Journal profile

Drug safety

Publisher: Adis, Springer International
ISSN0114-5916 | 1179-1942 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.12
Citation rate 6.42 1,401 total citations
h5-index 44 h5 depth signal
Cited share 78.5% 186 of 237
Total citations 1,401 Citation footprint
Metric signal 7.03 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.1% 85 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 491
United Kingdom 304
Netherlands 196
France 148
Italy 128

Citing Fields of Research

Medical Ethics 539
Pharmacology & Toxicology 487
Patient Care 287
Cardiology 98
AI & Machine Learning 92

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,253 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 237 186 cited publications
Last 12 months 108 9.0 publications/month
Open access share 59.3% 64 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 491 citing publications
Leading citing field Medical Ethics 539 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Jan./Feb. 1990-
PubMed
v5n1, Jan./Feb. 1990-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Medical Ethics Pharmacology & Toxicology Patient Care Obstetrics/Gynecology AI & Machine Learning

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Toxicology Medical Ethics

MeSH Descriptors

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Toxicology

Latest Publications

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

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Thibault Viguier, Julien Bezin, Alex Hlavaty et al.
Background and Aim Despite the increasing use of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9-inhibitors (PCSK9i), their safety assessment from large real-world databases remains limited. We aimed to perform a large-scale safety signals...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Subtitle: an international journal of medical toxicology and drug experience.

Also issued online.