Prof. Li Wang has recently been appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Circulation Research. Established in 1953 as an official publication of the American Heart Association, the journal has long been recognised as a premier platform for basic cardiovascular science. Its success reflects not only the high quality of published articles but also the remarkable advances in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease over the past seven decades. Circulation Research’s impact factor has shown a consistent upward trajectory, reaching 16.2 in 2023, placing it 5th among 230 journals in the field of Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, according to the Journal Citation Indicator.