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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Annals Of Thoracic Surgery published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Surgeryrank 32 of 337 journals
- Respiratory Systemrank 22 of 107 journals
- Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systemrank 53 of 250 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
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Retractions and research integrity at Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
Retractions per year
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Annals Of Thoracic Surgery has 24 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2021. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | Not listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | ✓ Listed |
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Annals Of Thoracic Surgery accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
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- Check the fee. Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05What it publishes
What Annals Of Thoracic Surgery publishes: real papers
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06Published papers
Papers published in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Magnesium infusion dramatically decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting2001194 citations
- Use of baclofen in the treatment of esophageal stent-related hiccups200840 citations
- Pulmonary hypoplasia in a 52-year-old woman200530 citations
- Massive spontaneous hemopneumothorax complicating rheumatoid lung disease200725 citations
- Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma of the diaphragm presenting with hemothorax200425 citations
- Potassium channel-related relaxation by levosimendan in the human internal mammary artery200617 citations
- Hydatid disease of rib200116 citations
- Spontaneous herniation of the lung and diaphragm treated with surgical repair201510 citations
- Feasibility and complications in concomitant lung resection with minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum201510 citations
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is safe and effective in the treatment of pulmonary hydatid cyst20167 citations
- Use of pedicled omentum and endostaplers in esophagogastric anastomosis20075 citations
- A good alternative: right-sided approach for the closure of left bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy20164 citations
- Azygous vein flap is a good alternative for bronchial stump reinforcement20162 citations
- Previous information about Poland syndrome should be reviewed20150 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Annals Of Thoracic Surgery
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Frontiers in MedicineSCIEScopusJCR 202416 similar papers
- Frontiers in ImmunologySCIEScopusJCR 20247 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202447 similar papers
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 202418 similar papers
- Heart Surgery ForumSCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information TechnologyScopus4 similar papers
09Same subject
Surgery journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Annals Of Thoracic Surgery when the 317 journals of Surgery in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | 3.15 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 29 | International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery | 3.11 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 30 | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | 3.09 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 31 | The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care | 3.00 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 33 | Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery | 3.00 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 34 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2.99 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 35 | Computer Assisted Surgery | 2.96 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 36 | Lasers in Medical Science | 2.91 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is 3.00: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 3.00 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery?
The h-index of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is 1 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 1 of its papers have each been cited at least 1 times. Its i10-index is 1.
What is the quartile of Annals Of Thoracic Surgery?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Annals Of Thoracic Surgery indexed in Scopus?
Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is not listed in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Annals Of Thoracic Surgery an SCIE journal?
Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Annals Of Thoracic Surgery in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Annals Of Thoracic Surgery is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does Annals Of Thoracic Surgery publish?
The papers published in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery that we track most often mention lung, after, artery, treatment, pulmonary, spontaneous. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery does ScholarsColab track?
We track 14 papers published in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery between 2001 and 2016, cited 385 times in total, with a median of 13 citations per paper.
Has Annals Of Thoracic Surgery retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 24 retracted papers in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery, 13 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are ethical violations by author, falsification/fabrication of data, misconduct by author. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery?
12% of 200 recent research articles in Annals Of Thoracic Surgery name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Institutes of Health, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Division of Intramural Research.
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