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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Bridging data and drug development: Machine learning approaches for next-generation ADMET prediction262
General aspects of powder rheology applied to pharmaceutical formulations230
Generative AI: driving productivity and scientific breakthroughs in pharmaceutical R&D203
Double-edged sword: Therapeutic efficacy versus toxicity evaluations of doped titanium implants194
Achieving end-to-end success in the clinic: Pfizer’s learnings on R&D productivity193
Dysbiosis versus diabesity: Pathological signaling and promising therapeutic strategies183
On-body drug delivery systems: State-of-the-art technologies, clinical application, and future perspectives149
The global status of bioequivalence trials: a comprehensive clinical trial landscape analysis based on the Trialtrove database143
Computational modeling approaches and regulatory pathways for drug combinations131
Tubulin targeting agents and their implications in non-cancer disease management125
Models and approaches to comprehend and address glial inflammation following spinal cord injury120
Targeted drug delivery to the retinal pigment epithelium: Untapped therapeutic potential for retinal diseases119
From promise to progress: the dynamic landscape of glioblastoma immunotherapy117
Multiple strategies for the treatment of invasive breast carcinoma: A comprehensive prospective117
Gastroretentive drug delivery systems: A holy grail in oral delivery113
Opportunities and challenges in drug discovery targeting the orphan receptor GPR1297
Advancing drug repurposing research: Trends, collaborative networks, innovation and knowledge leaders95
Antibody–drug conjugates: What drives their progress?94
Redox active or thiol reactive? Optimization of rapid screens to identify less evident nuisance compounds92
A global bibliometric and visualized analysis of bacteria-mediated cancer therapy91
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Development of JmjC-domain-containing histone demethylase (KDM2-7) inhibitors for cancer therapy85
The recent progress of deep-learning-based in silico prediction of drug combination84
Repurposing of parenterally administered active substances used to treat pain both systemically and locally84
Demystifying the potential of inhibitors targeting DNA topoisomerases in unicellular protozoan parasites84
CIPDB: A biological structure databank for studying cation and π interactions83
Trends in oral small-molecule drug discovery and product development based on product launches before and after the Rule of Five82
The potential value of 5-androstenediol in countering acute radiation syndrome82
Exploration of small-molecule inhibitors targeting Hsp110 as novel therapeutics80
The emerging role of fatty acid binding protein 7 (FABP7) in cancers78
Embryonic and larval zebrafish models for the discovery of new bioactive compounds against tuberculosis76
Caught between a ROCK and a hard place: current challenges in structure-based drug design76
Triple-negative breast cancer brain metastasis: An update on druggable targets, current clinical trials, and future treatment options74
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 States74
Bridging informatics and medicinal inorganic chemistry: Toward a database of metallodrugs and metallodrug candidates72
Gaps between medical biology and AI drug discovery71
MTHFD2: A significant mitochondrial metabolic enzyme and a novel target for anticancer therapy70
Advancing pharmacogenetics research in Africa: the “Project Africa GRADIENT” initiative67
Role of siRNA-based nanocarriers for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases67
Metabolic reprogramming: Unveiling the therapeutic potential of targeted therapies against kidney disease66
Lipid- and polymer-based formulations containing TNF-α inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases64
Master protocols and other innovative trial designs in inflammation and immunology to expedite clinical drug development63
Unlocking therapeutic frontiers: harnessing artificial intelligence in drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases62
Therapeutic strategies targeting ocular vasculopathies: Current advances and emerging challenges62
Lactose in tablets: Functionality, critical material attributes, applications, modifications and co-processed excipients62
ImmunoPET imaging of hematological malignancies: From preclinical promise to clinical reality61
Pathogenic TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis61
Investigating miRNA subfamilies: Can they assist in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction?61
Randomized controlled trials do not always fit the purpose: A science-based response to Venetis and Mol’s editorial on biosimilars of follitropin alfa60
Molecular approaches for the treatment and prevention of Friedreich's ataxia59
MRI assessment of cerebral perfusion in clinical trials59
Recent advances towards overcoming the blood–brain barrier59
Medicinal chemistry aspects of uracil containing dUTPase inhibitors targeting colorectal cancer58
Steps toward nebulization in-use studies to understand the stability of new biological entities58
Mutation informatics: SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain of the spike protein58
Targeting mutant EGFR in non-small cell lung cancer in the context of cell adaptation and resistance57
Oral delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics: Challenges, strategies, and opportunities57
Regulatory approvals of therapeutic biologics: continuing progress or plateauing out compared with those of small molecules?56
Organoids in modelling infectious diseases55
Towards Pharma 4.0 in clinical trials: A future-orientated perspective54
Systematic review and QSPR analysis of chemical penetration through the nail to inform onychomycosis candidate selection54
Targeted protein degradation: current molecular targets, localization, and strategies53
PD-L1 small-molecule modulators: A new hope in epigenetic-based multidrug cancer therapy?53
Recent advancements in mass spectrometry for higher order structure characterization of protein therapeutics53
Global landscape and translational trajectories of flavonoid-based wound-healing research53
Translational PK/PD: a retrospective analysis of performance and impact from a drug portfolio51
A review on the recent advances of interaction studies of anticancer metal-based drugs with therapeutic targets, DNA and RNAs51
50 shades of AI in regulatory science50
Development of LRRK2 inhibitors through computational strategies: a promising avenue for Parkinson’s disease50
Illuminating function of the understudied druggable kinome50
Genetic–epigenetic targets for PCOS-associated diabesity50
Sustainability by design for recombinant protein therapeutics50
Recent insights into viral infections as a trigger and accelerator in alzheimer's disease50
Overview of new indications for novel drugs approved in China between 2018 and 202450
Recent advances in multitarget-directed ligands via in silico drug discovery50
Drugs from drugs: New chemical insights into a mature concept50
Decentralised, patient-centric, site-less, virtual, and digital clinical trials? From confusion to consensus49
Advancements and challenges in using AI for biomarker detection in early Alzheimer’s disease49
Vaginal drug delivery system: A promising route of drug administration for local and systemic diseases48
UCP1 activation: Hottest target in the thermogenesis pathway to treat obesity using molecules of synthetic and natural origin48
Impact of HDAC inhibitors on macrophage polarization to enhance innate immunity against infections47
Regulatory readiness to facilitate the appropriate use of innovation in clinical trials: The case of decentralized clinical trial approaches47
CPPsite3: An updated large repository of experimentally validated cell-penetrating peptides47
Elevating life science R&D success with AI: a framework47
Back on the scene: Advances and challenges in CD3-related drugs in tumor therapy46
Hippo signaling in acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition: Current understandings and future targets45
Review of the impact of the FDA’s Fast Track Designation on biotechnology companies’ share prices45
Global or local: The future of biotech45
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Opioid epidemic and the urge to discover new treatment options45
Potential nanocarrier-mediated miRNA-based therapy approaches for multiple sclerosis45
An overview of progress in human metapneumovirus (hMPV) research: Structure, function, and therapeutic opportunities44
Renal cell carcinoma therapy: Current and new drug candidates44
In silico resources help combat cancer drug resistance mediated by target mutations44
The role of gut microbial β-glucuronidase in drug disposition and development43
Recent advances in dual-drug co-amorphous systems43
Cubosome-based cosmeceuticals: A breakthrough in skincare42
Self-amplifying mRNA vaccines: Mode of action, design, development and optimization42
Open innovation: A paradigm shift in pharma R&D?42
Neurotrophin peptidomimetics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases41
Indole therapeutics: Latest FDA updates, ongoing trials, and future directions41
Does pharma R&D need a strategic reset? Adapting to a changing US landscape41
IRE1α-mediated UPR activation in gastrointestinal cancers: Adaptive mechanisms and therapeutic potential41
Disruptions in bioactivity driven by dose: a challenge for drug discovery41
Pharmaceutical strategies for the treatment of bacterial biofilms in chronic wounds41
Corrigendum to “Role of transient receptor potential channels in the regulation of vascular tone” [Drug Discov. Today 29(7) (2024) 104051]40
Operational and path dependencies impede the feasibility of hospital-based production of individually engineered drugs40
Geometric deep learning methods and applications in 3D structure-based drug design40
Advances in lipid-based nanoformulations for inhaled antibiotic therapy in respiratory infections40
Innovation testbeds as enabling ecosystems driving nanopharmaceuticals to market39
Strategizing the human microbiome for small molecules: Approaches and perspectives38
2023 in review: FDA approvals of new medicines38
Oncological drug discovery: AI meets structure-based computational research37
Artificial intelligence methods in kinase target profiling: Advances and challenges37
Compound–protein interaction prediction by deep learning: Databases, descriptors and models37
A new era for schizophrenia drug development – Lessons for the future37
Transforming patient engagement in clinical trials: Moving from a transactional relationship to human-centered care37
Metabophore-mediated retro-metabolic (‘MeMeReMe’) approach in drug design37
dbDNA™: An advanced platform for genetic medicines37
The Unitary Patent and UPC – Implications for the pharmaceutical sector37
Corrigendum to “Therapeutic potential of fucosyltransferases in cancer and recent development of targeted inhibitors” [Drug Discov. Today 28(1) (2023) 103394]37
Approaches to advance drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases37
Insight into the pivotal role of signaling pathways in psoriasis pathogenesis, potential therapeutic molecules and drug delivery approaches36
The expanding repertoire of covalent warheads for drug discovery36
Therapeutic potential of targeting IL-17 and its receptor signaling in neuroinflammation36
Breakthrough in RAS targeting with pan-RAS(ON) inhibitors RMC-7977 and RMC-623636
PROTAC technology: A new drug design for chemical biology with many challenges in drug discovery36
Artificially engineered bacteria to treat gastrointestinal disease and cancer36
Therapeutic targeting of the complement system in ocular disease36
Molecular medicinal insights into scaffold hopping-based drug discovery success36
Recent advances in flavonoid-based nanocarriers as an emerging drug delivery approach for cancer chemotherapy35
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 trial35
Science of, and insights into, thermodynamic principles for dermal formulations35
Advancing ocular gene therapy: a machine learning approach to enhance delivery, uptake and gene expression34
The importance of a go-to-market strategy in the commercialisation of cellular immunotherapies34
Nanoformulations of chemotherapeutic activators of the cGAS–STING pathway in tumor chemoimmunotherapy34
Small molecules targeting canonical transient receptor potential channels: an update34
Harnessing G-quadruplex ligands for lung cancer treatment: A comprehensive overview34
Regulatory oversight on the use of experimental therapies during a pandemic: The case of early access to convalescent plasma therapy in three LMICs34
Death ligand receptor (DLR) signaling: Its non-apoptotic functions in cancer and the consequences of DLR-directed therapies34
A retrospective regulatory analysis of FDA recalls carried out by pharmaceutical companies from 2012 to 202334
Peptide-derived ligands for the discovery of safer opioid analgesics34
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]34
Druggable genome special issue: An introduction34
How health technology assessment can help to address challenges in drug repurposing: a conceptual framework34
Targeting hepatitis B virus cccDNA levels: Recent progress in seeking small molecule drug candidates34
Targeting autophagy in colorectal cancer: An update on pharmacological small-molecule compounds34
Blocking platelet glycoprotein VI (GPVI) as a promising antithrombotic treatment33
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Expanding therapeutic potential of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus against multidrug-resistant pathogens33
Small molecule inhibitors of the co-receptor neuropilin-1ni33
Corrigendum to “Pharmacological modulation of autophagy for epilepsy therapy: Opportunities and obstacles” [Drug Discov. Today 28(6) (2023) 103600]33
A pipeline analysis of advanced therapy medicinal products33
Advances in antibody-based strategies for targeting cancer-associated glycopeptide antigens33
Harnessing personalized tailored medicines to digital-based data-enriched edible pharmaceuticals33
Early career researchers’ experiences in drug discovery in Africa32
Nanophotonic waveguide-based sensing of circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA: implications for personalized medicine32
Effectiveness of histamine receptor antagonists in the treatment of histamine-driven clinical symptoms: do we have a histamine or, better, an anti-histamine problem?32
ADAM10: Function insights, disease implications, and promise of therapeutic targeting32
IdopNetwork as a genomic predictor of drug response32
COVID-19 therapeutics: Small-molecule drug development targeting SARS-CoV-2 main protease32
Competition of regulatory ecosystems in approving medicines: policy implications in the case of Europe32
‘Home inspections’ for life sciences companies going public before clinical proof-of-concept32
Lysine lactylation: Regulatory mechanisms, role in health and disease, and its therapeutic potential32
Exosome-mediated PROTAC delivery for treatment of RNA viral infections and zoonosis32
Chiral-engineered supraparticles: Emerging tools for drug delivery31
Machine learning and natural language processing in clinical trial eligibility criteria parsing: a scoping review31
Using computers to ESKAPE the antibiotic resistance crisis31
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering biosensors for detection of oncomiRs in breast cancer31
Targeting SIRT1-regulated autophagic cell death as a novel therapeutic avenue for cancer prevention31
Recent progress in covalent organic frameworks for cancer therapy31
Evaluating the performance of drug-repurposing technologies30
Orphan GPR52 as an emerging neurotherapeutic target30
Deadly interactions: Synergistic manipulations of concurrent pathogen infections potentially enabling future pandemics30
Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities of bio-inspired nanomaterials for wound healing applications30
Nanomedicine approaches to reduce cytokine storms in severe infections30
Social media mining in drug development—Fundamentals and use cases30
Drugging the entire human proteome: Are we there yet?29
Opportunities and challenges of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling in drug delivery29
Recent discoveries of the role of histone modifications and related inhibitors in pathological cardiac hypertrophy29
Regulating NETosis: An emerging facet of statin pleiotropy29
Recent advances in the molecular design and applications of viral RNA-targeting antiviral modalities28
