Drug Design Development and Therapy

pISSN: 1177-8881• JCR: DRUG DES DEV THERDove Medical PressNew Zealand
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2026 Impact Factor

6.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.0 (+19.6%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    6.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    5.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINALSCIEQ1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Drug Design Development and Therapy current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #593 in Medicine by impact factor and #592 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Drug Design Development and Therapy against journals publishing in the same field.

#593
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Drug Design Development and Therapy publication trend

Published 1,981 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 6.1.

2026 vs 2025: -569
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Journal Details

Total Articles
5,456
H-Index
127
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,836 USD
Subject Areas
Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSurgeryPharmacologyCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Article Volume

2022
315
2023
283
2024
428
2025
762
2026
193
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