Peter A. Akah

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1986, latest 2025

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

Publications: 1151986–2025
Citations: 2,569to those papers
h-index: 30i10-index 66
Field-weighted impact: 0.911.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%11 of 115 scored papers
Open access: 43%49 papers free to read

2 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

115 in all

GC-MS Analysis, Anxiolytic and Anti-Epileptogenic Effects of Combretum nigricans Leaf Extract in Laboratory Animals
2025Advances in Pharmacology and PharmacyJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.13189/app.2025.130308
An Insight into the Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacological Properties of Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq) Benth Fabaceae

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science6254%
Pharmacology3430%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2623%
Molecular Biology2320%
Complementary and alternative medicine1917%
Pharmacology1816%
Food Science1715%
Biochemistry109%
Biochemistry87%
Nutrition and Dietetics65%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies32
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies25
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities17
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity13
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities9
Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies8
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae8
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds7
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis6
Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species6
Ginger and Zingiberaceae research5
Herbal Medicine Research Studies5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany8
United States5
Russia1
Canada1
Bulgaria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG30 papers
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG18 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG7 papers
Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDE5 papers
Ruhr University BochumDE4 papers
University of JosNG4 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG3 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers
University of VirginiaUS2 papers
Novena UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Ethnopharmacology13
Phytotherapy Research7
Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology5
Pharmaceutical Biology5
Journal of Herbs Spices & Medicinal Plants4
PubMed4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being46
6Clean water and sanitation9
2Zero hunger8
15Life on land5
14Life below water2
17Partnerships for the goals2

Most cited

Blood sugar lowering effect of Vernonia amygdalina Del, in an experimental rabbit model
Phytotherapy Research
1992145 citations
Acanthus montanus: An experimental evaluation of the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of a traditional remedy for furuncles
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2008143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Anti-inflammatory activity of hexane leaf extract of Aspilia africana C.D. Adams
Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Trends in Natural Products Research

Nanotoxicology: developments and new insights

2024NanomedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author31 citations10.1080/17435889.2024.2443385

Effect of Aqueous Extract of Unripe Musa Paradisiaca Linn on Parameters Affecting Reproduction in Rats

2024Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1177/2515690x241249534

Vernonia amygdalina Del (Bitter leaf) a traditional anti-diabetic gold mine - Mini Review

2024Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.21760/jaims.9.1.24

Annona senegalensis Pers (Annonaceae): exploring the underutilized potentials of an African medicinal plant

2023Journal of Ethnopharmacology and ToxicologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.37446/jet/ra/1.1.2023.16-26

Wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities of Ceiba pentendra (l.) Gaertn

2022Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1016/j.prmcm.2022.100077

Principles and practice of alternative medicine in Nigeria

2022International Journal of Unani and Integrative MedicineJournalOpen access1 citation10.33545/2616454x.2022.v6.i3a.216

Evidence supporting the use of Combretum nigricans as an antimalarial agent in ethnomedicine

2021International Journal of Current Research in Physiology and Pharmacology (IJCRPP)JournalOpen access5 citations10.31878/ijcrpp.2021.52.02

Effect of Kaolin Consumption on Serum Heavy Metal Levels of Pregnant Women

2020International Journal of SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.18483/ijsci.2305

Kaolin Consumption Affects Serum Electrolytes, Glucose and Amylase Levels of Pregnant Women

2020Journal of Biosciences and MedicinesJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.4236/jbm.2020.86015

Effect of Diabetes on the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Fluoroquinolones

2018International Journal of Medicine and PharmacyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.15640/ijmp.v6n2a4

Antitussive properties of the root extract and fractions of Acanthospermum hispidum (L)

2017Scholar Science Journals - International Journal of Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.7439/ijpr.v7i1.3768

Moringa oleifera INCREASES SERUM LEVEL OF TESTOSTERONE AND GONADOTROPINS IN MALE ALBINO RATS

2016HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)Journal0 citations

Anti-inflammatory medicinal plants and the molecular mechanisms underlying their activities

2015African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesJournalOpen accessSenior author30 citations10.4314/ajtcam.v12i6.3s

Immunomodulatory effects of Stachytarpheta cayennensis leaf extract and its synergistic effect with artesunate

2014BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding31 citations10.1186/1472-6882-14-376

Immunological Investigations

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine3

How it can be read

43% free to read

Diamond 20 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 11 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 66 · 57%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

16 of 115 papers name a funder

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung7
Australian Government2
Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
World Bank Group2
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research1
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München1
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology1
Pfizer1