Is Drug delivery and translational research SCI Indexed? Indexing Status & Metrics

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor

4.47

Citation rate 7.02 3,333 total citations

h5-index 64 h5 depth signal

Cited share 91.7% 440 of 480

Total citations 3,333 Citation footprint

Metric signal 7.70 External metric anchor

Self-citation 1.7% 58 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 379

India 335

United States 312

United Kingdom 151

Spain 128

Citing Fields of Research

Drug Delivery Systems 1,413

Polymer & Macromolecule Science 284

Nanoparticles 215

Immunology 115

Ophthalmology 92

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,217 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime

Indexed publication set 480 440 cited publications

Last 12 months 244 20.3 publications/month

Open access share 47.1% 115 OA publications in the last year

Leading citing country China 379 citing publications

Leading citing field Drug Delivery Systems 1,413 citing publications

Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE

v5n1, Feb. 2015-

PubMed

v5n1, Feb. 2015- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Drug Delivery Systems

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor

Controlled Release Society

Broad Categories

Pharmacology Drug Delivery Systems Polymer & Macromolecule Science

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Delivery Systems Translational Research, Biomedical.

Latest Publications

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

01 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s13346-026-02227-1

In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo evaluation of polyelectrolyte nanogels for mucosal vaccines

Open DOI

Angela Bonaccorso, Annunziata Corteggio, Luciana D’APice et al.

02 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s13346-026-02228-0

Controlled solvent removal dynamics during fabrication of microneedle patches for the sustained release of etonogestrel

Open DOI

Jonathan Yuxuan Chen, Richard N. Terry, Jie Tang et al.

Biodegradable polymer-based microneedle (MN) patches enable self-administered, long-acting drug delivery. Controlled drug release from MNs requires controlled material distribution and minimal porosity in the MNs. MN detachment in the sk...

03 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s13346-026-02230-6

Engineering long-acting injectable in situ forming implants for sustained delivery of citalopram in depression management

Open DOI

Haripriya Koppisetti, Deepa Nakmode, Weranga Rajapaksha et al.

04 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s13346-026-02229-z

The first formulation tailored for intraperitoneal delivery as a pressurised aerosol (PIPAC): doxorubicin-cisplatin as a fixed, ready-to-use drug combination

Open DOI

Yaroslaw Sautkin, Ranjita Shegokar, Janek Kibat et al.

Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel drug delivery system for treating peritoneal metastasis. No PIPAC-specific formulation is available, stability data under PIPAC conditions are lacking, and the drugs are...

05 12 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s13346-026-02225-3

PEG-associated efficacy loss in lipid nanoparticles persists across formulation modifications for mRNA delivery

Open DOI

Mariah L. Arral, Namit Chaudhary, Katherine C. Fein et al.

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are clinically proven mRNA delivery vehicles, and repeated administration is often required to maintain therapeutic or prophylactic benefit. However, a single dose can provoke adaptive immune responses against ...

06 1 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s13346-026-02220-8