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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,214CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Atherosclerosis

Abbreviation (ISO):ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.182•SCImago Rank: #1,214•Identifier (ISSN):0021-9150(Print)/1879-1484(Online)•Articles / Year: 254•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,645 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.1
↑ +1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
159

159 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
254articles/year
41.17% Gold OA•93.23% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.1)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.847)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.162)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.919)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.255)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.467)
🔵 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

Atherosclerosis has an open access mirror journal Atherosclerosis: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. Atherosclerosis brings together, from all sources, papers concerned with investigation on atherosclerosis, its risk factors and clinical manifestations. Atherosclerosis covers basic and translational, clinical and population research approaches to arterial and vascular biology and disease, as well as their risk factors including: disturbances of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, diabetes and hypertension, thrombosis, and inflammation. The Editors are interested in original or review papers dealing with the pathogenesis, environmental, genetic and epigenetic basis, diagnosis or treatment of atherosclerosis and related diseases as well as their risk factors.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine94.6%Internal medicine88.6%Biology85.8%Chemistry70.2%Endocrinology67.4%Biochemistry66%Genetics43.2%Pathology39.7%Cardiology37.9%Cholesterol35.2%Psychology25.4%Physics23.3%Surgery23%Psychiatry21.7%Organic chemistry20.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,214Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.182

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
207

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.83

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,645 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,117
3-Year Documents727
Citable Documents599

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
7.7周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
4.7周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1970
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 00000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
33/237Q1
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
JCRSCIE
10/100Q1
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
35/237Q1
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
JCISCIE
10/100Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,200116
20255.79051,636
20244.91,3972,632
20235.31,1954,936
20226.8471,2695,774
20215.1621,2287,587
20203.9191,2249,428
20194.2551,22916,648
20184.4671,33817,761
2017—1,29515,165
2016—1,41920,136
2015—1,39826,333
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Atherosclerosis

WoS Q1
2468201820192020202120222023202420255.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.1%

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