Question 1

Which countries lead Drug Discovery research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, India and Indonesia rank highest in Drug Discovery. By volume, India and Indonesia publish the most (1.3k and 602 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Drug Discovery research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital publishes the most Drug Discovery research, followed by Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital and Airlangga University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Drug Discovery?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Drug Discovery, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shazia Sultana and Muhammad Naveed Zafar have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Drug Discovery research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Drug Discovery research in 2022-now are Chennai (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), New Delhi (India) and Surabaya (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Amloh and Nanded.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Drug Discovery?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Saveetha University and Banaras Hindu University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Drug Discovery research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 92% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Pharmacology and Nanomedicine Research.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Drug Discovery?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Drug Discovery is "HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer in Rural India" (Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Bhagwan M. Nene, Surendra Srinivas Shastri et al., 2009), with 1,300 citations. Next come "Worldwide burden of cervical cancer in 2008" (1,150) and "Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of whole plant extracts Torilis leptophylla L" (1,117).