Journal profile

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN0027-8874 | 0198-0157 | 1460-2105 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.28
Citation rate 6.09 3,553 total citations
h5-index 73 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.5% 468 of 604
Total citations 3,553 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.48 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 79 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,943
Canada 301
United Kingdom 237
France 208
China 176

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 1,310
Breast Cancer 735
Liver & Colon Cancer 282
Palliative Care 219
Lung Cancer 209

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 32,502 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 604 468 cited publications
Last 12 months 442 36.8 publications/month
Open access share 28.1% 124 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,943 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 1,310 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v34n6, June 1965-
PubMed
v34n6, June 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Oncology Breast Cancer Liver & Colon Cancer Lung Cancer Prostate Cancer

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Contributor
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Palliative Care Breast Cancer Oncology Genetics & Genomics Liver & Colon Cancer Lung Cancer Medical Ethics

MeSH Descriptors

Neoplasms

Latest Publications

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

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Susan I Colace, Lauren Pommert, Kasey J Leger et al.
Background: Many effective anti-cancer modalities potentially induce cardiotoxicity. Pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies are often excluded from anthracycline-containing regimens based on historical data ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

As of <2002->, online version has title: JCNI cancer spectrum.

Abstracts of papers contained in the journal accompany each issue.

No longer an official government publication; no longer distributed to depository libraries after Dec. 2002.

Place of publication varies.

Supplements accompany some numbers.

Also issued online.

Indexes: Vols. 1-16, 1940-56. 1 v.

Vol. 87, no. 5 (MAR 1995)19950517 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper