Radiotherapy and Oncology

Aims & Scope

Radiotherapy and Oncology publishes papers describing original research as well as review articles.

It covers areas of interest relating to radiation oncology.

This includes: clinical radiotherapy, combined modality treatment, translational studies, epidemiological outcomes, imaging, dosimetry, and radiation therapy planning, experimental work in radiobiology, chemobiology, hyperthermia and tumour biology, as well as data science in radiation oncology and physics aspects relevant to oncology.Papers on more general aspects of interest to the radiation oncologist including chemotherapy, surgery and immunology are also published.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.3
2024	4.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.738

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	189

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1835

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5707

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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.

• Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 93 randomised trials and 17,346 patients

  Citation: 2530

  Authors: Jean-Pierre, Aurélie le, Emilie, Jean

• Recommendations from gynaecological (GYN) GEC ESTRO working group (II): Concepts and terms in 3D image-based treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy—3D dose volume parameters and aspects of 3D image-based anatomy, radiation physics, radiobiology

  Citation: 1287

  Authors: Richard, Christine, Erik Van, Isabelle, Marisol De, Johannes, Isabelle, Beth, Stefan, An, Peter, Jason, Christian

• Recommendations from Gynaecological (GYN) GEC-ESTRO Working Group☆ (I): concepts and terms in 3D image based 3D treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy with emphasis on MRI assessment of GTV and CTV

  Citation: 1235

  Authors: Christine, Richard, Erik, Edith, Marisol, Johannes, Isabelle, Taran Paulsen, Christian, Stefan, Sabine, Juliana, An, Peter, Natascha

• Mucositis incidence, severity and associated outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy: a systematic literature review

  Citation: 923

  Authors: Andy, Lisa A, Joel B, Diana, Henry J, Clement K, Eugene, Luba, Marya D

• Prognostic value of tumor oxygenation in 397 head and neck tumors after primary radiation therapy. An international multi-center study

  Citation: 821

  Authors: Marianne, Søren M., Volker, David, Eric, Peter, Axel, Markus, Michael, Juergen, David J., Jens

• The relevance of tumour pH to the treatment of malignant disease

  Citation: 754

  Authors: J.L., J., H.S.

• Delineation of the neck node levels for head and neck tumors: A 2013 update. DAHANCA, EORTC, HKNPCSG, NCIC CTG, NCRI, RTOG, TROG consensus guidelines

  Citation: 705

  Authors: Vincent, Kian, Wilfried, Cai, Marc, Johannes A., Anne, Quynh-Thu, Philippe, Chris, Brian, Sandro V., Benoit

• Pretreatment oxygenation predicts radiation response in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

  Citation: 687

  Authors: Marianne, Marie, Jens

• Intratumoral pO2 predicts survival in advanced cancer of the uterine cervix

  Citation: 635

  Authors: Michael, Claudia, Karlheinz, Birgit, Evmarie, Margarete, Paul Georg, Peter

• Late radiation morbidity following randomization to preoperative versus postoperative radiotherapy in extremity soft tissue sarcoma

  Citation: 611

  Authors: A, B, R, R, C, P, J, A, V, R

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