Question 1

Which countries lead Pharmaceutical Science research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Pharmaceutical Science. By volume, India and China publish the most (5.6k and 5.2k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Pharmaceutical Science research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Pharmaceutical Science on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Sichuan University and Zhejiang University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Pharmaceutical Science?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Pharmaceutical Science, Mark R. Prausnitz, Róbert Langer and Peter M. Elias have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Pharmaceutical Science research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Pharmaceutical Science research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Mumbai (India) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Moga, Alwar and Ahilyanagar.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Pharmaceutical Science?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Sichuan University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Harvard University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, 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 Pharmaceutical Science research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Chemical Reactions and Isotopes.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Pharmaceutical Science?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Pharmaceutical Science is "Experimental and computational approaches to estimate solubility and permeability in drug discovery and development settings 1PII of original article: S0169-409X(96)00423-1. The article was originally published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 23 (1997) 3–25. 1" (Christopher A. Lipinski, Franco Lombardo, Beryl W. Dominy et al., 2001), with 18,154 citations. Next come "Molecular Properties That Influence the Oral Bioavailability of Drug Candidates" (8,390) and "Engineering precision nanoparticles for drug delivery" (7,854).

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