| Mechanisms of neuronal death in disease: defining the models and the players EM Ribe, E Serrano-Saiz, N Akpan, CM Troy Biochemical Journal 415 (2), 165-182, 2008 | 126 | 2008 |
| Intranasal delivery of caspase-9 inhibitor reduces caspase-6-dependent axon/neuron loss and improves neurological function after stroke N Akpan, E Serrano-Saiz, BE Zacharia, ML Otten, AF Ducruet, SJ Snipas, ... Journal of Neuroscience 31 (24), 8894-8904, 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
| Regulation of synaptic plasticity and cognition by SUMO in normal physiology and Alzheimer's disease L Lee, E Dale, A Staniszewski, H Zhang, F Saeed, M Sakurai, M Fa, ... Scientific reports 4 (1), 1-14, 2014 | 82 | 2014 |
| Combined suppression of CASP2 and CASP6 protects retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis and promotes axon regeneration through CNTF-mediated JAK/STAT signalling V Vigneswara, N Akpan, M Berry, A Logan, CM Troy, Z Ahmed Brain 137 (6), 1656-1675, 2014 | 71 | 2014 |
| Regulation of caspases in the nervous system: implications for functions in health and disease CM Troy, N Akpan, YY Jean Progress in molecular biology and translational science 99, 265-305, 2011 | 57 | 2011 |
| Caspase inhibitors: prospective therapies for stroke N Akpan, CM Troy The Neuroscientist 19 (2), 129-136, 2013 | 46 | 2013 |
| Chagas' disease parasite-derived neurotrophic factor activates cholinergic gene expression in neuronal PC12 cells N Akpan, K Caradonna, MV Chuenkova, M PereiraPerrin Brain research 1217, 195-202, 2008 | 34 | 2008 |
| The very real consequences of fake news stories and why your brain can’t ignore them N Akpan PBS NewsHour, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
| A laboratory model for solidification of Earth's core MI Bergman, M Macleod-Silberstein, M Haskel, B Chandler, N Akpan Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 153 (1-3), 150-164, 2005 | 28 | 2005 |
| Caspase-9 mediates synaptic plasticity and memory deficits of Danish dementia knock-in mice: caspase-9 inhibition provides therapeutic protection R Tamayev, N Akpan, O Arancio, CM Troy, L D’Adamio Molecular neurodegeneration 7 (1), 1-11, 2012 | 24 | 2012 |
| Caspase-9 mediates photoreceptor death after blunt ocular trauma RJ Blanch, Z Ahmed, AR Thompson, N Akpan, DRJ Snead, M Berry, ... Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 55 (10), 6350-6357, 2014 | 14 | 2014 |
| Earth & Environment: Microplastics lodge in crab gills, guts: Creatures absorb particles through food and via respiration N Akpan Science News 186 (3), 9-9, 2014 | 14 | 2014 |
| Negotiating genre and new media for STEM news J Barchas-Lichtenstein, J Fraser, P Parson, RJ Norlander, J Griffin, ... Journalism Practice 14 (6), 643-663, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
| Corrigendum: Regulation of synaptic plasticity and cognition by SUMO in normal physiology and Alzheimer’s disease L Lee, E Dale, A Staniszewski, H Zhang, F Saeed, M Sakurai, M Fa, ... Scientific reports 5, 2015 | 4 | 2015 |
| Measles Outbreak Traced to Fully Vaccinated Patient for First Time N Akpan Retrieved 5 (21), 2014, 2014 | 4* | 2014 |
| The intrinsic caspase death pathway in stroke neurodegeneration NE Akpan Columbia University, 2013 | 4 | 2013 |
| US has only a fraction of the medical supplies it needs to combat coronavirus N Akpan National Geographic, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
| Intranasal delivery of cell permeant therapeutics CM Troy, N Akpan, G Salvesen, S Snipes US Patent App. 13/768,687, 2014 | 3 | 2014 |
| Elephants appear to be super sniffers N Akpan Science News for Students, 2014 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intranasal delivery of cell permeant therapeutics for the treatment of edema CM Troy, NE Akpan US Patent App. 14/568,710, 2015 | 1 | 2015 |
