Table 1 Publication data from 5 open access oncology journals (50 most often viewed articles)
Radiation oncology | Journal of hematology and oncology | World journal of surgical oncology | BMC cancer | Molecular cancer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Impact factor (2011) | 2.32 | 3.99 | 1.12 | 3.01 | 3.99 |
First volume published (year) | 2006 | 2008 | 2003 | 2001 | 2002 |
Number of top 50 publications 2001 | 3 (20) | ||||
Number of top 50 publications 2002 | 5 (37) | 2 (9) | |||
Number of top 50 publications 2003 | 11 (30) | 4 (33) | 14 (42) | ||
Number of top 50 publications 2004 | 12 (47) | 9 (98) | 5 (38) | ||
Number of top 50 publications 2005 | 9 (78) | 2 (164) | 3 (43) | ||
Number of top 50 publications 2006 | 12 (48*) | 7 (97) | 10 (298) | 10 (76) | |
Number of top 50 publications 2007 | 16 (45) | 4 (146) | 3 (237) | 6 (83) | |
Number of top 50 publications 2008 | 9 (44) | 11 (27) | 2 (139) | 6 (396) | 1 (94) |
Number of top 50 publications 2009 | 8 (71) | 23 (51) | 4 (102) | 4 (465) | 3 (133) |
Number of top 50 publications 2010 | 3 (122) | 9 (51) | 1 (114) | 2 (697) | 4 (320) |
Number of top 50 publications 2011 | 2 (182) | 7 (54) | 0 (174) | 2 (529) | 2 (152) |
Number of top 50 publications 2012 | 0 (226) | 0 (75) | 0 (280) | 0 (627) | 0 (91) |
Number of case reports in top 50 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
Number of review articles in top 50 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 24 |
Median number of accesses, range | 9056.5, 22329-7094 | 7212, 24207-5375 | 18178, 91411-12184 | 13308.5, 43299-10786 | 18313, 50383-12598 |
Median number of citations, range | 16.5, 0-71 | 12, 0-114 | 15.5, 1-53 | 28.5, 3-214 | 60.5, 4-582 |