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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	135
2	Cancer Cell	107
3	Molecular Cancer	106
4	Lancet Oncology	104
5	Cancers	90
6	Annals of Oncology	89
7	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	88
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	83
9	Cancer Discovery	82
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	82
11	Nature Reviews Cancer	75
12	JAMA Oncology	74
13	Nature Cancer	73
14	Frontiers in Oncology	71
15	Clinical Cancer Research	70
16	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	68
-	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	68
18	Cancer Research	64
19	Cancer Letters	61
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	59
21	British Journal of Cancer	55
-	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	55
23	European Journal of Cancer	54
24	Neuro-Oncology	51
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	51
-	Trends in Cancer	51
27	Oncogene	50
28	Leukemia	49
29	ESMO Open	47
-	Cancer Communications	47
31	Biomarker Research	46
-	Cancer Cell International	46
33	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	45
34	International Journal of Cancer	44
-	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
36	Cancer Treatment Reviews	43
37	BMC Cancer	42
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	42
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	42
-	Cancer	42
41	npj Precision Oncology	41
-	Cancer Medicine	41
43	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
-	Cancer Immunology Research	40
-	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	40
46	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	38
-	European Urology Oncology	38
-	Gynecologic Oncology	38
-	Blood Cancer Journal	38
50	JCO Precision Oncology	36

51	Oncoimmunology	35
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	35
-	npj Breast Cancer	35
-	Cancer Science	35
55	Translational Oncology	34
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	34
57	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	33
-	Breast	33
-	Lung Cancer	33
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	33
61	Journal of Pathology	32
-	Oncologist	32
63	JACC: Cardiooncology	31
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	31
65	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	30
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	30
-	Current Oncology Reports	30
-	EJSO	30
-	Annals of Translational Medicine	30
-	Journal of Cancer	30
71	Clinical Epigenetics	29
-	Future Oncology	29
-	Liver Cancer	29
-	Molecular Oncology	29
-	Supportive Care in Cancer	29
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	29
77	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	28
-	Neoplasia	28
-	Cancer Gene Therapy	28
80	Experimental Cell Research	27
-	Biodrugs	27
-	Oral Oncology	27
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	27
-	Bone Marrow Transplantation	27
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	27
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	27
87	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	26
-	Radiation Oncology	26
-	International Journal of Oncology	26
90	Clinical Lung Cancer	25
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	25
-	Molecular Cancer Research	25
-	Cellular Oncology	25
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	25
-	Oncology Letters	25
-	Psycho-Oncology	25
-	Gastric Cancer	25
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	25
-	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	25
101	Practical Radiation Oncology	24
-	Cancer Biology & Therapy	24
-	Journal of Oncology	24
-	Cancer Management and Research	24
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	24
106	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	23
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	23
-	Oncogenesis	23
-	Clinical Oncology	23
-	Thoracic Cancer	23
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	23
113	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	22
-	Oncology Reports	22
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	22
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	22
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	22
-	Cancer Epidemiology	22
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	22
120	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
-	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	21
-	Cancer Imaging	21
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	21
-	Anticancer Research	21
125	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	20
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	20
-	Investigational New Drugs	20
-	Stem Cells	20
-	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	20
-	Frontiers of Medicine	20
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	20
-	Carcinogenesis	20
133	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	19
-	Hematological Oncology	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	19
-	Cancer & Metabolism	19
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	19
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	19
140	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	18
-	Cancer Control	18
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	18
-	Translational Cancer Research	18
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	18
-	Journal of Bone Oncology	18
-	Cancer Cytopathology	18
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	18
-	Targeted Oncology	18
150	Acta Oncologica	17
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	17
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	17
-	Cancer Genetics	17
-	Cancer Prevention Research	17
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	17
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	17
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	17
-	Breast Cancer	17
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	17
-	Cancer Nursing	17
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	17
162	Oncology Research	16
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	16
-	Cancer Biomarkers	16
165	Current Opinion in Oncology	15
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	15
-	Cancer Journal	15
-	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	15
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	Journal of Immunotherapy	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	15
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
175	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	14

-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	14
-	Journal of Gastric Cancer	14
-	Journal of Radiation Research	14
-	Current Cancer Drug Targets	14
-	Cancer Causes & Control	14
181	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	13
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	13
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	13
-	Brachytherapy	13
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	13
-	Melanoma Research	13
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	13
-	Current Problems in Cancer	13
-	Cancer Investigation	13
-	Medical Oncology	13
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	13
-	Seminars in Oncology	13
195	Oncology	12
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	12
-	Breast Care	12
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	12
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	12
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	12
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	12
202	Journal of Cancer Education	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Medical Dosimetry	11
-	Tumori Journal	11
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	11
-	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	11
-	Breast Journal	11
-	Chemotherapy	11
210	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	10
-	Familial Cancer	10
-	Bulletin du Cancer	10
213	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	9
-	Indian Journal of Cancer	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
216	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	8
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	8
218	Oncology Nursing Forum	7
219	Bladder Cancer	6
220	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	5
221	Psycho-Oncologie	3