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Organic Process Research & Development
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Organic Process Research & Development

1083-6160

Published by: ACS Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/oprdfk

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 231 272 342 31

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 385
Documents by Best Scientists*: 488
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 17
SCIMAGO H-index: 131
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.865
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Organic Process Research & Development?

Organic Process Research & Development tackles a plethora of topics, such as Organic chemistry, Combinatorial chemistry, Catalysis, Yield (chemistry) and Stereochemistry. Organic chemistry studies presented in it focus on topics such as Reagent, Solvent, Scientific method, Enantioselective synthesis and Aqueous solution. Studies on Scientific method discussed in it link to the field of Process engineering.

The study on Catalysis presented in Organic Process Research & Development intersects with the topics under Inorganic chemistry.

  • Organic chemistry (27.01%)
  • Combinatorial chemistry (15.59%)
  • Catalysis (14.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fluorination in Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Strategies, and Recent Developments (844 citations)
  • Salt Selection and Optimisation Procedures for Pharmaceutical New Chemical Entities (660 citations)
  • Dealing with the Impact of Ritonavir Polymorphs on the Late Stages of Bulk Drug Process Development (487 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Organic Process Research & Development:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Yield (chemistry), Combinatorial chemistry and Chemical engineering. Many of the studies tackled in the most cited papers connect Organic chemistry with a similar field of study like Active ingredient. The published papers focus on Catalysis research which is adjacent to topics in Inorganic chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Organic Process Research & Development are MEDLINE, Cancer, Internal medicine, Oncology and Combinatorial chemistry. Breast cancer, Clinical trial, Family medicine and Intensive care medicine are some topics wherein MEDLINE research discussed in the journal have an impact. Some problems in Cancer that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Gerontology and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Lung cancer is part of Internal medicine studies tackled in the journal. The study on Combinatorial chemistry presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Catalysis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Analysis of the Implementation of Telehealth Visits for Care of Patients With Cancer in Houston During the COVID-19 Pandemic (22 citations)
  • Rapid Conversion of a Palliative Care Outpatient Clinic to Telehealth. (9 citations)
  • Continuous Crystallization Processes in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Review (8 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 Organic Process Research & Development (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Trevor Laird (154 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keith Turner (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chris H. Senanayake (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Derek Robinson (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C. Oliver Kappe (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Organic Process Research & Development (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pfizer (272 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Merck & Co. (195 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (186 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eli Lilly and Company (146 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • AstraZeneca (145 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 12.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.99% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.04% of all publications and 47.07% 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

  • Cu-Mediated Ullmann-Type Cross-Coupling and Industrial Applications in Route Design, Process Development, and Scale-up of Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Processes

    Unknown

    (2022)
    300 Citations
  • Green Chemistry: A Framework for a Sustainable Future

    Krishna N. Ganesh;Deqing Zhang;Scott J. Miller;Kai Rossen

    (2021)
    201 Citations
  • Recent Progress in Continuous Crystallization of Pharmaceutical Products: Precise Preparation and Control

    Yiming Ma;Songgu Wu;Estevao Genito Joao Macaringue;Teng Zhang

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Quest for a COVID-19 Cure by Repurposing Small-Molecule Drugs: Mechanism of Action, Clinical Development, Synthesis at Scale, and Outlook for Supply

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Multikilogram per Hour Continuous Photochemical BenzylicBrominations Applying a Smart Dimensioning Scale-up Strategy

    Alexander Steiner;Philippe M. C. Roth;Franz J. Strauss;Guillaume Gauron

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Continuous Production of Five Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Flexible Plug-and-Play Modules: A Demonstration Campaign

    Luke Rogers;Naomi Briggs;Ramona Achermann;Andrea Adamo

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Scalable Continuous Vortex Reactor for Gram to Kilo Scale for UV and Visible Photochemistry

    Darren S. Lee;Medhat Sharabi;Richard Jefferson-Loveday;Stephen J. Pickering

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Strategies to Tackle the Waste Water from α-Tocopherol-Derived Surfactant Chemistry

    Christoph Krell;Robert Schreiber;Lukas Hueber;Luca Sciascera

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Scale-Up of a Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Degradation Using a Photochemical Rotor–Stator Spinning Disk Reactor

    (2022)
    56 Citations
  • Applications of Flow Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry—Highlights of the Recent Patent Literature

    (2020)
    51 Citations

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