Drug Discovery Today

Papers
(The median citation count of Drug Discovery Today is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Adjunctive therapy for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections: Type III secretion system and efflux inhibitors216
Multiple strategies for the treatment of invasive breast carcinoma: A comprehensive prospective194
Demystifying the potential of inhibitors targeting DNA topoisomerases in unicellular protozoan parasites193
Double-edged sword: Therapeutic efficacy versus toxicity evaluations of doped titanium implants170
The recent progress of deep-learning-based in silico prediction of drug combination157
Dysbiosis versus diabesity: Pathological signaling and promising therapeutic strategies139
CIPDB: A biological structure databank for studying cation and π interactions129
Tubulin targeting agents and their implications in non-cancer disease management128
General aspects of powder rheology applied to pharmaceutical formulations122
Models and approaches to comprehend and address glial inflammation following spinal cord injury118
The global status of bioequivalence trials: a comprehensive clinical trial landscape analysis based on the Trialtrove database117
Computational modeling approaches and regulatory pathways for drug combinations113
Gastroretentive drug delivery systems: A holy grail in oral delivery110
Antibody–drug conjugates: What drives their progress?107
Targeted drug delivery to the retinal pigment epithelium: Untapped therapeutic potential for retinal diseases98
Generative AI: driving productivity and scientific breakthroughs in pharmaceutical R&D91
Specificity of pharmacokinetic modeling of nanomedicines91
Advancing drug repurposing research: Trends, collaborative networks, innovation and knowledge leaders89
The potential value of 5-androstenediol in countering acute radiation syndrome87
Repurposing of parenterally administered active substances used to treat pain both systemically and locally86
From promise to progress: the dynamic landscape of glioblastoma immunotherapy84
On-body drug delivery systems: State-of-the-art technologies, clinical application, and future perspectives84
Achieving end-to-end success in the clinic: Pfizer’s learnings on R&D productivity79
Opportunities and challenges in drug discovery targeting the orphan receptor GPR1278
Recent development in the design of small ‘drug-like’ and nanoscale glycomimetics against Escherichia coli infections78
A global bibliometric and visualized analysis of bacteria-mediated cancer therapy77
Trends in oral small-molecule drug discovery and product development based on product launches before and after the Rule of Five77
Development of JmjC-domain-containing histone demethylase (KDM2-7) inhibitors for cancer therapy77
Redox active or thiol reactive? Optimization of rapid screens to identify less evident nuisance compounds76
Exploration of small-molecule inhibitors targeting Hsp110 as novel therapeutics74
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Randomized controlled trials do not always fit the purpose: A science-based response to Venetis and Mol’s editorial on biosimilars of follitropin alfa72
Pathogenic TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis71
Recent advancements in mass spectrometry for higher order structure characterization of protein therapeutics70
Molecular approaches for the treatment and prevention of Friedreich's ataxia69
Metabolic reprogramming: Unveiling the therapeutic potential of targeted therapies against kidney disease69
Lipid- and polymer-based formulations containing TNF-α inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases69
MTHFD2: A significant mitochondrial metabolic enzyme and a novel target for anticancer therapy68
PD-L1 small-molecule modulators: A new hope in epigenetic-based multidrug cancer therapy?65
Bridging informatics and medicinal inorganic chemistry: Toward a database of metallodrugs and metallodrug candidates62
Organoids in modelling infectious diseases62
Targeted protein degradation: current molecular targets, localization, and strategies60
Embryonic and larval zebrafish models for the discovery of new bioactive compounds against tuberculosis60
Role of siRNA-based nanocarriers for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases60
Systematic review and QSPR analysis of chemical penetration through the nail to inform onychomycosis candidate selection58
The main aspects of non-clinical studies required for obtaining marketing authorisation for small molecules and biologics/biopharmaceuticals in the European Union and the United States57
MRI assessment of cerebral perfusion in clinical trials57
Steps toward nebulization in-use studies to understand the stability of new biological entities57
ImmunoPET imaging of hematological malignancies: From preclinical promise to clinical reality56
Medicinal chemistry aspects of uracil containing dUTPase inhibitors targeting colorectal cancer56
A review on the recent advances of interaction studies of anticancer metal-based drugs with therapeutic targets, DNA and RNAs55
Targeting mutant EGFR in non-small cell lung cancer in the context of cell adaptation and resistance55
Translational PK/PD: a retrospective analysis of performance and impact from a drug portfolio55
Oral delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics: Challenges, strategies, and opportunities55
Towards Pharma 4.0 in clinical trials: A future-orientated perspective55
Unlocking therapeutic frontiers: harnessing artificial intelligence in drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases54
Mutation informatics: SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain of the spike protein54
Master protocols and other innovative trial designs in inflammation and immunology to expedite clinical drug development54
Recent advances towards overcoming the blood–brain barrier54
Advancing pharmacogenetics research in Africa: the “Project Africa GRADIENT” initiative53
Global landscape and translational trajectories of flavonoid-based wound-healing research53
Lactose in tablets: Functionality, critical material attributes, applications, modifications and co-processed excipients53
Recent advances in Clp protease modulation to address virulence, resistance and persistence of MRSA infection52
The emerging role of fatty acid binding protein 7 (FABP7) in cancers52
Caught between a ROCK and a hard place: current challenges in structure-based drug design51
Investigating miRNA subfamilies: Can they assist in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction?50
Opioid epidemic and the urge to discover new treatment options49
Overview of new indications for novel drugs approved in China between 2018 and 202449
Triple-negative breast cancer brain metastasis: An update on druggable targets, current clinical trials, and future treatment options49
Illuminating function of the understudied druggable kinome48
50 shades of AI in regulatory science48
Review of the impact of the FDA’s Fast Track Designation on biotechnology companies’ share prices48
Global or local: The future of biotech48
Genetic–epigenetic targets for PCOS-associated diabesity48
Drugs from drugs: New chemical insights into a mature concept47
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Potential nanocarrier-mediated miRNA-based therapy approaches for multiple sclerosis46
Regulatory readiness to facilitate the appropriate use of innovation in clinical trials: The case of decentralized clinical trial approaches46
In silico resources help combat cancer drug resistance mediated by target mutations45
Elevating life science R&D success with AI: a framework45
Cubosome-based cosmeceuticals: A breakthrough in skincare45
Back on the scene: Advances and challenges in CD3-related drugs in tumor therapy45
Decentralised, patient-centric, site-less, virtual, and digital clinical trials? From confusion to consensus45
Recent insights into viral infections as a trigger and accelerator in alzheimer's disease44
Open innovation: A paradigm shift in pharma R&D?44
Sustainability by design for recombinant protein therapeutics43
Hippo signaling in acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition: Current understandings and future targets42
Advancements and challenges in using AI for biomarker detection in early Alzheimer’s disease42
Vaginal drug delivery system: A promising route of drug administration for local and systemic diseases41
Pharmaceutical strategies for the treatment of bacterial biofilms in chronic wounds41
Development of LRRK2 inhibitors through computational strategies: a promising avenue for Parkinson’s disease41
IRE1α-mediated UPR activation in gastrointestinal cancers: Adaptive mechanisms and therapeutic potential41
An overview of progress in human metapneumovirus (hMPV) research: Structure, function, and therapeutic opportunities41
Renal cell carcinoma therapy: Current and new drug candidates40
Self-amplifying mRNA vaccines: Mode of action, design, development and optimization40
Recent advances in dual-drug co-amorphous systems40
The Unitary Patent and UPC – Implications for the pharmaceutical sector39
CPPsite3: An updated large repository of experimentally validated cell-penetrating peptides39
The role of gut microbial β-glucuronidase in drug disposition and development39
Transforming patient engagement in clinical trials: Moving from a transactional relationship to human-centered care39
UCP1 activation: Hottest target in the thermogenesis pathway to treat obesity using molecules of synthetic and natural origin39
Strategizing the human microbiome for small molecules: Approaches and perspectives39
Impact of HDAC inhibitors on macrophage polarization to enhance innate immunity against infections39
Recent advances in multitarget-directed ligands via in silico drug discovery39
Neurotrophin peptidomimetics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases38
Computational resources in the management of antibiotic resistance: Speeding up drug discovery38
Corrigendum to “Therapeutic potential of fucosyltransferases in cancer and recent development of targeted inhibitors” [Drug Discov. Today 28(1) (2023) 103394]38
Corrigendum to “Role of transient receptor potential channels in the regulation of vascular tone” [Drug Discov. Today 29(7) (2024) 104051]38
Small molecules targeting canonical transient receptor potential channels: an update38
Metabophore-mediated retro-metabolic (‘MeMeReMe’) approach in drug design38
Targeting hepatitis B virus cccDNA levels: Recent progress in seeking small molecule drug candidates38
Artificial intelligence methods in kinase target profiling: Advances and challenges37
Innovation testbeds as enabling ecosystems driving nanopharmaceuticals to market36
Recent advances in flavonoid-based nanocarriers as an emerging drug delivery approach for cancer chemotherapy36
Advances in lipid-based nanoformulations for inhaled antibiotic therapy in respiratory infections36
Operational and path dependencies impede the feasibility of hospital-based production of individually engineered drugs36
2023 in review: FDA approvals of new medicines36
Artificially engineered bacteria to treat gastrointestinal disease and cancer36
Nanoformulations of chemotherapeutic activators of the cGAS–STING pathway in tumor chemoimmunotherapy36
A new era for schizophrenia drug development – Lessons for the future36
Therapeutic potential of targeting IL-17 and its receptor signaling in neuroinflammation35
dbDNA™: An advanced platform for genetic medicines35
The expanding repertoire of covalent warheads for drug discovery35
Does pharma R&D need a strategic reset? Adapting to a changing US landscape35
Oncological drug discovery: AI meets structure-based computational research35
Breakthrough in RAS targeting with pan-RAS(ON) inhibitors RMC-7977 and RMC-623634
Science of, and insights into, thermodynamic principles for dermal formulations34
PROTAC technology: A new drug design for chemical biology with many challenges in drug discovery34
Compound–protein interaction prediction by deep learning: Databases, descriptors and models34
Approaches to advance drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases34
Real-world data in drug development strategies for orphan drugs: Tafasitamab in B-cell lymphoma, a case study for an approval based on a single-arm combination trial34
Expanding therapeutic potential of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus against multidrug-resistant pathogens33
Druggable genome special issue: An introduction33
Insight into the pivotal role of signaling pathways in psoriasis pathogenesis, potential therapeutic molecules and drug delivery approaches33
Molecular medicinal insights into scaffold hopping-based drug discovery success33
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Geometric deep learning methods and applications in 3D structure-based drug design33
Corrigendum to “Pharmacological modulation of autophagy for epilepsy therapy: Opportunities and obstacles” [Drug Discov. Today 28(6) (2023) 103600]33
Regulatory oversight on the use of experimental therapies during a pandemic: The case of early access to convalescent plasma therapy in three LMICs33
Therapeutic targeting of the complement system in ocular disease33
Targeting autophagy in colorectal cancer: An update on pharmacological small-molecule compounds32
Advancing ocular gene therapy: a machine learning approach to enhance delivery, uptake and gene expression32
Corrigendum to “Critical path activities in clinical trial setup & conduct – How to avoid bottlenecks and accelerate clinical trials” [Drug Discov. Today 28(10) (2023) 103733]32
Harnessing personalized tailored medicines to digital-based data-enriched edible pharmaceuticals32
A retrospective regulatory analysis of FDA recalls carried out by pharmaceutical companies from 2012 to 202332
How health technology assessment can help to address challenges in drug repurposing: a conceptual framework32
Death ligand receptor (DLR) signaling: Its non-apoptotic functions in cancer and the consequences of DLR-directed therapies32
Peptide-derived ligands for the discovery of safer opioid analgesics32
A pipeline analysis of advanced therapy medicinal products32
Early career researchers’ experiences in drug discovery in Africa31
Regulating NETosis: An emerging facet of statin pleiotropy31
Challenges and opportunities in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pathogen-targeted antibiotics31
Drugging the entire human proteome: Are we there yet?31
‘Home inspections’ for life sciences companies going public before clinical proof-of-concept31
The importance of a go-to-market strategy in the commercialisation of cellular immunotherapies31
IdopNetwork as a genomic predictor of drug response31
Publisher’s Note31
Harnessing G-quadruplex ligands for lung cancer treatment: A comprehensive overview31
Effectiveness of histamine receptor antagonists in the treatment of histamine-driven clinical symptoms: do we have a histamine or, better, an anti-histamine problem?30
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering biosensors for detection of oncomiRs in breast cancer30
Opportunities and challenges of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling in drug delivery30
Chiral-engineered supraparticles: Emerging tools for drug delivery30
Lysine lactylation: Regulatory mechanisms, role in health and disease, and its therapeutic potential30
ADAM10: Function insights, disease implications, and promise of therapeutic targeting30
Social media mining in drug development—Fundamentals and use cases30
Deadly interactions: Synergistic manipulations of concurrent pathogen infections potentially enabling future pandemics29
COVID-19 therapeutics: Small-molecule drug development targeting SARS-CoV-2 main protease29
Translating precision medicine for autism spectrum disorder: A pressing need29
Competition of regulatory ecosystems in approving medicines: policy implications in the case of Europe29
Recent progress in covalent organic frameworks for cancer therapy29
Nanophotonic waveguide-based sensing of circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA: implications for personalized medicine29
Spare and repair the gut microbiota from antibiotic-induced dysbiosis: state-of-the-art29
Using computers to ESKAPE the antibiotic resistance crisis29
Nanomedicine approaches to reduce cytokine storms in severe infections29
Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities of bio-inspired nanomaterials for wound healing applications28
Orphan GPR52 as an emerging neurotherapeutic target28
Evaluating the performance of drug-repurposing technologies28
Machine learning and natural language processing in clinical trial eligibility criteria parsing: a scoping review28
Targeting SIRT1-regulated autophagic cell death as a novel therapeutic avenue for cancer prevention28
A personalized pharmaco-epistatic network model of precision medicine27
TDP-43 protein interactome informs about perturbed canonical pathways and may help develop personalized medicine approaches for patients with TDP-43 pathology27
Web resources facilitate drug discovery in treatment of COVID-1927
Recent discoveries of the role of histone modifications and related inhibitors in pathological cardiac hypertrophy27
Biopharmaceutical R&D outsourcing: Short-term gain for long-term pain?27
Patents, trade secrets and pricing27
Recent trends in targeted delivery of smart nanocarrier-based microbial enzymes for therapeutic applications27
Exosome-mediated PROTAC delivery for treatment of RNA viral infections and zoonosis27
Generic dry powder inhalers bioequivalence: Batch–to-batch variability insights27
Innovation in breakthrough drugs and vaccines: Development risk, patient impact, and value27
Identification of biological targets through the correlation between cell line chemosensitivity and protein expression pattern27
Sustaining pharmaceutical innovation after the Inflation Reduction Act: trends in R&D spending, equity investment, and business development27
Can preclinical drug development help to predict adverse events in clinical trials?26
Beyond CL and VSS: A comprehensive approach to human pharmacokinetic predictions26
Trends, challenges, and success factors in pharmaceutical portfolio management: Cognitive biases in decision-making and their mitigating measures26
ATP-binding cassette efflux transporters and MDR in cancer26
A review of the efficacy of prostate cancer therapies against castration-resistant prostate cancer26
Which cryptic sites are feasible drug targets?26
Benefits of hybrid QM/MM over traditional classical mechanics in pharmaceutical systems26
Evaluation of the implementation effectiveness of accelerated drug marketing registration procedures in China: lessons from the 2016–2024 regulatory review26
Integrating heterogeneous data to facilitate COVID-19 drug repurposing26
Novel and investigational therapies for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration26
Prospects of halofuginone as an antiprotozoal drug scaffold26
Optical tweezers for drug discovery26
Recent advances in the molecular design and applications of viral RNA-targeting antiviral modalities25
Comparative analysis of FDA approvals by top 20 pharma companies (2014–2023)25
Clinical significance and potential role of trimethylamine N-oxide in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders25
Therapies for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies: What is Enough?25
Applications of density functional theory in COVID-19 drug modeling25
Concepts and applications of chemical fingerprint for hit and lead screening25
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in ionic liquids: An effective approach for API physiochemical parameter optimization25
Peptide modulators of cell migration: Overview, applications and future development25
Therapeutic potential of fucosyltransferases in cancer and recent development of targeted inhibitors25
How can MSI enhance our understanding of ASO distribution?24
Grasping cryptic binding sites to neutralize drug resistance in the field of anticancer24
The role of venom proteomics and single-domain antibodies for antivenoms: Progress in snake envenoming treatment24
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Informatic challenges and advances in illuminating the druggable proteome24
New approaches for challenging therapeutic targets24
Rapid progress in neuroimaging technologies fuels central nervous system translational medicine24
Metallocompounds as anticancer agents against osteosarcoma24
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Dual-action potential of cationic cryptides against infections and cancers24
Electron diffraction: Accelerating drug development24
How missing value imputation is confounded with batch effects and what you can do about it23
Epigenetic roles of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) in cancer metabolism23
DDR1-targeted therapies: current limitations and future potential23
On the pivotal role of drug discovery in sustainable EU pharma reform23
Nanosponges: An overlooked promising strategy to combat SARS-CoV-223
Advantages, progress, and future trends in oral medicated jellies/gels: Focus on adherence aspects23
Statins and angiogenesis in non-cardiovascular diseases23
Pharmaceutical nanocrystals: A promising approach for improved topical drug delivery23
Commercialization of cell and gene therapy in Canada: Current landscape, challenges and opportunities23
Positron emission tomographic imaging in drug discovery23
Aceclofenac and methotrexate combination therapy could influence Th1/Th17 axis to modulate rheumatoid-arthritis-induced inflammation23
SET7, a lysine-specific methyl transferase: An intriguing epigenetic target to combat diabetic nephropathy22
The forced swim test has poor accuracy for identifying novel antidepressants22
Unleashing the power of generative AI in drug discovery22
Integrated nanomaterials for non-invasive photothermal therapy of rheumatoid arthritis22
Treating liver cancer through arginine depletion22
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in perinatal depression: Side show or pivotal factor?22
Pivotal role of nitrogen heterocycles in Alzheimer’s disease drug discovery22
Illuminating the druggable genome: Pathways to progress22
Covalent ligand efficiency22
Combining repurposed drugs to treat colorectal cancer21
Targeting inflammatory pathways for treatment of the major depressive disorder21
Pancreatic lipase and its related proteins: where are we now?21
Preclinical evaluation of chemically reactive metabolites and mitigation of bioactivation in drug discovery21
New insights into the mechanism of resistance to lenvatinib and strategies for lenvatinib sensitization in hepatocellular carcinoma21
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