Oral Oncology

Aims & Scope

Oral Oncology is an international interdisciplinary journal which publishes high quality original research, clinical trials and review articles, editorials, and commentaries relating to the etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, prevention, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with neoplasms in the head and neck.

Oral Oncology is of interest to head and neck surgeons, radiation and medical oncologists, maxillo-facial surgeons, oto-rhino-laryngologists, plastic surgeons, pathologists, scientists, oral medical specialists, special care dentists, dental care professionals, general dental practitioners, public health physicians, palliative care physicians, nurses, radiologists, radiographers, dieticians, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, nutritionists, clinical and health psychologists and counselors, professionals in end of life care, as well as others interested in these fields.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	4.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.326

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	143

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2987

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2879

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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, Dentistry 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.

• Global epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancer

  Citation: 2391

  Authors: Saman

• Nivolumab vs investigator’s choice in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: 2-year long-term survival update of CheckMate 141 with analyses by tumor PD-L1 expression

  Citation: 659

  Authors: Robert L., George, Jerome, Joel, A. Dimitrios, Lisa, Kevin J., Stefan, Everett E., Caroline, Francis, Nabil F., Lara Carmen Iglesias, Robert, Tamara, Naomi, Makoto, Mark, Vijayvel, Li, Maura L.

• Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management

  Citation: 633

  Authors: Isaäc

• Current concepts in management of oral cancer – Surgery

  Citation: 588

  Authors: Jatin P., Ziv

• Critical evaluation of diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer

  Citation: 515

  Authors: Mark W., John R., Theodore, Paul M.

• Oral submucous fibrosis: Review on aetiology and pathogenesis

  Citation: 440

  Authors: W.M., M.F., Takashi, T.J., Saman

• Oral cancer prevention and control – The approach of the World Health Organization

  Citation: 429

  Authors: Poul Erik

• Epidemiology of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Kristen B., Kristina R., Erich M.

• Mucositis: The impact, biology and therapeutic opportunities of oral mucositis

  Citation: 412

  Authors: Stephen T.

• Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck – An update

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Andrés, Juan P., Patrick J., Vincent, Asterios, Jennifer L., Primož, Alessandra, Missak, Robert P., Vanni, Afshin, Lester D.R., Alfio

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