Journal profile

Drug design, development and therapy

Publisher: Dove Press Limited
ISSN1177-8881 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.51
Citation rate 7.13 4,673 total citations
h5-index 69 h5 depth signal
Cited share 89.3% 635 of 711
Total citations 4,673 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.89 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.8% 225 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 3,074
United States 299
South Korea 177
Saudi Arabia 170
Italy 129

Citing Fields of Research

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 774
Phytochemicals 482
Drug Delivery Systems 402
Pharmacology & Toxicology 348
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 330

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,009 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 711 635 cited publications
Last 12 months 963 80.3 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 963 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 3,074 citing publications
Leading citing field Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 774 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2007-
PubMed
v1, 2007-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Phytochemicals Respiratory Support Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Musculoskeletal Disorders Cardiology

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Design Drug Therapy Pharmaceutical Preparations

Latest Publications

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

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Ting Zhao, Hong-Jian Li, Hui-Lan Zhang et al.
Objective: This real-world retrospective observational study evaluated the efficacy and safety of clobazam as adjunctive therapy in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy (RE) in Xinjiang to provide evidence for its rational clinica...
10
Huixin Li Qiaoling Ma, Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University et al.
Purpose: Postoperative sleep disturbance (PSD) is a common complication after oocyte retrieval under intravenous anesthesia. This study aimed to evaluate whether a subanesthetic dose of esketamine reduces the incidence of PSD. Patients a...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on first issue; title from journal homepage (publisher's Web site, viewed June 18, 2008).

Latest issue consulted: 2008 (viewed June 18, 2008).