Journal profile

BMC cancer

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1471-2407 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.39
Citation rate 5.06 13,519 total citations
h5-index 77 h5 depth signal
Cited share 88.3% 2,539 of 2,877
Total citations 13,519 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.93 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.3% 314 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 6,896
United States 1,828
Japan 1,010
Germany 908
United Kingdom 681

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 5,314
Breast Cancer 2,221
Liver & Colon Cancer 2,033
Cancer & Development 1,889
Immunology 1,716

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 21,282 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 2,877 2,539 cited publications
Last 12 months 2,143 178.6 publications/month
Open access share 99.9% 2,141 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 6,896 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 5,314 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2001-
PubMed
v1, 2001-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Oncology Breast Cancer Lung Cancer Liver & Colon Cancer Immunology Digestive Disorders

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer Immunology Lung Cancer Breast Cancer Oncology Noncoding RNA

MeSH Descriptors

Neoplasms

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

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Svein Erik Emblem Moe, Helene Hersvik Aarstad, Fredrik Erland et al.
Background: The acute-phase cascade (APC) has been correlated with outcome in many different cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). A main driver of the APC is cytokines. We have studied systemic acute-phase so...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 14, 2002).

Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.

Text (electronic journal) in HTML and PDF formats.

System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser.

Mode of access: Internet.