Current Drug Targets

Aims & Scope

Current Drug Targets aims to cover the latest and most outstanding developments on the medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of molecular drug targets e.g. disease specific proteins, receptors, enzymes, genes.

Current Drug Targets publishes guest edited thematic issues written by leaders in the field covering a range of current topics of drug targets.

The journal also accepts for publication full-length/mini review articles and drug clinical trial studies.

As the discovery, identification, characterization and validation of novel human drug targets for drug discovery continues to grow; this journal is essential reading for all pharmaceutical scientists involved in drug discovery and development.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	3.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8207

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1164

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.693

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	123

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Cytochrome P450 Structure, Function and Clinical Significance: A Review

  Citation: 631

  Authors: Palrasu, Siddavaram

• Halogen Atoms in the Modern Medicinal Chemistry: Hints for the Drug Design

  Citation: 615

  Authors: Marcelo, Suellen Melo, Diogo Rodrigo, Walter, Ana Cristina

• The Targets of Curcumin

  Citation: 609

  Authors: Hongyu, Christopher, Shile

• NF-κB Signaling: Multiple Angles to Target OA

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Kenneth, Miguel, Eleonora, Rosa, Mary

• Astrocyte Pathology in Major Depressive Disorder: Insights from Human Postmortem Brain Tissue

  Citation: 506

  Authors: Grazyna, Craig

• Safety of Nanoparticles in Medicine

  Citation: 452

  Authors: Joy, Motao, Yong, Jianliang, Emanuela, Donatella, Massimo, Guangjun, Chunying, Haifa, Mauro, Yuliang

• Molecular Docking: Challenges, Advances and its Use in Drug Discovery Perspective

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Surovi, Manobjyoti

• Complex Interactions between Phytochemicals. The Multi-Target Therapeutic Concept of Phytotherapy

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Thomas, Egon

• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as an Anti-Angiogenic Target for Cancer Therapy

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Gang, Xiaoyuan

• Ginkgo Biloba Extract (EGb 761) and CNS Functions Basic Studies and Clinical Applications

  Citation: 332

  Authors: F., K.

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