TDP-43 protein interactome informs about perturbed canonical pathways and may help develop personalized medicine approaches for patients with TDP-43 pathology28
Evaluation of the implementation effectiveness of accelerated drug marketing registration procedures in China: lessons from the 2016–2024 regulatory review28
Sustaining pharmaceutical innovation after the Inflation Reduction Act: trends in R&D spending, equity investment, and business development28
Translating precision medicine for autism spectrum disorder: A pressing need28
Therapies for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies: What is Enough?28
A review of the efficacy of prostate cancer therapies against castration-resistant prostate cancer28
Publisher’s Note28
Peptide modulators of cell migration: Overview, applications and future development28
ATP-binding cassette efflux transporters and MDR in cancer27
Integrating heterogeneous data to facilitate COVID-19 drug repurposing27
Patents, trade secrets and pricing27
A personalized pharmaco-epistatic network model of precision medicine27
Benefits of hybrid QM/MM over traditional classical mechanics in pharmaceutical systems27
Clinical significance and potential role of trimethylamine N-oxide in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders27
Recent trends in targeted delivery of smart nanocarrier-based microbial enzymes for therapeutic applications27
Biopharmaceutical R&D outsourcing: Short-term gain for long-term pain?27
Can preclinical drug development help to predict adverse events in clinical trials?27
Rational discovery of molecular glue degraders based on block chemistry27
Applications of density functional theory in COVID-19 drug modeling27
Generic dry powder inhalers bioequivalence: Batch–to-batch variability insights27
Novel and investigational therapies for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration27
Trends, challenges, and success factors in pharmaceutical portfolio management: Cognitive biases in decision-making and their mitigating measures26
Beyond CL and VSS: A comprehensive approach to human pharmacokinetic predictions26
Optical tweezers for drug discovery26
Methionine biosynthesis as a key metabolic pathway for antimicrobial drug discovery in Streptococcus mutans26
Shining light on liquid–liquid phase separation in chronic liver disease26
Concepts and applications of chemical fingerprint for hit and lead screening26
Which cryptic sites are feasible drug targets?26
Therapeutic potential of fucosyltransferases in cancer and recent development of targeted inhibitors26
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in ionic liquids: An effective approach for API physiochemical parameter optimization26
Prospects of halofuginone as an antiprotozoal drug scaffold26
Comparative analysis of FDA approvals by top 20 pharma companies (2014–2023)26
Informatic challenges and advances in illuminating the druggable proteome25
Epigenetic roles of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) in cancer metabolism25
DDR1-targeted therapies: current limitations and future potential25
The role of venom proteomics and single-domain antibodies for antivenoms: Progress in snake envenoming treatment25
Aceclofenac and methotrexate combination therapy could influence Th1/Th17 axis to modulate rheumatoid-arthritis-induced inflammation25
SET7, a lysine-specific methyl transferase: An intriguing epigenetic target to combat diabetic nephropathy25
Covalent ligand efficiency25
How can MSI enhance our understanding of ASO distribution?25
New approaches for challenging therapeutic targets25
Advantages, progress, and future trends in oral medicated jellies/gels: Focus on adherence aspects25
Metallocompounds as anticancer agents against osteosarcoma25
Dual-action potential of cationic cryptides against infections and cancers24
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Illuminating the druggable genome: Pathways to progress24
Rapid progress in neuroimaging technologies fuels central nervous system translational medicine24
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in perinatal depression: Side show or pivotal factor?24
Statins and angiogenesis in non-cardiovascular diseases24
How missing value imputation is confounded with batch effects and what you can do about it24
Grasping cryptic binding sites to neutralize drug resistance in the field of anticancer24
Nanosponges: An overlooked promising strategy to combat SARS-CoV-224
Electron diffraction: Accelerating drug development23
Pivotal role of nitrogen heterocycles in Alzheimer’s disease drug discovery23
Carbon dots in oncology: multifunctional nanoplatforms for diagnosis, targeted therapy, and drug discovery23
The forced swim test has poor accuracy for identifying novel antidepressants23
Treating liver cancer through arginine depletion23
Positron emission tomographic imaging in drug discovery23
Unleashing the power of generative AI in drug discovery23
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On the pivotal role of drug discovery in sustainable EU pharma reform23
An overview of cancer drugs approved through expedited approval programs and orphan medicine designation globally between 2011 and 202023
Commercialization of cell and gene therapy in Canada: Current landscape, challenges and opportunities23
The Wnt signaling cascade: a potential but untapped therapeutic target for monkeypox infection22
2024 in Review: FDA Approval of New Medicines22
Recent innovations in topical delivery for management of rheumatoid arthritis: A focus on combination drug delivery22
Novel therapeutic targets for cardiorenal syndrome22
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