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Drug Testing and Analysis
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Drug Testing and Analysis

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 376 54 162 21
Medicine 2122 23 34 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 118
Documents by Best Scientists*: 221
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.623
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Drug Testing and Analysis?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Chromatography, Urine, Pharmacology, Mass spectrometry and Detection limit. The Chromatography study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Metabolite. The journal holds forums on Urine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Urinary system and Excretion.

Drug and Pharmacokinetics are all aspects of Pharmacology research featured in the journal. Drug Testing and Analysis facilitates discussions on Mass spectrometry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Gas chromatography, Sample preparation and Extraction (chemistry). Testosterone is a focus of the presented Endocrinology works and it dives deep in Testosterone.

  • Chromatography (37.76%)
  • Urine (19.02%)
  • Pharmacology (16.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cathinone derivatives: A review of their chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology (238 citations)
  • Analyses of second-generation 'legal highs' in the UK: initial findings. (230 citations)
  • From PCP to MXE: a comprehensive review of the non-medical use of dissociative drugs. (150 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Drug Testing and Analysis:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Chromatography, Pharmacology, Drug, Urine and Metabolite. While the journal articles focused on Pharmacology, they were also able to explore topics like Cathinone and Cannabinoid, Synthetic cannabinoids. The journal publications focus on Urine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Pharmacokinetics and Urinary system.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Chromatography, Urine, Mass spectrometry, Pharmacology and Metabolite. It encompasses presentations on Chromatography, specifically Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, Detection limit, Analyte, Gas chromatography and Sample preparation. The studies on Urine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Oral administration and Urinary system.

The works on Mass spectrometry deal in particular with Tandem mass spectrometry. Drug and Pharmacokinetics are among the concentrations of Pharmacology that garnered much attention in it. The studies in Metabolite featured incorporate elements of In vitro and In vivo.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The next generation of synthetic cannabinoids : detection, activity, and potential toxicity of pent-4en and but-3en analogues including MDMB-4en-PINACA (11 citations)
  • Fully automated dried blood spot sample handling and extraction for serological testing of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. (8 citations)
  • Urinary steroid profile in relation to the menstrual cycle (7 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 Drug Testing and Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mario Thevis (120 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wilhelm Schänzer (70 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Simon D. Brandt (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pierce V. Kavanagh (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hans Geyer (43 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than 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 Drug Testing and Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • German Sport University Cologne (130 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Liverpool John Moores University (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ghent University (57 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • King's College London (52 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (47 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 25.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.37% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.66% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.51% of all publications and 41.46% 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.

Top Publications

  • Consensus for the use of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) for the assessment of abstinence and alcohol consumption in clinical and forensic practice (2022 Consensus of Basel).

    (2022)
    79 Citations
  • Hitting the Jackpot - Development of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and other rapid screening methods for the analysis of 18 fentanyl-derived synthetic opioids.

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Can dried blood spots (DBS) contribute to conducting comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests?

    Mario Thevis;Andre Knoop;Maximilian S. Schaefer;Maximilian S. Schaefer;Bertin Dufaux

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Sports drug testing and the athletes' exposome

    Mario Thevis;Tiia Kuuranne;Matthew Fedoruk;Hans Geyer

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Longitudinal evaluation of multiple biomarkers for the detection of testosterone gel administration in women with normal menstrual cycle.

    Olivier Salamin;Raul Nicoli;Tobias Langer;Julien Boccard

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Do dried blood spots (DBS) have the potential to support result management processes in routine sports drug testing

    Mario Thevis;Tiia Kuuranne;Josef Dib;Andreas Thomas

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • A transnational perspective on the evolution of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists market: Comparing prison and general populations.

    Caitlyn Norman;Sebastian Halter;Belal Haschimi;Dean Acreman

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Elimination profiles of microdosed ostarine mimicking contaminated products ingestion.

    Katja Walpurgis;Ana Rubio;Felicitas Wagener;Oliver Krug

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Studies of athlete biological passport biomarkers and clinical parameters in male and female users of anabolic androgenic steroids and other doping agents.

    Annica Börjesson;Annica Börjesson;Mikael Lehtihet;Alexander Andersson;Marja-Liisa Dahl;Marja-Liisa Dahl

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Systematic evaluation of a panel of 30 synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists structurally related to MMB-4en-PICA, MDMB-4en-PINACA, ADB-4en-PINACA, and MMB-4CN-BUTINACA using a combination of binding and different CB 1 receptor activation assays-Part II: Structure activity relationship assessment via a β-arrestin recruitment assay

    Katharina Elisabeth Grafinger;Katharina Elisabeth Grafinger;Annelies Cannaert;Adam Ametovski;Eric Sparkes

    (2021)
    28 Citations

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