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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,956CAS 4区Hybrid

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Abbreviation (ISO):GEN THORAC CARDIOVAS
Country: Japan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.452•SCImago Rank: #12,956•Identifier (ISSN):1863-6705(Print)/1863-6713(Online)•Articles / Year: 189•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,855 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.5
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
53

53 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
189articles/year
22.88% Gold OA•92.86% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.227)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.517)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.088)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.219)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0)
🔵 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

The General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is the official publication of The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery, the affiliated journal of The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, that publishes clinical and experimental studies in fields related to thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.8%Surgery94.5%Internal medicine93.8%Cardiology68.6%Biology66.5%Radiology66.5%Psychology61.1%Psychiatry57.2%Pathology48.7%Cardiothoracic surgery36.1%Anatomy32.6%Cardiac surgery29.7%Oncology25.6%Genetics24.3%Philosophy23%Linguistics22.2%Anesthesia22.1%Lung20.9%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,956Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.452

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
53

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.62

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,855 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations530
3-Year Documents361
Citable Documents345

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 Rate16.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

SurgeryQ2
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Publication Language
English
Frequency
12 issues per year
Founding Year
1998
Editorial Address
SHIROYAMA TRUST TOWER 5F, 4-3-1 TORANOMON, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN, 105-6005
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
162/237Q3
SURGERY
JCRSCIE
189/321Q3
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
135/237Q3
SURGERY
JCISCIE
207/321Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—13027
20251.3130188
20241.1117266
20231.291431
20221.227151795
20211.5171951,168
20201.0882732,136
20191.2192262,413
201801711,869
2017—1382,264
2016—1211,914
2015—1011,655
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

WoS Q3
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

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