Journal profile

Advanced drug delivery reviews

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V
ISSN0169-409X | 1872-8294 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.80
Citation rate 20.40 6,941 total citations
h5-index 135 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.2% 299 of 343
Total citations 6,941 Citation footprint
Metric signal 17.59 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.2% 86 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 803
China 377
Germany 148
United Kingdom 148
Australia 131

Citing Fields of Research

Drug Delivery Systems 923
Nanoparticles 231
Polymer & Macromolecule Science 229
Immunology 228
Oncology 167

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,415 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 343 299 cited publications
Last 12 months 167 13.9 publications/month
Open access share 45.5% 76 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 803 citing publications
Leading citing field Drug Delivery Systems 923 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 10 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v40n3,Feb. 28 2000-
PubMed
v40n3,Feb. 28 2000-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Drug Delivery Systems

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Drug Delivery Systems Polymer & Macromolecule Science Immunology Diagnostic & Therapeutic Ultrasound Nanofibers, Scaffolds & Fabrication Nanoparticles

MeSH Descriptors

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

v. 29, no.1 (Jan. 1998)20000623 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper