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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	133
2	Cancer Cell	111
3	Molecular Cancer	103
4	Lancet Oncology	98
5	Cancers	93
6	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	91
7	Annals of Oncology	88
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	83
9	Cancer Discovery	81
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	80
11	Nature Cancer	77
12	JAMA Oncology	75
13	Frontiers in Oncology	72
14	Nature Reviews Cancer	71
15	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	70
16	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	68
17	Cancer Research	66
18	Clinical Cancer Research	64
19	Cancer Letters	63
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	57
21	Trends in Cancer	56
22	British Journal of Cancer	54
-	European Journal of Cancer	54
24	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	53
25	Cancer Communications	52
26	Neuro-Oncology	51
27	Cancer Cell International	50
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	50
-	Oncogene	50
30	Leukemia	49
-	ESMO Open	49
32	Biomarker Research	48
-	npj Precision Oncology	48
34	BMC Cancer	46
35	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
-	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	44
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	44
38	Cancer	42
-	Cancer Medicine	42
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	42
41	Blood Cancer Journal	41
-	International Journal of Cancer	41
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	41
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	41
45	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	40
46	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	39
47	European Urology Oncology	38
48	Cancer Immunology Research	37
-	npj Breast Cancer	37
50	Cancer Science	36

-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	36
52	JACC: Cardiooncology	35
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	35
-	Gynecologic Oncology	35
55	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	34
-	Translational Oncology	34
-	Oncologist	34
58	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	33
59	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	32
-	Lung Cancer	32
-	Oncoimmunology	32
62	Breast	31
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	31
64	Cancer Gene Therapy	30
-	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	30
-	Neoplasia	30
-	Future Oncology	30
68	JCO Precision Oncology	29
-	Molecular Oncology	29
-	EJSO	29
-	Annals of Translational Medicine	29
-	Biodrugs	29
-	Journal of Pathology	29
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	29
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	29
-	Experimental Cell Research	29
77	Current Oncology Reports	28
78	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	27
-	Gastric Cancer	27
-	International Journal of Oncology	27
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	27
-	Cellular Oncology	27
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	27
84	Bone Marrow Transplantation	26
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	26
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	26
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	26
-	Oral Oncology	26
-	Psycho-Oncology	26
90	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	25
-	Radiation Oncology	25
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	25
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	25
95	Journal of Cancer	24
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	24
-	Cancer Biology & Therapy	24
-	Cancer Imaging	24
-	Liver Cancer	24
-	Oncology Letters	24
101	Thoracic Cancer	23
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	23
-	Molecular Cancer Research	23
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	23
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	23
-	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	23
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	23
-	Oncology Reports	23
109	Cancer Epidemiology	22
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	22
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	22
-	Stem Cells	22
113	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	21
-	Targeted Oncology	21
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	21
-	Cancer Control	21
-	Journal of Oncology	21
-	Cancer Management and Research	21
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	21
-	Clinical Epigenetics	21
-	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	21
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	21
123	Journal of Surgical Oncology	20
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	20
-	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	20
-	Clinical Oncology	20
-	Frontiers of Medicine	20
-	Cancer & Metabolism	20
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	20
-	Oncogenesis	20
131	Journal of Bone Oncology	19
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	19
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	19
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	19
-	Anticancer Research	19
-	Investigational New Drugs	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
138	International Journal of Hyperthermia	18
-	Breast Cancer	18
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	18
-	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	18
-	Carcinogenesis	18
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	18
-	Translational Cancer Research	18
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	18
-	Acta Oncologica	18
-	Hematological Oncology	18
148	Current Cancer Drug Targets	17
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	17
-	Cancer Genetics	17
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	17
-	Cancer Prevention Research	17
-	Current Opinion in Oncology	17
-	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	17
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	17
156	Integrative Cancer Therapies	16
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	16
-	Cancer Cytopathology	16
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	16
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	16
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	16
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	16
163	Journal of Immunotherapy	15
-	Seminars in Oncology	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	Cancer Nursing	15
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	15
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	15
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	15
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	15
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	15
172	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	14
-	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	14
-	Oncology Research	14
-	Current Problems in Cancer	14

-	Journal of Radiation Research	14
-	Cancer Journal	14
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	14
179	Cancer Causes & Control	13
-	Cancer Investigation	13
-	Melanoma Research	13
-	Oncology	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	13
-	Brachytherapy	13
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	13
-	Journal of Cancer Education	13
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
189	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	12
-	Cancer Biomarkers	12
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	12
-	Familial Cancer	12
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	12
-	Breast Care	12
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	12
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	12
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	12
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	12
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
201	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	11
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	11
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	11
204	Breast Journal	10
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	10
-	Tumori Journal	10
207	Brain Tumor Pathology	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
-	Indian Journal of Cancer	9
-	Bladder Cancer	9
211	Bulletin du Cancer	8
-	Medical Dosimetry	8
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	8
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	8
215	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	7
-	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	7
217	Chemotherapy	6
218	Psycho-Oncologie	3
-	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	3
220	Oncology Nursing Forum	2