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Best Oncology journals

428 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Oncology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 107 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 649.8 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 126.6 99th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Nature Reviews Cancer 96.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Cancer Cell 75.4 99th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Journal of Hematology and Oncology 70.1 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
6 Annals of Oncology 69.6 98th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Molecular Cancer 55 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
8 The Lancet Oncology 42 98th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Cancer Communications 40.3 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 Nature Cancer 38.5 97th Q1 SCIE – No
11 Journal of Thoracic Oncology 33.4 97th Q1 SCIE – No
12 JAMA Oncology 32.6 97th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Journal of the National Cancer Center 31.2 97th Q1 ESCI – Yes
14 Trends in Cancer 30.8 96th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Drug Resistance Updates 29.1 96th Q1 SCIE – No
16 Cancer Discovery 26.9 96th Q1 SCIE – No
17 Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research 22.3 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
18 Neuro-Oncology 21.1 95th Q1 SCIE – No
19 The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 19.9 95th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
20 Experimental Hematology and Oncology 19.6 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 19.4 95th Q1 SCIE – No
22 Leukemia 19.2 94th Q1 SCIE – No
23 Cancer Treatment Reviews 17.7 94th Q1 SCIE – No
24 Clinical Cancer Research 17.3 94th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Cancer Research 17 94th Q1 SCIE – No
26 Liver Cancer 17 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
27 Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 16.6 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
28 Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 16.3 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
29 JACC: CardioOncology 16.3 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 Blood Cancer Journal 16.2 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
31 Cancer Letters 15.4 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
32 Journal of Clinical Oncology 14.2 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
33 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer 14.1 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
34 British Journal of Cancer 13.9 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
35 Blood Cancer Discovery 13.9 91st Q1 ESCI – No
36 Blood Reviews 12.7 91st Q1 SCIE – No
37 Breast 12.6 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
38 MedComm 12.5 91st Q1 ESCI – Yes
39 npj Breast Cancer 12.4 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
40 Journal of the National Cancer Institute 12.3 90th Q1 SCIE – No
41 OncoImmunology 12.1 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
42 ESMO Open 12 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
43 Experientia Supplementum (2012) 12 90th Q1 – – No
44 Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 11.9 89th Q1 SCIE – No
45 Gastric Cancer 11.8 89th Q1 SCIE – No
46 Cancer Biology and Medicine 11.5 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
47 European Journal of Cancer 10.9 89th Q1 SCIE – No
48 European Urology Oncology 10.7 88th Q1 SCIE – No
49 Cancer 10.6 88th Q1 SCIE – No
50 Cancer Cell International 10.5 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
51 International Journal of Oncology 10.2 88th Q1 SCIE – No
52 International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 10.1 87th Q1 SCIE – No
53 Annual Review of Cancer Biology 10 87th Q1 SCIE – No
54 Current Oncology Reports 9.8 87th Q1 SCIE – No
55 npj Precision Oncology 9.8 87th Q1 SCIE – Yes
56 International Journal of Cancer 9.7 87th Q1 SCIE – No
57 Molecular Cancer Research 9.6 86th Q1 SCIE – No
58 Molecular Therapy Oncology 9.6 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
59 Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 9.5 86th Q1 SCIE – No
60 Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 9.5 86th Q1 SCIE – No
61 Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 9.5 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
62 Molecular Oncology 9.4 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
63 Current Treatment Options in Oncology 9.3 85th Q1 SCIE – No
64 United European Gastroenterology Journal 9.2 85th Q1 SCIE – No
65 Cancer Nanotechnology 9.1 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
66 Radiotherapy and Oncology 9.1 84th Q1 SCIE – No
67 Cancers 9 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
68 Cancer Science 8.9 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
69 Cellular Oncology 8.6 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
70 Immuno-Oncology and Technology 8.6 83rd Q1 – – Yes
71 Journal of Cancer Survivorship 8.6 83rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
72 Cancer Biology and Therapy 8.4 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
73 Breast Cancer Research 8.1 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
74 Chinese Journal of Cancer Research 7.9 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
75 Journal of Gastric Cancer 7.8 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
76 Cancer Research and Treatment 7.7 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
77 Oncology Reports 7.7 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
78 Clinical and Experimental Metastasis 7.4 81st Q1 SCIE – No
79 Lung Cancer 7.4 81st Q1 SCIE – No
80 Molecular Medicine Reports 7.3 81st Q1 SCIE – No
81 Translational Oncology 7.3 81st Q1 SCIE – Yes
82 Gynecologic Oncology 7.3 80th Q1 SCIE – No
83 Endocrine-Related Cancer 7.2 80th Q1 SCIE – No
84 Advances in Cancer Research 7 80th Q1 – – No
85 Targeted Oncology 6.9 80th Q1 SCIE – No
86 Oncologist 6.8 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
87 Journal of Liver Cancer 6.7 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
88 Journal of Ovarian Research 6.7 79th Q1 SCIE – Yes
89 Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports 6.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
90 Frontiers in Oncology 6.6 79th Q1 SCIE – Yes
91 Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia 6.5 78th Q1 SCIE – No
92 Oral Oncology 6.5 78th Q1 SCIE – No
93 Cytotherapy 6.4 78th Q1 SCIE – No
94 Seminars in Radiation Oncology 6.4 78th Q1 SCIE – No
95 Head and Neck Pathology 6.4 77th Q1 ESCI – No
96 JCO Oncology Practice 6.4 77th Q1 SCIE – No
97 Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 6.4 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
98 JTO Clinical and Research Reports 6.3 77th Q1 ESCI – Yes
99 Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy 6.2 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
100 Clinical Lung Cancer 6.2 76th Q1 SCIE – No
101 International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 6.2 76th Q1 SCIE – No
102 Nutrition and Cancer 6.2 76th Q1 SCIE – No
103 Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology 6.2 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
104 BMJ Oncology 6.2 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
105 JCO Precision Oncology 6.2 75th Q1 SCIE – No
106 Cancer Cytopathology 6.1 75th Q1 SCIE – No
107 Current Oncology 6.1 75th Q1 SCIE – Yes
108 Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 6.1 74th Q2 SCIE – No
109 Cancer Nursing 6 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
110 JNCI Cancer Spectrum 6 74th Q2 ESCI – Yes
111 Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy 6 74th Q2 – – Yes
112 Cancer Imaging 5.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
113 Medical Oncology 5.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
114 NAR Cancer 5.9 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
115 Neuro-Oncology Advances 5.9 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
116 Open Forum Infectious Diseases 5.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
117 Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals 5.9 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
118 Radiation Oncology 5.9 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
119 Journal of Bone Oncology 5.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
120 Psycho-Oncology 5.8 72nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
121 Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 5.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
122 Investigational New Drugs 5.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
123 Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 5.8 71st Q2 SCIE – Yes
124 Practical Radiation Oncology 5.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
125 BMC Cancer 5.7 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
126 Cancer Medicine 5.7 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
127 Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology 5.7 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
128 Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America 5.7 70th Q2 SCIE – No
129 Journal of Cancer 5.6 69th Q2 SCIE – Yes
130 Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 5.6 69th Q2 SCIE – Yes
131 Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery 5.6 69th Q2 SCIE – No
132 Clinical Colorectal Cancer 5.5 69th Q2 SCIE – No
133 Molecular Imaging and Biology 5.5 69th Q2 SCIE – No
134 Current Research in Translational Medicine 5.5 68th Q2 SCIE – No
135 Journal of Neuro-Oncology 5.5 68th Q2 SCIE – No
136 Cancer Research Communications 5.4 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
137 Infectious Agents and Cancer 5.4 68th Q2 SCIE – Yes
138 Breast Cancer 5.4 67th Q2 SCIE – No
139 Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 5.4 67th Q2 SCIE – No
140 Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy 5.4 67th Q2 – – Yes
141 Oncotarget 5.4 67th Q2 – – No
142 Clinical and Translational Oncology 5.4 66th Q2 SCIE – No
143 Computational and Systems Oncology 5.3 66th Q2 – – Yes
144 MedComm - Oncology 5.3 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
145 Supportive Care in Cancer 5.3 66th Q2 SCIE – No
146 Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment 5.2 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
147 Hematological Oncology 5.2 65th Q2 SCIE – No
148 Thoracic Cancer 5.2 65th Q2 SCIE – Yes
149 Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 5.1 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
