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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2025

Explainable Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Drug Research.

Qingyao Ding, Rufan Yao, Yue Bai, Limu Da, Yujiang Wang, Rongwu Xiang, Xiwei Jiang, Fei Zhai

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Qingyao DingFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
Rufan YaoFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
Yue BaiFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
Limu DaFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
Yujiang WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Zhengding County People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
Rongwu XiangFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiwei JiangFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
Fei ZhaiFaculty of Medical Devices, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies in drug research has significantly accelerated the drug development process. However, their black-box nature makes it challenging to evaluate their effectiveness and safety. The interpretability of models has become a key issue in the application of AI in the drug development. In this paper, a bibliometric approach has been adopted to systematically analyze the application of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) techniques in drug research, with an in-depth discussion of the developmental trends, geographical distribution, journal preferences, major contributors, and research hotspots. In addition, the research results of XAI are summarized in the three directions of chemical, biological, and traditional Chinese medicine, and the future research directions and development trends are envisioned in order to promote the in-depth application of XAI technology in drug discovery and continuous innovation.

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Artificial IntelligenceDrug DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryPharmaceutical ResearchBig DataHumansMedicine, Chinese Traditionalbibliometric analysisdrug researchexplainable artificial intelligenceinterpretabilitySHAPshapley additive explanationsXAI

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PMID40458811
PMCPMC12129466

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