Abdul Ghaffar Khan

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Abdul Ghaffar Khan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdul Ghaffar Khan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Pollution and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Abdul Ghaffar Khan's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (24 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (11 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (9 papers). Abdul Ghaffar Khan is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (24 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (11 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (9 papers). Abdul Ghaffar Khan collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Australia and United States. Abdul Ghaffar Khan's co-authors include Cheang Khoo, Clem Kuek, Saima Saif, Najma Ayub, Atif Jamal, M. F. Chaudhary, Biplab Mitra, Naeem Ali, Safia Ahmed and Abdul Hameed and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

50 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Role of plants, mycorrhizae and phytochelators in heavy metal contaminated land remediation
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abdul Ghaffar Khan Pakistan 22 1.7k 819 311 280 237 54 2.5k
Ma. del Carmen A. Gónzalez‐Chávez Mexico 26 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 186 0.6× 276 1.0× 285 1.2× 90 2.7k
Rui S. Oliveira Portugal 27 1.7k 1.0× 624 0.8× 194 0.6× 184 0.7× 157 0.7× 54 2.4k
Yahua Chen China 32 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 125 0.4× 338 1.2× 233 1.0× 115 3.4k
Kari Steffen Finland 23 996 0.6× 496 0.6× 268 0.9× 218 0.8× 204 0.9× 35 1.7k
Kristin Adriaensen Belgium 15 1.0k 0.6× 995 1.2× 116 0.4× 127 0.5× 234 1.0× 17 1.9k
Mohammad Saghir Khan India 32 2.6k 1.5× 803 1.0× 110 0.4× 423 1.5× 76 0.3× 56 3.8k
Fernando Borie Chile 37 2.7k 1.6× 710 0.9× 385 1.2× 1.4k 5.1× 371 1.6× 106 4.0k
Mahaveer P. Sharma India 23 1.6k 0.9× 300 0.4× 187 0.6× 476 1.7× 126 0.5× 57 2.3k
Borbála Bíró Hungary 22 1.2k 0.7× 372 0.5× 170 0.5× 426 1.5× 131 0.6× 101 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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All Works

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Khan, Sangar, Yasir Hamid, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, et al.. (2024). Seed nano-priming with multiple nanoparticles enhanced the growth parameters of lettuce and mitigated cadmium (Cd) bio-toxicity: An advanced technique for remediation of Cd contaminated environments. Environmental Pollution. 344. 123300–123300. 10 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Aftab, et al.. (2024). Modern Approaches to Enhancing Rust Resistance in Wheat Leading to Global Food Security. 8(1). 169–182. 2 indexed citations
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Anas, Muhammad, Asad Ali, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, et al.. (2023). Influence of Zirconium (Zr4+) Substitution on the Crystal Structure and Optical and Dielectric Properties of Sr0.8Mg0.2(Sn1–xZrx)O3 Ceramics. ACS Omega. 8(37). 33794–33801. 10 indexed citations
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Khan, Sangar, et al.. (2023). Effect of foliar application of nanoparticles on growth, physiology, and antioxidant enzyme activities of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) plants under cadmium toxicity. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(44). 99310–99325. 9 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Muhammad, et al.. (2012). Soil physical health indices, soil organic carbon, nitrate contents and wheat growth as influenced by irrigation and nitrogen rates.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 14(1). 1–10. 8 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir, et al.. (2012). Soil organic carbon, nitrate contents, physical properties and maize growth as influenced by dairy manure and nitrogen rates.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 14(1). 20–28. 12 indexed citations
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Tahir, Muhammad, et al.. (2012). Effect of Dairy Manure and Rice Planting Methods on Yield, Soil Quality, Water-Use Efficiency, and Economics of Rice and Succeeding Wheat Crop. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 43(14). 1897–1914. 6 indexed citations
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Rashid, Audil, et al.. (2008). Phytoaccumulation prospects of cadmium and zinc by mycorrhizal plant species growing in industrially polluted soils. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 31(1). 91–98. 21 indexed citations
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Chaudhary, M. F., et al.. (2006). Quality of effluents from Hattar Industrial Estate. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 7(12). 974–980. 88 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar. (2005). Role of soil microbes in the rhizospheres of plants growing on trace metal contaminated soils in phytoremediation. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 18(4). 355–364. 423 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar. (2003). Northern Areas strategy for sustainable development backgroud paper : rangelands and livestock. IUCN eBooks.
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar. (2001). Relationships between chromium biomagnification ratio, accumulation factor, and mycorrhizae in plants growing on tannery effluent-polluted soil. Environment International. 26(5-6). 417–423. 154 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar. (1993). Occurrence and importance of mycorrhizae in aquatic trees of New South Wales, Australia. Mycorrhiza. 3(1). 31–38. 52 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar, et al.. (1972). The occurrence of root nodules in the ginkgoales, taxales, and coniferales. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 12 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar. (1972). THE EFFECT OF VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATIONS ON GROWTH OF CEREALS. New Phytologist. 71(4). 613–619. 118 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdul Ghaffar. (1970). Mycorrhizal associations in Gymnosperms of West Pakistan.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 2(1). 9–18. 4 indexed citations

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