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Current Drug Metabolism
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Current Drug Metabolism

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 573 19 34 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 61
Documents by Best Scientists*: 80
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 125
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.522
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Drug Metabolism?

The journal investigates studies in Pharmacology, Drug, Pharmacokinetics, Biochemistry and Drug metabolism. Pharmacology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Transporter, Cytochrome P450 and In vivo. The In vivo study featured in it draws parallels with the field of In vitro.

In addition to Drug research, it aims to explore topics under Computational biology, Drug delivery and Drug discovery, Bioinformatics. Research in the field of Nanotechnology was used to conduct the presented Drug delivery study. Current Drug Metabolism is focused mainly on Pharmacokinetics, particularly Pharmacodynamics.

Topics like Enzyme, Metabolism and Xenobiotic are tackled as part of the discussions on Biochemistry.

  • Pharmacology (36.00%)
  • Drug (19.73%)
  • Pharmacokinetics (17.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The cytochrome P450 superfamily: biochemistry, evolution and drug metabolism in humans. (544 citations)
  • Neopterin as a Marker for Immune System Activation (520 citations)
  • A comprehensive listing of bioactivation pathways of organic functional groups. (488 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Drug Metabolism:

The most cited papers focus on Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Drug metabolism, Drug and Cytochrome P450. The most cited papers explore issues in Pharmacology which can be linked to other research areas like CYP3A4, In vivo and Drug discovery. While the journal articles focused on Drug, they were also able to explore topics like Intestinal absorption and Drug delivery.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Current Drug Metabolism are Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Drug, Metabolism and Chromatography. Current Drug Metabolism addresses concerns in Pharmacokinetics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Prodrug, Analyte and Distribution (pharmacology). Aside from discussions in Pharmacology, the journal also deals with the subject of CYP3A4 which intersects with Microsome disciplines.

Drug metabolism is a focus of the presented Drug works and it dives deep in Drug metabolism. The field of Biochemistry is the anchor for the Metabolism studies presented in it. The Chromatography works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Metabolite and Oral administration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Murburn precepts for cytochrome P450 mediated drug/xenobiotic metabolism and homeostasis. (5 citations)
  • Modulation of the Drug Resistance by Platonia insignis Mart. Extract, Ethyl Acetate Fraction and Morelloflavone/Volkensiflavone (Biflavonoids) in Staphylococcus aureus Strains Overexpressing Efflux Pump Genes (5 citations)
  • Modulation of Drug Resistance by Limonene: Inhibition of Efflux Pumps in Staphylococcus aureus Strains RN-4220 and IS-58. (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Current Drug Metabolism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mohammad Amjad Kamal (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shu-Feng Zhou (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghulam Md Ashraf (26 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wei Duan (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hiroshi Yamazaki (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current Drug Metabolism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • King Abdulaziz University (64 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sichuan University (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pfizer (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 55.56% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Aspects in Pharmacology

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Top Publications

  • Tumor Angiogenesis and VEGFR-2: Mechanism, Pathways and Current Biological Therapeutic Interventions.

    Altaf A Shah;Mohammad A Kamal;Salman Akhtar

    (2021)
    88 Citations
  • Metabolism and Interactions of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine with Human Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Drug Transporters.

    Slobodan Rendic;Frederick Peter Guengerich

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Tubulin Proteins in Cancer Resistance: A Review

    Mohammad Amjad Kamal;Maryam Hassan Al-Zahrani;Salman Hasan Khan;Mateen Hasan Khan

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Dietary Baicalin Zinc Supplementation Alleviates Oxidative Stress and Enhances Nutrition Absorption in Deoxynivalenol Challenged Pigs.

    Andong Zha;Zhijuan Cui;Ming Qi;Simeng Liao

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Chloro-s-triazines-toxicokinetic, Toxicodynamic, Human Exposure, and Regulatory Considerations.

    Khaled Abass;Olavi Pelkonen;Arja Rautio

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Non-coding RNAs in Lung Cancer Chemoresistance.

    Priya Mondal;Jagadish Natesh;Mohammad Amjad Kamal;Syed Musthapa Meeran

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Stem Cells in Tumour Microenvironment Aid in Prolonged Survival Rate of Cancer Cells and Developed Drug Resistance: Major Challenge in Osteosarcoma Treatment

    Bhaskar Birru;ChandraSai Potla Durthi;Santhosh Kacham;Madhuri Pola

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Inhibition of Efflux Pumps by Monoterpene (α-pinene) and Impact on Staphylococcus aureus Resistance to Tetracycline and Erythromycin.

    Priscilla R Freitas;Ana Carolina J de Araújo;Cristina R Barbosa;Débora F Muniz

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Therapeutic Study of Phytochemicals Against Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease Management

    Syed Sayeed Ahmad;Tayyaba Waheed;Sayed Rozeen;Sufia Mahmood

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Versatile and Valuable Utilization of Amidohydrolase L-glutaminase in Pharma and Food industries: A Review

    Chandrasai Potla Durthi;Madhuri Pola;Satish Babu Rajulapati;Anand Kishore Kola

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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