Drug Discovery Today

Papers
(The median citation count of Drug Discovery Today is 5. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
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Transitioning biomedical research toward human-centric methodologies: systems-based strategies179
A new approach to treat type 2 diabetes – Targeting a non-insulin dependent pathway174
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and alternative variables (AV) in drug discovery: A promising alliance145
Applications of density functional theory in COVID-19 drug modeling144
Obesity and insulin resistance: Pathophysiology and treatment121
Therapies for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies: What is Enough?119
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The ethics of animal research and testing: A US perspective98
Neoteric solvents for the pharmaceutical industry: an update98
A personalized pharmaco-epistatic network model of precision medicine95
Generative AI: driving productivity and scientific breakthroughs in pharmaceutical R&D92
Corrigendum to “A review of in vitro and in vivo methods and their correlations to assess mouthfeel of solid oral dosage forms” [Drug Discov. Today 26(3) (2021) 740–753]91
A review of in vitro and in vivo methods and their correlations to assess mouthfeel of solid oral dosage forms89
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The Value in Failure86
Overlapping biosimilar and originator follitropin alfa preparations: How much closer can they get?83
Benefits of hybrid QM/MM over traditional classical mechanics in pharmaceutical systems76
Crystallographic landscape provides molecular insights into the modes of action of diverse ROR-γt modulators76
Drug discovery for epigenetics targets75
Generic dry powder inhalers bioequivalence: Batch–to-batch variability insights74
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Trends, challenges, and success factors in pharmaceutical portfolio management: Cognitive biases in decision-making and their mitigating measures70
Industry perspective on the nonclinical safety assessment of heterobifunctional degraders68
Comparative analysis of FDA approvals by top 20 pharma companies (2014–2023)67
The promise of crowdfunding to finance R&D of novel diagnostics and therapeutics for incurable diseases66
Advancements in small molecule drug design: A structural perspective64
Emergent treatments for β-thalassemia and orphan drug legislations63
Antibody–drug conjugates: What drives their progress?63
Oral peptide delivery: challenges and the way ahead63
COVID-19 and fibrosis: Mechanisms, clinical relevance, and future perspectives63
Neurotrophin-targeted therapeutics: A gateway to cognition and more?63
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Healthcare decision-making for tumour-agnostic therapies in Europe: lessons learned61
Improving the ability of antimicrobial susceptibility tests to predict clinical outcome accurately: Adding metabolic evasion to the equation61
An exploration of alternative therapeutic targets for aortic disease in Marfan syndrome61
Four scenarios for the future of medicines and social policy in 203060
Strengthening Molecular Glues: Design Strategies for Improving Thalidomide Analogs as Cereblon Effectors and Anticancer Agents60
How can we unleash the potential of external controls in clinical trials?59
3D printing of biologics—what has been accomplished to date?55
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Progress in oral insulin delivery by PLGA nanoparticles for the management of diabetes54
Innovation in breakthrough drugs and vaccines: Development risk, patient impact, and value54
A pleiotropic–epistatic entangelement model of drug response53
Novel and investigational therapies for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration53
The potential value of 5-androstenediol in countering acute radiation syndrome53
Fighting AMR with Host Immune Response Technology53
Achieving end-to-end success in the clinic: Pfizer’s learnings on R&D productivity52
Fiduciary responsibility52
Dysbiosis versus diabesity: Pathological signaling and promising therapeutic strategies52
Stimuli-sensitive drug delivery systems for site-specific antibiotic release51
Biopharmaceutical R&D outsourcing: Short-term gain for long-term pain?51
Multiorgan locked-state model of chronic diseases and systems pharmacology opportunities50
Opportunities and challenges in drug discovery targeting the orphan receptor GPR1247
Recent trends in interorganizational deal networks in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries47
Repurposing of parenterally administered active substances used to treat pain both systemically and locally47
Role of innovation in pharmaceutical regulation: A proposal for principles to evaluate EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation from the innovator perspective46
Antitoxin nanoparticles: design considerations, functional mechanisms, and applications in toxin neutralization46
Forty years of combinatorial technology45
The transmembrane domains of GPCR dimers as targets for drug development45
Ebola outbreaks: A stress test of the preparedness of medicines regulatory systems for public health crises45
Data standards in drug discovery: A long way to go43
The global status of bioequivalence trials: a comprehensive clinical trial landscape analysis based on the Trialtrove database42
Pharma innovation: how evolutionary economics is shaping the future of pharma R&D42
Revisiting the GBB reaction and redefining its relevance in medicinal chemistry: A review42
Sequestsome-1/p62-targeted small molecules for pancreatic cancer therapy41
Drug repurposing: Known knowns to unknown unknowns – Network analysis of the repurposome41
Academic drug discovery in an age of research abundance, and the curious case of chemical screens toward drug repositioning41
Synthesis and modification of bio-derived antibacterial Ag and ZnO nanoparticles by plants, fungi, and bacteria40
How successful are AI-discovered drugs in clinical trials? A first analysis and emerging lessons40
Machine Learning guided early drug discovery of small molecules39
Increased contribution of small companies to late-entry drugs: a changing trend in FDA-approved drugs during the 2020s39
New Generation Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy: Companion or Competitor to Metabolic bariatric Surgery?39
New trends for osteoarthritis: Biomaterials, models and modeling38
A global bibliometric and visualized analysis of bacteria-mediated cancer therapy38
Trends in oral small-molecule drug discovery and product development based on product launches before and after the Rule of Five38
AlphaFold, allosteric, and orthosteric drug discovery: Ways forward38
MAT2A inhibition combats metabolic and transcriptional reprogramming in cancer37
From promise to progress: the dynamic landscape of glioblastoma immunotherapy37
Application of proteomics for novel drug discovery and risk prediction optimisation in stroke and myocardial infarction: a review of in-human studies37
Natural products in pursuing novel therapies of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis36
Key considerations in formulation development for gene therapy products36
Bioresponsive drug delivery systems36
Diabetes, inflammation, and the adiponectin paradox: Therapeutic targets in SARS-CoV-236
General aspects of powder rheology applied to pharmaceutical formulations36
Inflammation, stress and depression: An exploration of ketamine’s therapeutic profile35
Novel therapeutic strategies for autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases35
Toward the institutionalization of quantum computing in pharmaceutical research34
Impact of fenofibrate on NAFLD/NASH: A genetic perspective34
Nicotinamide N-methyl transferase (NNMT): An emerging therapeutic target34
R&D efficiency of leading pharmaceutical companies – A 20-year analysis34
Double-edged sword: Therapeutic efficacy versus toxicity evaluations of doped titanium implants34
Trends in small molecule drug properties: A developability molecule assessment perspective34
PHLPPs: Emerging players in metabolic disorders34
Best practices for artificial intelligence in life sciences research34
Mitochondrial dysfunction: A potential target for Alzheimer’s disease intervention and treatment34
Which factors matter the most? Revisiting and dissecting antibody therapeutic doses33
Sunitinib and its effect in the cardiovascular system33
Can preclinical drug development help to predict adverse events in clinical trials?33
Web resources facilitate drug discovery in treatment of COVID-1933
Identification of biological targets through the correlation between cell line chemosensitivity and protein expression pattern33
Specificity of pharmacokinetic modeling of nanomedicines33
Adjunctive therapy for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections: Type III secretion system and efflux inhibitors33
Integrating heterogeneous data to facilitate COVID-19 drug repurposing33
Modulation of serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) complexes: A promising approach in cancer treatment33
Drugging the ‘undruggable’. Therapeutic targeting of protein–DNA interactions with the use of computer-aided drug discovery methods32
Stromal disruption facilitating invasion of a ‘nano-arsenal’ into the solid tumor32
Artificial intelligence and the future of life sciences32
Repurposing antidepressants for anticancer drug discovery32
Current clinical trials for epigenetic targets and therapeutic inhibitors for pancreatic cancer therapy31
Calming the cytokine storm of COVID-19 through inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 signaling31
Redox active or thiol reactive? Optimization of rapid screens to identify less evident nuisance compounds31
Targeting Ca2+ signaling: A new arsenal against cancer31
Structural basis of HIV inhibition by L-nucleosides: Opportunities for drug development and repurposing31
Emerging role of oncolytic viruses and stem cells in gene therapy: Should they be integrated?31
Multiple strategies for the treatment of invasive breast carcinoma: A comprehensive prospective31
Small molecules and their impact in drug discovery: A perspective on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Bayer Chemical Research Laboratory31
Experimental murine models of brainstem gliomas31
Repurposing drugs as COVID-19 therapies: A toxicity evaluation30
Selenium as an emerging versatile player in heterocycles and natural products modification30
Recent advances in dual-ligand targeted nanocarriers for cancer therapy30
How doppelgänger effects in biomedical data confound machine learning30
Drug repurposing for stroke intervention30
