Table 5.
Top 10 most productive journals in CVD research in the Middle East.
| Rank | Source | Count (% of 1263) | JCR or Scopus | IF (2022) | Quartile in category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Medical Journal | 42 (3.3%) | JCR | 1.422 | Q4 |
| 2 | PLoS One | 33 (2.6%) | JCR | 3.752 | Q2 |
| 3 | Angiology | 28 (2.2%) | JCR | 3.299 | Q3 |
| 4 | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association | 26 (2.1%) | Scopus | NA | Q3 |
| 5 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders | 22 (1.7%) | JCR | 2.174 | Q4 |
| 6 | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal | 21 (1.7%) | Scopus | NA | Q3 |
| 7 | Heart Views | 21 (1.7%) | Neither JCR nor Scopus | NA | NA |
| 8 | Annals Saudi Medicine | 20 (1.6%) | Scopus | NA | Q3 |
| 9 | International Journal of Cardiology | 18 (1.4%) | Scopus | NA | Q1 |
| 10 | Cardiology in the Young | 16 (1.3%) | JCR | 1.023 | Q4 |
Abbreviation: NA = not available.