Journal profile

Drugs

Publisher: Adis, Springer International
ISSN0012-6667 | 1179-1950 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.80
Citation rate 15.00 4,404 total citations
h5-index 93 h5 depth signal
Cited share 92.2% 282 of 306
Total citations 4,404 Citation footprint
Metric signal 13.58 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.3% 13 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

New Zealand 882
United States 376
Italy 150
United Kingdom 138
Canada 83

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 176
Immunology 157
Hematology 139
Diabetes 115
Musculoskeletal Disorders 115

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 9,931 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 306 282 cited publications
Last 12 months 140 11.7 publications/month
Open access share 40.7% 57 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country New Zealand 882 citing publications
Leading citing field Oncology 176 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1971-
PubMed
v1n1, 1971-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Oncology Lung Cancer Cardiology Allergies Musculoskeletal Disorders Hematology

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Hematology Musculoskeletal Disorders Lung Cancer Allergies Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Cardiology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Therapy Pharmaceutical Preparations

Latest Publications

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

07
DOI 10.1007/s40265-026-02390-2

Veligrotug: First Approval

Open DOI
Aisling McGuigan
Veligrotug (veligrotug-vvze; LUMVOA™) is a monoclonal antibody insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor that was developed by Viridian Therapeutics for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (also known as Graves ophthalmop...
10
Laura C. Fanucchi, Ellen Eaton, Nicholas Van Sickels et al.
The opioid epidemic has led to an infectious diseases syndemic, with injection drug use responsible for driving rising rates of HIV, viral hepatitis, and serious bacterial and fungal infections. Opioid use continues to cause devastating ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Vol. 39, no. 3 and no. 4 (1990) have overlapping p. 481-506 due to a printing error.

Supplements accompany some vols.

Also issued online.