Peter U Achukwu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Pharmacology
Plant Science
Epidemiology
Complementary and alternative medicine
Pharmacology
Cancer Research

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 442011–2026
Citations: 132to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.281.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 2%1 of 44 scored papers
Open access: 86%38 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

44 in all

Isolation, Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacteria from Bed Linens Used by Tertiary Students in Hostels
2026Asian Journal of Research in Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i2528
Prevalence and Antibiotics Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Isolates Causing Adult Conjunctivitis among Patients Attending Tertiary Hospitals in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pharmacology1023%
Plant Science818%
Epidemiology716%
Complementary and alternative medicine511%
Pharmacology511%
Cancer Research49%
Emergency Medicine49%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis49%
Molecular Biology49%
Surgery49%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection4
HIV-related health complications and treatments4
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds4
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment3
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research3
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies3
Morinda citrifolia extract uses3
Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants3
Air Quality and Health Impacts2
Date Palm Research Studies2
Energy and Environment Impacts2
Fatty Acid Research and Health2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

14% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
South Africa2
United Kingdom1
Uganda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG10 papers
University of BeninNG9 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG5 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG3 papers
Imo State UniversityNG2 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA2 papers
Kwara State UniversityNG2 papers
Mississippi State UniversityUS1 paper
The Ohio State UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

American Journal of Biomedical Sciences3
Annual Research & Review in Biology2
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International2
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition2
Research Journal of Medicinal Plant2
Advanced in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
2Zero hunger9
1No poverty2
6Clean water and sanitation2
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Prevalence and associated risk factors of peripheral artery disease in virologically suppressed HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy in Kwara state, Nigeria: a cross sectional study
BMC Public Health3
201927 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Glucose and triglyceride lowering activity of Pterocarpus santaniloides leaf extracts against dexamethasone induced hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance in rats
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
201113 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Acute Toxicity and Histopathological Effects of Crude Aqueous Extract of Jatropha curcas Leaves in Mice

2026International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i21724

Histomorphology of Testes in Honey Treated Adult Male Albino Rats

2023Pakistan Journal of NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.3923/pjn.2023.88.94

A Messenger Ribonucleic Acid: A Platform for Protein Synthesis

2019SOJ Microbiology & Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.15226/sojmid/7/2/001102

Neuro-fuzzy implementation for cervical lesions screening in commercial sex workers

2018International Journal of Medical Engineering and InformaticsJournal2 citations10.1504/ijmei.2018.10014084

Lead contamination induces neurodegeneration in prefrontal cortex of Wistar rats

2018Anatomy (International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy)JournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.2399/ana.18.077

Frequency of electronics-waste generated heavy metals in urban waterways

2017DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access4 citations10.22034/ijhcum.2017.02.02.001

Comparing Trio-Modified Papanicolaou Staining Methods for Assessing Liquid-Based Cytology Samples

2017American Journal of Biomedical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.5099/aj170300119

African Health Sciences1

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY1

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 22 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 44 papers name a funder

University Of Nigeria Nsukka3
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit1
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief1

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant2

201512 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Gastro-protective effect of crude hexane leaf extract of Sesamum indicum in rabbits.

PubMed

201110 citationsOpen access · Green