New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.577
2 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology30.161
3 Drug Resistance Updates29.153
4 Pharmacology & Therapeutics28.398
5 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.270
6 Drugs22.358
7 Pharmacological Reviews22.049
8 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences20.668
9 Journal of Controlled Release19.506
10 Pharmacological Research18.756
11 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B18.217
12 Medicinal Research Reviews17.784
13 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16.410
14 Drug Delivery15.889
15 Drug Discovery Today15.174
16 Phytomedicine14.554
17 Biodrugs14.512
18 Pharmaceutics14.341
19 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology13.907
20 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica13.423
21 International Journal of Nanomedicine13.010
22 Archives of Pharmacal Research12.606
23 Marine Drugs12.027
24 Pharmaceutical Biology11.863
25 CNS Drugs11.393
26 Phytotherapy Research11.322
27 Life Sciences11.188
28 Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis11.131
29 Antibiotics-Basel10.870
30 Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery10.705
31 Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery10.280
32 Chinese Medicine10.211
33 Journal of Ethnopharmacology10.191
34 Chemico-Biological Interactions10.144
35 International Journal of Pharmaceutics10.138
36 Drug Delivery and Translational Research10.063
37 Neuropsychopharmacology9.943
38 Current Molecular Pharmacology9.880
39 Pharmaceuticals9.741
40 Biochemical Pharmacology9.408
41 Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal9.293
42 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences9.270
43 International Immunopharmacology9.197
44 Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy9.070
45 CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics9.052
46 Clinical and Experimental Hypertension9.040
47 Toxicology8.741
48 Current Opinion in Pharmacology8.725
49 European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics8.707
50 Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation8.698
51 Neuropharmacology8.666
52 British Journal of Pharmacology8.473
53 Frontiers in Pharmacology8.441
54 Biomedicines8.403
55 Current Neuropharmacology8.253
56 Pharmacoeconomics8.251
57 Drug Safety8.072
58 AAPS Pharmscitech8.041
59 Journal of Psychopharmacology8.029
60 Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology7.999
61 Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine7.981
62 European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences7.974
63 Antiviral Research7.918
64 Molecular Pharmaceutics7.755
65 European Journal of Pharmacology7.740
66 Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents7.602
67 European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy7.585
68 International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents7.511
69 Pediatric Drugs7.364
70 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research7.357
71 Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets7.277
72 Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy7.252
73 Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs7.234
74 Pharmacological Reports7.192
75 Drug Design Development and Therapy7.160
76 Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences7.149
77 Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy7.097
78 Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology7.093
79 Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology7.059
80 Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology6.941
81 Drugs & Aging6.927
82 Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology6.919
83 Clinical Pharmacokinetics6.903
84 Advances in Therapy6.888
85 Drug Metabolism Reviews6.781
86 Pharmaceutical Research6.751
87 Neurotoxicology6.709
88 Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics6.706
89 Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis6.601
90 International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance6.498
91 International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy6.389
92 Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry6.371
93 Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics6.369
94 Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences6.352
95 Current Drug Delivery6.317
96 Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy6.279
97 Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics6.268
98 Journal of Drug Targeting6.188
99 Biomolecules & Therapeutics6.176
100 Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology6.135
101 Journal of Liposome Research6.065
102 Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology6.061
103 Pharmacotherapy5.920
104 CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets5.891
105 Peptides5.880
106 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology5.835
107 Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease5.811
108 Psychopharmacology5.775
109 Infection and Drug Resistance5.747
110 Drug Development Research5.729
111 Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs5.690
112 Journal of Microencapsulation5.630
113 Journal of Natural Products5.592
114 Current Drug Targets5.497
115 Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology5.315
116 Drug Metabolism and disPosition5.314
117 Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy5.286
118 Journal of Pharmacological Sciences5.211
119 American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs5.178
120 Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience5.126
121 AAPS Journal5.103
122 Current Medicinal Chemistry5.088
123 Expert Opinion on Drug Safety5.060
124 Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology5.054
125 Archiv der Pharmazie5.029
126 Antiviral Therapy5.014
127 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics4.995
128 Investigational New Drugs4.924
129 Pharmacogenomics Journal4.870
130 Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology4.802
131 Current Pharmaceutical Design4.788
132 Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology4.754
133 European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology4.691
134 Clinical Therapeutics4.662
135 Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology4.571
