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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	132
2	Lancet Oncology	108
3	Cancer Cell	105
4	Molecular Cancer	99
5	Annals of Oncology	93
6	Cancers	90
7	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	89
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	83
9	Cancer Discovery	79
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	78
-	Nature Reviews Cancer	78
12	Nature Cancer	75
13	JAMA Oncology	73
14	Frontiers in Oncology	70
15	Clinical Cancer Research	68
16	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	66
-	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	66
18	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	62
19	Cancer Research	61
20	Cancer Letters	60
21	European Journal of Cancer	54
22	British Journal of Cancer	53
23	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	52
24	Clinical and Translational Medicine	51
-	Neuro-Oncology	51
-	Trends in Cancer	51
27	Oncogene	48
-	Leukemia	48
29	Cancer Cell International	47
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	47
-	ESMO Open	47
32	Cancer Communications	46
33	Cancer	44
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	44
-	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
36	International Journal of Cancer	43
-	BMC Cancer	43
38	Biomarker Research	42
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	42
40	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	40
-	Gynecologic Oncology	40
42	Radiotherapy and Oncology	39
-	Cancer Medicine	39
-	Blood Cancer Journal	39
-	European Urology Oncology	39
46	Cancer Immunology Research	38
47	Cancer Science	37
-	npj Precision Oncology	37
-	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	37
-	npj Breast Cancer	37

51	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	36
52	Translational Oncology	35
53	JACC: Cardiooncology	34
-	JCO Precision Oncology	34
55	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	33
-	Molecular Cancer Therapeutics	33
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	33
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	33
-	Breast	33
60	Supportive Care in Cancer	32
-	Oncoimmunology	32
-	Annals of Translational Medicine	32
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	32
-	Lung Cancer	32
-	Oncologist	32
66	Journal of Pathology	31
-	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy	31
-	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer	31
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	31
-	Clinical Epigenetics	31
-	EJSO	31
72	Molecular Oncology	30
73	Future Oncology	29
-	Current Oncology Reports	29
75	Cancer Gene Therapy	28
-	Experimental Cell Research	28
-	International Journal of Oncology	28
-	Journal of Cancer	28
-	Neoplasia	28
-	Oral Oncology	28
81	Bone Marrow Transplantation	27
-	Radiation Oncology	27
-	Molecular Medicine Reports	27
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	27
85	Liver Cancer	26
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	26
-	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases	26
88	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	25
-	Endocrine-Related Cancer	25
-	Cancer Management and Research	25
-	Clinical Lung Cancer	25
-	Oncology Letters	25
-	Gastric Cancer	25
-	Biodrugs	25
95	Journal of Oncology	24
-	Molecular Cancer Research	24
-	Clinical Oncology	24
-	Current Treatment Options in Oncology	24
-	Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry	24
-	Urologic Oncology-Seminars and Original Investigations	24
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	24
-	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention	24
-	Psycho-Oncology	24
105	Cancer Epidemiology	23
-	Clinical Breast Cancer	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Practical Radiation Oncology	23
-	Thoracic Cancer	23
-	Translational Lung Cancer Research	23
-	Cellular Oncology	23
-	Oncogenesis	23
-	Oncology Reports	23
114	Cancer Biology & Therapy	22
115	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	21
-	Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment	21
-	Cancer Biology & Medicine	21
-	Cancer Research and Treatment	21
-	Molecular Carcinogenesis	21
-	Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia	21
-	Oncotargets and Therapy	21
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
-	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	21
124	Stem Cells	20
-	Targeted Oncology	20
-	Clinical Genitourinary Cancer	20
-	Hematology-Oncology Clinics of North America	20
128	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	19
-	Leukemia & Lymphoma	19
-	Carcinogenesis	19
-	Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy	19
-	Anticancer Research	19
-	Infectious Agents and Cancer	19
-	Investigational New Drugs	19
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology	19
-	Cancer Imaging	19
-	Frontiers of Medicine	19
-	International Journal of Hyperthermia	19
139	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	18
-	Cancer Cytopathology	18
-	Hematological Oncology	18
-	Seminars in Radiation Oncology	18
-	Journal of Gynecologic Oncology	18
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	Cancer & Metabolism	18
-	Acta Oncologica	18
-	Journal of Bone Oncology	18
148	Translational Cancer Research	17
-	Cancer Nursing	17
-	Clinical Colorectal Cancer	17
-	Genes Chromosomes & Cancer	17
-	Breast Cancer	17
-	Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology	17
-	Cancer Control	17
-	Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal	17
156	Cancer Causes & Control	16
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	16
-	Oncology Research	16
-	Current Opinion in Oncology	16
-	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie	16
-	Journal of Immunotherapy	16
-	Chinese Journal of Cancer Research	16
-	Current Problems in Cancer	16
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	16
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	16
-	Anti-Cancer Drugs	16
-	Integrative Cancer Therapies	16
168	Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics	15
-	Cancer Biomarkers	15
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	15
-	Cancer Genetics	15
-	Leukemia Research	15
-	Cancer Prevention Research	15
-	Medical Oncology	15
-	Current Cancer Drug Targets	15

-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	15
177	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	14
-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	14
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	14
-	Cancer Journal	14
-	Clinical & Translational Oncology	14
182	Journal of Radiation Research	13
-	Cancer Radiotherapie	13
-	Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	13
187	Journal of Gastric Cancer	12
-	Cancer Investigation	12
-	Melanoma Research	12
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	12
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	12
-	Seminars in Oncology	12
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	12
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	12
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
-	Brachytherapy	12
198	Tumori Journal	11
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	11
-	Journal of Cancer Education	11
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	11
-	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	11
-	Oncology	11
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	11
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	11
-	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	11
-	Breast Journal	11
-	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	11
-	Breast Care	11
210	Bulletin du Cancer	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
-	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	10
-	Familial Cancer	10
214	Medical Dosimetry	9
-	Chemotherapy	9
-	Indian Journal of Cancer	9
217	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	8
219	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	7
220	Bladder Cancer	6
221	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	4
222	Psycho-Oncologie	3