Anthony Amaechi Attama

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1998, latest 2026

Pharmaceutical Science
Food Science
Molecular Biology
Plant Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Biomaterials

Publications: 2181998–2026
Citations: 5,061to those papers
h-index: 37i10-index 96
Field-weighted impact: 1.511.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%32 of 218 scored papers
Open access: 60%131 papers free to read

9 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

218 in all

Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Fractions of Plant Parts of Pterocarpus santalinoides
2019Biotechnology Journal InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.9734/bji/2019/v23i330081
Application of SRMS 154 as Sustained Release Matrix for the Delivery of Stavudine: In vitro and in vivo Evaluation and Effect of Poloxamer 188 on the Properties of the Tablets

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pharmaceutical Science11854%
Food Science5425%
Molecular Biology4922%
Plant Science2110%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health178%
Biomaterials167%
Infectious Diseases146%
Pharmacology136%
Nutrition and Dietetics126%
Pharmacology126%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems82
Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery72
Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems56
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior28
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity17
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications17
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery13
Malaria Research and Control11
Proteins in Food Systems11
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis10
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography9
Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals9

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

23% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany21
United Kingdom12
United States7
Brazil6
India5
Thailand4
Italy4
South Africa3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG51 papers
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG16 papers
Technische Universität BraunschweigDE13 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG11 papers
University of UyoNG8 papers
Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research SaarlandDE5 papers
Prince of Songkla UniversityTH4 papers
Federal University of Technology OwerriNG4 papers
University of BeninNG4 papers
University of Port HarcourtNG4 papers

Where they publish

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research14
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology12
Drug Delivery9
International Journal of Pharmaceutics8
Heliyon7
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics6

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being71
6Clean water and sanitation42
2Zero hunger5
7Affordable and clean energy5
12Responsible consumption and production5
14Life below water3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
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Most cited

Current State of Nanoemulsions in Drug Delivery
Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology3
2011411 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Nanotechnology based drug delivery systems for the treatment of anterior segment eye diseases
Journal of Controlled Release3
2023348 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets

ORAL GENTAMICIN PREPARATION USING SOLIDIFIED LIPID PARTICULATE DELIVERY SYSTEM

2017International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i9.12278

Improved dissolution and anti-inflammatory activity of ibuprofen-polyethylene glycol 8000 solid dispersion systems

2016International Journal of Pharmaceutical InvestigationJournalOpen accessSenior author29 citations10.4103/2230-973x.187344

Nanomedicines for the Eye

2016Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst author9 citations10.1016/b978-0-12-802926-8.00025-2

Preparation and in vitro evaluation of amoxicillin encapsulated in alginate-coated chitosan microparticles

2016Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4314/tjpr.v15i11.2

Investigation of novel solid lipid microparticles based on homolipids from Bos indicus for the delivery of gentamicin

2016International Journal of Pharmaceutical InvestigationJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4103/2230-973x.176473

The Use of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Sustained Drug Release

2015Therapeutic DeliveryJournalFirst authorCorresponding56 citations10.4155/tde.15.23

Solid lipid microparticles: An approach for improving oral bioavailability of aspirin

2015Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations10.1016/j.ajps.2015.06.004

Formulation and Release Characteristics of Zidovudine-Loaded Solidified Lipid Microparticles

2014Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical ResearchJournalOpen access7 citations10.4314/tjpr.v13i2.5

Recent advances in particulate anti-malarial drug delivery systems: A review

2013International Journal of PhytomedicineJournalSenior author16 citations

Journal of Microencapsulation

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 48 · 22%Free to read and to publish
Gold 35 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 16 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 22 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 10 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 87 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

45 of 218 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund21
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung13
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung4
University Of Nigeria Nsukka3
African-German Network of Excellence in Science2
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission2
Prince of Songkla University2
University of Birmingham2

17Partnerships for the goals1

Lipid Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems: A Revolution in Dosage Form Design and Development

InTech eBooks3

2012180 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid