Publications and scholarly impact
A body of work connecting mechanisms, medicines and responsible translation
Prof. Banga’s publications span mitochondrial bioenergetics, muscle and cardiovascular pharmacology, oxidative stress, medicinal plants, natural-product safety, drug interactions and health-system translation.
Scholarly impact
Complementary perspectives—not additive totals
Metrics captured 4 September 2026. Database coverage differs; values should not be added together.
179 Scopus co-authors21 Scopus research topics27.3% international collaboration42,223 ResearchGate reads1,079 ResearchGate interest score
Publication portfolio
Four connected domains of contribution
Mitochondrial function and biogenesis
Question-specific assessment of human skeletal and cardiac muscle bioenergetics; physical activity, hypoxia, disease, transplantation and pharmacological context.
Muscle, cardiovascular and clinical pharmacology
Mitochondrial adaptation in heart failure, COPD, heart transplantation and neuromuscular disease, including effects of cyclosporin A and its formulation vehicle.
Ethnopharmacology and natural products
Experimental investigation of traditional leads for antidiarrhoeal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, cytotoxic and antimalarial activity.
Safety, interactions and translation
Acute-to-chronic toxicology, genotoxicity, reproductive safety, trace metals, cytochrome P450 interactions, product quality and responsible use.
Landmark influence
Selected highly cited contributions
Citation counts shown in the research-impact record captured 4 September 2026; counts change over time.
- 257Coordinated changes in mitochondrial function and biogenesis
- 240Physical activity and regulation of mitochondrial respiration
- 192Hypoxic training and skeletal-muscle mitochondria
- 121Inspiratory-muscle mitochondria in COPD
- 120Mitochondrial function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Selected publications
Representative work across the scientific journey
Mitochondria and muscle pharmacology
Physical activity changes the regulation of mitochondrial respiration in human skeletal muscle.
The Journal of Physiology · 543(1), 191–200
Preserved response of mitochondrial function to short-term endurance training in skeletal muscle of heart transplant recipients.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 42(1), 126–132
Evaluation of quantitative and qualitative aspects of mitochondrial function in human skeletal and cardiac muscles.
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry · 256–257, 267–280
Coordinated changes in mitochondrial function and biogenesis in healthy and diseased human skeletal muscle.
FASEB Journal · 19(1), 43–52
Oxidative capacities of cardiac and skeletal muscles of heart transplant recipients: mitochondrial effects of cyclosporin A and its vehicle Cremophor-EL.
Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology · 28(2), 151–160
Medicinal plants, safety and translation
Antibacterial and antispasmodic activities of a dichloromethane fraction of an ethanol extract of Piliostigma reticulatum stem bark.
Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences · 7(2), 128–135
Effect of Cellgevity supplement on selected rat liver cytochrome P450 enzyme activity and pharmacokinetic parameters of carbamazepine.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2020, 7956493
Toxicity, mutagenicity and trace-metal constituents of Termitomyces schimperi and kaolin, a recipe used traditionally in cancer management in Côte d’Ivoire.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 276, 114147
Ethanolic extract of Nymphaea lotus leaves exhibits in vitro antioxidant, in vivo anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities.
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 21, 22
Acute and sub-chronic toxicity studies of an aqueous extract of Macaranga heterophylla leaves in Sprague-Dawley rats.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 349, 119941
Antimalarial potential and toxicity assessment of a polyherbal combination of Azadirachta indica, Cymbopogon citratus and Psidium guajava in rodents.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 358, 120999
Scholarly service
Contribution to the research ecosystem
Beyond authorship, Prof. Banga serves as an academic editor, peer reviewer and grant reviewer. His service has included journals in ethnopharmacology, toxicology, complementary medicine and general biomedical science, as well as review work for Graduate Women in Science and the BANGA-Africa initiative.