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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	134
2	Lancet Oncology	106
-	Cancer Cell	106
4	Molecular Cancer	100
5	Annals of Oncology	91
6	Cancers	90
7	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	89
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	85
9	Cancer Discovery	80
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	78
11	Nature Reviews Cancer	77
12	Nature Cancer	75
13	JAMA Oncology	74
14	Frontiers in Oncology	70
15	Clinical Cancer Research	69
16	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	67
17	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	66
18	Cancer Letters	62
-	Cancer Research	62
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	61
21	European Journal of Cancer	55
22	British Journal of Cancer	54
23	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	53
24	Clinical and Translational Medicine	51
-	Neuro-Oncology	51
26	Trends in Cancer	50
27	Oncogene	48
-	Leukemia	48
29	Cancer Communications	47
-	ESMO Open	47
31	Cancer Cell International	46
32	Biomarker Research	45
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	45
34	International Journal of Cancer	44
-	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
36	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	43
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	43
38	Cancer	42
-	BMC Cancer	42
40	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	41
41	Cancer Medicine	40
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	40
43	European Urology Oncology	39
44	npj Precision Oncology	38
-	Gynecologic Oncology	38
46	Blood Cancer Journal	37
-	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	37
-	Cancer Immunology Research	37
-	npj Breast Cancer	37
50	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	36

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

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