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	Molecular Cancer	90
-	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	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	Trends in Cancer	52
-	Oncogene	52
25	Leukemia	51
-	Cancer Communications	51
27	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	49
-	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	49
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	49
-	Neuro-Oncology	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	BMC Cancer	41
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	41
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	41
40	Radiotherapy and Oncology	40
-	Biomarker Research	40
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
-	Cancer Medicine	40
44	Gynecologic Oncology	39
-	Cancer Immunology Research	39
-	Cancer Science	39
47	European Urology Oncology	38
48	npj Breast Cancer	37
-	npj Precision Oncology	37
50	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	36

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

-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	14
-	Oncology Research	14
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	14
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	14
180	Analytical Cellular Pathology	13
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	13
-	Cancer Genetics	13
-	Cancer Journal	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
-	Journal of Radiation Research	13
-	Cancer Investigation	13
187	Tumori Journal	12
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	12
-	Familial Cancer	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	12
-	Seminars in Oncology	12
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	12
-	Journal of Cancer Education	12
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	12
196	Brachytherapy	11
-	Breast Care	11
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	11
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	11
-	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
206	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	10
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	10
-	Breast Journal	10
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	10
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	10
-	Oncology	10
212	Bulletin du Cancer	9
-	Chemotherapy	9
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	9
215	Indian Journal of Cancer	8
-	Medical Dosimetry	8
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
218	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	7
219	Bladder Cancer	6
-	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	6
221	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	4
222	Psycho-Oncologie	2