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Acta Cardiologica
H-index 14

Acta Cardiologica

0001-5385

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tacd20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1926 59 129 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 83
Documents by Best Scientists*: 153
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 45
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.356
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Cardiologica?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Internal medicine, Cardiology, Surgery, Myocardial infarction and Heart failure. Most of the Internal medicine studies addressed also intersect with Endocrinology. Cardiology study tackled is connected to the field of Diastole.

The Surgery works, particularly on Complication are tackled in Acta Cardiologica.

  • Internal medicine (63.83%)
  • Cardiology (55.40%)
  • Surgery (14.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Isfahan Healthy Heart Programme: a comprehensive integrated community-based programme for cardiovascular disease prevention and control. Design, methods and initial experience. (202 citations)
  • C-reactive protein and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: evidence of the implication of an inflammatory process in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. (184 citations)
  • Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (151 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Cardiologica:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Internal medicine, Cardiology, Surgery, Endocrinology and Myocardial infarction. Most of the Internal medicine studies addressed in the most cited papers also intersect with Diabetes mellitus. The journal publications explore Cardiology concepts, specifically Electrocardiography, Atrial fibrillation and Heart disease but expand to research in In patient.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Acta Cardiologica is mainly concerned with subjects like Internal medicine, Cardiology, In patient, Heart failure and Atrial fibrillation. As a part of the journal, discussions in Internal medicine involve topics like Myocardial infarction, Meta-analysis, Ejection fraction, Stenosis and Coronary artery disease. ST segment, Catheter ablation, Artery, Acute coronary syndrome and Percutaneous coronary intervention studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Cardiology presented.

The in-depth study on Atrial fibrillation also explores topics in the intersecting field of Diabetes mellitus. The Vitamin K antagonist study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Antagonist.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The role of concomitant cardiovascular diseases and cardiac biomarkers for predicting mortality in critical COVID-19 patients. (11 citations)
  • Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts no-reflow phenomenon after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (9 citations)
  • Endothelialitis plays a central role in the pathophysiology of severe COVID-19 and its cardiovascular complications. (9 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Acta Cardiologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thierry William Verbeet (73 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Werner Budts (64 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Rik Willems (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hugo Kesteloot (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pierre Decoodt (51 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Acta Cardiologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (266 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Liège (61 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Antwerp (60 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Université libre de Bruxelles (45 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Hasselt (39 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 24.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.95% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.88% of all publications and 53.89% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Medical Research

One section that is missing from this comprehensive article is information on career opportunities in the medical research field. For readers who are students, professionals, or individuals interested in a career in medical research, this information might be very beneficial. Also, it will help to create a more comprehensive and professional webpage which is in line with Google Search Quality Guidelines. If you are inspired by the innovative research going on in the field of cardiology and developing a career in medical research, there are many avenues to explore. You can become a research scientist, lab technician, medical writer, or even a healthcare consultant. However, each career path has different prerequisites. For instance, working as a healthcare provider or nurse requires specific educational and licensing requirements. Depending on your state, the requirements can vary significantly. If you're in Oklahoma and interested in nursing, check out this helpful resource on oklahoma nursing license requirements board of nursing requirements. This will give comprehensive information on what you need to get started in your nursing career.

You could also explore research positions in scientific journals, pharmaceutical companies, and universities. It's imperative to remember that a career in medical research is not only rewarding but also holds the potential to make significant contributions to human health. Harness your passion in the field and you could be part of the next groundbreaking research in cardiology or internal medicine.

Top Publications

  • Endothelialitis plays a central role in the pathophysiology of severe COVID-19 and its cardiovascular complications.

    Christiaan J M Vrints;Konstantin A Krychtiuk;Emeline M Van Craenenbroeck;Vincent F Segers

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Radiation awareness in an Italian multispecialist sample assessed with a web-based survey.

    Marzia Giaccardi;Matteo Anselmino;Maurizio Del Greco;Giuseppe Mascia

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Highlights of Acta Cardiologica

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Improvement of functional capacity in sacubitril-valsartan treated patients assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Gabriella Malfatto;Silvia Ravaro;Sergio Caravita;Claudia Baratto

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Environmental sustainability of medical imaging.

    Eugenio Picano

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Kidney function stratified outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation and high bleeding risk

    Maximilian Brockmeyer;Georg Wolff;Torben Krieger;Yingfeng Lin

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Cardiac amyloidosis: a review of the literature

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Temporary oral anticoagulation after MitraClip - a strategy to lower the incidence of post-procedural stroke?

    Nicolas Geis;Philip Raake;Christina Kiriakou;Derliz Mereles

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Special Issue on ischemic heart disease

    (2023)
    15 Citations
  • Summary of 2019 ESC Guidelines on chronic coronary syndromes, acute pulmonary embolism, supraventricular tachycardia and dislipidaemias

    Marc J Claeys;Yves Vandekerckhove;Bernard Cosyns;Philippe Van de Borne

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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