136 International Clinical Psychopharmacology4.541
137 DARU-Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences4.516
138 Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery4.494
139 Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance4.475
140 Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior4.463
141 BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology4.458
142 Journal of Antibiotics4.457
143 Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics4.407
144 Drugs in R&D4.397
- Clinical Drug Investigation4.397
146 ChemMedChem4.356
147 Pharmaceutical Development and Technology4.352
148 Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology4.341
149 Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology4.312
150 Journal of Applied Biomedicine4.307
151 Skin Pharmacology and Physiology4.296
152 Molecular Pharmacology4.285
153 Cardiovascular Therapeutics4.269
154 Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety4.264
155 Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics4.262
156 CPT-Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology4.257
157 Current Pharmaceutical Analysis4.226
158 British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology4.219
159 Fitoterapia4.186
160 Pharmacology Research & Perspectives4.174
161 Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology4.088
162 Drug Testing and Analysis4.082
163 Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy4.044
164 Anti-Cancer Drugs4.004
165 Pharmacology3.977
166 Advanced Therapeutics3.970
167 Chirality3.959
168 International Journal of Pharmaceutics-X3.955
169 Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology3.903
170 Journal of Natural Medicines3.819
171 Biologicals3.794
172 Vascular Pharmacology3.788
173 Biopharmaceutics & Drug disPosition3.754
174 Dose-Response3.689
175 Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science3.677
176 Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology3.667
177 European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics3.650
178 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring3.634
179 Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety3.632
180 Current Drug Metabolism3.598
181 Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy3.560
182 Annals of Pharmacotherapy3.551
183 Drug and Chemical Toxicology3.480
184 Contemporary Clinical Trials3.476
185 Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems3.453
186 Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines3.449
187 Bioimpacts3.419
188 Journal of Clinical Pharmacology3.400
189 Assay and Drug Development Technologies3.373
190 Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics3.363
191 Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C-A Journal of Biosciences3.270
192 Pharmacogenomics3.253
193 Journal of Clinical Lipidology3.247
194 Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology3.212
195 Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research3.185
196 Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin3.169
197 Current Radiopharmaceuticals3.153
198 Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy3.146
199 Microbial Drug Resistance3.120
200 Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics3.111
201 Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug Targets3.107
202 Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology3.090
203 Toxicon3.087
204 Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia3.062
205 Journal of Chemotherapy3.056
206 Journal of International Medical Research3.051
207 Pharmacogenomics & Personalized Medicine3.020
208 Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals2.988
209 Current Vascular Pharmacology2.980
210 Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy2.955
211 American Journal of Therapeutics2.909
212 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening2.867
213 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.667
214 Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology2.558
215 Xenobiotica2.542
216 Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development2.511
217 Pharmaceutical Statistics2.496
218 Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin2.492
219 Behavioural Pharmacology2.490
220 Biomedical Chromatography2.470
221 Journal of the American Pharmacists Association2.304
222 Clinical Neuropharmacology2.303
223 Pharmacopsychiatry2.241
224 Indian Journal of Pharmacology2.239
225 Personalized Medicine2.220
226 Therapie2.216
227 International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms2.180
228 Alcohol2.178
229 Chemotherapy2.176
230 Journal of Asian Natural Products Research2.106
231 International Journal of Toxicology2.103
232 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education2.001
233 American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy1.960
234 European Neuropsychopharmacology1.937
235 Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice1.902
236 International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology1.865
237 Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics1.829
238 Human Psychopharmacology-Clinical and Experimental1.752
239 Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods1.716
240 European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy1.706
241 Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal1.699
242 Farmacia1.636
243 Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation1.624
244 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics1.581
245 International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics1.500
246 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1.484
247 Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics1.157
248 Dissolution Technologies1.047
249 International Journal of Pharmacology1.023
250 Planta Medica0.904
251 Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics0.805
252 Yakugaku Zasshi-Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan0.675
253 Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research0.632
254 Drugs of the Future0.424
255 Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica0.383
256 Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research0.289
257 Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences0.054
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