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Hypertension
H-index 71

Hypertension

0194-911X

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 103 955 1547 70

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1368
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1863
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 44
SCIMAGO H-index: 307
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.788
Impact Factor: 8.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Hypertension?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, Cardiology and Angiotensin II. Renin–angiotensin system, Kidney, Receptor, Essential hypertension and Aldosterone are all areas of Internal medicine tackled in it. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Renin–angiotensin system as it also encompasses Angiotensin-converting enzyme.

The journal investigates Kidney research which frequently intersects with Renal function. It explores research in Endocrinology and the adjacent study of Sodium. The research on Blood pressure tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Hemodynamics, Anesthesia and Surgery.

While work presented in Hypertension provided substantial information on Cardiology, it also covered topics in Ambulatory blood pressure, Pulse pressure, Arterial stiffness and Pulse wave velocity. The featured Ambulatory blood pressure research is covered under the field of Ambulatory. Angiotensin II receptor type 1, Angiotensin receptor and Losartan are all aspects of Angiotensin II discussed in Hypertension.

  • Internal medicine (74.11%)
  • Endocrinology (57.27%)
  • Blood pressure (39.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (9998 citations)
  • Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive patients. (3154 citations)
  • 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (2947 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Hypertension:

The most cited publications investigate studies in Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, Cardiology and Angiotensin II. The journal publications address concerns in Blood pressure which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Hemodynamics and Surgery. Pulse pressure, Left ventricular hypertrophy, Arterial stiffness, Pulse wave velocity and Prehypertension are some topics wherein Cardiology research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Hypertension was organized to reinforce research efforts on Internal medicine, Blood pressure, Endocrinology, Cardiology and Pharmacology. The journal tackles research in various disciplines, including Internal medicine and In patient. Issues in Blood pressure were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Stroke, Ambulatory and Cohort.

The research on Endocrinology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Receptor. The journal links adjacent topics like Cardiology with Risk factor.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Antihypertensive Drugs and COVID-19 Risk: A Cohort Study of 2 Million Hypertensive Patients. (22 citations)
  • Prediction of Preeclampsia-Related Adverse Outcomes With the sFlt-1 (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1)/PlGF (Placental Growth Factor)-Ratio in the Clinical Routine: A Real-World Study. (15 citations)
  • Concerns on the Specificity of Commercial ELISAs for the Measurement of Angiotensin (1-7) and Angiotensin II in Human Plasma. (13 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 Hypertension (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rhian M. Touyz (226 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ernesto L. Schiffrin (176 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • Curt D. Sigmund (160 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Friedrich C. Luft (159 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Giuseppe Mancia (159 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • University of Iowa (379 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Vanderbilt University (362 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (336 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (308 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (304 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 8.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.28% of all publications and 48.07% 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.

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Top Publications

  • High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

    Flávio D. Fuchs;Paul K. Whelton

    (2020)
    1251 Citations
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers and the COVID-19 Pandemic: At Present There Is No Evidence to Abandon Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers.

    A.H. Jan Danser;Murray Epstein;Daniel Batlle

    (2020)
    543 Citations
  • Hypertension in Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Blood Pressure Goals, and Pharmacotherapy: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    (2021)
    451 Citations
  • Age and Multimorbidity Predict Death Among COVID-19 Patients: Results of the SARS-RAS Study of the Italian Society of Hypertension.

    Guido Iaccarino;Guido Grassi;Claudio Borghi;Claudio Ferri

    (2020)
    400 Citations
  • Blood Pressure and Risks of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 209 Prospective Studies.

    Ya-Nan Ou;Chen-Chen Tan;Xue-Ning Shen;Wei Xu

    (2020)
    250 Citations
  • Evidence and Recommendations on the Use of Telemedicine for the Management of Arterial Hypertension: An International Expert Position Paper.

    Stefano Omboni;Richard J McManus;Hayden B Bosworth;Lucy C Chappell

    (2020)
    228 Citations
  • Identification of the Uric Acid Thresholds Predicting an Increased Total and Cardiovascular Mortality Over 20 Years

    Agostino Virdis;Stefano Masi;Edoardo Casiglia;Valerie Tikhonoff

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • Ang II (Angiotensin II) Conversion to Angiotensin-(1-7) in the Circulation Is POP (Prolyloligopeptidase)-Dependent and ACE2 (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2)-Independent.

    Peter Serfozo;Jan Wysocki;Gvantca Gulua;Arndt Schulze

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • May Measurement Month 2019: The Global Blood Pressure Screening Campaign of the International Society of Hypertension.

    Thomas Beaney;Aletta E Schutte;Aletta E Schutte;George S Stergiou;Claudio Borghi

    (2020)
    206 Citations
  • Hypertension in Diabetes: An Update of Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Disease

    Guanghong Jia;James R. Sowers

    (2021)
    202 Citations

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