SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #12CAS 1区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Nature Reviews Cancer

Abbreviation (ISO):NAT. REV. CANCER
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 22.814•SCImago Rank: #12•Identifier (ISSN):1474-175X(Print)/1474-1768(Online)•Articles / Year: 47•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $5,906 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
60.7
↓ -6.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
396

396 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
47articles/year
2.14% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 60.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 60.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 66.8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 72.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 78.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 69.8)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 60.716)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 53.03)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 51.848)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 42.784)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Nature Reviews Cancer aims to be the premier source of reviews and commentaries for the scientific communities we serve. We strive to publish articles that are authoritative, accessible and enhanced with clearly understandable figures, tables and other display items. We want to provide an unparalleled service to authors, referees and readers, and we work hard to maximize the usefulness and impact of each article. The journal publishes Research Highlights, Comments, Reviews and Perspectives relevant to cancer researchers, with our broad scope ensuring that the articles we publish reach the widest possible audience.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology87.1%Medicine80.2%Genetics67%Internal medicine58.5%Chemistry53.4%Cancer48.3%Biochemistry47.3%Cancer research45.8%Gene34.9%Computational biology28.5%Cell biology24.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
22.814

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
548

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
25.80

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$5,906 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations9,851
3-Year Documents335
Citable Documents162

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cancer ResearchQ1
OncologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ONCOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ONCOLOGY
JCRSCIE
4/333Q1
ONCOLOGY
JCISCIE
5/333Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—84204
202566.81152,400
202472.51296,004
202378.51129,028
202269.810815,032
202160.71611124,575
202053.038928,204
201951.84813530,182
201842.78413432,588
2017—12439,178
2016—15145,913
2015—18237,471
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Nature Reviews Cancer

WoS Q1
294970912018201920202021202220232024202566.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:66.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01