OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Future Medicinal Chemistry is 25. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
An overview of drug discovery and development	125
10 years into the resurgence of covalent drugs	68
Ligand and structure-based virtual screening applied to the SARS-CoV-2 main protease: an in silico repurposing study	67
De novodesign of new chemical entities for SARS-CoV-2 using artificial intelligence	56
N-heterocyclic carbene-metal complexes as bio-organometallic antimicrobial and anticancer drugs, an update (2015–2020)	52
Computational repurposing of benzimidazole anthelmintic drugs as potential colchicine binding site inhibitors	50
Antiproliferative effects of boswellic acid-loaded chitosan nanoparticles on human lung cancer cell line A549	49
Evidence supporting the use of peptides and peptidomimetics as potential SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) therapeutics	47
Tackling SARS-CoV-2: proposed targets and repurposed drugs	43
Anthraquinone: a promising scaffold for the discovery and development of therapeutic agents in cancer therapy	38
HeroMDAnalysis: an automagical tool for GROMACS-based molecular dynamics simulation analysis	37
The role of microRNA-21 in the onset and progression of cancer	37
Deep learning approaches in predicting ADMET properties	37
Drugging all RAS isoforms with one pocket	36
Novel carbonic anhydrase inhibitors	33
TGF-β in renal fibrosis: triumphs and challenges	31
An unexpected discovery toward novel membrane active sulfonyl thiazoles as potential MRSA DNA intercalators	29
Mechanisms of ebselen as a therapeutic and its pharmacology applications	28
NovelN-bridged pyrazole-1-carbothioamides with potential antiproliferative activity: design, synthesis,in vitroandin silicostudies	27
Targeting adhesion in fungal pathogen Candida albicans	27
Multiple ways to kill bacteria via inhibiting novel cell wall or membrane targets	27
Sirtuin modulators: past, present, and future perspectives	26
The role of HGF/MET in liver cancer	26
PROTAC cell permeability and oral bioavailability: a journey into uncharted territory	25
Melatonin synthesis in and uptake by mitochondria: implications for diseased cells with dysfunctional mitochondria	25