Drug Discovery: Research, Papers and Researchers

01Research activity

Drug Discovery research by ScholarsColab researchers

What researchers combine with Drug Discovery

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Recent focus (2024 onwards): machine, learning, disease, computational, hybrid, model.

02Researchers

PhD researchers working on Drug Discovery

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Ajmer Singh GrewalGuru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India4 papers on this topic · 26 citationsTop 2% scientist · Medicinal & Biomolecular ChemistryAkhileshwar SrivastavaCFTRI4 papers on this topic · 12 citationsDr. Kishor S. JainR.J.S.P.M. College of Pharmacy3 papers on this topic · 132 citationsSyeda Abida EjazThe islamia university of bahawalpur2 papers on this topic · 77 citationsNavaneet ChaturvediAssistant professor2 papers on this topic · 23 citationsDr. Ankita Mukund RayateM.V.P. Samaj's K.S.K.W. Arts, Science and Commerce College CIDCO2 papers on this topic · 0 citationsShashi Kant GuptaLincoln University College, Malaysia1 paper on this topic · 66 citationsDr. Sachin KumarSRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai1 paper on this topic · 32 citationsHemanth kumar ManikyamVisiting professor Chalapathi institute of pharmaceutical sciences1 paper on this topic · 28 citationsMD NAHID HASSAN NISHANNorth South University1 paper on this topic · 15 citationsDr. Sriram SeshadriNirma University1 paper on this topic · 15 citationsRostom MENNOURUniversity of Constantine 2 - Abdelhamid Mehri, Algeria1 paper on this topic · 13 citationsDr. Mehtab AlamAssistant Professor1 paper on this topic · 9 citationsDr. M. PrasadShri Vishnu Engineering College for Women(A), Bhimavaram1 paper on this topic · 1 citationsDr.Dhanamma JagliVivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology1 paper on this topic · 0 citationsDr. Levi Cheruo CheptoraKenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital (KUTRRH)1 paper on this topic · 0 citationsDr.Nijaguna G SVTU1 paper on this topic · 0 citations

03Papers

Research papers on Drug Discovery

1. Topoisomerase as target for antibacterial and anticancer drug discovery2013122 citationsJournal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal ChemistryDr. Kishor S. Jain
2. Deep learning and structure-based virtual screening for drug discovery against NEK7: a novel target for the treatment of cancer202270 citationsMoleculesSyeda Abida Ejaz
3. AI-driven drug discovery using a context-aware hybrid model to optimize drug-target interactions202566 citationsScientific ReportsShashi Kant Gupta
4. An overview of the pathophysiological mechanisms of 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA) as a neurotoxin in a huntington's disease model and its relevance to drug discovery and …202332 citationsNeurochemical ResearchDr. Sachin Kumar
5. Whole genome analysis and targeted drug discovery using computational methods and high throughput screening tools for emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)202028 citationsHemanth kumar Manikyam
6. Unleashing the Potential of Microbial Natural Products in Drug Discovery: Focusing on Streptomyces as Antimicrobials Goldmine202126 citationsCurrent Topics in Medicinal ChemistryAjmer Singh Grewal
7. Unleashing the future: The revolutionary role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in drug discovery202418 citationsEuropean Journal of PharmacologyNavaneet Chaturvedi
8. AI-powered drug discovery for neglected diseases: accelerating public health solutions in the developing world202515 citationsJournal of Global HealthMD NAHID HASSAN NISHAN
9. Intrinsically unstructured proteins: Potential targets for drug discovery200915 citationsAmerican Journal of Infectious DiseasesDr. Sriram Seshadri
10. Drug discovery for breast cancer based on big data analytics techniques201513 citationsRostom MENNOUR
11. Tuberculosis: New drug discovery pipelines201410 citationsDr. Kishor S. Jain
12. The application of AI in drug discovery: challenges, opportunities, and strategies20249 citationsDr. Mehtab Alam
13. Exploration of ethnomedicinal plants for drug discovery in high-throughput omics era20249 citationsAkhileshwar Srivastava
14. Identification and in silico screening of natural phloroglucinols as potential PI3Kα inhibitors: A computational approach for drug discovery20247 citationsOpen ChemistrySyeda Abida Ejaz
15. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for enhanced drug discovery and development from microbes20245 citationsMethods in MicrobiologyNavaneet Chaturvedi
16. Ethnomedicinal Plants for Drug Discovery: Current Developments20242 citationsAkhileshwar Srivastava
17. Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for Drug Discovery20241 citationsDr. M. Prasad
18. Plant-Based Drug Discovery: Unveiling Molecular Targets for Metabolic Conditions20251 citationsAcademic PressAkhileshwar Srivastava
19. Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: Cutting-Edge Computational Techniques20250 citationsAcademic PressAjmer Singh Grewal
20. Natural product cell division cycle 25 (CDC25) inhibitors: A promising source for cancer drug discovery20240 citationsJournal of the Indian Chemical SocietyAjmer Singh Grewal
21. Challenges & Opportunities in Drug Discovery using Biotechnology20220 citationsAjmer Singh Grewal
22. Leveraging AI for Enhanced Drug Discovery.20240 citationsFrontiers in Health InformaticsDr.Dhanamma Jagli
23. IMPACT OF MICROWAVE ASSISTED HEATING ON THE COMBINATORIAL AND PARALLEL SYNTHESIS OF COMPOUND LIBRARIES FOR NEW DRUG DISCOVERY RESEARCH20090 citationsIndian DrugsDr. Kishor S. Jain
24. Harnessing African-Generated Big Data for Precision Drug Discovery: A Low-Cost Framework for Endemic Disease R&D20250 citationsThe Digital Health Frontiers JournalDr. Levi Cheruo Cheptora
25. Advances in Machine Learning for QSAR Modeling: Enhancing Drug Discovery through Predictive Precision and Data Integration20260 citationsDr.Nijaguna G S
26. Plant-Based Drug Discovery0 citationsAkhileshwar Srivastava
27. IMIDAZOLE AND PYRAZOLONE HYBRIDS: SYNTHESIS, COMPUTATIONAL INSIGHTS AND BIOACTIVE APPLICATIONS IN DRUG DISCOVERY20260 citationsDr. Ankita Mukund Rayate
28. “Advancing Computer-Aided Drug Discovery (CADD), Innovation Through Women’s -Prevalent Diseases Led Molecular Docking” At the state level seminar on “Participation Of Woman in …20260 citationsDr. Ankita Mukund Rayate

04Journals

Journals that publish Drug Discovery research

Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.

*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →

05Top 2% scientists

World’s Top 2% scientists in Pharmacology & Pharmacy

The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Pharmacology & Pharmacy is the research subfield closest to Drug Discovery in that list; 3,462 researchers from 67 countries are listed in it.

Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.

06Related topics

Topics related to Drug Discovery

Topics that share the most papers with Drug Discovery in our researchers’ work:

• Natural Products13 papers · 10 researchers
• High Throughput18 papers · 13 researchers
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)1,196 papers · 404 researchers
• Big Data228 papers · 102 researchers
• Cancer632 papers · 207 researchers
• Machine Learning (ML)1,348 papers · 424 researchers

07Questions

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