database record.
| Journal name | Heart Lung and Circulation |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | HEART LUNG CIRC |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 7,420 |
| ISSN | 1443-9506 |
| eISSN | 1444-2892 |
| Total cites | 4,645 |
| Total articles | 136 |
| Citable items | 159 |
| Cited half-life | 5.7 years |
| Citing half-life | 7.5 years |
| JCR-based Journal Impact Factor | 2.200 |
| 5-Year Impact Factor | 2.300 |
| Impact Factor without journal self-cites | 2.100 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 0.570 |
| JCR Impact Factor quartile | Q2 |
| JCR category rank | 111/230 |
| Database record updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Heart Lung and Circulation?
The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Heart Lung and Circulation is 2.200 for the 2025 metric year.
What quartile is Heart Lung and Circulation?
Heart Lung and Circulation is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.
Who publishes Heart Lung and Circulation?
Heart Lung and Circulation is listed as being published by ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?
No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.
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