American Association for Cancer Research · ISSN 0008-5472 · 1538-7445
Cancer Research impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 0.63 citations per paper for Cancer Research, retrieved 23 Oct 2026. OpenAlex also counts the conference abstracts the journal publishes, which are rarely cited, so this figure sits well below the citation rate of its research articles.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 0.63Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 469Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 8,266159,521 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Cancer Research published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Cancer Research publishes.
Mostly Cancer Research, Oncology and Immunology, within Medicine.
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Cancer Cells and Metastasis
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Research | 0.63 | 469 | Subscription |
| Diabetes | 0.63 | 447 | Subscription |
| JASN | 0.54 | 372 | Subscription |
| Gastroenterology | 0.74 | 586 | Subscription |
| Blood | 1.64 | 635 | Subscription |
About Cancer Research.
Comment 1What is the Cancer Research impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 0.63 citations per paper for Cancer Research, retrieved 23 Oct 2026. OpenAlex also counts the conference abstracts the journal publishes, which are rarely cited, so this figure sits well below the citation rate of its research articles.
Comment 2Is Cancer Research open access?
Cancer Research is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Cancer Research publish a year?
OpenAlex records 8,266 works in 2025, and 159,521 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.