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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	132
2	Cancer Cell	107
3	Lancet Oncology	105
4	Molecular Cancer	103
5	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	89
-	Cancers	89
7	Annals of Oncology	88
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	82
9	Cancer Discovery	81
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	81
11	Nature Reviews Cancer	77
12	JAMA Oncology	74
-	Nature Cancer	74
14	Clinical Cancer Research	71
-	Frontiers in Oncology	71
16	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	67
-	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	67
18	Cancer Letters	63
19	Cancer Research	62
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	61
21	British Journal of Cancer	55
22	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	54
-	European Journal of Cancer	54
24	Clinical and Translational Medicine	51
-	Neuro-Oncology	51
26	Trends in Cancer	50
-	Oncogene	50
28	Leukemia	48
-	ESMO Open	48
30	Cancer Cell International	47
-	Cancer Communications	47
32	Biomarker Research	45
-	International Journal of Cancer	45
34	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	44
36	Cancer	43
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	43
38	BMC Cancer	42
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	42
40	Cancer Medicine	41
41	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	40
43	European Urology Oncology	39
-	Cancer Immunology Research	39
-	npj Precision Oncology	39
46	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	38
-	Gynecologic Oncology	38
48	Blood Cancer Journal	37
-	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	37
50	npj Breast Cancer	36

51	JCO Precision Oncology	35
-	Translational Oncology	35
53	JACC: Cardiooncology	34
-	Cancer Science	34
-	Breast	34
-	Oncoimmunology	34
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	34
58	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	33
-	Lung Cancer	33
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	33
61	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	32
-	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	32
63	Oncologist	31
-	Annals of Translational Medicine	31
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	31
-	Journal of Pathology	31
67	Current Oncology Reports	30
-	EJSO	30
-	Molecular Oncology	30
-	Clinical Epigenetics	30
-	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	30
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	30
73	Journal of Cancer	29
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	29
-	Liver Cancer	29
76	Cancer Gene Therapy	28
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	28
-	International Journal of Oncology	28
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	28
-	Future Oncology	28
81	Bone Marrow Transplantation	27
-	Neoplasia	27
-	Oral Oncology	27
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	27
-	Radiation Oncology	27
-	Biodrugs	27
87	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	26
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	26
-	Experimental Cell Research	26
90	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
-	Oncology Letters	25
-	Psycho-Oncology	25
-	Gastric Cancer	25
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	25
-	Molecular Cancer Research	25
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	25
97	Oncogenesis	24
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	24
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	24
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Cancer Management and Research	24
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	24
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	24
104	Cancer Epidemiology	23
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	23
-	Clinical Oncology	23
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	23
-	Cancer Biology & Therapy	23
-	Journal of Oncology	23
-	Cellular Oncology	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	23
113	Cancer Research and Treatment	22
-	Oncology Reports	22
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	22
-	Thoracic Cancer	22
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	22
118	Cancer Biology & Medicine	21
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	21
-	Cancer Imaging	21
-	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	21
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
-	Stem Cells	21
124	Carcinogenesis	20
-	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	20
-	Anticancer Research	20
-	Targeted Oncology	20
-	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	20
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	20
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	20
131	Cancer Cytopathology	19
-	Frontiers of Medicine	19
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	19
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	19
-	Investigational New Drugs	19
-	Cancer & Metabolism	19
-	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	19
-	Hematological Oncology	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
140	Journal of Bone Oncology	18
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	18
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	18
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	Cancer Control	18
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	18
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	18
-	Acta Oncologica	18
148	Breast Cancer	17
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	17
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	17
-	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	17
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	17
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	17
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	17
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	17
-	Translational Cancer Research	17
157	Cancer Nursing	16
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	16
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	16
-	Cancer Genetics	16
-	Cancer Prevention Research	16
-	Current Opinion in Oncology	16
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	16
164	Cancer Biomarkers	15
-	Cancer Causes & Control	15
-	Journal of Immunotherapy	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	15
-	Current Cancer Drug Targets	15
-	Current Problems in Cancer	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	15
-	Cancer Journal	15
-	Oncology Research	15

-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	15
177	Medical Oncology	14
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	14
-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	14
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	14
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	14
182	Cancer Investigation	13
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	13
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	13
-	Seminars in Oncology	13
-	Brachytherapy	13
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	13
-	Journal of Radiation Research	13
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	13
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
192	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	12
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	12
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	12
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	12
-	Breast Care	12
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	12
-	Melanoma Research	12
-	Oncology	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
201	Brain Tumor Pathology	11
-	Breast Journal	11
-	Familial Cancer	11
-	Journal of Cancer Education	11
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	11
-	Tumori Journal	11
209	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	10
-	Bulletin du Cancer	10
-	Chemotherapy	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
-	Medical Dosimetry	10
214	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	9
-	Indian Journal of Cancer	9
217	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	8
218	Oncology Nursing Forum	7
-	Bladder Cancer	7
220	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	4
221	Psycho-Oncologie	3