Lancet Oncology

pISSN: 1470-2045eISSN: 1474-5488• JCR: LANCET ONCOLElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

33.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 2.2 (-6.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    33.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    35.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ONCOLOGYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Lancet Oncology current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Oncology

Ranked #11 in Oncology by impact factor and #11 among Q1 Oncology journals. This context helps compare Lancet Oncology against journals publishing in the same field.

#11
of 837 field journals

Lancet Oncology publication trend

Published 1,981 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 33.7.

2026 vs 2025: -414
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Journal Details

Total Articles
12,000
H-Index
511
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$6,300 USD
Subject Areas
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyEconomics and EconometricsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Article Volume

2022
498
2023
421
2024
470
2025
503
2026
89
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