Journal profile

Pharmacology & therapeutics

Publisher: Pergamon Press
ISSN0163-7258 | 1879-016X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.75
Citation rate 14.50 3,947 total citations
h5-index 94 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.8% 252 of 287
Total citations 3,947 Citation footprint
Metric signal 14.61 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.3% 11 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 597
China 269
Germany 130
United Kingdom 130
Italy 101

Citing Fields of Research

Immunology 268
Oncology 190
Cancer & Development 141
Cardiology 134
Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors 127

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,951 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 287 252 cited publications
Last 12 months 107 8.9 publications/month
Open access share 24.3% 26 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 597 citing publications
Leading citing field Immunology 268 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, 1979-
PubMed
v4n1, 1979-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors Immunology Cardiology Neurodegenerative Disorders Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Oncology Diabetes

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Therapeutics Molecular & Cellular Toxicology Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Immunology Genetics & Genomics Neurodegenerative Disorders Lipids

MeSH Descriptors

Pharmacology Therapeutics

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Journal of the International encyclopedia of pharmacology and therapeutics.

Also available online.

Formed by the union of Pharmacology & therapeutics. Part A: Chemotherapy, toxicology and metabolic inhibitors, of Pharmacology & therapeutics. Part B: General & systematic pharmacology, and of Pharmacology & therapeutics. Part C: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.

Vol. 44, no. 1 (1989)19920909 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper