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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	130
2	Lancet Oncology	119
3	Cancer Cell	104
4	Annals of Oncology	95
5	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	90
-	Molecular Cancer	90
7	Cancers	88
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	83
9	Cancer Discovery	80
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	78
11	Nature Reviews Cancer	77
12	JAMA Oncology	74
13	Frontiers in Oncology	71
-	Nature Cancer	71
15	Clinical Cancer Research	70
16	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	67
17	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	66
18	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	65
19	Cancer Research	64
20	Cancer Letters	61
21	European Journal of Cancer	56
22	British Journal of Cancer	53
23	Oncogene	52
-	Trends in Cancer	52
25	Cancer Communications	51
-	Leukemia	51
27	Neuro-Oncology	49
-	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	49
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	49
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	49
31	ESMO Open	48
-	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	48
33	Cancer Cell International	46
34	International Journal of Cancer	43
-	Cancer	43
36	Blood Cancer Journal	42
37	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	41
-	BMC Cancer	41
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	41
40	Biomarker Research	40
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
-	Cancer Medicine	40
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	40
44	Cancer Science	39
-	Gynecologic Oncology	39
-	Cancer Immunology Research	39
47	European Urology Oncology	38
48	npj Precision Oncology	37
-	npj Breast Cancer	37
50	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	36

51	Oncologist	35
-	Translational Oncology	35
53	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	34
54	Annals of Translational Medicine	33
-	JACC: Cardiooncology	33
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	33
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	33
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	33
59	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	32
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	32
-	Molecular Oncology	32
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	32
-	Breast	32
-	JCO Precision Oncology	32
-	Lung Cancer	32
66	Clinical Epigenetics	31
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	31
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	31
69	Future Oncology	30
-	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	30
-	Journal of Pathology	30
-	EJSO	30
73	Bone Marrow Transplantation	29
-	Current Oncology Reports	29
75	Oncoimmunology	28
-	Experimental Cell Research	28
-	International Journal of Oncology	28
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	28
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	28
-	Neoplasia	28
81	Radiation Oncology	27
-	Oral Oncology	27
83	Cancer Gene Therapy	26
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	26
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	26
-	Journal of Cancer	26
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	26
88	Journal of Oncology	25
-	Liver Cancer	25
-	Molecular Cancer Research	25
-	Oncology Letters	25
-	Gastric Cancer	25
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	25
-	Cancer Management and Research	25
95	Endocrine-Related Cancer	24
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	24
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	24
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Psycho-Oncology	24
-	Biodrugs	24
101	Clinical Oncology	23
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	23
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	23
-	Thoracic Cancer	23
-	Oncogenesis	23
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	23
-	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	23
-	Cellular Oncology	23
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	23
112	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	22
-	Cancer Epidemiology	22
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	22
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	22
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	22
-	Oncology Reports	22
118	Frontiers of Medicine	21
-	Stem Cells	21
120	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	20
-	Hematological Oncology	20
-	Anticancer Research	20
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	20
-	Carcinogenesis	20
-	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	20
-	Cancer Biology & Therapy	20
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	20
128	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	19
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
-	Investigational New Drugs	19
-	Breast Cancer	19
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	19
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	19
-	Targeted Oncology	19
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	19
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	19
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	19
139	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	18
-	Cancer Cytopathology	18
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	18
-	Acta Oncologica	18
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	18
-	Journal of Bone Oncology	18
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	18
-	Cancer Imaging	18
-	Cancer & Metabolism	18
148	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	17
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	17
-	Cancer Causes & Control	17
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	17
-	Clinical & Translational Oncology	17
-	Translational Cancer Research	17
154	Current Opinion in Oncology	16
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	16
-	Cancer Biomarkers	16
-	Cancer Nursing	16
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	16
-	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	16
-	Current Problems in Cancer	16
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	16
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	16
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	16
-	Cancer Prevention Research	16
-	Medical Oncology	16
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	16
167	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	15
-	Cancer Control	15
-	Journal of Immunotherapy	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	15
173	Oncology Research	14
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	14
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	14

-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	14
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	14
-	Current Cancer Drug Targets	14
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	14
180	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
-	Journal of Radiation Research	13
-	Cancer Investigation	13
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	13
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	13
-	Cancer Genetics	13
-	Cancer Journal	13
187	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	12
-	Journal of Cancer Education	12
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	12
-	Seminars in Oncology	12
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	12
-	Familial Cancer	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	12
-	Tumori Journal	12
196	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	11
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	11
-	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	11
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	11
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	11
-	Melanoma Research	11
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	11
-	Brachytherapy	11
-	Breast Care	11
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	11
206	Oncology	10
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	10
-	Breast Journal	10
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	10
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	10
-	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	10
212	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	9
-	Bulletin du Cancer	9
-	Chemotherapy	9
215	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
-	Medical Dosimetry	8
-	Indian Journal of Cancer	8
218	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	7
219	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	6
-	Bladder Cancer	6
221	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	4
222	Psycho-Oncologie	2