Journal profile

Practical radiation oncology

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1879-8500 | 1879-8519 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.34
Citation rate 2.65 905 total citations
h5-index 37 h5 depth signal
Cited share 55.5% 193 of 348
Total citations 905 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.62 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.6% 42 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,268
Canada 164
United Kingdom 52
Netherlands 50
Australia 45

Citing Fields of Research

Prostate Cancer 674
Oncology 523
Breast Cancer 191
Lung Cancer 122
Biomedical Physics 110

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,567 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 348 193 cited publications
Last 12 months 233 19.4 publications/month
Open access share 23.6% 55 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,268 citing publications
Leading citing field Prostate Cancer 674 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, Jan-Feb 2014-
PubMed
v4n1, Jan-Feb 2014- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Prostate Cancer Oncology Breast Cancer Reproductive Health Brain Imaging

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Society for Radiation Oncology

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Radiotherapy Prostate Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Neoplasms Radiation Oncology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Complemented by (work): Advances in radiation oncology 2452-1094 (OCoLC)947095253 (DNLM)101677247.

Complemented by (work): International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 0360-3016 (OCoLC)01865944 (DNLM)7603616.