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Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

AME Publishing Company · Hong Kong · ISSN 2225-319X, 2304-1021

ITS Journal Score72.2
Global rank#5,598
Rank in Medicine#1,334 of 8,757
h-index60
Open access 2021–2025100%

Overview

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, published by AME Publishing Company (Hong Kong), published 454 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 3,878 citations in those years. Its h-index is 60 and its two-year mean citedness is 3.39. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #5,598 of 62,158 ranked journals and #1,334 of 8,757 in Medicine.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025454
Citations 2021–20253,878
Citations per paper8.5
h-index60
i10-index458
2-year mean citedness3.39
Open-access share100%
Change in papers, 2020→2025-21%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
2020951,26395
20211371,604137
20228389883
20238674886
20247343573
20257519375

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular SurgeryMedicine62.059626%
Journal of Cardiac SurgeryMedicine61.52,12172%
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryMedicine63.5598100%
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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 2225-319X
  • Print ISSN: 2225-319X
  • Electronic ISSN: 2304-1021
  • Publisher: AME Publishing Company
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S2764377274
  • Journal website: www.annalscts.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery?

It is 72.2 out of 100, which places it #5,598 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 3.39.

Is Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery open access?

100% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.