A Akintonwa

University of Lagos

Publishing since 1981, latest 2014

Pharmacology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Plant Science
Pharmacology
Pollution

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 451981–2014
Citations: 706to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 0.451.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 2%1 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 20%9 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

45 in all

Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria
2014Safety and Health at WorkJournalOpen accessSenior author70 citations10.1016/j.shaw.2014.02.001
Evaluation of haematological, hepatic and renal functions of petroleum tanker drivers in Lagos, Nigeria
2014

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pharmacology1124%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1022%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis716%
Plant Science613%
Pharmacology511%
Pollution511%
Analytical Chemistry49%
Infectious Diseases49%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health49%
Cancer Research37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection9
Malaria Research and Control6
Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy4
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment3
Occupational exposure and asthma3
Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity3
Air Quality and Health Impacts2
Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals2
Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation2
Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity2
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity2
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

2% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUS1 paper
University of IlorinNG1 paper
Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchNG1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed11
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology5
Journal of Ethnopharmacology3
Human & Experimental Toxicology2
Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences2
Tanzania journal of health research/Tanzania Journal of Health Research2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
6Clean water and sanitation9
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
2Zero hunger2
8Decent work and economic growth1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Protective effects of garcinia kola seed extract against paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology3
1990109 citations
Fatal Cyanide Poisoning from Cassava-Based Meal
Human & Experimental Toxicology3
199271 citations
Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria
Safety and Health at Work

African Health Sciences

Traditional medicinal plants in Nigeria—Remedies or risks

2013Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalSenior author36 citations10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.015

Toxicological evaluation of the lyophilized fruit juice extract of Annona muricata Linn. (Annonaceae) in rodents

2013Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and PharmacologyJournalSenior author13 citations10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0085

Antimalaria Action of Antiretroviral Drugs on Plasmodium berghei in Mice

2012American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access3 citations10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0209

Modulatory activity of antioxidants against the toxicity of Rifampicin in vivo

2010Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloJournalOpen access49 citations10.1590/s0036-46652010000100007

Protective effect of vitamin C and or vitamin E on micronuclei induction by rifampicin in mice

2010Tanzania journal of health research/Tanzania Journal of Health ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.4314/thrb.v12i2.56403

Mutagenic screening of some commonly used medicinal plants in Nigeria

2009Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalFirst author55 citations10.1016/j.jep.2009.07.013

Assessment of the Mutagenicity of Some Pharmaceutical Effluents

2009American Journal of Pharmacology and ToxicologyJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.3844/ajptsp.2009.144.150

Investigating the Idoho oil spillage into Lagos: Some confounding health factors

2007Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical SciencesJournal0 citations10.4314/njhbs.v5i2.11606

Health effect of exposure to hydrocarbons on petrol filling station attendants in Lagos

2005Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital MedicineJournalFirst author10 citations10.4314/nqjhm.v13i1.12521

Embryotoxic Effects of Oral Ametryn Exposure in Pregnant Rats

1997Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalSenior author7 citations10.1007/s001289900318

Acute toxicity studies with earthworms, Lumbricus terrestris

1995Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalSenior author5 citations10.1007/bf00203765

Fatal Cyanide Poisoning from Cassava-Based Meal

1992Human & Experimental ToxicologyJournalFirst author71 citations10.1177/096032719201100107

Acute toxicity of pesticides to Gobius sp., Palaemonetes africanus, and Desmocaris trispimosa

1992Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalSenior author3 citations10.1007/bf00196303

Determination of the total level of nitrosamines in select consumer products in Lagos area of Nigeria

1991Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalSenior author8 citations10.1007/bf01701138

In-Vitro Adsorption Studies of Isoniazid

1991Human & Experimental ToxicologyJournalSenior author6 citations10.1177/096032719101000208

Toxicity of nigerian crude oil and chemical dispersants toBarbus Sp. andClarias Sp.

1990Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author12 citations10.1007/bf01700993

Placental and Milk Transfer of Chloroquine in Humans

1988Therapeutic Drug MonitoringJournalFirst author48 citations10.1097/00007691-198802000-00004

Hemodialysis Clearance of Chloroquine in Uremic Patients

1986Therapeutic Drug MonitoringJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1097/00007691-198609000-00008

Potentiation of Nitrogen Mustard Toxicity by Narcotic Analgesic

1981Clinical ToxicologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3109/15563658108990269

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring2

African Health Sciences1

How it can be read

20% free to read

Diamond 3 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 2%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 36 · 80%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 45 papers name a funder

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry1
National Institutes of Health1
World Health Organization1

Mutagenic screening of some commonly used medicinal plants in Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology3

200955 citations

Modulatory activity of antioxidants against the toxicity of Rifampicin in vivo

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo17

201049 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond