Oncology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	134
2	Cancer Cell	106
-	Lancet Oncology	106
4	Molecular Cancer	100
5	Annals of Oncology	91
6	Cancers	90
7	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	89
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	85
9	Cancer Discovery	80
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	78
11	Nature Reviews Cancer	77
12	Nature Cancer	75
13	JAMA Oncology	74
14	Frontiers in Oncology	70
15	Clinical Cancer Research	69
16	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	67
17	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	66
18	Cancer Research	62
-	Cancer Letters	62
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	61
21	European Journal of Cancer	55
22	British Journal of Cancer	54
23	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	53
24	Clinical and Translational Medicine	51
-	Neuro-Oncology	51
26	Trends in Cancer	50
27	Leukemia	48
-	Oncogene	48
29	ESMO Open	47
-	Cancer Communications	47
31	Cancer Cell International	46
32	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	45
-	Biomarker Research	45
34	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
-	International Journal of Cancer	44
36	Cancer Treatment Reviews	43
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	43
38	BMC Cancer	42
-	Cancer	42
40	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	41
41	Radiotherapy and Oncology	40
-	Cancer Medicine	40
43	European Urology Oncology	39
44	Gynecologic Oncology	38
-	npj Precision Oncology	38
46	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	37
-	Cancer Immunology Research	37
-	npj Breast Cancer	37
-	Blood Cancer Journal	37
50	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	36

51	JCO Precision Oncology	35
-	Translational Oncology	35
-	Cancer Science	35
54	Annals of Surgical Oncology	34
-	JACC: Cardiooncology	34
-	Breast	34
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	34
58	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	33
-	Lung Cancer	33
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	33
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	33
-	Oncoimmunology	33
63	Annals of Translational Medicine	32
-	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	32
-	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	32
66	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	31
-	Oncologist	31
-	EJSO	31
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	31
-	Journal of Pathology	31
-	Molecular Oncology	31
72	Clinical Epigenetics	30
73	Current Oncology Reports	29
-	Cancer Gene Therapy	29
75	Journal of Cancer	28
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	28
-	Neoplasia	28
-	Future Oncology	28
-	International Journal of Oncology	28
80	Radiation Oncology	27
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	27
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	27
-	Oral Oncology	27
-	Bone Marrow Transplantation	27
-	Liver Cancer	27
-	Experimental Cell Research	27
87	Biodrugs	26
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	26
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	26
90	Gastric Cancer	25
-	Oncology Letters	25
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	25
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	25
94	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	24
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	24
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	24
-	Cancer Management and Research	24
-	Oncogenesis	24
-	Psycho-Oncology	24
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	24
-	Molecular Cancer Research	24
-	Clinical Oncology	24
104	Cancer Biology & Therapy	23
-	Cellular Oncology	23
-	Oncology Reports	23
-	Journal of Oncology	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	23
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	23
111	Thoracic Cancer	22
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	22
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	22
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	22
-	Cancer Epidemiology	22
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	22
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	22
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	22
119	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	21
-	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	21
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	21
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	21
-	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	21
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
125	Targeted Oncology	20
-	Cancer Imaging	20
-	Stem Cells	20
-	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	20
-	Anticancer Research	20
-	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	20
-	Carcinogenesis	20
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	20
133	Frontiers of Medicine	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
-	Investigational New Drugs	19
-	Cancer Cytopathology	19
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	19
138	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	18
-	Acta Oncologica	18
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	18
-	Journal of Bone Oncology	18
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	18
-	Cancer Control	18
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	Cancer & Metabolism	18
-	Hematological Oncology	18
147	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	17
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	17
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	17
-	Translational Cancer Research	17
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	17
-	Breast Cancer	17
-	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	17
154	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	16
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	16
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	16
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	16
-	Cancer Genetics	16
-	Cancer Prevention Research	16
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	16
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	16
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	16
-	Cancer Nursing	16
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	16
-	Oncology Research	16
-	Current Opinion in Oncology	16
167	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	15
-	Journal of Immunotherapy	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	Cancer Causes & Control	15
173	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	14
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	14
-	Cancer Journal	14

-	Medical Oncology	14
-	Current Cancer Drug Targets	14
-	Current Problems in Cancer	14
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	14
-	Cancer Biomarkers	14
181	Brachytherapy	13
-	Clinical & Translational Oncology	13
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	13
-	Journal of Radiation Research	13
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	13
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
188	Seminars in Oncology	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	12
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	12
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	12
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	12
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	12
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	12
-	Cancer Investigation	12
-	Melanoma Research	12
198	Familial Cancer	11
-	Breast Care	11
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	11
-	Tumori Journal	11
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	11
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	11
-	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	11
-	Breast Journal	11
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	11
-	Oncology	11
210	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	10
-	Bulletin du Cancer	10
-	Journal of Cancer Education	10
-	Medical Dosimetry	10
-	Chemotherapy	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
216	Indian Journal of Cancer	9
217	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	8
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
219	Bladder Cancer	7
-	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	7
221	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	4
222	Psycho-Oncologie	3