Between 2018 and 2023, researchers published roughly
5,000
English-language articles on AI + pharmacology
The global AI + pharmacology literature grew
271%
between 2018 and 2023
Articles on AI + pharmacology made up
<1%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
7%
of AI + pharmacology articles
What counts as "AI + pharmacology" research?•How precise are these numbers?•What are the other caveats?
Data last updated January 6, 2025
- 5,258AI + pharmacology articles were released between 2018 and 2023 (estd.)
- 271%growth in research between 2018 and 2023
- <1%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + pharmacology
- 19citations for the average AI + pharmacology article
- 16citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 21%of AI + pharmacology articles have American authors
- 31%have Chinese authors
- 14%have European authors
Country | Articles (2018-2023) | Growth (2018-2023) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,642 | 327% | 31% | 20.3 |
| United States | 1,112 | 186% | 21% | 31.1 |
| India | 599 | 696% | 11% | 13.2 |
- 2019: Nature reviews. Drug discovery. 1,913 citations
- 2021: Nucleic acids research. 1,484 citations
- 2018: Drug discovery today. 1,437 citations
- 2018: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). 1,115 citations
- 2018: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England). 1,077 citations
- 2020: Drug discovery today. 919 citations
- 2018: Drug discovery today. 787 citations
- 2021: Molecular diversity. 775 citations
- 2019: Journal of medicinal chemistry. 695 citations
- 2019: Chemical reviews. 681 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 Central South University (China)
- #3 Hunan University (China)
Organization | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 97 | 32.2 | China |
| Central South University | 90 | 46.1 | China |
| Hunan University | 56 | 66.8 | China |
- 7%of AI + pharmacology articles are cited in patents
- 5%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 7%of AI + pharmacology articles had authors from private companies (vs 6% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 30 | 91.4 | United Kingdom |
| Tencent | 19 | 121.2 | China |
| Novartis | 13 | 68.2 | Switzerland |
The Research Almanac runs on bibliometric data from Clarivate Web of Science and other sources. Research subject classifications are based on work supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under Grant No. G-2023-22358. For details on our sourcing, methodology, and limitations, see the tool documentation.