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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #7,394CAS 3区Gold OA

Pulmonary Circulation

Abbreviation (ISO):PULM CIRC
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.762•SCImago Rank: #7,394•Identifier (ISSN):2045-8932(Print)/2045-8940(Online)•Articles / Year: 106•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,166 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.4
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
106articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.45% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.886)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.017)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.205)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.075)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.283)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Pulmonary Circulation's main goal is to encourage basic, translational, and clinical research by investigators, physician-scientists, and clinicans, in the hope of increasing survival rates for pulmonary hypertension and other pulmonary vascular diseases worldwide, and developing new therapeutic approaches for the diseases. Freely available online, Pulmonary Circulation allows diverse knowledge of research, techniques, and case studies to reach a wide readership of specialists in order to improve patient care and treatment outcomes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.8%Internal medicine90.1%Cardiology79%Radiology74.2%Biology73.1%Pulmonary hypertension68.4%Surgery51.4%Endocrinology47.2%Pathology45.6%Chemistry40.9%Biochemistry36.3%Genetics35.9%Anesthesia35.5%Pulmonary artery29.7%Hemodynamics26.2%Psychology25.3%Philosophy24.1%Linguistics23.1%Physics21.7%Lung21.4%Psychiatry21%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,394Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.762

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
63

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.22

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,166 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,130
3-Year Documents461
Citable Documents400

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, USA, CA, 91320
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
117/237Q2
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
JCRSCIE
57/107Q3
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
109/237Q2
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
JCISCIE
56/107Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1019
20252.5208201
20242.2161598
20232.61401,113
20222.8861631,605
20213.0171531,883
20202.2051912,774
20192.0751392,655
20182.2831482,836
2017—1172,498
2016—1932,960
2015—872,496
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Pulmonary Circulation

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01