Last refreshed Jun 7, 2026 | 23 journals analyzed | 2,444 papers indexed

Best journals to publish synthesis and biological activity research

This page provides an overview of journals that publish research on the synthesis and biological activity of chemical compounds. The analysis covers 23 journals and indexes 2,444 papers, offering a data-driven perspective on publication venues in this interdisciplinary field. The synthesis and biological activity of compounds is a core area of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology, encompassing the design, preparation, and evaluation of molecules for their effects on biological systems. Researchers in this field aim to develop new therapeutic agents, probes for biological studies, and understanding of structure-activity relationships. The journals included span general chemistry, specialized medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and multidisciplinary science. The data presented here can help researchers identify potential outlets for their work based on publication frequency, scope, and impact metrics.

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RSC advances
ISSN: 2046-2069Source: RSC Adv
IF4.6
QuartileQ2
Topic papers7
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Recent representative papers

Structural Determination, Total Synthesis, and Biological Activity of Iezoside, a Highly Potent Ca 2+ -ATPase Inhibitor from the Marine Cyanobacterium Leptochromothrix valpauliae .

Journal of the American Chemical Society | IF 15.6 | Q1 | 2022 Jun 22

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Structural diversity, hypothetical biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, and biological activity of Ganoderma meroterpenoids.

Natural product reports | IF 10.6 | Q1 | 2023 Aug 16

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Total synthesis and biological activity of "carbamorphine": O-to-CH 2 replacement in the E-ring of the morphine core structure.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | IF 9.1 | Q1 | 2025 Jul 08

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Chiral 2-azabicycloalkanes bearing 1,2,3-triazole, thiourea, and ebselen moieties - Synthesis and biological activity.

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie | IF 7.5 | Q1 | 2023 Aug

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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity Evaluation of Deuterated Diphenyl Azole Alcohol-Based CYP51 Inhibitors.

Journal of medicinal chemistry | IF 6.8 | Q1 | 2025 Jun 12

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Top contributing institutions

High-confidence ROR-mapped institutions from this cached PubMed topic.

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Map points come from primary affiliations in the latest 100 papers; broader PubMed distribution uses the latest 242 records.
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Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

Wuhan, China
Papers
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Mentions
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Avg IF
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Confidence
95%
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