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Drugs and Drug Candidates is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis. Over its lifetime it has published 199 papers, which have received 2,087 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Drugs and Drug Candidates 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Abbreviation (ISO-4)Drugs Drug Candidates
Publishes research inComputational Drug Discovery Methods Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Natural product bioactivities and synthesis SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Synthesis and biological activity
ISSN2813-2998
Citation impact (2-yr)10.71
h-index16
i10-index28
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversidade de São Paulo
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Papers published in Drugs and Drug Candidates per year

5
2022
48
2023
48
2024
61
2025

Citation impact of Drugs and Drug Candidates by publication year

28
2022
478
2023
1.2K
2024
302
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Drugs and Drug Candidates

Plant-Derived Natural Products: A Source for Drug Discovery and Development

Noureddine Chaachouay, Lahcen Zidane · 19 Feb 2024

For thousands of years, nature has been a source of medical substances, and an astounding numeral of contemporary remedies have been identified from natural origins. Plants have long been used as folk herbal medicines to treat various disorders, and their different natural products have inspired the design, discovery, and development of new drugs. With the…

Virtual Screening Algorithms in Drug Discovery: A Review Focused on Machine and Deep Learning Methods

Tiago Alves de Oliveira, Michel Pires da Silva, Eduardo Habib Bechelane Maia et al. · 5 May 2023

Drug discovery and repositioning are important processes for the pharmaceutical industry. These processes demand a high investment in resources and are time-consuming. Several strategies have been used to address this problem, including computer-aided drug design (CADD). Among CADD approaches, it is essential to highlight virtual screening (VS), an in silico approach based on computer simulation…

Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: A Comprehensive Review of AI Applications

Rushikesh Dhudum, Ankit Ganeshpurkar, Atmaram Pawar · 13 Feb 2024

The drug discovery and development process is very lengthy, highly expensive, and extremely complex in nature. Considering the time and cost constraints associated with conventional drug discovery, new methods must be found to enhance the declining efficiency of traditional approaches. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that harnesses anthropomorphic knowledge and provides…

Synergy, Additive Effects, and Antagonism of Drugs with Plant Bioactive Compounds

Noureddine Chaachouay · 5 Feb 2025

Background/Objectives: The interaction of bioactive compounds derived from plants with drugs has become a significant area of investigation due to its potential to improve, reduce, or have no effect on therapeutic outcomes. Due to the dual effect of these interactions, elucidating the underlying mechanisms is essential for establishing a therapeutic strategy. This study emphasizes the…

Algal Nanoparticles and Their Antibacterial Activity: Current Research Status and Future Prospectives

Maheswari Behera, Prateek Ranjan Behera, Prajna Paramita Bhuyan et al. · 6 Jul 2023

Green nanotechnology is a promising technology that has a wide range of applications in pharmaceuticals today because they offer a higher surface-area-to-volume ratio. Algal-based nanoparticles (NPs) are the subject of intense research interest today for their potential to treat and prevent infections caused by infectious microorganisms that are antibiotic resistant. Algae contain a variety of…

Drugs and Drug Candidates template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Drugs and Drug Candidates use?
Drugs and Drug Candidates uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Drugs and Drug Candidates 2023, 12, 45–58.
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