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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Clinical Oncology	134
2	Cancer Cell	112
3	Molecular Cancer	103
4	Lancet Oncology	97
5	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	93
-	Cancers	93
7	Annals of Oncology	88
8	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	83
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	83
10	Cancer Discovery	81
11	Nature Cancer	75
12	JAMA Oncology	74
13	Frontiers in Oncology	71
14	Nature Reviews Cancer	70
15	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	68
-	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	68
17	Cancer Research	66
-	Clinical Cancer Research	66
19	Cancer Letters	61
20	Journal of Thoracic Oncology	58
21	Trends in Cancer	56
22	European Journal of Cancer	54
-	British Journal of Cancer	54
24	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	53
25	Cancer Communications	51
26	Cancer Cell International	50
-	Neuro-Oncology	50
-	Oncogene	50
29	Leukemia	49
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	49
31	npj Precision Oncology	47
-	ESMO Open	47
-	Biomarker Research	47
34	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	45
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	45
-	BMC Cancer	45
37	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
38	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	43
39	Cancer Medicine	42
-	Blood Cancer Journal	42
-	Cancer	42
-	Radiotherapy and Oncology	42
43	International Journal of Cancer	41
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	41
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	41
46	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	39
47	Cancer Science	37
-	European Urology Oncology	37
-	Cancer Immunology Research	37
-	npj Breast Cancer	37

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

-	Journal of Radiation Research	14
-	Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology	14
-	Annual Review of Cancer Biology	14
-	Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery	14
180	Cancer Investigation	13
-	Melanoma Research	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	13
-	Cancer Causes & Control	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Prevention	13
-	Brachytherapy	13
-	Journal of Cancer Education	13
-	Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals	13
188	Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice	12
-	Oncology	12
-	Familial Cancer	12
-	American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials	12
-	Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy	12
-	Clinical Medicine Insights-Oncology	12
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology	12
-	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology	12
-	Breast Care	12
-	Journal of Breast Cancer	12
198	Cancer Genomics & Proteomics	11
-	Breast Journal	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	11
-	Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice	11
-	Journal of Chemotherapy	11
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	11
205	Cancer Radiotherapie	10
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	10
-	Tumori Journal	10
208	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
-	Indian Journal of Cancer	9
-	Bulletin du Cancer	9
211	Medical Dosimetry	8
-	Oncology Research and Treatment	8
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	8
-	Bladder Cancer	8
215	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	7
-	Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy	7
217	Chemotherapy	6
218	Oncology Nursing Forum	4
219	Psycho-Oncologie	3
-	European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology	3