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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	129
2	Lancet Oncology	120
3	Cancer Cell	103
4	Annals of Oncology	94
5	Cancers	91
6	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	90
7	Molecular Cancer	89
8	Cancer Discovery	85
9	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	84
10	Nature Reviews Cancer	77
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	77
12	JAMA Oncology	74
13	Clinical Cancer Research	71
-	Nature Cancer	71
-	Frontiers in Oncology	71
16	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	68
17	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	65
18	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	64
-	Cancer Research	64
20	Cancer Letters	61
21	European Journal of Cancer	55
22	British Journal of Cancer	54
23	Leukemia	52
24	Oncogene	51
25	Trends in Cancer	50
-	Neuro-Oncology	50
27	Cancer Communications	49
28	ESMO Open	48
-	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	48
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	48
31	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	47
-	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	47
33	Cancer Cell International	46
34	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	43
-	Blood Cancer Journal	43
36	Cancer Treatment Reviews	42
-	Cancer	42
38	BMC Cancer	41
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	41
-	International Journal of Cancer	41
41	Cancer Immunology Research	40
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
-	Biomarker Research	40
44	Gynecologic Oncology	39
45	European Urology Oncology	38
-	Cancer Medicine	38
-	Cancer Science	38
48	npj Breast Cancer	36
-	npj Precision Oncology	36
-	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	36

51	Oncologist	35
52	Lung Cancer	34
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	34
-	Translational Oncology	34
-	Annals of Translational Medicine	34
56	Clinical Epigenetics	33
-	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	33
58	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	32
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	32
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	32
-	JACC: Cardiooncology	32
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	32
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	32
64	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	31
-	Breast	31
-	Journal of Pathology	31
-	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	31
68	JCO Precision Oncology	30
-	EJSO	30
-	Molecular Oncology	30
-	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	30
72	Current Oncology Reports	29
-	Bone Marrow Transplantation	29
74	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	28
-	Future Oncology	28
76	Radiation Oncology	27
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	27
-	Oral Oncology	27
-	Oncoimmunology	27
-	Experimental Cell Research	27
81	Neoplasia	26
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	26
-	International Journal of Oncology	26
84	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	25
-	Biodrugs	25
-	Cancer Gene Therapy	25
-	Molecular Cancer Research	25
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	25
89	Journal of Cancer	24
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	24
-	Cancer Management and Research	24
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	24
-	Cellular Oncology	24
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	24
-	Oncology Letters	24
-	Psycho-Oncology	24
-	Gastric Cancer	24
-	Journal of Oncology	24
-	Liver Cancer	24
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	24
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	24
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	24
103	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	23
-	Oncogenesis	23
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	23
-	Cancer Epidemiology	23
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	23
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	23
109	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	22
-	Thoracic Cancer	22
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	22
-	Oncology Reports	22
-	Stem Cells	22
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	22
-	Clinical Oncology	22
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	22
117	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	21
-	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	21
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	21
120	Cancer Biology & Therapy	20
-	Frontiers of Medicine	20
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	20
-	Carcinogenesis	20
-	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	20
-	Investigational New Drugs	20
126	Targeted Oncology	19
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	19
-	Breast Cancer	19
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	19
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	19
-	Anticancer Research	19
132	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	Cancer & Metabolism	18
-	Clinical & Translational Oncology	18
-	Acta Oncologica	18
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	18
-	Cancer Cytopathology	18
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	18
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	18
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	18
-	Hematological Oncology	18
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	18
143	Journal of Bone Oncology	17
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	17
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	17
-	Cancer Imaging	17
-	Medical Oncology	17
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	17
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	17
-	Cancer Biomarkers	17
-	Cancer Causes & Control	17
-	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	17
-	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	17
154	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	16
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	16
-	Current Opinion in Oncology	16
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	16
158	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	15
-	Cancer Control	15
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	15
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
-	Cancer Prevention Research	15
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	15
-	Current Problems in Cancer	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	15
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	15
-	Journal of Radiation Research	15
-	Translational Cancer Research	15
-	Cancer Nursing	15
171	Journal of Immunotherapy	14
-	Cancer Genetics	14
-	Leukemia Research	14
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	14
-	Current Cancer Drug Targets	14

176	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	13
-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	13
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	13
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	13
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	13
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	13
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	13
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	13
-	Oncology Research	13
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	13
186	Seminars in Oncology	12
-	Cancer Journal	12
-	Familial Cancer	12
-	Cancer Investigation	12
-	Tumori Journal	12
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	12
192	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	11
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	11
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	11
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	11
-	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	11
-	Journal of Cancer Education	11
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	11
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	11
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	11
201	Breast Care	10
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	10
-	Brachytherapy	10
-	Breast Journal	10
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	10
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	10
-	Melanoma Research	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
-	Oncology	10
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	10
211	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	9
-	Bulletin du Cancer	9
-	Chemotherapy	9
215	Indian Journal of Cancer	8
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
217	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	7
-	Medical Dosimetry	7
219	Bladder Cancer	5
-	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	5
221	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	4
222	Psycho-Oncologie	2