Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery is 6. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
New target for anorexia1736
Alzheimer antibody rush begins, as efficacy concerns remain1667
Will psychedelics be ‘a revolution in psychiatry’?1051
Generating neurons in the adult brain1039
First clinical test of an in vivo CRISPR candidate shows deep protein knockout potential909
Upcoming market catalysts in Q3 2021901
New CAR’s bells and whistles725
Brain glucose mediates amphotericin B tolerance687
Acyl-lysine reader inhibitor blocks AML progression654
Identifying selective PI3KC2α inhibitors608
Putting a PIN in pancreatic cancer517
A cancer drug wish list483
FDA approves first-in-class NK3 receptor antagonist for hot flushes455
Hypoimmune iPSCs escape immune detection453
Do fourth-generation EGFR inhibitors showcase the future of kinase inhibitors?440
A spirulina-based biomanufacturing platform379
Small-molecule screens for targeting non-coding RNA377
Vertex’s NaV1.8 inhibitor passes phase II pain point370
Monoclonal antibody treats yellow fever363
DENV inhibitor effective in non-human primates352
Decrypting drug action at the level of PTMs347
PKN3: a target in cancer metastasis344
A new path to targeted protein degradation?339
FDA approval of Immunocore’s first-in-class TCR therapeutic broadens depth of the T cell engager platform337
Pandemic vaccines: a formidable challenge for pharmacovigilance336
Neurons give metastatic cells a push335
Apolipoprotein L2 inhibitor mitigates fibrosis334
RAS-targeted therapies314
ASO targets DNA repair protein to combat Huntington disease313
PKC modulator promotes remyelination300
FDA approves new non-opioid pain drug251
Chemical engineering of CRISPR–Cas systems for therapeutic application247
Bluebird Bio’s cut-price sale highlights challenges for gene therapy field238
Non-antibiotic drug network reveals new leads for antibiotics233
Kinase inhibitor rescues the liver229
AI serves up target and inhibitor for lung fibrosis228
FDA approves first complement factor D inhibitor225
Synthesizing portimines224
mRNA flu shots move into trials221
A ROS-mediated resistance pathway to anticancer drugs206
The importance of persistence in cancer drug development202
Novo Nordisk and GlaxoSmithKline buy into RNAi187
FDA approves first Friedreich’s ataxia drug184
New naming scheme for antibodies drops the -mab stem180
Allosteric adenosine receptor modulator alleviates pain173
Overcoming ICB resistance in lung cancer173
2024 FDA approvals exceed average number but have lower sales projections168
Lipid nanoparticle ferries therapeutic mRNA to the placenta162
Rediscovering hygromycin A for Lyme disease treatment152
Towards polio eradication143
Massive misuse of chemical probes undermines the utility of these tools139
Treating cannabis use disorder138
What’s next for an immuno-oncology powerhouse?137
Stalled molecular motor inhibits tumour growth137
The pipeline and market for migraine drugs135
Shifts in the clinical trial landscape135
The KRAS crowd targets its next cancer mutations132
mRNA-encoded monoclonal antibody fights CHIKV130
Nanoparticle chirality sets the dial on immunogenicity130
BRAF plus MEK inhibitor combo secures tumour-agnostic FDA approval127
FDA new drug approvals in Q1 2023124
Eli Lilly spends $3.2 billion on Morphic’s oral integrin inhibitor for inflammatory bowel disease116
Comprehensive measurement of biopharmaceutical R&D investment114
Epigenetic editor silences prion protein112
Clinical trial strategies for rare neurodevelopmental disorders: challenges and opportunities106
GlaxoSmithKline buys late-stage JAK inhibitor for $1.9 billion103
Understanding the effects of antibiotic combinations103
Ipsen buys Epizyme for US$247 million100
Promoting tissue repair after heart attack97
Weeding out toxic RNA in Huntington disease96
Understanding long-lasting ketamine effects95
Pasting in large DNA sequences95
Targeting tumour-associated bacteria89
FDA new drug approvals in Q1 202188
Bacteria tag tumours for CAR-T cell attack88
First-in-class IL-15 receptor agonist nabs FDA approval for bladder cancer86
A specific biomarker for insoluble tau84
The improving benefit–risk balance of phase I cancer trials84
Improving circular RNA protein yields83
Pfizer buys Biohaven’s migraine drugs for $11.6 billion83
Vaccine exposes tumours to immune cell attack83
Upcoming market catalysts in Q1 202381
Upcoming market catalysts in Q3 202281
Neutralizing Zika virus76
A viral–lipid hybrid delivery system for genetic therapies75
Pull incentives for antibiotics get push from the UK73
Novartis’s canakinumab stumbles in cancer, again72
Open-science drug discovery for COVID-1969
