Journal profile

Oncotarget

Publisher: Impact Journals
ISSN1949-2553 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.23
Citation rate 2.44 727 total citations
h5-index 34 h5 depth signal
Cited share 53.4% 163 of 305
Total citations 727 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.21 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.8% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 9,790
United States 5,410
Italy 1,279
Germany 1,227
Japan 1,047

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 4,948
Cancer & Development 3,692
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 2,846
Noncoding RNA 2,359
Immunology 2,209

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 27,090 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 305 163 cited publications
Last 12 months 101 8.4 publications/month
Open access share 65.3% 66 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 9,790 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 4,948 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 2010-v8n30, 2017; v13, 2022-
PubMed
v1n1, 2010-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

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

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Noncoding RNA Cancer & Development Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Lung Cancer Lymphomas Immunology

MeSH Descriptors

Oncogenes

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

"Open access impact journal."