Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Aims & Scope

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry is a forum for the review of areas of keen and topical interest to medicinal chemists and others in the allied disciplines.

Each issue is solely devoted to a specific topic, containing six to nine reviews, which provide the reader a comprehensive survey of that area.

A Guest Editor who is an expert in the topic under review, will assemble each issue.

The scope of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry will cover all areas of medicinal chemistry, including current developments in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, compound diversity measurements, drug absorption, drug distribution, metabolism, new and emerging drug targets, natural products, pharmacogenomics, and structure-activity relationships.

Medicinal chemistry is a rapidly maturing discipline.

The study of how structure and function are related is absolutely essential to understanding the molecular basis of life.

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry aims to contribute to the growth of scientific knowledge and insight, and facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents to treat debilitating human disorders.

The journal is essential for every medicinal chemist who wishes to be kept informed and up-to-date with the latest and most important advances.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	2.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9503

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1767

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.610

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	139

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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
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and 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.

• Sulfur Containing Scaffolds in Drugs: Synthesis and Application in Medicinal Chemistry

  Citation: 1697

  Authors: Minghao, Bingqing, Steven, Xuefeng

• Toxic Metals and Oxidative Stress Part I: Mechanisms Involved in Me-tal induced Oxidative Damage

  Citation: 1521

  Authors: Bentham Science Publisher, Bentham Science Publisher, Bentham Science Publisher

• Medicinal Chemistry and the Molecular Operating Environment (MOE): Application of QSAR and Molecular Docking to Drug Discovery

  Citation: 952

  Authors: Santiago, Giorgio, Stefano

• Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Drug Discovery: Principles, Applications and Recent Advances

  Citation: 833

  Authors: Evanthia, George, Demetrios, Zoe

• Chemical and Physical Properties and Potential Mechanisms: Melatonin as a Broad Spectrum Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenger

  Citation: 809

  Authors: Dun-xian, Russel, Lucien, Mei-ting, Mamdouh, Rosa, Juan, Ron, Mario, Rudiger

• Subunit Composition, Distribution and Function of GABA-A Receptor Subtypes

  Citation: 753

  Authors: W., G.

• Surface Chemistry Influences Implant Biocompatibility

  Citation: 689

  Authors: Liping, Paul, Wenjing

• 3D-QSAR in Drug Design - A Review

  Citation: 674

  Authors: Jitender, Vijay, Evans

• The Significance of Chirality in Drug Design and Development

  Citation: 569

  Authors: W., W., K.

• Physicochemical Profiling (Solubility, Permeability and Charge State)

  Citation: 485

  Authors: Alex

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