Current Opinion in Cardiology

Top Research Topics at Current Opinion in Cardiology?

The journal investigates areas of study like Internal medicine, Cardiology, Intensive care medicine, Heart failure and Disease. Current Opinion in Cardiology facilitates the exploration of Internal medicine in relation to the field of In patient. The work tackled in Current Opinion in Cardiology goes beyond the discipline of Cardiology as it also encompasses Clinical trial.

The study on Intensive care medicine presented is investigated in conjunction with research in MEDLINE. It explores research in Disease and the adjacent study of Bioinformatics. Current Opinion in Cardiology centers on topics in Atrial fibrillation, with a focus on Catheter ablation.

The majority of Artery studies presented zero in on Bypass grafting.

• Internal medicine (50.22%)
• Cardiology (45.47%)
• Intensive care medicine (19.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The thin-cap fibroatheroma: a type of vulnerable plaque: The major precursor lesion to acute coronary syndromes (554 citations)
• Health benefits of physical activity: a systematic review of current systematic reviews. (527 citations)
• Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute scientific statement. (345 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Opinion in Cardiology:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Internal medicine, Cardiology, Heart failure, Intensive care medicine and Disease. The journal papers tackle research work in Internal medicine as well as In patient. The studies tackled in the journal papers, which mainly focus on Cardiology, apply to Diastole as well.

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:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine, Cardiology, MEDLINE and Disease. The journal holds forums on Intensive care medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Psychological intervention, Pulmonary embolism, Randomized controlled trial and Sudden cardiac death. Heart failure, Diastole, Intravascular ultrasound, Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and Bypass grafting are all aspects of Internal medicine discussed in Current Opinion in Cardiology.

In the Cardiology research discussed, Atrial fibrillation, Ablation, Revascularization, Coronary artery disease and Artery are all tackled. Current Opinion in Cardiology addresses concerns in the field of MEDLINE by exploring it in line with topics in Health care which intersect with Socioeconomic status subjects. The subject of Bioinformatics, which is connected to the field of Mendelian randomization and Cholesterol, serves as the foundation of the Disease research featured in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• COVID-19 will forever change the landscape of telemedicine. (9 citations)
• Racial disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes. (5 citations)
• Transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement: the next frontier of transcatheter valve intervention. (5 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Current Opinion in Cardiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Subodh Verma (48 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Haissam Haddad (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Marc Ruel (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Anthony S. Wierzbicki (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Dimitri P. Mikhailidis (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current Opinion in Cardiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Ottawa (85 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Brigham and Women's Hospital (67 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Baylor College of Medicine (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Toronto (60 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Cleveland Clinic (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less 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, 11.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.70% of all publications and 34.91% 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 Prospects in Cardiology Research

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