Gene therapy zeroes in on Parkinson disease brain circuits68
MYC inhibitor achieves phase I success67
Targeting oncogene and non-oncogene addiction to inflame the tumour microenvironment67
A novel approach to boost drug development in paediatric oncology66
Lipid metabolite triggers neural repair66
Targeting EMT in cancer through netrin-164
A new European platform for advancing regulatory science research63
Anti-oncostatin M antibody puts brakes on asthma exacerbations62
Lilly’s tirzepatide secures first approval in diabetes, paving path for dual-acting hormone mimetics62
Targeting drug-resistant glioblastoma62
FDA approves first biparatopic antibody therapy61
Trust in Science: a novel research partnership model in Latin America61
FDA approves first all-oral sleeping sickness drug60
Life science ecosystems in Asia: biomedical innovation trends over the past decade60
LRRK2 inhibitor progresses for Parkinson disease59
ASO to treat Timothy syndrome59
Disease interception at scale: how a five-million-person study plans to transform healthcare58
Splice-switching ASO curtails brain calcification56
Top companies and drugs by sales in 202156
Degrading cell-free DNA to prevent recurrent stroke54
Creating an AI-first drug discovery engine54
Trustworthy AI for safe medicines53
Author Correction: Disease modification in inflammatory skin disorders: opportunities and challenges53
Advanced technologies for the development of infectious disease vaccines52
Protein isoform-centric therapeutics: expanding targets and increasing specificity52
Antiviral target compound profile for pandemic preparedness50
Author Correction: B cell depletion therapies in autoimmune disease: advances and mechanistic insights47
RNA-rewriting candidate moves into the clinic46
FDA approves first GPRC5D × CD3-targeted bispecific for multiple myeloma46
Suppressing tumour Treg cells with a histone demethylase inhibitor46
opnMe.com: a digital initiative for sharing tools with the biomedical research community44
PD1/PDL1 clinical trials adapt to a growing landscape of patients resistant to PDx43
Anti-tau antibody stumbles in phase II Alzheimer trial38
Glucose-sensitive insulin protects against hypoglycaemia36
Targeting neurofibrosis reverses metabolic dysfunction35
Tumour cells get a dendritic cell makeover34
Targeting tumour N-glycosylation34
Author Correction: Bridging the gap between innovation and later-stage financing for biotech in Europe34
Antibody vanquishes SARS-CoV-2 variants34
Double setback for ASO trials in Huntington disease32
Comparing development strategies for PD1/PDL1-based immunotherapies31
FDA approves first hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor31
De-risking rare disease acquisitions: a win–win–win for patients, biotech and investors30
NASH field celebrates ‘hurrah moment’ with a first FDA drug approval for the liver disease29
Muscarinic drugs breathe new life into schizophrenia pipeline29
Bispecific antibodies in oncology29
Thinking outside the box: non-canonical targets in multiple sclerosis28
FDA approves second TTR stabilizer for cardiac amyloidosis27
Identifying novel antibiotic targets27
Error-corrected next-generation sequencing to advance nonclinical genotoxicity and carcinogenicity testing27
Two routes to tamp down microglia in traumatic brain injury25
Ribosome-targeted antibiotic tackles antimicrobial resistance25
Insights into new approach methodology innovation: an EMA perspective25
FDA approves first-in-class AKT inhibitor25
Impact of regulatory system changes on the availability of innovative drugs in China25
Evolution of innovative drug R&D in China24
Delivering on the promise of protein degraders23
Targeting inflammation in atherosclerosis — from experimental insights to the clinic23
The landscape and market for HIV therapies23
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation22
The glymphatic system: implications for drugs for central nervous system diseases22
The R&D landscape for infectious disease vaccines22
The evolving role of investigative toxicology in the pharmaceutical industry22
Function and therapeutic value of astrocytes in neurological diseases22
FDA approves second RNA aptamer22
mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases — advances, challenges and opportunities22
Trends in kinase drug discovery: targets, indications and inhibitor design20
Unrealized targets in the discovery of antibiotics for Gram-negative bacterial infections20
FDA approves 100th monoclonal antibody product19
Amplifying gene expression with RNA-targeted therapeutics19
Accelerating antiviral drug discovery: lessons from COVID-1919
Therapeutic targeting of the functionally elusive TAM receptor family19
Therapeutic RNA-silencing oligonucleotides in metabolic diseases19
2022 FDA approvals19
FDA approves first schizophrenia drug with new mechanism of action since 1950s18
eTRANSAFE: data science to empower translational safety assessment18
Small-molecule discovery through DNA-encoded libraries18
Emerging concepts in the science of vaccine adjuvants18
Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned17
Targeting HER2-positive breast cancer: advances and future directions17
Engineering the next generation of cell-based therapeutics17
Drugging the NLRP3 inflammasome: from signalling mechanisms to therapeutic targets17
Tripeptide treats NASH in non-human primates16
Clipping cell-surface mucins in cancer by targeted degradation16
Upcoming FDA approval decisions in Q2 202516
Antibody offers broad alphavirus protection16
Machine learning identifies AMPs16
Targeting the TNF and TNFR superfamilies in autoimmune disease and cancer15
DUBTACs for targeted protein stabilization15
Screening ultra-large virtual libraries15
A new antibiotic for A. baumannii14
The landscape of small-molecule prodrugs14
Upcoming market catalysts in Q3 202314
Understanding sphingosine-1-phosphate transport14
Immune-related toxicities of checkpoint inhibitors: mechanisms and mitigation strategies14
A closer look at molecular glues13
Repurposing sapanisertib in malaria13
A type 1 regulatory T cell-based therapy13
FDA releases tissue-agnostic cancer drug draft guidance13
Identifying degrader hotspots13
Reflections on 10 years of the FDA’s breakthrough therapy designation12
Plant protein blocks tumour growth12
IMI European Lead Factory — democratizing access to high-throughput screening12
From pandemic preparedness to public–private partnerships12
Efficiency, effectiveness and productivity in pharmaceutical R&D12
Upcoming market catalysts in Q4 202111
Towards a pan-serotype dengue antiviral11
Nonhormonal target for endometriosis11
Preclinical cancer research suffers another reproducibility blow11
FDA new drug approvals in Q2 202311
Understanding PI3K inhibitor mechanism of action11
Restoring memory in aged mice11
Phosphatase inhibitor drives anticancer immune responses10
CRISPR technologies are going to need a bigger toolbox10
Microbiome screening platform finds drugs for bugs10
Psychedelic treatment for anorexia10
Pushing both sides of the drug pricing aisle10
FDA approves long-acting RSV antibody10
Molecular glue-like STING activator10
Alnylam scores big pharma support for angiotensinogen silencer10
Obesity drug scores landmark cardiovascular win10
Approvals by the China NMPA in 20249
Industrializing engineered autologous T cells as medicines for solid tumours9
Degrading aurora kinase A in neuroblastoma9
FDA approves first chikungunya vaccine9
Designer proteins take the bite out of snake venom9
An mRNA universal vaccine for influenza8
Profiling AAV tropism8
Trends in drug development for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis8
Targeting cytokine networks in neuroinflammatory diseases8
A route to small-molecule Lp(a) inhibitors for heart disease8
Blocking breast cancer metastasis8
Understanding immunomodulatory antibody agonism8
Bispecific antibodies pin down cancer stem cells8
Two competing RSV vaccines round final phase III corner8
FDA approves first DLL3 × CD3 bispecific T-cell engager for lung cancer8
A call to action for translational sciences in COVID-19 and future pandemics8
The pipeline and market for psoriasis drugs8
Host-directed antiviral blocks SARS-CoV-2 entry8
FDA new drug approvals in Q1 20228
Muscarinic receptor modulators for schizophrenia attract multibillion-dollar attention8
NUAK1 inhibition prevents fibrosis7
Next-generation gene-editing platforms drive CRISPR deals7
FDA approves first claudin-18.2-targeted antibody for gastric cancer7
Loss of Y chromosome promotes cardiac fibrosis7
FDA new drug approvals in Q2 20217
Stress can be exhausting for T cells7
SLC15A4 inhibitor blocks inflammation7
Inhibiting ASGR1 boosts cholesterol removal7
BMP9 stands up to sepsis7
Antibody cocktail eliminates ebolaviruses7
Rewired proteostasis in KRAS inhibitor resistance7
How GLP-1 went from being a hard-to-handle hormone to a blockbuster success7
Targeting lipid–protein interaction in AML7
2021 FDA approvals: value driven by COVID-19 vaccines6
Interfering viral-like particles inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication6
Healing wounds without scarring6
Targeting viruses in their phase6
Small molecule improves muscle function in myasthenia gravis6
Trends in the use of liquid biopsy in oncology6
FDA approves anti-CD3 antibody to delay type 1 diabetes onset6
Top product forecasts for 20226
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