Current Drug Discovery Technologies

Aims & Scope

Due to the plethora of new approaches being used in modern drug discovery by the pharmaceutical industry, Current Drug Discovery Technologies has been established to provide comprehensive overviews of all the major modern techniques and technologies used in drug design and discovery.

The journal is the forum for publishing original research papers, full-length/mini reviews, drug clinical trial studies and guest edited thematic issues describing novel approaches and cutting edge technologies used in all stages of drug discovery.

The journal addresses the multidimensional challenges of drug discovery science including integration issues of the drug discovery process.

Current Drug Discovery Technologies is an essential journal for all scientists and research managers involved in drug discovery who wish to keep abreast of all the modern techniques and technologies used in drug discovery.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.394

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	52

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13940

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	303

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Targeted Cancer Therapy: The Next Generation of Cancer Treatment

  Citation: 491

  Authors: Troy

• 20 Years of Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN & NLC): Present State of Development & Industrial Applications

  Citation: 458

  Authors: Rainer, Ranjita, Cornelia

• From in vitro Experiments to in vivo and Clinical Studies; Pros and Cons

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Soodabeh, Azadeh, Mohammad

• Potential Therapeutic Application of Chondroitin Sulfate/Dermatan Sulfate

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Shuhei, Kazuyuki

• Development of Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery and Noninvasive Imaging of Therapeutic Effect

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Hari, Michael, Hui, Y., Shuming, Lily

• Passive and Active Tumour Targeting with Nanocarriers

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Samuli, Catherine, Jean-Pierre

• Reversible Covalent Chemistry in Drug Delivery

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Kevin, Sijbren

• New Drug Delivery Systems Based on Chitosan

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Ines, Niuris, Angeles

• Merging Traditional Chinese Medicine with Modern Drug Discovery Technologies to Find Novel Drugs and Functional Foods

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Rocky, Mary, Ilya

• Calixarenes as New Platforms for Drug Design

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Angelo, Sergio, Adao

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