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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	136
2	Molecular Cancer	110
3	Cancer Cell	107
4	Lancet Oncology	99
5	Cancers	93
6	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	91
7	Annals of Oncology	90
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	84
9	Cancer Discovery	82
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	79
11	Nature Reviews Cancer	77
12	JAMA Oncology	74
13	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	72
14	Nature Cancer	71
15	Frontiers in Oncology	70
16	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	69
-	Clinical Cancer Research	69
18	Cancer Research	66
19	Cancer Letters	60
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	57
21	British Journal of Cancer	55
-	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	55
23	European Journal of Cancer	53
-	Trends in Cancer	53
25	Oncogene	52
26	Neuro-Oncology	51
27	Cancer Communications	50
28	Clinical and Translational Medicine	49
29	ESMO Open	47
-	Cancer Cell International	47
-	Leukemia	47
32	Biomarker Research	46
33	Radiotherapy and Oncology	44
-	International Journal of Cancer	44
-	BMC Cancer	44
36	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	43
-	Cancer	43
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	43
-	npj Precision Oncology	43
40	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	42
-	Cancer Medicine	42
42	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	41
43	Blood Cancer Journal	40
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
45	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	39
46	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	38
-	Cancer Immunology Research	38
48	European Urology Oncology	37
-	Oncoimmunology	37
50	npj Breast Cancer	36

-	Gynecologic Oncology	36
-	Cancer Science	36
-	Translational Oncology	36
54	Oncologist	35
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	35
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	35
57	JACC: Cardiooncology	33
-	Lung Cancer	33
-	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	33
-	Breast	33
61	Current Oncology Reports	32
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	32
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	32
-	Journal of Pathology	32
65	Journal of Cancer	31
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	31
67	EJSO	30
-	Annals of Translational Medicine	30
-	JCO Precision Oncology	30
-	Cancer Gene Therapy	30
71	Molecular Medicine Reports	29
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	29
-	Molecular Oncology	29
-	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	29
-	Future Oncology	29
76	Neoplasia	28
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	28
-	Bone Marrow Transplantation	28
-	Clinical Epigenetics	28
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	28
-	Experimental Cell Research	28
-	International Journal of Oncology	28
83	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	27
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	27
-	Biodrugs	27
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	27
87	Oral Oncology	26
-	Psycho-Oncology	26
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	26
-	Liver Cancer	26
-	Molecular Cancer Research	26
92	Oncology Letters	25
-	Gastric Cancer	25
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	25
-	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
-	Cellular Oncology	25
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	25
-	Radiation Oncology	25
-	Cancer Biology & Therapy	25
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	25
101	Cancer Epidemiology	24
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	24
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	24
104	Oncogenesis	23
-	Oncology Reports	23
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	23
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Journal of Oncology	23
-	Cancer Management and Research	23
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	23
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	23
113	Clinical Breast Cancer	22
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	22
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	22
-	Stem Cells	22
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	22
-	Thoracic Cancer	22
119	Clinical Oncology	21
-	Anticancer Research	21
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	21
-	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	21
-	Cancer Imaging	21
124	Carcinogenesis	20
-	Frontiers of Medicine	20
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	20
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	20
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	20
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	20
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	20
-	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	20
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	20
-	Investigational New Drugs	20
-	Cancer & Metabolism	20
135	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	19
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	19
-	Hematological Oncology	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
-	Cancer Control	19
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	19
-	Targeted Oncology	19
142	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	18
-	Translational Cancer Research	18
-	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	18
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	18
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	18
-	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	18
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	18
149	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	17
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	17
-	Breast Cancer	17
-	Journal of Bone Oncology	17
-	Cancer Cytopathology	17
-	Cancer Nursing	17
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	17
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	17
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	17
-	Cancer Genetics	17
-	Cancer Prevention Research	17
160	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	16
-	Oncology Research	16
-	Current Opinion in Oncology	16
-	Acta Oncologica	16
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	16
165	Current Cancer Drug Targets	15
-	Journal of Immunotherapy	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	15
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	15
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	15
172	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	14
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	14
-	Cancer Biomarkers	14
-	Cancer Causes & Control	14

-	Cancer Radiotherapie	14
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	14
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	14
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	14
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	14
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	14
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	14
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	14
-	Journal of Radiation Research	14
-	Cancer Journal	14
-	Seminars in Oncology	14
187	Current Problems in Cancer	13
-	Cancer Investigation	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	13
-	Brachytherapy	13
-	Melanoma Research	13
193	Oncology Research and Treatment	12
-	Familial Cancer	12
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	12
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	12
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	12
-	Medical Oncology	12
-	Oncology	12
-	Breast Care	12
-	Journal of Cancer Education	12
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	12
203	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	11
-	Breast Journal	11
-	Tumori Journal	11
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	11
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Medical Dosimetry	11
210	Indian Journal of Cancer	10
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	10
212	Chemotherapy	9
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	9
-	Bulletin du Cancer	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
216	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	8
217	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	7
-	Bladder Cancer	7
219	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	5
220	Oncology Nursing Forum	4
221	Psycho-Oncologie	3