Journal profile

Current cancer drug targets

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
ISSN1568-0096 | 1873-5576 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.45
Citation rate 3.24 541 total citations
h5-index 25 h5 depth signal
Cited share 80.2% 142 of 177
Total citations 541 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.33 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.4% 13 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 478
India 149
United States 126
Iran 60
Italy 54

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 335
Cancer & Development 305
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 216
Immunology 156
Lung Cancer 114

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,120 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 177 142 cited publications
Last 12 months 188 15.7 publications/month
Open access share 3.2% 6 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 478 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 335 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, May 2001-
PubMed
v1n1, May 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Oncology Cancer & Development Lung Cancer Immunology Noncoding RNA

Broad Categories

Antineoplastic Agents Neoplasms Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Immunology Noncoding RNA Lung Cancer Cancer & Development Cancer Drugs DNA Damage

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Delivery Systems Drug Design Neoplasms

Latest Publications

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

02
Jianxu Yuan, Shengjie Yu, Ji Zheng
Background/Introduction: Obesity acts as a critical modifiable risk factor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), while the key cellular and molecular drivers mediating their comorbid association remain poorly defined. Single-cell RNA s...
04
Wei Ming Pang, Xui Zie Chiam, Wei Meng Lim et al.
Pancreatic Cancer (PC) remains one of the most aggressive and lethal malignancies with an extremely low survival rate. Existing conventional therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy have demonstrated limit...
07
Hardha Balachandran, Gowramma Byran, Senthilkumar Murugesan et al.
Introduction: Because of the elevated prevalence and death rates of cancers such as breast, lung, colorectal, bladder, gastrointestinal, and liver malignancies, cancer remains an important global health issue. More productive, targeted, ...
08
Nurul Fathiah Hairul Anuar, Amirah Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Johari Ibahim et al.
Introduction: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) are widely used in modern cancer treatment and have significantly improved outcomes for many patients. However, their use is frequently limited by gastrointestinal side effects, particularl...
10
Ya-Nan Ji, Kai Wang, Zhong-Quan Yi et al.
Background: MicroRNA-23C (miR-23C) and Ovarian Tumor domain-contain-ing Ubiquitin Aldehyde-Binding protein 1 (OTUB1) have been crucially implicated in nu-merous malignancies, such as Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), a common malignant tu-...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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