150 Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research 5.1 65th Q2 SCIE – No
151 Clinical Oncology 5.1 64th Q2 SCIE – No
152 European Journal of Surgical Oncology 5.1 64th Q2 SCIE – No
153 Integrative Cancer Therapies 5.1 64th Q2 SCIE – Yes
154 Prostate 5.1 64th Q2 SCIE – No
155 Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy 5 63rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
156 Cancer Treatment and Research Communications 5 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
157 Oncology Reviews 5 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
158 Pathology and Oncology Research 5 63rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
159 Cancer Informatics 4.9 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
160 Clinical Breast Cancer 4.9 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
161 Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy 4.9 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
162 Future Oncology 4.9 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
163 Seminars in Oncology 4.9 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
164 Cancer Prevention Research 4.9 61st Q2 SCIE – No
165 International Journal of Clinical Oncology 4.8 61st Q2 SCIE – No
166 JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 4.8 61st Q2 ESCI – No
167 Radiology: Imaging Cancer 4.8 61st Q2 ESCI – No
168 Best Practice and Research: Clinical Haematology 4.8 60th Q2 SCIE – No
169 Current Opinion in Oncology 4.8 60th Q2 SCIE – No
170 Neoplasma 4.8 60th Q2 SCIE – No
171 Precision Radiation Oncology 4.8 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
172 Cancer Journal (United States) 4.7 59th Q2 SCIE – No
173 European Journal of Cancer Prevention 4.7 59th Q2 SCIE – No
174 Journal of Breast Cancer 4.7 59th Q2 SCIE – Yes
175 OncoTargets and Therapy 4.7 59th Q2 SCIE – Yes
176 Annals of Surgical Oncology 4.7 58th Q2 SCIE – No
177 Current Problems in Cancer 4.7 58th Q2 SCIE – No
178 Surgical Oncology 4.7 58th Q2 SCIE – No
179 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 4.7 58th Q2 SCIE – No
180 Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology 4.6 58th Q2 SCIE – No
181 Anti-Cancer Drugs 4.6 57th Q2 SCIE – No
182 Cancer Epidemiology 4.6 57th Q2 SCIE – No
183 Translational Lung Cancer Research 4.6 57th Q2 SCIE – Yes
184 Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations 4.6 57th Q2 SCIE – No
185 Biologics: Targets and Therapy 4.5 56th Q2 ESCI – Yes
186 Brain Tumor Pathology 4.5 56th Q2 SCIE – No
187 Innovation Medicine 4.5 56th Q2 – – Yes
188 Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy 4.5 56th Q2 ESCI – Yes
189 Aging and Cancer 4.4 55th Q2 – – Yes
190 Cancer Innovation 4.4 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
191 Cancer Management and Research 4.4 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
192 European Journal of Cancer Care 4.4 55th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
193 Journal of Geriatric Oncology 4.4 55th Q2 SCIE – No
194 Neuro-Oncology Practice 4.4 54th Q2 ESCI – No
195 Oncology and Therapy 4.4 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
196 Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology 4.4 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
197 Strahlentherapie und Onkologie 4.3 54th Q2 SCIE – No
198 Cancer Biomarkers 4.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
199 JCO Global Oncology 4.3 53rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
200 Sarcoma 4.3 53rd Q2 – – No
201 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 4.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
202 Cancer Control 4.3 52nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
203 Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice 4.3 52nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
204 Current Cancer Drug Targets 4.2 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
205 International Journal of Breast Cancer 4.2 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
206 Advances in Radiation Oncology 4.2 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
207 Breast Care 4.2 51st Q2 SCIE – No
208 Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy 4.2 51st Q2 – – Yes
209 Immunotherapy 4.2 51st Q2 SCIE – No
210 Oncology Research 4.1 51st Q2 SCIE – No
211 Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing 4.1 50th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
212 International Journal of Biological Markers 4.1 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
213 JMIR Cancer 4.1 50th Q2 ESCI – Yes
214 Leukemia Research 4.1 50th Q2 SCIE – No
215 Journal of Chemotherapy 4.1 49th Q3 SCIE – No
216 Cancer Causes and Control 4 49th Q3 SCIE – No
217 Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 4 49th Q3 SCIE – No
218 Tumori 4 49th Q3 SCIE – No
219 Chinese Journal of Oncology 4 48th Q3 – – No
220 Journal of Cancer Education 4 48th Q3 SCIE – No
221 Acta Oncologica 3.9 48th Q3 SCIE – Yes
222 Journal of the National Cancer Institute - Monographs 3.9 48th Q3 – – No
223 Pediatric Blood and Cancer 3.9 48th Q3 SCIE – No
224 Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 3.9 47th Q3 SCIE – No
225 Leukemia and Lymphoma 3.9 47th Q3 SCIE – No
226 Brain Tumor Research and Treatment 3.8 47th Q3 – – No
227 Cardio-Oncology 3.8 47th Q3 ESCI – Yes
228 Cancer Investigation 3.7 46th Q3 SCIE – No
229 Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 3.7 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
230 Journal of Liquid Biopsy 3.7 46th Q3 ESCI – Yes
231 Radiology and Oncology 3.7 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
232 Cancer Reports 3.7 45th Q3 ESCI – Yes
233 Familial Cancer 3.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
234 Journal of Surgical Oncology 3.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
235 Oncology Letters 3.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
236 Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 3.7 44th Q3 SCIE – No
237 Chemotherapy 3.6 44th Q3 SCIE – No
238 Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 3.6 44th Q3 SCIE – No
239 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 3.6 44th Q3 SSCI – No
240 Radiation Oncology Journal 3.6 44th Q3 ESCI – No
241 Breast Journal 3.6 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
242 Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology 3.5 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
243 Oncology (Switzerland) 3.5 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
244 World Journal of Oncology 3.5 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
245 Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research 3.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
246 Chinese Clinical Oncology 3.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
247 Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 3.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
248 Translational Breast Cancer Research 3.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
249 Anticancer Research 3.4 41st Q3 SCIE – No
250 Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care 3.4 41st Q3 SCIE – No
251 International Journal of Women's Health 3.4 41st Q3 SCIE – Yes
252 Oral Oncology Reports 3.4 41st Q3 – – Yes
253 Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute 3.2 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
254 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 3.2 40th Q3 SCIE – No
255 Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology 3.1 40th Q3 SCIE – No
256 Melanoma Research 3.1 40th Q3 SCIE – No
257 Oncologie 3.1 40th Q3 SCIE – Yes
258 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 3.1 39th Q3 – – Yes
259 Cancer/Radiotherapie 3.1 39th Q3 SCIE – No
260 European Journal of Breast Health 3 39th Q3 ESCI – Yes
261 Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 3 39th Q3 SCIE – No
262 Hepatoma Research 3 38th Q3 ESCI – No
263 Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3 38th Q3 ESCI – No
264 Journal of Skin Cancer 2.9 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
265 Mediastinum 2.9 38th Q3 ESCI – No
266 Journal of Cancer Policy 2.9 37th Q3 ESCI – No
267 BJUI Compass 2.8 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
268 Brachytherapy 2.8 37th Q3 SCIE – No
269 Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 2.8 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
270 Oncology (United States) 2.7 37th Q3 SCIE – No
271 American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials 2.7 36th Q3 SCIE – No
272 Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2.7 36th Q3 SCIE – No
273 Biophysics Reports 2.6 36th Q3 – – Yes
274 Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 2.6 36th Q3 SCIE – No
275 Translational Cancer Research 2.6 35th Q3 SCIE – No
276 Breast Disease 2.5 35th Q3 – – No
277 Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis 2.5 35th Q3 – – No
278 Precision Cancer Medicine 2.5 35th Q3 – – No
279 Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy 2.4 34th Q3 SCIE – Yes
280 Medical Dosimetry 2.4 34th Q3 SCIE – No
281 Oncology Research and Treatment 2.4 34th Q3 SCIE – No
282 Wspolczesna Onkologia 2.4 34th Q3 ESCI – Yes
283 Cancer Treatment and Research 2.3 33rd Q3 – – No
284 Current Urology 2.3 33rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
285 Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2.3 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
286 Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 2.3 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
287 Lung Cancer Management 2.2 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
288 Dermatology Practical and Conceptual 2.2 32nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
289 EJC Paediatric Oncology 2.2 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
290 Bladder Cancer 2.1 32nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
291 ecancermedicalscience 2.1 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
292 Gastrointestinal Disorders 2.1 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
293 Prostate Cancer 2.1 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
294 Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
295 Onco 2 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
296 Holistic Integrative Oncology 2 30th Q3 – – Yes
297 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology 1.9 30th Q3 – – Yes
298 Discover Oncology 1.9 30th Q3 SCIE – Yes
299 Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment 1.9 30th Q3 ESCI – No
300 Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 1.8 30th Q3 SCIE – No

All remaining Oncology journals (128)

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