Journal profile

Cancer research

Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research
ISSN0008-5472 | 1538-7445 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.88
Citation rate 0.70 13,153 total citations
h5-index 114 h5 depth signal
Cited share 16.4% 3,243 of 19,808
Total citations 13,153 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.68 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.8% 103 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 48,301
China 8,299
United Kingdom 5,020
Japan 3,766
Germany 3,689

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 22,014
Cancer & Development 21,052
Breast Cancer 20,407
Immunology 19,617
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 10,678

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 121,081 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 19,808 3,243 cited publications
Last 12 months 9,114 759.5 publications/month
Open access share 31.9% 2,907 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 48,301 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 22,014 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v25n6,July 1965-
PubMed
v25n6,July 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

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

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Association for Cancer Research

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Immunology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Cancer & Development Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Genetics & Genomics Breast Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms, Experimental

Latest Publications

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

01
Lipika R. Pal, E. Michael Gertz, Nishanth Ulhas Nair et al.
Precision oncology aims to guide treatment decisions using biomarkers. Although DNA-based panels are increasingly applied, RNA transcriptomics remains underused because of limited datasets and the absence of robust models. To address thi...
02
Benjamin L. Kendall, Olivia Y. Liseth, Thanich Sangsuwannukul et al.
The paradigm in the field of oncolytic virotherapy proposes that tumor cell killing by an oncolytic virus (OV) culminates in the priming of antitumor CD8+ T cells. However, this ignores the impact a highly immunodominant antiviral respon...
04
Nicole H. Hirsh, Joshua D. Brody
The exquisite antigen specificity of T cells is one foundation of modern cancer immunotherapy. The therapeutic efficacy of checkpoint blockade, cancer vaccines, and engineered T-cell therapies, all appear to depend on T cells capable of ...
10
Katie B. Grausam, Marissa S. Pioso, Julio C. Sanchez et al.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly primary brain tumor in adults, characterized by diffuse infiltrative lesions, distinct oncogenic alterations, and a suppressive tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). These traits, however,...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Imprint varies.

Print issues ceased with v. 80, no. 24 (Dec. 2020).

Some issues accompanied by monographic supplements and numbered as pt. 2 of that issue.

Available also online.

Official organ of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Indexes: Vols. 1-10, 1941-50. 1 v; Vols. 11-25, 1951-65. 1 v; Vols. 26-30, 1966-70. 1 v.

Vol. 55, no. 7 (APR1 1995)19950519 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper