Top-100 Most Cited Publications Concerning Network Pharmacology: A Bibliometric Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Network pharmacology (NP) has become an increasingly important focus in the drug research field over the past decade. However, no study to date has mapped the current status of NP. Therefore, we performed a bibliometric study to evaluate the top 100 cited papers on NP.

Methods

We searched the Web of Science Core Collection from its inception to February 25, 2019, using the terms "network pharmacology" and "systems pharmacology." Key data, including title, publication year, number of citations, authors, countries/regions, organizations, and journals, were retrieved and analyzed using Excel 2016 and VOSviewer 1.6.10.

Results

The total number of citations for the 100 cited papers ranged from 21 to 1,238, published in 53 journals, from 2005 to 2017. The top thr

SUBMITTER: Lu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701366 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature