Overview
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, published by Elsevier BV (United States), published 775 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 2,955 citations in those years. Its h-index is 75 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.05. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #9,779 of 62,158 ranked journals and #2,376 of 8,757 in Medicine.
Key figures
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
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 317 | 2,266 | 36 |
| 2021 | 420 | 1,962 | 51 |
| 2022 | 164 | 751 | 33 |
| 2023 | 49 | 76 | 5 |
| 2024 | 51 | 87 | 2 |
| 2025 | 91 | 79 | 11 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Heart | Medicine | 55.9 | 694 | 100% |
| Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Medicine | 72.2 | 454 | 100% |
| Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual | Medicine | 57.0 | 80 | 13% |
| European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | Medicine | 79.4 | 2,553 | 69% |
| Journal of Transcatheter Valve Therapies | Medicine | 14.6 | 55 | 100% |
| JTCVS Techniques | Medicine | 58.7 | 1,685 | 100% |
| The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | Medicine | 81.3 | 3,705 | 34% |
| Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Medicine | 76.5 | 3,839 | 60% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 1043-0679
- Print ISSN: 1043-0679
- Electronic ISSN: 1532-9488
- Publisher: Elsevier BV
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S164883225
- Journal website: www.journals.elsevier.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 Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
It is 65.0 out of 100, which places it #9,779 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 Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular 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 1.05.
Is Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery open access?
13% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular 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.