Ekemini D. Akpan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Ekemini D. Akpan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ekemini D. Akpan has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 10 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ekemini D. Akpan's work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (24 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (17 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (10 papers). Ekemini D. Akpan is often cited by papers focused on Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (24 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (17 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (10 papers). Ekemini D. Akpan collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Ekemini D. Akpan's co-authors include Eno E. Ebenso, Chandrabhan Verma, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Omar Dagdag, El‐Sayed M. Sherif, Hassane Lgaz, Taiwo W. Quadri, Lei Guo, Omolola E. Fayemi and M.A. Quraishi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ekemini D. Akpan

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Epoxy resins as anticorrosive polymeric materials: A review

2020 238 citations Chandrabhan Verma, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ekemini D. Akpan South Africa	22	1.0k	635	395	265	230	33	1.4k
Jeenat Aslam India	28	1.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.7×	688 1.7×	340 1.3×	213 0.9×	52	2.1k
Kabiru Haruna Saudi Arabia	18	935 0.9×	599 0.9×	389 1.0×	161 0.6×	79 0.3×	35	1.2k
Manilal Murmu India	24	1.7k 1.7×	1.2k 1.9×	817 2.1×	254 1.0×	108 0.5×	36	2.0k
Aaziz Jmiai Morocco	19	1.1k 1.1×	786 1.2×	479 1.2×	166 0.6×	68 0.3×	29	1.3k
Maryam Chafiq South Korea	26	1.4k 1.4×	921 1.5×	651 1.6×	171 0.6×	76 0.3×	83	1.7k
Araceli Espinoza-Vázquez Mexico	25	1.5k 1.5×	606 1.0×	388 1.0×	305 1.2×	90 0.4×	91	1.9k
Irina V. Lijanova Mexico	18	660 0.6×	366 0.6×	181 0.5×	218 0.8×	123 0.5×	74	1.0k
Kamal A. Soliman Egypt	22	1.3k 1.2×	780 1.2×	467 1.2×	258 1.0×	67 0.3×	83	1.5k
Kamal Shalabi Egypt	28	1.8k 1.8×	1.4k 2.1×	841 2.1×	308 1.2×	98 0.4×	81	2.1k
Ishaq Zaafarany Saudi Arabia	22	843 0.8×	642 1.0×	373 0.9×	305 1.2×	56 0.2×	61	1.3k

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Quadri, Taiwo W., Ekemini D. Akpan, Saheed E. Elugoke, et al.. (2025). State-of-the-art progress on artificial intelligence and machine learning in accessing molecular coordination and adsorption of corrosion inhibitors. Applied Physics Reviews. 12(1). 3 indexed citations

Sheetal, Ashish Kumar Singh, Valentine Chikaodili Anadebe, et al.. (2024). Coordination chemistry of chalcones and derivatives and their use as corrosion inhibitors: A comprehensive review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 517. 215985–215985. 18 indexed citations

Quadri, Taiwo W., Ekemini D. Akpan, Omar Dagdag, et al.. (2024). A critical review of coordination chemistry of pyrimidine and pyridazine compounds: Bonding, chelation and corrosion inhibition. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 523. 216285–216285. 15 indexed citations

Darmadi, Djarot B., et al.. (2023). The potential of nanocomposite-based coatings for corrosion protection of metals: A review. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 390. 123067–123067. 67 indexed citations

Akpan, Ekemini D., Omar Dagdag, & Eno E. Ebenso. (2023). Progress on the coordination chemistry and application of hydantoins and its derivatives as anticorrosive materials for steel: A review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 489. 215207–215207. 12 indexed citations

Dagdag, Omar, Lahoucine El Gana, Rajesh Haldhar, et al.. (2023). Study on Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Cyclotriphosphazene Resin-Forced Epoxy Resin Composites. Crystals. 13(3). 478–478. 15 indexed citations

Akpan, Ekemini D., Ashish Kumar Singh, Hassane Lgaz, et al.. (2023). Coordination compounds as corrosion inhibitors of metals: A review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 499. 215503–215503. 66 indexed citations

Quadri, Taiwo W., Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Omolola E. Fayemi, et al.. (2022). Computational insights into quinoxaline-based corrosion inhibitors of steel in HCl: Quantum chemical analysis and QSPR-ANN studies. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 15(7). 103870–103870. 58 indexed citations

Dagdag, Omar, Rajesh Haldhar, Seong‐Cheol Kim, et al.. (2022). Recent progress in epoxy resins as corrosion inhibitors: design and performance. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 37(6). 923–944. 24 indexed citations

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Quadri, Taiwo W., Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Omolola E. Fayemi, et al.. (2022). Predicting protection capacities of pyrimidine-based corrosion inhibitors for mild steel/HCl interface using linear and nonlinear QSPR models. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 28(9). 254–254. 22 indexed citations

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Akpan, Ekemini D., Omar Dagdag, & Eno E. Ebenso. (2022). Recent progress on the anticorrosion activities of acridine and acridone derivatives: A review. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 361. 119686–119686. 16 indexed citations

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Ibeji, Collins U., et al.. (2022). Corrosion performance of Schiff base derived from 2, 5-dimethoxybenzyaldehyde: X-ray structure, experimental and DFT studies. Chemical Papers. 76(8). 5187–5200. 4 indexed citations

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Ebenso, Eno E., Chandrabhan Verma, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, et al.. (2021). Molecular modelling of compounds used for corrosion inhibition studies: a review. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(36). 19987–20027. 160 indexed citations

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Quadri, Taiwo W., Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Ekemini D. Akpan, et al.. (2021). Chromeno-carbonitriles as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acidic solution: electrochemical, surface and computational studies. RSC Advances. 11(4). 2462–2475. 30 indexed citations

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Iroha, Nkem B., Victor Mkpenie, Lebe A. Nnanna, et al.. (2020). Experimental, adsorption, quantum chemical and molecular dynamics simulation studies on the corrosion inhibition performance of Vincamine on J55 steel in acidic medium. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1227. 129533–129533. 55 indexed citations

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Akpan, Ekemini D., et al.. (2019). Acridine-based thiosemicarbazones as novel inhibitors of mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl: synthesis, electrochemical, DFT and Monte Carlo simulation studies. RSC Advances. 9(51). 29590–29599. 30 indexed citations

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Dagdag, Omar, Ahmed El Harfi, Omar Cherkaοui, et al.. (2019). Rheological, electrochemical, surface, DFT and molecular dynamics simulation studies on the anticorrosive properties of new epoxy monomer compound for steel in 1 M HCl solution. RSC Advances. 9(8). 4454–4462. 75 indexed citations

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Dagdag, Omar, Zaki Safi, H. Erramli, et al.. (2019). Anticorrosive property of heterocyclic based epoxy resins on carbon steel corrosion in acidic medium: Electrochemical, surface morphology, DFT and Monte Carlo simulation studies. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 287. 110977–110977. 63 indexed citations

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Akpan, Ekemini D., Praveen K. Chinthakindi, Maya M. Makatini, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of novel 1,2,4-thiadiazinane 1,1-dioxidesviathree component SuFEx type reaction. RSC Advances. 8(65). 37503–37507. 11 indexed citations

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Akpan, Ekemini D., Stephen O. Ojwach, Bernard Omondi, & Vincent O. Nyamori. (2016). Structural and kinetic studies of the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters using N,N′ diarylformamidines Zn(II) complexes. Polyhedron. 110. 63–72. 20 indexed citations

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