Journal profile

Journal of drug targeting

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN1061-186X | 1055-9612 | 1029-2330 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.03
Citation rate 5.49 1,010 total citations
h5-index 37 h5 depth signal
Cited share 90.9% 169 of 186
Total citations 1,010 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.79 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.1% 21 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 423
India 169
United States 105
Iran 104
Saudi Arabia 57

Citing Fields of Research

Drug Delivery Systems 578
Polymer & Macromolecule Science 167
Nanoparticles 148
Oncology 95
Immunology 93

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,753 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 186 169 cited publications
Last 12 months 145 12.1 publications/month
Open access share 3.4% 5 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 423 citing publications
Leading citing field Drug Delivery Systems 578 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Mar. 1993-
PubMed
v1n1,Mar. 1993-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Drug Delivery Systems

Broad Categories

Pharmacology Drug Delivery Systems Polymer & Macromolecule Science Nanoparticles Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Noncoding RNA

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Administration Routes Drug Delivery Systems Drug Evaluation

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Imprint varies.

Print issues ceased with v. 20, no. 10 (2012).

Also issued online.