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Journal of Drug Targeting
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Journal of Drug Targeting

1061-186X

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/idrt20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 596 25 28 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 74
Documents by Best Scientists*: 89
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 112
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.87
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Drug Targeting?

The aim of Journal of Drug Targeting is to expand the discussion of research in Pharmacology, Drug delivery, In vivo, Biochemistry and Liposome. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Pharmacology as it also encompasses Doxorubicin. Drug delivery studies covered in Journal of Drug Targeting falls within the purview of Nanotechnology.

Issues in In vivo were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cancer research and In vitro. The journal holds forums on In vitro that merges themes from other disciplines such as Molecular biology and Cell culture. The Biochemistry study featured in Journal of Drug Targeting draws parallels with the field of Biophysics.

Journal of Drug Targeting dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Liposome and Vesicle. The studies in Drug carrier featured incorporate elements of Chromatography and Dosage form. Journal of Drug Targeting explores research in Pharmacokinetics and the adjacent study of Biodistribution.

  • Pharmacology (24.74%)
  • Drug delivery (21.17%)
  • In vivo (18.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Apolipoprotein-mediated transport of nanoparticle-bound drugs across the blood-brain barrier. (642 citations)
  • Nanoparticle Surface Charges Alter Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity and Permeability (501 citations)
  • Enhanced permeability and retention of macromolecular drugs in solid tumors: A royal gate for targeted anticancer nanomedicines (498 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Drug Targeting:

The journal papers facilitate discussions on Drug carrier, Pharmacology, Drug delivery, In vivo and Biochemistry. The studies on Pharmacology discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Liposome and Doxorubicin. The most cited papers address concerns in Biochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Molecular biology and Biophysics.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Cancer research, Drug delivery, Cell biology, Targeted drug delivery and Pharmacology. The journal explores topics in Cancer research which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cancer cell, Cancer, Targeted therapy, Apoptosis and microRNA. In addition to Drug delivery research, it aims to explore topics under Nanoparticle, Computational biology and Drug.

Mesoporous silica and Biocompatibility are some topics wherein Nanoparticle research discussed in it have an impact. Some problems in Targeted drug delivery that were presented in Journal of Drug Targeting overlapped with concepts under Microvesicles and Organelle. The research on Pharmacology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Liposome.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Mesoporous silica nanoparticles: synthesis methods and their therapeutic use-recent advances. (14 citations)
  • EGFR and Anti- EGFR Nanobodies: Review and Update. (6 citations)
  • Fabrication and characterisation of self-applicating heparin sodium microneedle patches. (6 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 Journal of Drug Targeting (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Saghir Akhtar (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mitsuru Hashida (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vladimir P. Torchilin (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Narendra K. Jain (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshinobu Takakura (18 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 Journal of Drug Targeting (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyoto University (37 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of London (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cardiff University (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • China Pharmaceutical University (33 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (33 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 6.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.28% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.21% of all publications and 65.42% 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

  • Carbon-based nanomaterials for targeted cancer nanotherapy: recent trends and future prospects.

    Mohaddeseh Sajjadi;Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh;Babak Jaleh;Ghazaleh Jamalipour Soufi

    (2021)
    74 Citations
  • Nanomaterial and advanced technologies in transdermal drug delivery.

    Morteza Rabiei;Soheila Kashanian;Soheila Kashanian;Seyedeh Sabereh Samavati;Shahriar Jamasb

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Improved oral delivery of quercetin with hyaluronic acid containing niosomes as a promising formulation.

    Zaynab Sadeghi-Ghadi;Pedram Ebrahimnejad;Fereshteh Talebpour Amiri;Ali Nokhodchi

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) Based Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapies and Theranostics

    Dan Zhu;Xiao-Hua Zhu;Shen-Zhen Ren;Ya-Dong Lu

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Multifunctional MIL-Cur@FC as a theranostic agent for magnetic resonance imaging and targeting drug delivery: in vitro and in vivo study

    Sadegh Dehghani;Sadegh Dehghani;Maryam Hosseini;Soheila Haghgoo;Vahid Changizi

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • In vitro and in vivo characteristics of doxorubicin-loaded cyclodextrine-based polyester modified gadolinium oxide nanoparticles: a versatile targeted theranostic system for tumour chemotherapy and molecular resonance imaging

    Tohid Mortezazadeh;Elham Gholibegloo;Mehdi Khoobi;Nader Riyahi Alam

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • New insights into the role of co-receptor neuropilins in tumour angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis and targeted therapy strategies

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Mitochondrial delivery of microRNA mimic let-7b to NSCLC cells by PAMAM-based nanoparticles

    Niloufar Maghsoudnia;Reza Baradaran Eftekhari;Alireza Naderi Sohi;Parisa Norouzi

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Cationic Liposome Decorated with Cyclic RGD Peptide for Targeted Delivery of anti-STAT3 siRNA to Melanoma Cancer Cells.

    Ehsan Khabazian;Faezeh Vakhshiteh;Parisa Norouzi;Yousef Fatahi

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Innovative topical niosomal gel formulation containing diclofenac sodium (niofenac).

    Jafar Akbari;Majid Saeedi;Katayoun Morteza-Semnani;Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Hashemi

    (2021)
    18 Citations

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