OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal is 29. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Peru: A cross-sectional survey	140
Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) as drug delivery platform: Advances in formulation and delivery strategies	95
Knowledge about COVID-19 and beliefs about and use of herbal products during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia	95
Investigating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on pharmaceutical education in Saudi Arabia – A call for a remote teaching contingency strategy	79
Importance of early precautionary actions in avoiding the spread of COVID-19: Saudi Arabia as an Example	76
Evaluation of microalgae and cyanobacteria as potential sources of antimicrobial compounds	73
Evaluation of heavy metals in cosmetic products and their health risk assessment	70
Assessing the prevalence of self-medication among healthcare workers before and during the 2019 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in Kenya	58
Application of quercetin flavonoid based hybrid nanocomposites: A review	55
Health benefits of sesamin on cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors	55
Caffeine induces neurobehavioral effects through modulating neurotransmitters	44
Bioassay-guided isolation of anti-hepatitis B virus flavonoid myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside along with quercetin from Guiera senegalensis leaves	40
A Google Trends study on the interest in self-medication during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic	40
Willingness of Middle Eastern public to receive COVID-19 vaccines	39
COVID-19: Clinical aspects and therapeutics responses	38
Mannose receptor targeted bioadhesive chitosan nanoparticles of clofazimine for effective therapy of tuberculosis	37
Magnetism in drug delivery: The marvels of iron oxides and substituted ferrites nanoparticles	37
Formulation and evaluation of Ocimum basilicum-based emulgel for wound healing using animal model	37
Formulation and in vitro evaluation of topical nanosponge-based gel containing butenafine for the treatment of fungal skin infection	37
Prevalence of using herbs and natural products as a protective measure during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Saudi population: an online cross-sectional survey	37
Herbal drugs and natural bioactive products as potential therapeutics: A review on pro-cognitives and brain boosters perspectives	35
Intranasal delivery of Clozapine using nanoemulsion-based in-situ gels: An approach for bioavailability enhancement	35
A review on extraction techniques and therapeutic value of polar bioactives from Asian medicinal herbs: Case study on Orthosiphon aristatus, Eurycoma longifolia and Andrographis paniculata	32
GPCRs: The most promiscuous druggable receptor of the mankind	32
Degree-based topological indices and polynomials of hyaluronic acid-curcumin conjugates	32

Bioactive Apigenin loaded oral nano bilosomes: Formulation optimization to preclinical assessment	31
Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia	30
Pharmacological and computer-aided studies provide new insights into Millettia peguensis Ali (Fabaceae)	30
Ethnopharmacological study of natural products used for traditional cancer therapy in Algeria	29
Formulation and characterization of propolis and tea tree oil nanoemulsion loaded with clindamycin hydrochloride for wound healing: In-vitro and in-vivo wound healing assessment	29