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Drugs and Drug Candidates

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Drugs and Drug Candidates
Publications
161
Citations
1 183
h-index
12
Publications
161
Citations
1 072
Top-3 citing journals
Molecules
Molecules (25 citations)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (23 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo (7 publications)
University of Porto
University of Porto (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (26 publications)
India (22 publications)
Brazil (17 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
30 citations, 2.54%
Molecules
25 citations, 2.11%
Scientific Reports
23 citations, 1.94%
Plants
18 citations, 1.52%
Pharmaceuticals
16 citations, 1.35%
Chemistry and Biodiversity
16 citations, 1.35%
Antioxidants
14 citations, 1.18%
PLoS ONE
14 citations, 1.18%
Drugs and Drug Candidates
13 citations, 1.1%
Nutrients
10 citations, 0.85%
Phytochemistry Reviews
10 citations, 0.85%
Pharmacological Research - Natural Products
10 citations, 0.85%
Natural Product Research
9 citations, 0.76%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
9 citations, 0.76%
South African Journal of Botany
8 citations, 0.68%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
8 citations, 0.68%
Antibiotics
7 citations, 0.59%
ChemistrySelect
6 citations, 0.51%
Polymers
6 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
6 citations, 0.51%
Phytomedicine Plus
6 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Molecular Structure
5 citations, 0.42%
Natural Product Communications
5 citations, 0.42%
Computational Biology and Chemistry
5 citations, 0.42%
Metabolites
5 citations, 0.42%
ACS Omega
5 citations, 0.42%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
5 citations, 0.42%
Biology
5 citations, 0.42%
Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
5 citations, 0.42%
Pharmaceutics
4 citations, 0.34%
Microorganisms
4 citations, 0.34%
Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry
4 citations, 0.34%
Biomolecules
4 citations, 0.34%
Biomedicines
4 citations, 0.34%
Cureus
4 citations, 0.34%
Biomedical Materials & Devices
4 citations, 0.34%
Biologics
4 citations, 0.34%
Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances
4 citations, 0.34%
ChemMedChem
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
3 citations, 0.25%
RSC Advances
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
3 citations, 0.25%
Bioorganic Chemistry
3 citations, 0.25%
Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
3 citations, 0.25%
Current Issues in Molecular Biology
3 citations, 0.25%
Molecular Diversity
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials
3 citations, 0.25%
Cancers
3 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers in Microbiology
3 citations, 0.25%
Cells
3 citations, 0.25%
Plant Mutagenesis
3 citations, 0.25%
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2 citations, 0.17%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
2 citations, 0.17%
Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2 citations, 0.17%
Catalysts
2 citations, 0.17%
Advances in Pharmacology
2 citations, 0.17%
Ageing Research Reviews
2 citations, 0.17%
ACS Chemical Neuroscience
2 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Chemistry
2 citations, 0.17%
Inflammopharmacology
2 citations, 0.17%
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2 citations, 0.17%
Microbial Pathogenesis
2 citations, 0.17%
Food Science and Nutrition
2 citations, 0.17%
Computers in Biology and Medicine
2 citations, 0.17%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
2 citations, 0.17%
Pharmaceutical Research
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Natural Products
2 citations, 0.17%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2 citations, 0.17%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2 citations, 0.17%
Phytotherapy Research
2 citations, 0.17%
Colloid and Polymer Science
2 citations, 0.17%
Biochemical Pharmacology
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Medicinal Food
2 citations, 0.17%
Advanced healthcare materials
2 citations, 0.17%
Drug Discovery Today
2 citations, 0.17%
Algal Research
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Cluster Science
2 citations, 0.17%
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
2 citations, 0.17%
Materials Advances
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
2 citations, 0.17%
Current Research in Biotechnology
2 citations, 0.17%
Small Science
2 citations, 0.17%
Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2 citations, 0.17%
Results in Chemistry
2 citations, 0.17%
Sports
2 citations, 0.17%
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports
2 citations, 0.17%
Artificial Intelligence Chemistry
2 citations, 0.17%
Next Materials
2 citations, 0.17%
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
2 citations, 0.17%
Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration
2 citations, 0.17%
Medical Advancements in Aging and Regenerative Technologies
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
1 citation, 0.08%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 citation, 0.08%
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
1 citation, 0.08%
Industrial Crops and Products
1 citation, 0.08%
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Elsevier
276 citations, 23.33%
MDPI
262 citations, 22.15%
Springer Nature
218 citations, 18.43%
Wiley
96 citations, 8.11%
Taylor & Francis
52 citations, 4.4%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
34 citations, 2.87%
Frontiers Media S.A.
27 citations, 2.28%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
17 citations, 1.44%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
17 citations, 1.44%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
14 citations, 1.18%
IGI Global
14 citations, 1.18%
SAGE
10 citations, 0.85%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
10 citations, 0.85%
Pleiades Publishing
5 citations, 0.42%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5 citations, 0.42%
Oxford University Press
3 citations, 0.25%
Mary Ann Liebert
3 citations, 0.25%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
3 citations, 0.25%
Science Alert
3 citations, 0.25%
A and V Publications
3 citations, 0.25%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.25%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.17%
American Society for Microbiology
2 citations, 0.17%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.17%
OAE Publishing Inc.
2 citations, 0.17%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Emerald
1 citation, 0.08%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.08%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.08%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 citation, 0.08%
Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
1 citation, 0.08%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
1 citation, 0.08%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
1 citation, 0.08%
Tomsk Cancer Research Institute
1 citation, 0.08%
Hindawi Limited
1 citation, 0.08%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.08%
Publishing House Belorusskaya Nauka
1 citation, 0.08%
Publishing House for Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (Publications)
1 citation, 0.08%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
Baishideng Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.08%
ABEI Journal
1 citation, 0.08%
Action For Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness
1 citation, 0.08%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.08%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.08%
The University of Jordan
1 citation, 0.08%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
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University of São Paulo
7 publications, 4.35%
University of Porto
6 publications, 3.73%
Savitribai Phule Pune University
5 publications, 3.11%
University of Yaoundé I
5 publications, 3.11%
Aix-Marseille University
4 publications, 2.48%
Federal University of Pernambuco
4 publications, 2.48%
Universidade Federal do Piauí
4 publications, 2.48%
University of Picardy Jules Verne
4 publications, 2.48%
National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
3 publications, 1.86%
University of Lisbon
3 publications, 1.86%
University of Bordeaux
3 publications, 1.86%
Stony Brook University
3 publications, 1.86%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
3 publications, 1.86%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
3 publications, 1.86%
Université Laval
3 publications, 1.86%
Université Sultan Moulay Slimane
3 publications, 1.86%
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
3 publications, 1.86%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
3 publications, 1.86%
Universidade Regional do Cariri
3 publications, 1.86%
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
3 publications, 1.86%
Gopalganj Science and Technology University
3 publications, 1.86%
Institut polytechnique de Paris
3 publications, 1.86%
University of Tabuk
2 publications, 1.24%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 1.24%
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.24%
Technical University of Munich
2 publications, 1.24%
Davangere University
2 publications, 1.24%
University of Nantes
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2 publications, 1.24%
Institute of Structure of Matter
2 publications, 1.24%
Agricultural Research Council
2 publications, 1.24%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 1.24%
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto
2 publications, 1.24%
University of Illinois at Chicago
2 publications, 1.24%
University of California, Los Angeles
2 publications, 1.24%
Goethe University Frankfurt
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidade São Francisco
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
2 publications, 1.24%
Federal University of Paraiba
2 publications, 1.24%
Federal University of São Paulo
2 publications, 1.24%
University of Dschang
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
2 publications, 1.24%
Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidade Federal do Maranhao
2 publications, 1.24%
Universidade de Brasília
2 publications, 1.24%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2 publications, 1.24%
Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.62%
Baku State University
1 publication, 0.62%
Umm al-Qura University
1 publication, 0.62%
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
1 publication, 0.62%
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
1 publication, 0.62%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
1 publication, 0.62%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1 publication, 0.62%
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
1 publication, 0.62%
Banaras Hindu University
1 publication, 0.62%
Bursa Uludağ University
1 publication, 0.62%
Selcuk University
1 publication, 0.62%
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat
1 publication, 0.62%
Jamia Hamdard
1 publication, 0.62%
Gujarat University
1 publication, 0.62%
Andhra University
1 publication, 0.62%
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
1 publication, 0.62%
Izmir Katip Celebi University
1 publication, 0.62%
Necmettin Erbakan University
1 publication, 0.62%
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
1 publication, 0.62%
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Allahabad
1 publication, 0.62%
Central University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.62%
Manipur University
1 publication, 0.62%
Pondicherry University
1 publication, 0.62%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.62%
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
1 publication, 0.62%
Amity University, Noida
1 publication, 0.62%
Annamalai University
1 publication, 0.62%
Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.62%
National University of Malaysia
1 publication, 0.62%
Monash University Malaysia
1 publication, 0.62%
Taylor's University
1 publication, 0.62%
Dibrugarh University
1 publication, 0.62%
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
1 publication, 0.62%
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
1 publication, 0.62%
Örebro University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.62%
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.62%
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 publication, 0.62%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.62%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
1 publication, 0.62%
Northwest University
1 publication, 0.62%
Weifang University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Urbino
1 publication, 0.62%
New Zealand Forest Research Institute
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Wollongong
1 publication, 0.62%
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
1 publication, 0.62%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.62%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.62%
Jember University
1 publication, 0.62%
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USA, 26, 16.15%
USA
26 publications, 16.15%
India, 22, 13.66%
India
22 publications, 13.66%
Brazil, 17, 10.56%
Brazil
17 publications, 10.56%
Mexico, 9, 5.59%
Mexico
9 publications, 5.59%
France, 8, 4.97%
France
8 publications, 4.97%
Portugal, 7, 4.35%
Portugal
7 publications, 4.35%
Germany, 6, 3.73%
Germany
6 publications, 3.73%
China, 5, 3.11%
China
5 publications, 3.11%
Cameroon, 5, 3.11%
Cameroon
5 publications, 3.11%
Morocco, 5, 3.11%
Morocco
5 publications, 3.11%
Switzerland, 5, 3.11%
Switzerland
5 publications, 3.11%
Bangladesh, 4, 2.48%
Bangladesh
4 publications, 2.48%
Canada, 4, 2.48%
Canada
4 publications, 2.48%
Nigeria, 4, 2.48%
Nigeria
4 publications, 2.48%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 2.48%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 2.48%
United Kingdom, 3, 1.86%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 1.86%
Italy, 3, 1.86%
Italy
3 publications, 1.86%
Malaysia, 3, 1.86%
Malaysia
3 publications, 1.86%
Argentina, 2, 1.24%
Argentina
2 publications, 1.24%
Hungary, 2, 1.24%
Hungary
2 publications, 1.24%
Egypt, 2, 1.24%
Egypt
2 publications, 1.24%
Serbia, 2, 1.24%
Serbia
2 publications, 1.24%
Australia, 1, 0.62%
Australia
1 publication, 0.62%
Belgium, 1, 0.62%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.62%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.62%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 publication, 0.62%
Greece, 1, 0.62%
Greece
1 publication, 0.62%
Indonesia, 1, 0.62%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.62%
Iran, 1, 0.62%
Iran
1 publication, 0.62%
Spain, 1, 0.62%
Spain
1 publication, 0.62%
Kenya, 1, 0.62%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.62%
Colombia, 1, 0.62%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.62%
Mauritius, 1, 0.62%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.62%
New Zealand, 1, 0.62%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.62%
Pakistan, 1, 0.62%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.62%
Peru, 1, 0.62%
Peru
1 publication, 0.62%
Poland, 1, 0.62%
Poland
1 publication, 0.62%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.62%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.62%
Romania, 1, 0.62%
Romania
1 publication, 0.62%
Singapore, 1, 0.62%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.62%
Croatia, 1, 0.62%
Croatia
1 publication, 0.62%
Sweden, 1, 0.62%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.62%
South Africa, 1, 0.62%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.62%
Japan, 1, 0.62%
Japan
1 publication, 0.62%
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