Journal metric profile

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 200/419 Recorded category rank

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL metric snapshot

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.400, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 200 out of 419 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 48% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.400) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.100). The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.590. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL lists total cites: 7,231; total articles: 100; citable items: 110. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 11.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.5 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0957-5243 and electronic ISSN 1573-7225. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGER. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameCANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
Abbreviated journalCANCER CAUSE CONTROL
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN0957-5243
eISSN1573-7225
Total cites7,231
Total articles100
Citable items110
Cited half-life11.6 years
Citing half-life7.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.100
Journal Citation Indicator0.590
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank200/419
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL?

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 200/419. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL is 2.400. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL?

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.