Journal profile

Pharmaceutical research

Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
ISSN0724-8741 | 0739-0742 | 1573-904X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.99
Citation rate 4.51 1,511 total citations
h5-index 50 h5 depth signal
Cited share 83.4% 287 of 344
Total citations 1,511 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.03 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.1% 47 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 990
China 325
United Kingdom 179
Japan 159
India 150

Citing Fields of Research

Drug Delivery Systems 1,235
Pharmacology & Toxicology 286
Cancer Drugs 214
Separation Techniques 183
Polymer & Macromolecule Science 155

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 10,904 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 344 287 cited publications
Last 12 months 282 23.5 publications/month
Open access share 33.3% 94 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 990 citing publications
Leading citing field Drug Delivery Systems 1,235 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1,Feb. 1987-
PubMed
v4n1,Feb. 1987-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Drug Delivery Systems

Broad Categories

Pharmacology Drug Delivery Systems Separation Techniques Cancer Drugs Pharmacology & Toxicology

MeSH Descriptors

Pharmacy Research

Latest Publications

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

01
Kiyoshi Oka, Yusuke Masuo, Atsunosuke Yamada et al.
Nanvuranlat (JPH203, NVL) is a selective L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) inhibitor that shows antitumor activity despite rapidly declining blood concentrations. This study investigated whether its long-lasting inhibition of LAT1 i...
07
Omar Molina-Alejandre, Angélica Villanueva-Martínez, María Guadalupe Nava-Arzaluz et al.
Purpose: The antimicrobial activity of curcumin is the focus of this article, which sought to enhance it by formulating curcumin in lipid nanocarriers, and by applying Sonodynamic Therapy (ST) and Photodynamic Therapy (PT). Methodology: ...
08
Samuel Tien, Simone Nørgaard Krabbe, Annika Sollann Sørensen et al.
Purpose: In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in the development of new protein therapeutics in the pharmaceutical industry. Problematically, proteins are conformationally and colloidally marginally stable, and thus it is ne...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.

(1989)19890818 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper