Theophine C. Akunne

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

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

Publications: 192016–2026
Citations: 207to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.981.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 79%15 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

19 in all

In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of Polyherbal Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants as Remedies against Malaria
2026Tropical Journal of Natural Product ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.26538/tjnpr/v10i5.15
Safe African medicinal plants for clinical studies
2026Elsevier eBooks

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pharmacology947%
Plant Science842%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism632%
Complementary and alternative medicine421%
Biochemistry316%
Molecular Biology316%
Biomedical Engineering211%
Food Science211%
General Health Professions211%
Genetics211%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies5
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies5
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection3
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae3
Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology2
Diverse Scientific Research Studies2
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds2
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities2
Psidium guajava Extracts and Applications2
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research1
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Andrographolide Research and Applications1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

China2
Canada1
United States1
India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Chinese Academy of SciencesCN2 papers
Guangxi Institute of BotanyCN2 papers
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG2 papers
Guangxi Normal UniversityCN1 paper
Guilin University of TechnologyCN1 paper
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyIN1 paper
Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityCN1 paper
South China Botanical GardenCN1 paper
Cedarville UniversityUS1 paper
University of OttawaCA1 paper

Where they publish

European Journal of Medicinal Plants3
Pharmaceutical and Biosciences Journal2
African Health Sciences1
Biological Sciences - PJSIR1
Cogent Biology1
Conservation Genetics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
2Zero hunger2
14Life below water1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Medicinal plants used by the people of Nsukka Local Government Area, south-eastern Nigeria for the treatment of malaria: An ethnobotanical survey
Journal of Ethnopharmacology3
201856 citationsWorld top 10%
Nanotoxicology: developments and new insights
Nanomedicine
202431 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Nanotheranostics: Platforms, Current Applications, and Mechanisms of Targeting in Breast and Prostate Cancers

Ethnosurvey of Medicinal Plants Used in Treatment of Diabetes by the People of Nsukka, South Eastern-Nigeria

2023Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/jamps/2023/v25i5617

Toxicological Evaluations of a Popular Polyherbal Remedy-STC30 in Wistar Rats

2023Iranian Journal of ToxicologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.61186/ijt.17.3.1

Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Slime Coat Possesses Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Activities

2016Pharmaceutical and Biosciences JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author17 citations10.20510/ukjpb/4/i3/108393

How it can be read

79% free to read

Diamond 9 · 47%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 21%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 19 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung1
National Natural Science Foundation of China1
University of Ibadan1

Journal of Nanotheranostics3

202325 citationsOpen access · Gold