Cancer Discovery

Aims & Scope

Cancer Discovery publishes high-impact, peer-reviewed articles describing major advances in research and clinical trials.

As the premier cancer information resource, the Journal also presents Review Articles, Perspectives and Commentaries, News stories, and Research Watch summaries of important journal articles to its readers to keep them informed about the latest findings in the field.

Topics span the spectrum of cancer research and medicine from the laboratory to the clinic and epidemiologic studies

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	33.3
2024	29.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	7.283

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	250

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	152

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	14180

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data

  Citation: 13986

  Authors: Ethan, Jianjiong, Ugur, Benjamin E., Selcuk Onur, Bülent Arman, Anders, Caitlin J., Michael L., Erik, Yevgeniy, Boris, Arthur P., Chris, Nikolaus

• Hallmarks of Cancer: New Dimensions

  Citation: 6693

  Authors: Douglas

• Fundamental Mechanisms of Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy

  Citation: 2526

  Authors: Spencer C., Colm R., James P.

• AZD9291, an Irreversible EGFR TKI, Overcomes T790M-Mediated Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors in Lung Cancer

  Citation: 1765

  Authors: Darren A.E., Susan E., Serban, Cath, Caroline A., Paula J., Jonathon P., M. Raymond V., Richard A., Martine J., Gareth, Amar, Vivien N., Monica Red, Eiki, Jing, Hailing, Peter, Katherine, Rachel, Teresa, Graham H.P., Mireille, Dong-Wan, Malcolm R., William

• Cross-Species Single-Cell Analysis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Reveals Antigen-Presenting Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

  Citation: 1631

  Authors: Ela, Mohan, Pasquale, William F., Elise T., Richard A., Jonathan A., Pascal, Giulia, Matthew S., Santhosh, Todd D., Dannielle D., Kenneth H., Yuan, Christopher L., Youngkyu, Jonathan, Elizabeth M., Andrea, Paul, David A.

• AACR Project GENIE: Powering Precision Medicine through an International Consortium

  Citation: 1524

  Authors: Fabrice, Monica, Alexander S., José, Philippe L., Michael F., Mariska, Fabien, Ethan, Debyani, Kristen K., Nancy E., Catherine, Semih, Raymond N., Matthew D., P. Andrew, Jianjiong, Francisco, Stu, Christopher D., Benjamin E., Justin, Zachary J., Stephanie, Hugo, Jan, David M., Suzanne, Cyriac, Walter, Priti, Ritika, Marc, Céline, Michele L., Eva M., Mia A., Neal I., James, David, Zhibin, Laura E., Ian, David S., Gerrit A., Funda, Christine M., Clinton, Gordon, Nathanael D., Petra M., Larsson, John A., Ben Ho, Trevor J., Brendan, Barrett J., Mark J., Charles L., Deborah, Nikolaus, Kenna R Mills, Priyanka, Lillian L., David B., Gabe S., Jean Charles, Parin, Natalie H., Thomas P., Shawn M., Barry S., Jelle J., Stacy B., Eliezer M., Laura J., Tony, Harm, Victor E., Carl, Emile E., Lucy L., Chetna, Stuart, Celeste, Thomas V., Emily, Ahmet, Hongxin

• Leukocyte Complexity Predicts Breast Cancer Survival and Functionally Regulates Response to Chemotherapy

  Citation: 1455

  Authors: David G., Donal J., Elton, Brian, Stephen L., Stephen F., William M., Nikhil, Scott D., Sharfaa A., Hope S., E. Shelley, Karin, Brian L., Lisa M.

• Patient-Derived Xenograft Models: An Emerging Platform for Translational Cancer Research

  Citation: 1445

  Authors: Manuel, Frederic, Andrew V., Eva, Annette T., Carlos, Robert B., Steven, Jos, Gunhild Mari, Sergio, Joan, Livio, Alberto

• The Emergence of lncRNAs in Cancer Biology

  Citation: 1390

  Authors: John R., Arul M.

• <i>STK11/LKB1</i> Mutations and PD-1 Inhibitor Resistance in <i>KRAS</i>-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma

  Citation: 1274

  Authors: Ferdinandos, Michael E., Danielle M., Matthew D., Mark M., Justin F., Alexa B., Ryan J., Sally E., Laurie, Siraj M., Julia A., Gaurav, Jeffrey S., David, Peter M., Han, Ariella, Sujaya, Stefan, Joseph, Patrik, Robin, Jose A., Neelesh, Sai-Hong I., Nir, David R., Hira, Elizabeth Jimenez, Brett W., Jeremy, Darragh F., Andrew J., Niamh M., Mizuki, Warren L., Ana, Haifa, Taghreed, Pan, Jing, Jaime, Pamela A., Edwin R., Neda, Lynette M., Jennifer L., Achim A., Mari, Roxana, Yasir Y., Jianjun, Giulia C., Fei, Kwok-Kin, J. Jack, Vassiliki A., Ignacio I., Vincent A., Garrett M., Jedd D., Alice T., Pasi A., Philip J., Charles M., William J., Lee A., John V.

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