P. A. Akah

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1985, latest 2026

Plant Science
Food Science
Pharmacology
Complementary and alternative medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Molecular Biology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 321985–2026
Citations: 714to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.141.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%4 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 38%12 papers free to read

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

32 in all

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE HEPATOPROTECTIVE PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FROM THE LEAF FRACTIONS OF Lophira Lanceolata (Ochnaceae)
2026Pharmacological Research - Natural ProductsJournal0 citations10.1016/j.prenap.2026.100621
Hepatoprotective effect of the methanol leaf extract of Lophira lanceolata teigh (Ochnaceae): An experimental study
2019

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science1753%
Food Science1134%
Pharmacology928%
Complementary and alternative medicine722%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism722%
Molecular Biology516%
Biochemistry39%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics39%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience26%
Organic Chemistry26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies9
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity8
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies7
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities7
Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection4
Botanical Research and Chemistry3
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection3
Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies3
Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species3
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae3
Chemical synthesis and alkaloids2
Diet, Metabolism, and Disease2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

9% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG8 papers
University of IbadanNG2 papers
University of MississippiUS1 paper
University of MissouriUS1 paper
UNSW SydneyAU1 paper
Joseph Ayo Babalola UniversityNG1 paper
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG1 paper
University of JosNG1 paper
Madonna UniversityNG1 paper
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University MakurdiNG1 paper

Where they publish

Planta Medica7
Phytotherapy Research4
PubMed3
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine2
Pharmaceutical Biology2
African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
3Good health and well-being5
6Clean water and sanitation2
15Life on land2
14Life below water1

Most cited

Potentials of leaves of Aspilia africana (Compositae) in wound care: an experimental evaluation
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
200799 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Antiinflammatory and Antimicrobial Activities of Mitracarpus scaber Extracts
Pharmaceutical Biology
199469 citations
Hypoglycaemic Activity of Dioscoretine from Tubers ofDioscorea dumetorumin Normal and Alloxan Diabetic Rabbits
Planta Medica
1990

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

ANTIOXIDANT AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE POTENTIALS OF STEMONOCOLEUS MICRANTHUS HARMS (FABACEAE) STEM BARK EXTRACT

2016International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author16 citations

Medicinal plants used in wound care: A study of Prosopis africana (Fabaceae) stem bark

2010Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen access55 citations10.4103/0250-474x.70479

Gastro-protective effects of the leaf extract and fractions of fleurya aestuans l (urticaceae)

2010International Journal of Health ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4314/ijhr.v2i1.55393

Investigation on Monodora tenuifolia seed oil (Annonaceae)

2006Bio Research Journal/Bio- ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4314/br.v3i2.28593

Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts of root bark of Securidaca longipedunculata fres (polygalaceae)

2005African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesJournalOpen access33 citations10.4314/ajtcam.v3i1.31139

Animal Research International

Bio Research Journal/Bio- Research1

How it can be read

38% free to read

Diamond 5 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 63%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 32 papers name a funder

Johnson and Johnson1

Studies on the possible mechanisms of antidiabetic activity of extract of aerial parts ofPhyllanthus niruri

Pharmaceutical Biology3

201162 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Anticonvulsant and anxiolytic evaluation of leaf extracts of Ocimum gratissimum , a culinary herb

Pharmacognosy Research3

201059 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid