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

In vitro and In vivo Characterisation of Piroxicam-Loaded Dika Wax Lipospheres
2013Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical ResearchJournalOpen access14 citations10.4314/tjpr.v12i1.6
Analgesic and micromeritic evaluations of SRMS-based oral lipospheres of diclofenac potassium
2013Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Citations received each year

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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

papers co-written12345612Home

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
15

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

Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of zidovudine loaded in a solidified reverse micellar delivery system.

2013International Journal of PhytomedicineJournalOpen access4 citations

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

2012InTech eBooksBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding180 citations10.5772/50486

Transdermal microgels of gentamicin

2012European Journal of Pharmaceutics and BiopharmaceuticsJournalSenior author26 citations10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.11.015

A New Lipid Based Drug Delivery System (LBDDS) for Oral Delivery of Tioconazole

2012International Journal of PhytomedicineJournalFirst author3 citations

Current State of Nanoemulsions in Drug Delivery

2011Journal of Biomaterials and NanobiotechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding411 citations10.4236/jbnb.2011.225075

SLN, NLC, LDC: State of the Art in Drug and Active Delivery

2011Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & FormulationJournalFirst authorCorresponding64 citations10.2174/187221111797200524

Effect of pH of Dispersion on Some Physicochemical Properties of Regenerated Cashew Gum

2011Journal of Phytomedicine and TherapeuticsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/jopat.v14i1.69412

Thermal characterisation of PEGylated mucin

2010Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1016/s1995-7645(10)60110-1

Comparative bioequivalence assessment of aspirin tablets marketed in Nigeria

2010International Journal of Health ResearchJournalOpen access5 citations10.4314/ijhr.v2i4.55439

Evaluation of the Pharmacodynamic Activity of Insulin from Bilosomal Formulation

2009Current Drug DeliveryJournalSenior authorCorresponding14 citations10.2174/156720109789000573

Biopolymer Blends: Applications, Limitations, and Future Prospects

2008BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooksBook chapterSenior author3 citations10.2174/978160805078910901010198

Particulate Drug Delivery: Recent Applications of Natural Biopolymers

2008BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooksBook chapterFirst author2 citations10.2174/978160805078910901010063

An Overview of Synthetic Biopolymers in Drug Delivery

2008BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooksBook chapterFirst author2 citations10.2174/978160805078910901010122

Effect of beeswax modification on the lipid matrix and solid lipid nanoparticle crystallinity

2007Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering AspectsJournalFirst authorCorresponding104 citations10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.07.035

Further characterization of theobroma oil–beeswax admixtures as lipid matrices for improved drug delivery systems

2006European Journal of Pharmaceutics and BiopharmaceuticsJournalFirst authorCorresponding101 citations10.1016/j.ejpb.2006.06.010

Solid lipid nanodispersions containing mixed lipid core and a polar heterolipid: Characterization

2006European Journal of Pharmaceutics and BiopharmaceuticsJournalFirst authorCorresponding93 citations10.1016/j.ejpb.2006.12.004

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