Current and future approaches for in vitro hit discovery in diabetes mellitus29
PROTACting the kinome with covalent warheads29
Clinical significance and potential role of trimethylamine N-oxide in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders29
CRISPR/Cas9 in the era of nanomedicine and synthetic biology29
Prospects of halofuginone as an antiprotozoal drug scaffold29
Engineered nanomaterials as an effective tool for HER2+ breast cancer therapy29
Concepts and applications of chemical fingerprint for hit and lead screening29
The current status of COVID-19 vaccines. A scoping review29
Patents, trade secrets and pricing29
Deep learning methods for molecular representation and property prediction29
Role of transcription termination factor Rho in anti-tuberculosis drug discovery28
Advancing drug repurposing research: Trends, collaborative networks, innovation and knowledge leaders28
Immunoconjugates and bispecific antibodies: Trends in therapeutic success and commercial focus28
Learning from COVID-19: How drug hunters can prepare for the next pandemic27
Recent trends in STING modulators: Structures, mechanisms, and therapeutic potential27
Targeting the endocannabinoid system: Structural determinants and molecular mechanism of allosteric modulation27
ATP-binding cassette efflux transporters and MDR in cancer27
Targeting histone deacetylases: Emerging applications beyond cancer27
Development of JmjC-domain-containing histone demethylase (KDM2-7) inhibitors for cancer therapy27
Targeted drug delivery to the retinal pigment epithelium: Untapped therapeutic potential for retinal diseases27
Peptide modulators of cell migration: Overview, applications and future development27
The recent progress of deep-learning-based in silico prediction of drug combination27
Models and approaches to comprehend and address glial inflammation following spinal cord injury27
Demystifying the potential of inhibitors targeting DNA topoisomerases in unicellular protozoan parasites27
CIPDB: A biological structure databank for studying cation and π interactions27
Native mass spectrometry-directed drug discovery: Recent advances in investigating protein function and modulation27
Expression, regulation, and function of PD-L1 on non-tumor cells in the tumor microenvironment26
Antibody–drug conjugates: prospects for the next generation26
The identification of essential cellular genes is critical for validating drug targets26
Beyond CL and VSS: A comprehensive approach to human pharmacokinetic predictions26
Mainstream psychiatry reinstates therapeutic ventures of the remote past26
Redefining what it means to age – the impact to society and pharmaceutical industry26
Best practices for machine learning in antibody discovery and development26
Three-dimensional cell culture: Future scope in cancer vaccine development26
Peptides as innovative strategies to combat drug resistance in cancer therapy26
Development of inhibitors for uPAR: blocking the interaction of uPAR with its partners26
Petite miracles: insight into the nano-management of scarless wound healing26
Targeting EED as a key PRC2 complex mediator toward novel epigenetic therapeutics26
Unveiling the potential of molecular imprinting polymer-based composites in the discovery of advanced drug delivery carriers26
Which cryptic sites are feasible drug targets?26
Nanomedicine-driven molecular targeting, drug delivery, and therapeutic approaches to cancer chemoresistance26
Sodium ion channels as potential therapeutic targets for cancer metastasis26
Graph neural networks for automated de novo drug design25
Toward improving androgen receptor-targeted therapies in male-dominant hepatocellular carcinoma25
Small-molecule modulators of the circadian clock: Pharmacological potentials in circadian-related diseases25
Tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cell antitumor efficacy and exhaustion: molecular insights25
Recent development in the design of small ‘drug-like’ and nanoscale glycomimetics against Escherichia coli infections25
Folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism: a targeting strategy in cancer therapy25
Bio-inspired nanomaterials as novel options for the treatment of cardiovascular disease25
Construction of cancer-on-a-chip for drug screening25
Nanofibers as drug-delivery systems for antimicrobial peptides25
Therapeutic potential of glutaminyl cyclases: Current status and emerging trends24
Recent trends in targeted delivery of smart nanocarrier-based microbial enzymes for therapeutic applications24
New views on endothelial dysfunction in gestational hypertension and potential therapy targets24
Recent advances in the molecular design and applications of viral RNA-targeting antiviral modalities24
Ferroptosis as a potential therapeutic target for age-related macular degeneration24
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Current scenario and future insights24
Causal inference in drug discovery and development24
Best practices for managing and disseminating resources and outreach and evaluating the impact of the IDG Consortium24
The hallmarks of tissue-agnostic therapies and strategies for early anticancer drug discovery24
Advanced nanodelivery platforms for topical ophthalmic drug delivery24
Overview of the Knowledge Management Center for Illuminating the Druggable Genome24
