Nature Reviews Cardiology

pISSN: 1759-5002eISSN: 1759-5010• JCR: NAT REV CARDIOLNature PortfolioUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

50.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 6.0 (+13.6%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    50.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    44.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMSSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Nature Reviews Cardiology current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #20 in Medicine by impact factor and #20 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Nature Reviews Cardiology against journals publishing in the same field.

#20
of 6,225 field journals

Nature Reviews Cardiology publication trend

Published 620 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 50.2.

2026 vs 2025: -85
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Journal Details

Total Articles
3,372
H-Index
242
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery

Article Volume

2022
161
2023
156
2024
128
2025
130
2026
45
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