Journal profile

Radiation oncology

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1748-717X FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.95
Citation rate 4.27 1,589 total citations
h5-index 45 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.7% 333 of 384
Total citations 1,589 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.30 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.8% 45 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 751
Germany 482
United States 344
Japan 183
Italy 133

Citing Fields of Research

Prostate Cancer 911
Oncology 886
Brain Imaging 294
Lung Cancer 272
Breast Cancer 227

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,951 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 384 333 cited publications
Last 12 months 202 16.8 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 202 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 751 citing publications
Leading citing field Prostate Cancer 911 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2006-
PubMed
v1, 2006-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Oncology Prostate Cancer Brain Imaging Lung Cancer Liver & Colon Cancer

Broad Categories

Neoplasms Radiotherapy Prostate Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Radiation Oncology

Latest Publications

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

01
Yutong Zhao, Xinqiang Zhang, Xiaoshen Wang et al.
Background: Radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) for endometrial cancer requires highly conformal dose distributions to reduce toxicity. RapidArc Dynamic (RAD), a novel technique combining dynamic arc delivery with strat...
07
Sebastian Regnery, Rita Pestana, Thomas Mielke et al.
Background: We aim to quantify the dosimetric benefits of daily online adaptive (DOA) carbon ion stereotactic radiotherapy (CISR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients and methods: 13 patients received 4 × 10.5 Gy (RBE-weighted dos...
08
Huanhuan Li, Xia Lin, Qimei Li et al.
Objective: To evaluate the dosimetry, efficacy and safety of individualized 3-dimensional (3D)-printed applicator for interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) compared to the freehand ISBT in locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). Methods: Th...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from PDF caption (publisher's Web site, viewed Mar. 17, 2006).

Latest issue consulted: 1:3 (28 Feb. 2006) (viewed Mar. 17, 2006).

Articles added consecutively to current annual v.

Mode of access: Internet.