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Drugs and Drug Candidates

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Drugs and Drug Candidates
Publications
152
Citations
1 081
h-index
12
Publications
152
Citations
1 014
Top-3 citing journals
Molecules
Molecules (25 citations)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (21 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Porto
University of Porto (6 publications)
University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (24 publications)
India (21 publications)
Brazil (16 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
29 citations, 2.68%
Molecules
25 citations, 2.31%
Scientific Reports
21 citations, 1.94%
Plants
18 citations, 1.67%
Pharmaceuticals
16 citations, 1.48%
PLoS ONE
13 citations, 1.2%
Chemistry and Biodiversity
12 citations, 1.11%
Antioxidants
12 citations, 1.11%
Drugs and Drug Candidates
12 citations, 1.11%
Nutrients
10 citations, 0.93%
Phytochemistry Reviews
10 citations, 0.93%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
9 citations, 0.83%
Natural Product Research
8 citations, 0.74%
Journal of Molecular Structure
8 citations, 0.74%
Pharmacological Research - Natural Products
8 citations, 0.74%
Pharmaceutics
7 citations, 0.65%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
7 citations, 0.65%
Antibiotics
6 citations, 0.56%
ChemistrySelect
6 citations, 0.56%
Polymers
6 citations, 0.56%
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
6 citations, 0.56%
Phytomedicine Plus
6 citations, 0.56%
Metabolites
5 citations, 0.46%
ACS Omega
5 citations, 0.46%
Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
5 citations, 0.46%
Microorganisms
4 citations, 0.37%
Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry
4 citations, 0.37%
Biomolecules
4 citations, 0.37%
Natural Product Communications
4 citations, 0.37%
Biology
4 citations, 0.37%
Biomedicines
4 citations, 0.37%
Biomedical Materials & Devices
4 citations, 0.37%
Biologics
4 citations, 0.37%
Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances
4 citations, 0.37%
ChemMedChem
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
3 citations, 0.28%
RSC Advances
3 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
3 citations, 0.28%
Bioorganic Chemistry
3 citations, 0.28%
Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
3 citations, 0.28%
Current Issues in Molecular Biology
3 citations, 0.28%
Molecular Diversity
3 citations, 0.28%
South African Journal of Botany
3 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials
3 citations, 0.28%
Heliyon
3 citations, 0.28%
Cancers
3 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Microbiology
3 citations, 0.28%
Cells
3 citations, 0.28%
Cureus
3 citations, 0.28%
Plant Mutagenesis
3 citations, 0.28%
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2 citations, 0.19%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
2 citations, 0.19%
Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2 citations, 0.19%
Catalysts
2 citations, 0.19%
Advances in Pharmacology
2 citations, 0.19%
Ageing Research Reviews
2 citations, 0.19%
ACS Chemical Neuroscience
2 citations, 0.19%
Frontiers in Chemistry
2 citations, 0.19%
Inflammopharmacology
2 citations, 0.19%
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2 citations, 0.19%
Microbial Pathogenesis
2 citations, 0.19%
Food Science and Nutrition
2 citations, 0.19%
Computers in Biology and Medicine
2 citations, 0.19%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
2 citations, 0.19%
Pharmaceutical Research
2 citations, 0.19%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2 citations, 0.19%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2 citations, 0.19%
Phytotherapy Research
2 citations, 0.19%
Colloid and Polymer Science
2 citations, 0.19%
Biochemical Pharmacology
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Medicinal Food
2 citations, 0.19%
Advanced healthcare materials
2 citations, 0.19%
Drug Discovery Today
2 citations, 0.19%
Algal Research
2 citations, 0.19%
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
2 citations, 0.19%
Materials Advances
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
2 citations, 0.19%
Current Research in Biotechnology
2 citations, 0.19%
Small Science
2 citations, 0.19%
Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2 citations, 0.19%
Results in Chemistry
2 citations, 0.19%
Sports
2 citations, 0.19%
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports
2 citations, 0.19%
Artificial Intelligence Chemistry
2 citations, 0.19%
Next Materials
2 citations, 0.19%
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
2 citations, 0.19%
Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration
2 citations, 0.19%
Medical Advancements in Aging and Regenerative Technologies
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
1 citation, 0.09%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 citation, 0.09%
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
1 citation, 0.09%
Industrial Crops and Products
1 citation, 0.09%
Recent Patents on Biotechnology
1 citation, 0.09%
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
1 citation, 0.09%
World Journal of Hepatology
1 citation, 0.09%
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MDPI
252 citations, 23.31%
Elsevier
241 citations, 22.29%
Springer Nature
203 citations, 18.78%
Wiley
88 citations, 8.14%
Taylor & Francis
49 citations, 4.53%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
33 citations, 3.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
27 citations, 2.5%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
15 citations, 1.39%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
14 citations, 1.3%
IGI Global
14 citations, 1.3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
13 citations, 1.2%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
10 citations, 0.93%
SAGE
9 citations, 0.83%
Pleiades Publishing
5 citations, 0.46%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5 citations, 0.46%
Oxford University Press
3 citations, 0.28%
Mary Ann Liebert
3 citations, 0.28%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
3 citations, 0.28%
Science Alert
3 citations, 0.28%
A and V Publications
3 citations, 0.28%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.19%
American Society for Microbiology
2 citations, 0.19%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.19%
OAE Publishing Inc.
2 citations, 0.19%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.19%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.09%
Emerald
1 citation, 0.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.09%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.09%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 citation, 0.09%
Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
1 citation, 0.09%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
1 citation, 0.09%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.09%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
1 citation, 0.09%
Tomsk Cancer Research Institute
1 citation, 0.09%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.09%
Publishing House Belorusskaya Nauka
1 citation, 0.09%
Publishing House for Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (Publications)
1 citation, 0.09%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.09%
Baishideng Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.09%
ABEI Journal
1 citation, 0.09%
Action For Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness
1 citation, 0.09%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.09%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.09%
The University of Jordan
1 citation, 0.09%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.09%
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University of Porto
6 publications, 3.95%
University of São Paulo
6 publications, 3.95%
Savitribai Phule Pune University
5 publications, 3.29%
University of Yaoundé I
5 publications, 3.29%
Aix-Marseille University
4 publications, 2.63%
Universidade Federal do Piauí
4 publications, 2.63%
University of Picardy Jules Verne
4 publications, 2.63%
National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
3 publications, 1.97%
University of Lisbon
3 publications, 1.97%
University of Bordeaux
3 publications, 1.97%
Stony Brook University
3 publications, 1.97%
Federal University of Pernambuco
3 publications, 1.97%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
3 publications, 1.97%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
3 publications, 1.97%
Université Laval
3 publications, 1.97%
Université Sultan Moulay Slimane
3 publications, 1.97%
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
3 publications, 1.97%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
3 publications, 1.97%
Universidade Regional do Cariri
3 publications, 1.97%
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
3 publications, 1.97%
Gopalganj Science and Technology University
3 publications, 1.97%
Institut polytechnique de Paris
3 publications, 1.97%
University of Tabuk
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 1.32%
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.32%
Technical University of Munich
2 publications, 1.32%
Davangere University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Nantes
2 publications, 1.32%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2 publications, 1.32%
Institute of Structure of Matter
2 publications, 1.32%
Agricultural Research Council
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 1.32%
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Illinois at Chicago
2 publications, 1.32%
University of California, Los Angeles
2 publications, 1.32%
Goethe University Frankfurt
2 publications, 1.32%
Universidade São Francisco
2 publications, 1.32%
Federal University of Paraiba
2 publications, 1.32%
Federal University of São Paulo
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Dschang
2 publications, 1.32%
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
2 publications, 1.32%
Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux
2 publications, 1.32%
Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro
2 publications, 1.32%
Universidade Federal do Maranhao
2 publications, 1.32%
Universidade de Brasília
2 publications, 1.32%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2 publications, 1.32%
Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.66%
Baku State University
1 publication, 0.66%
Umm al-Qura University
1 publication, 0.66%
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
1 publication, 0.66%
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
1 publication, 0.66%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
1 publication, 0.66%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1 publication, 0.66%
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
1 publication, 0.66%
Banaras Hindu University
1 publication, 0.66%
Bursa Uludağ University
1 publication, 0.66%
Selcuk University
1 publication, 0.66%
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat
1 publication, 0.66%
Jamia Hamdard
1 publication, 0.66%
Gujarat University
1 publication, 0.66%
Andhra University
1 publication, 0.66%
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
1 publication, 0.66%
Izmir Katip Celebi University
1 publication, 0.66%
Necmettin Erbakan University
1 publication, 0.66%
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
1 publication, 0.66%
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Allahabad
1 publication, 0.66%
Central University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.66%
Manipur University
1 publication, 0.66%
Pondicherry University
1 publication, 0.66%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.66%
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
1 publication, 0.66%
Amity University, Noida
1 publication, 0.66%
Annamalai University
1 publication, 0.66%
Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.66%
National University of Malaysia
1 publication, 0.66%
Monash University Malaysia
1 publication, 0.66%
Taylor's University
1 publication, 0.66%
Dibrugarh University
1 publication, 0.66%
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
1 publication, 0.66%
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
1 publication, 0.66%
Örebro University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.66%
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.66%
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 publication, 0.66%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.66%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
1 publication, 0.66%
Northwest University
1 publication, 0.66%
Weifang University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Urbino
1 publication, 0.66%
New Zealand Forest Research Institute
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Wollongong
1 publication, 0.66%
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
1 publication, 0.66%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.66%
Jember University
1 publication, 0.66%
Covenant University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Benin
1 publication, 0.66%
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USA, 24, 15.79%
USA
24 publications, 15.79%
India, 21, 13.82%
India
21 publications, 13.82%
Brazil, 16, 10.53%
Brazil
16 publications, 10.53%
France, 8, 5.26%
France
8 publications, 5.26%
Mexico, 8, 5.26%
Mexico
8 publications, 5.26%
Portugal, 7, 4.61%
Portugal
7 publications, 4.61%
Germany, 6, 3.95%
Germany
6 publications, 3.95%
China, 5, 3.29%
China
5 publications, 3.29%
Cameroon, 5, 3.29%
Cameroon
5 publications, 3.29%
Morocco, 5, 3.29%
Morocco
5 publications, 3.29%
Bangladesh, 4, 2.63%
Bangladesh
4 publications, 2.63%
Canada, 4, 2.63%
Canada
4 publications, 2.63%
Nigeria, 4, 2.63%
Nigeria
4 publications, 2.63%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 2.63%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 2.63%
Switzerland, 4, 2.63%
Switzerland
4 publications, 2.63%
United Kingdom, 3, 1.97%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 1.97%
Italy, 3, 1.97%
Italy
3 publications, 1.97%
Malaysia, 3, 1.97%
Malaysia
3 publications, 1.97%
Argentina, 2, 1.32%
Argentina
2 publications, 1.32%
Hungary, 2, 1.32%
Hungary
2 publications, 1.32%
Egypt, 2, 1.32%
Egypt
2 publications, 1.32%
Serbia, 2, 1.32%
Serbia
2 publications, 1.32%
Australia, 1, 0.66%
Australia
1 publication, 0.66%
Belgium, 1, 0.66%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.66%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.66%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 publication, 0.66%
Greece, 1, 0.66%
Greece
1 publication, 0.66%
Indonesia, 1, 0.66%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.66%
Iran, 1, 0.66%
Iran
1 publication, 0.66%
Spain, 1, 0.66%
Spain
1 publication, 0.66%
Kenya, 1, 0.66%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.66%
Colombia, 1, 0.66%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.66%
Mauritius, 1, 0.66%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.66%
New Zealand, 1, 0.66%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.66%
Pakistan, 1, 0.66%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.66%
Peru, 1, 0.66%
Peru
1 publication, 0.66%
Poland, 1, 0.66%
Poland
1 publication, 0.66%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.66%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.66%
Romania, 1, 0.66%
Romania
1 publication, 0.66%
Singapore, 1, 0.66%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.66%
Croatia, 1, 0.66%
Croatia
1 publication, 0.66%
Sweden, 1, 0.66%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.66%
South Africa, 1, 0.66%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.66%
Japan, 1, 0.66%
Japan
1 publication, 0.66%
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