Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety

pISSN: 1179-1365• JCR: DRUG HEALTHC PATIENTDove Medical PressNew Zealand
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2026 Impact Factor

4.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.9 (+26.5%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICESESCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
N/A
CAS Block

Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #1,111 in Medicine by impact factor and #1,019 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety against journals publishing in the same field.

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Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety publication trend

Published 80 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.3.

2026 vs 2025: -12
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Journal Details

Total Articles
327
H-Index
39
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,320 USD
Subject Areas
Geriatrics and GerontologyApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyEmergency Medical ServicesToxicology

Article Volume

2022
19
2023
16
2024
15
2025
21
2026
9
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