Innovative strategies for measuring kinase activity to accelerate the next wave of novel kinase inhibitors24
Transfer learning empowers accurate pharmacokinetics prediction of small samples24
Optical tweezers for drug discovery24
Drug repurposing: An effective strategy to accelerate contemporary drug discovery23
Restoring the epigenome in Alzheimer's disease: advancing HDAC inhibitors as therapeutic agents23
Molecular biomarkers of glial activation and injury in epilepsy23
Towards holistic Compound Quality Scores: Extending ligand efficiency indices with compound pharmacokinetic characteristics23
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in ionic liquids: An effective approach for API physiochemical parameter optimization23
The epigenetic impact of fatty acids as DNA methylation modulators23
Polysaccharides as therapeutic vehicles in pancreatic cancer23
Overcoming the protein corona in chitosan-based nanoparticles23
Unlocking the potential of flavonoid-based co-crystal and co-amorphous systems23
Formulation strategies for the development of high drug-loaded amorphous solid dispersions23
Therapeutic potential of fucosyltransferases in cancer and recent development of targeted inhibitors23
Recent progress on rapid SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 detection by CRISPR-Cas13-based platforms23
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in pancreatic cancer progression22
Modelling the World – can deliberately infecting healthy volunteers really tell us much about what happens outside the clinic during an epidemic or pandemic?22
PD-L1 small-molecule modulators: A new hope in epigenetic-based multidrug cancer therapy?22
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AI for drug discovery is advancing rapidly: We need smart biology for it to fulfill its mission22
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Applications of innovative technologies to the delivery of antipsychotics22
ViralVacDB: A manually curated repository of viral vaccines22
Cancer vaccines: An unkept promise?22
Point-of-care diagnostics approaches for detection of lung cancer-associated circulating miRNAs22
Driving success in personalized medicine through AI-enabled computational modeling22
Exosome-cargoed microRNAs: Potential therapeutic molecules for diabetic wound healing22
Small biotechs versus large pharma: Who drives first-in-class innovation in oncology?22
Clinical research with targeted drugs in paediatric oncology22
MicroRNAs and therapeutic potentials in acute and chronic cardiac disease21
The emerging role of fatty acid binding protein 7 (FABP7) in cancers21
Steps toward nebulization in-use studies to understand the stability of new biological entities21
Metabolic reprogramming: Unveiling the therapeutic potential of targeted therapies against kidney disease21
Spotlight on HIV-derived TAT peptide as a molecular shuttle in drug delivery21
The dual role of photodynamic therapy to treat cancer and microbial infection21
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Micro- and nanoformulations of paclitaxel based on micelles, liposomes, cubosomes, and lipid nanoparticles: Recent advances and challenges21
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in perinatal depression: Side show or pivotal factor?21
On the pivotal role of drug discovery in sustainable EU pharma reform21
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Microfluidics for personalized drug delivery20
The role of venom proteomics and single-domain antibodies for antivenoms: Progress in snake envenoming treatment20
VISTA: A Novel Checkpoint for Cancer Immunotherapy20
An innovative kinome platform to accelerate small-molecule inhibitor discovery and optimization from hits to leads20
Digital biomarkers for post-licensure safety monitoring20
SETDB1, an H3K9-specific methyltransferase: An attractive epigenetic target to combat cancer20
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Creating win-win-win situations with managed entry agreements? Prioritizing gene and cell therapies within the window of opportunity20
Design of lipid-based nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids20
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How missing value imputation is confounded with batch effects and what you can do about it20
Electron diffraction: Accelerating drug development20
Developing inhaled drugs for respiratory diseases: A medicinal chemistry perspective19
Drug–drug co-amorphous systems: An emerging formulation strategy for poorly water-soluble drugs19
Randomized controlled trials do not always fit the purpose: A science-based response to Venetis and Mol’s editorial on biosimilars of follitropin alfa19
Regulatory density as a means to refine current regulatory approaches for increasingly complex medicines19
Leucine as an excipient in spray dried powder for inhalation19
Towards Pharma 4.0 in clinical trials: A future-orientated perspective19
Design, development, and technical considerations for dry powder inhaler devices19
Illuminating the druggable genome: Pathways to progress19
An overview of cancer drugs approved through expedited approval programs and orphan medicine designation globally between 2011 and 202019
ET-traps: Potential therapeutics for preeclampsia19
Statins and angiogenesis in non-cardiovascular diseases19
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