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	Frontiers in Oncology	71
-	Clinical Cancer Research	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	European Journal of Cancer	54
-	Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network	54
24	Neuro-Oncology	51
-	Clinical and Translational Medicine	51
26	Oncogene	50
-	Trends in Cancer	50
28	ESMO Open	48
-	Leukemia	48
30	Cancer Cell International	47
-	Cancer Communications	47
32	International Journal of Cancer	45
-	Biomarker Research	45
34	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	44
-	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	44
36	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	43
-	Cancer	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	Cancer Immunology Research	39
-	npj Precision Oncology	39
-	European Urology Oncology	39
46	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	38
-	Gynecologic Oncology	38
48	Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology	37
-	Blood Cancer Journal	37
50	npj Breast Cancer	36

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

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