Peter Achunike Akah is a Nigerian professor of pharmacology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was, several times, the head of Pharmacology Department, University of Nigeria; associate dean, School of Postgraduate Studies and dean, Students Affair of the same university. Akah is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria and a Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Science. Akah is in the editorial board of the Global Journal of Medicinal Plants Research; Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research; and African Journal of Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative. He served as chief editor of the Journal of Medicinal Plants Research (JMPR), African Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (AJOPRED) and Continental Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CJPS). He was the vice chancellor of the Imo State University. Akah's publications have been cited 7200 times by other scholars, making him one of the most cited Nigerian scholars.