Cancer Research

Aims & Scope

Cancer Research publishes original studies, reviews, and opinion pieces offering significance and broad impact to a diverse audience.

Cancer Research seeks manuscripts that offer pathobiological and translational impact to inform the personal, clinical, and societal problems posed by cancer.

The main scope of the journal is captured in its primary subsections: -Genome and Epigenome- Metabolism and Chemical Biology- Molecular Cell Biology- Tumor Biology and Immunology- Translational Science- Convergence and Technologies- Population and Prevention Science

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	16.6
2024	12.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	453

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12228

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.879

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	510

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 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.

• Normalization of Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Data: A Model-Based Variance Estimation Approach to Identify Genes Suited for Normalization, Applied to Bladder and Colon Cancer Data Sets

  Citation: 5963

  Authors: Claus Lindbjerg, Jens Ledet, Torben Falck

• Projecting Cancer Incidence and Deaths to 2030: The Unexpected Burden of Thyroid, Liver, and Pancreas Cancers in the United States

  Citation: 5611

  Authors: Lola, Benjamin D., Rhonda, Allison B., Julie M., Lynn M.

• Computational Radiomics System to Decode the Radiographic Phenotype

  Citation: 4860

  Authors: Joost J.M., Andriy, Chintan, Ahmed, Nicole, Vivek, Regina G.H., Jean-Christophe, Steve, Hugo J.W.L.

• Drug Combination Studies and Their Synergy Quantification Using the Chou-Talalay Method

  Citation: 4655

  Authors: Ting-Chao

• TIMER: A Web Server for Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells

  Citation: 4166

  Authors: Taiwen, Jingyu, Binbin, Nicole, Qianming, Jun S., Bo, X. Shirley

• BAY 43-9006 Exhibits Broad Spectrum Oral Antitumor Activity and Targets the RAF/MEK/ERK Pathway and Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Involved in Tumor Progression and Angiogenesis

  Citation: 3297

  Authors: Scott M., Christopher, LiYa, Dean, Angela, Hong, Charles, Xiaomei, Patrick, Mark, Yichen, Jaleel, Susan, Deepa, Bruce, Li, Lila, Mark, Daniel, Ian, Rich, Andrei, Bernd, Leonard E., Gideon, Pamela A.

• MicroRNA Gene Expression Deregulation in Human Breast Cancer

  Citation: 3169

  Authors: Marilena V., Manuela, Chang-Gong, Angelo, Riccardo, Silvia, Eros, Massimo, Muller, Manuela, Sylvie, Juan P., Anne, Piero, Stefano, Italo, George A., Patrizia, Massimo, Carlo M.

• Identification of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells

  Citation: 2608

  Authors: Chenwei, David G., Piero, Charles F., Lanjing, Volkan, Max, Michael F., Diane M.

• The Tumor Microenvironment Innately Modulates Cancer Progression

  Citation: 2426

  Authors: Dominique C., Lalita A.

• Cancer Stem Cells—Perspectives on Current Status and Future Directions: AACR Workshop on Cancer Stem Cells

  Citation: 2373

  Authors: Michael F., John E., Peter B., Connie J., Catriona H.M., D. Leanne, Jane, Irving L., Geoffrey M.

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