Journal profile

Drug research

Publisher: Thieme
ISSN2194-9379 | 2194-9387 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.28
Citation rate 2.98 261 total citations
h5-index 21 h5 depth signal
Cited share 72.3% 68 of 94
Total citations 261 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.92 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.4% 1 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

India 233
Iran 193
Germany 93
Japan 42
China 41

Citing Fields of Research

Phytochemicals 105
Pharmacology & Toxicology 94
Drug Delivery Systems 84
Cancer Drugs 73
Diabetes 68

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,272 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 94 68 cited publications
Last 12 months 32 2.9 publications/month
Open access share 12.5% 4 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country India 233 citing publications
Leading citing field Phytochemicals 105 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 12 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v63n1, Jan. 2013-
PubMed
v63n1, Jan. 2013-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Pharmacology & Toxicology Phytochemicals Cancer Drugs Diabetes Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Drug Delivery Systems Oncology

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Diabetes Phytochemicals Pharmacology & Toxicology Medical Ethics Molecular & Cellular Toxicology Protein Structure & Folding Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Pharmaceutical Preparations Pharmacological Phenomena

Latest Publications

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

01
Saikat Fakir, Md Matiur Rahman Sarker, Madan Sigdel et al.
The vascular endothelium forms a monolayer which regulates the passage of solutes and gases—including oxygen—between blood and tissues. Endothelial barrier dysfunction has been associated with sepsis, acute lung injury and acute respirat...
03
Lifang Zhang, Farwa Basit, Santosh Kumar et al.
Nortrachelogenin is a dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan associated with redox-sensitive signaling. We examined its effects on receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL)-induced nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) activation in os...
07
Likun Ding, Danjun Ren, Meiyou Liu et al.
This study aimed to explore the spectrum of adverse events associated with hydroxyprogesterone and provide a comprehensive understanding of the drug’s safety profile based on the Food and Drug Administrationʼs Adverse Event Reporting Sys...
09
Abhishek Dixit, Arunava Das
Alpelisib (BY719) is a phosphoinositide-3-kinase inhibitor that specifically targets phosphoinositide-3-kinase-alpha. This enzyme is part of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/α-serine/threonine-protein kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin si...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.