Alex. M. Weir

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
2 papers, 956 citations indexed

About

Alex. M. Weir is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex. M. Weir has authored 2 papers receiving a total of 956 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 2 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 2 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Alex. M. Weir's work include Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (2 papers), Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting (2 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (2 papers). Alex. M. Weir is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (2 papers), Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting (2 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (2 papers). Alex. M. Weir collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Alex. M. Weir's co-authors include Robert M. Owen, Garry Pairaudeau, Stephen D. Pickett, Andrew R. Leach, Owen B. Wallace, John Arrowsmith, Paul D. Leeson, William D. Pennie, Michael J. Waring and Ji‐Bo Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.

In The Last Decade

Alex. M. Weir

2 papers receiving 913 citations

Hit Papers

An analysis of the attrition of drug candidates from four... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. An analysis of the attrition of drug candidates from four major pharmaceutical companies
    2015 955 citations Michael J. Waring, John Arrowsmith et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →

Peers

Alex. M. Weir
Tyler B. Hughes United States
Vishal B. Siramshetty United States
Miquel Duran‐Frigola Spain
Tina Garyantes United States
Jeff W. Paslay United States
Owen B. Wallace United States
William D. Pennie United States
Huidong Yu China
Dragan A. Cirovic United Kingdom
Qiancheng Shen China
Tyler B. Hughes United States
Alex. M. Weir
Citations per year, relative to Alex. M. Weir Alex. M. Weir (= 1×) peers Tyler B. Hughes

Countries citing papers authored by Alex. M. Weir

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex. M. Weir

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All Works

2 of 2 papers shown
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Waring, Michael J., John Arrowsmith, Andrew R. Leach, et al.. (2015). An analysis of the attrition of drug candidates from four major pharmaceutical companies. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 14(7). 475–486. 955 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wallace, Owen B., John Arrowsmith, Andrew R. Leach, et al.. (2015). A comprehensive analysis of development attrition in drug candidates from four major pharmaceutical companies. 1 indexed citations

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