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Pharmaceutical Research
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Pharmaceutical Research

0724-8741

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11095

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 420 77 106 19
Medicine 1373 65 81 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 284
Documents by Best Scientists*: 358
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 235
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.871
Impact Factor: 4.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Pharmaceutical Research?

Pharmaceutical Research covers a variety of subjects, including Pharmacology, Pharmacology toxicology, Pharmacokinetics, Chromatography and Biochemistry. Pharmacology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Liposome, Drug delivery and In vivo. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of In vivo as it also encompasses In vitro.

The research on Pharmacology toxicology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Pharmacy, Nanotechnology and Pharmaceutical technology. Topics in Pharmacokinetics were tackled in line with various other fields like Oral administration, Endocrinology and Absorption (skin). It addresses concerns in Chromatography which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Aqueous solution and Solubility.

The journal focuses on Solubility research which is adjacent to topics in Dissolution. The journal features Biochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Biophysics. The journal explores issues in Dosage form which can be linked to other research areas like Chemical engineering, Drug carrier and Active ingredient.

  • Pharmacology (25.25%)
  • Pharmacology toxicology (18.60%)
  • Pharmacokinetics (17.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Theoretical Basis for a Biopharmaceutic Drug Classification: The Correlation of in Vitro Drug Product Dissolution and in Vivo Bioavailability (4195 citations)
  • Physiological Parameters in Laboratory Animals and Humans (2356 citations)
  • Bioanalytical method validation--a revisit with a decade of progress. (1456 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pharmaceutical Research:

The journal papers investigate studies in Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Dosage form, Chromatography and Drug carrier. The most cited articles address concerns in Pharmacology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Drug delivery and In vivo. The most cited articles focus on Chromatography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Permeation, Pharmacology toxicology and Solubility.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Pharmaceutical Research mainly cover the fields of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacology toxicology, Chromatography and In vivo. The journal focuses on Pharmacokinetics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Bioavailability and Dosing. Pharmacology works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Drug.

It investigates Pharmacology toxicology research which frequently intersects with Pharmacy. Issues in Chromatography were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Polyvinyl alcohol, Permeation, Monoclonal antibody and Solubility. The work on In vivo tackled in Pharmaceutical Research brings together disciplines like Cancer research, In vitro and Drug delivery.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nanoparticle-Mediated Cytoplasmic Delivery of Messenger RNA Vaccines: Challenges and Future Perspectives. (11 citations)
  • Ethosomes as Nanocarriers for the Development of Skin Delivery Formulations (5 citations)
  • Which Analysis Approach Is Adequate to Leverage Clinical Microdialysis Data? A Quantitative Comparison to Investigate Exposure and Reponse Exemplified by Levofloxacin (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 Pharmaceutical Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard H. Guy (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuichi Sugiyama (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gordon L. Amidon (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald T. Borchardt (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wim Jiskoot (51 papers) absent at the last 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 Pharmaceutical Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Michigan (204 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (193 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Kansas (179 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (168 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pfizer (164 papers) published 2 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, 4.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.03% of all publications and 55.04% 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

  • L-Type amino acid transporter 1 as a target for drug delivery

    Elena Puris;Mikko Gynther;Seppo Auriola;Kristiina M. Huttunen

    (2020)
    178 Citations
  • Repurposing of Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of COVID-19.

    Ellen Weisberg;Alexander Parent;Priscilla L. Yang;Martin Sattler;Martin Sattler

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • Ethosomes as Nanocarriers for the Development of Skin Delivery Formulations

    Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos;Ana Luísa Silva;Catarina Guerra;Diana Peixoto

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • Unbound Brain-to-Plasma Partition Coefficient, Kp,uu,brain—a Game Changing Parameter for CNS Drug Discovery and Development

    (2022)
    87 Citations
  • Highlights in Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as a Multifunctional Controlled Drug Delivery Nanoplatform for Infectious Diseases Treatment

    Gabriela Corrêa Carvalho;Rafael Miguel Sábio;Tais de Cássia Ribeiro;Andreia Sofia Monteiro

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • RVG29-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Quercetin Brain Delivery and Alzheimer’s Disease

    R G R Pinheiro;A Granja;J A Loureiro;M C Pereira

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Interactions of Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Apolipoproteins with the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Elizabeth M Rhea;Elizabeth M Rhea;William A Banks;William A Banks

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Role of Surfactants on Release Performance of Amorphous Solid Dispersions of Ritonavir and Copovidone

    (2022)
    49 Citations
  • Photo-Degradation of Therapeutic Proteins: Mechanistic Aspects.

    Christian Schöneich

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Pharmacoproteomics of Brain Barrier Transporters and Substrate Design for the Brain Targeted Drug Delivery

    (2022)
    42 Citations

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