Journal profile

Drug discoveries & therapeutics

Publisher: Shandong University China-Japan Cooperation Center for Drug Discovery & Screen :
ISSN1881-7831 | 1881-784X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.91
Citation rate 1.82 196 total citations
h5-index 19 h5 depth signal
Cited share 59.8% 70 of 117
Total citations 196 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.67 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.1% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Japan 334
China 156
India 58
Thailand 33
South Korea 12

Citing Fields of Research

Virology 48
Phytochemicals 47
Pharmacology & Toxicology 36
Drug Delivery Systems 35
Diabetes 31

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 875 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 117 70 cited publications
Last 12 months 63 10.5 publications/month
Open access share 84.1% 53 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Japan 334 citing publications
Leading citing field Virology 48 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 31 August 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v6n1, Feb. 2012-
PubMed
v6n1, Feb. 2012- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Neurodegenerative Disorders Diabetes Musculoskeletal Disorders Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Wounds & Ulcers Fungal Pathogenesis

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Shandong da xue zhong ri yao wu shai xuan zhongxin
Contributor
International Advancement Center for Medicine & Health Research

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Human Reproduction Drug Delivery Systems Hematology Wounds & Ulcers Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Virology Medical Ethics

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Discovery Drug Therapy Technology, Pharmaceutical

Latest Publications

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

04
LiLi Li, Anran Lv, Jibao Yang et al.
The gut-brain axis is increasingly recognized as a critical pathway in Parkinson's disease (PD), but the gut-targeted mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of herbal formulas remain poorly understood. In this study, an enterogeni...
06
Yusuke Tanaka, Masahiko Kimura, Naohito Ide et al.
Urinary retention is a known adverse effect of opioids, but limited information is available on how this adverse event varies among individual opioids. This study evaluated disproportionality signals between major opioids and urinary ret...
09
Kazuki Nagashima, Rin Tanaka, Fumiya Owase et al.
Overdose incidence has increased among young individuals, particularly involving psychotropic and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. However, there is limited information regarding how the physical form of medications—such as tablet size or t...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Feb. 2008); title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 2, no. 2 (Apr. 2008).

Also issued online.