Journal profile

Current topics in medicinal chemistry

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
ISSN1568-0266 | 1873-4294 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.84
Citation rate 4.41 1,295 total citations
h5-index 41 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.8% 245 of 307
Total citations 1,295 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.60 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.4% 18 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

India 754
China 464
United States 322
Brazil 256
Saudi Arabia 100

Citing Fields of Research

Phytochemicals 346
Protein Structure & Folding 275
Synthesis 233
Cancer Drugs 208
Oncology 196

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,088 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 307 245 cited publications
Last 12 months 301 25.1 publications/month
Open access share 4.0% 12 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country India 754 citing publications
Leading citing field Phytochemicals 346 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, May 2001-
PubMed
v1n1, May 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Phytochemicals Neurodegenerative Disorders Synthesis Drug Delivery Systems Cancer Drugs Protein Structure & Folding

Broad Categories

Chemistry Phytochemicals Synthesis Protein Structure & Folding Cancer Drugs Neurodegenerative Disorders Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis

MeSH Descriptors

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Drug Design

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Akash Bhati, Navneet Sharma, Bharat Bhusan et al.
Morus alba L., a member of the Moraceae family, is widely recognised for its medicinal and nutritional importance. Various extracts from Traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Korean medicine systems are widely used, including tree leaves, ...
03
Soykan Agar, Esra Acar, Ozan Aldemir et al.
Introduction: Ellagic acid, Formononetin, and Glycitein are bioactive polyphenols possessing anticancer activity via apoptosis, cell cycle inhibition, and oncogenic signaling pathway modulation. In particular, Ellagic acid demonstrated i...
04
Cyril Fersing, Johanne Vanney, Jade Torchio et al.
Introduction: Radioligand Therapy (RLT) targeting Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) reshapes the therapeutic landscape of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. However, the rapid systemic clearance of small-molecule ra...
05
Gisvaldo Cavalcante Prado Filho, Bianca Araujo Fernandes Veras, Pamela Isabel Japura Huanca et al.
Introduction: Aminonitriles are important synthetic intermediates widely used in the development of compounds with potential antibacterial activity. Previous studies have demonstrated antimicrobial activity in some representatives of thi...
06
Weijin Wang, Zhaoxin Xu, Yugang Lin et al.
Natural products (NPs) remain a cornerstone of modern drug discovery, offering stereochemical complexity and diverse bioactivities that precisely modulate therapeutic targets, refined through billions of years of evolution. However, thei...
07
Keerthana Dhinakaran, Amuthalakshmi Sivaperuman, Ramalakshmi Natarajan et al.
Introduction: The design of novel therapeutic entities for neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson’s disease, remains a major challenge in medicinal chemistry. Current treatment strategies primarily rely on symptomatic managem...
09
Lalit Kumar, Ashish Sarkar, Renu Dwivedi et al.
Introduction: There are several problems with cutaneous or transdermal drug delivery, including suboptimal drug penetration, an insufficient amount of time for the drug to remain at the target, and drug instability. In response to intrin...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v. 1, no. 1 (May 2001)20020429 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper