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Pharmaceutics
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Pharmaceutics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 111 597 1011 50
Medicine 319 376 478 42

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2245
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2967
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 45
SCIMAGO H-index: 129
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.075
Impact Factor: 5.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Pharmaceutics?

The topics of Drug delivery, Pharmacology, In vivo, Drug and Chromatography are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The field of Nanotechnology is the anchor for the Drug delivery studies presented in it. Pharmacology studies presented include Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability and Oral administration.

Most of the works presented in Pharmaceutics deals with Bioavailability but it intersects with the subject of Solubility. The work on Solubility tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Chemical engineering and Nuclear chemistry. It connects the study in Chemical engineering with the closely related area of Amorphous solid.

The research on In vivo discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of In vitro. Chromatography research discussed connects with the study of Permeation.

  • Drug delivery (18.84%)
  • Pharmacology (18.51%)
  • In vivo (12.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Impact of Particle Size and Polydispersity Index on the Clinical Applications of Lipidic Nanocarrier Systems. (798 citations)
  • Liposomal formulations in clinical use: An updated review (754 citations)
  • Encapsulation of Natural Polyphenolic Compounds; a Review (495 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pharmaceutics:

The journal publications cover a variety of subjects, including Drug delivery, Nanotechnology, Pharmacology, Drug and Liposome. Issues in Drug delivery were discussed in the journal articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biocompatibility and Dosage form. The studies on Pharmacology discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Permeation and In vivo.

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 Pharmaceutics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nabil A. Alhakamy (27 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Rades (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Arto Urtti (17 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eliana B. Souto (17 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Im-Sook Song (16 papers) published 6 papers 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 Pharmaceutics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University College London (57 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Barcelona (52 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Complutense University of Madrid (50 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Granada (49 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Porto (49 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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, 4.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.58% of all publications and 69.08% 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

  • Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Microparticles for Drug Delivery Applications: An Overview of Recent Advances

    Unknown

    (2022)
    282 Citations
  • Linkers: An Assurance for Controlled Delivery of Antibody-Drug Conjugate

    Unknown

    (2022)
    227 Citations
  • Essential Oils: Pharmaceutical Applications and Encapsulation Strategies into Lipid-Based Delivery Systems.

    Cinzia Cimino;Oriana Maria Maurel;Teresa Musumeci;Angela Bonaccorso

    (2021)
    181 Citations
  • A Historical Review of Brain Drug Delivery

    (2022)
    180 Citations
  • Self-Nano-Emulsifying Drug-Delivery Systems: From the Development to the Current Applications and Challenges in Oral Drug Delivery.

    Aristote B Buya;Aristote B Buya;Ana Beloqui;Patrick B Memvanga;Véronique Préat

    (2020)
    154 Citations
  • Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printing of Orally Disintegrating Printlets Containing Ondansetron.

    Nour Allahham;Fabrizio Fina;Carmen Marcuta;Lilia Kraschew

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPION): From Fundamentals to State-of-the-Art Innovative Applications for Cancer Therapy

    (2023)
    139 Citations
  • 3D Printed Tablets (Printlets) with Braille and Moon Patterns for Visually Impaired Patients.

    Atheer Awad;Aliya Yao;Sarah J Trenfield;Alvaro Goyanes

    (2020)
    135 Citations
  • Naringenin Nano-Delivery Systems and Their Therapeutic Applications

    Mohammed Bhia;Mahzad Motallebi;Banafshe Abadi;Atefeh Zarepour

    (2021)
    128 Citations
  • Novel Gastroretentive Floating Pulsatile Drug Delivery System Produced via Hot-Melt Extrusion and Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing

    (2020)
    127 Citations

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