Journal profile

Cancer communications

Publisher: AAAS in association with Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
ISSN2523-3548 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.61
Citation rate 13.80 3,007 total citations
h5-index 79 h5 depth signal
Cited share 75.7% 178 of 235
Total citations 3,007 Citation footprint
Metric signal 16.36 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.6% 17 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 527
United States 135
South Korea 48
Germany 45
France 25

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 300
Immunology 206
Cancer & Development 196
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 106
Liver & Colon Cancer 101

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 948 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 235 178 cited publications
Last 12 months 82 13.7 publications/month
Open access share 72.0% 59 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 527 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 300 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v38, Mar. 2018-
PubMed
v38, Mar. 2018-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Immunology Oncology Cancer & Development Lung Cancer Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Zhongshan da xue (Guangzhou, China). Zhong liu fang zhi zhong xin
Contributor
Zhongguo kang ai xie hui
Contributor
US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Immunology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Lung Cancer Breast Cancer Liver & Colon Cancer Digestive Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Neoplasms

Latest Publications

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

09
Fengpeng Wu, Xuhua Hu, Baokun Li et al.
Background: Short-course radiotherapy (SCRT)-based total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) is used for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). However, the pathological complete response (pCR) rate still hovers around 30%. Radiotherapy and immune...
10
Hyewon Chung, Sang Wha Kim, Jae Won Oh et al.
Background: Radiotherapy eliminates most tumor cells but spares persister tumor cells that evade cell death and drive relapse. Increasing evidence suggests that stromal components of the tumor microenvironment influence treatment respons...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Affiliated with Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association.