Adnan Badran

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 819 citations indexed

About

Adnan Badran is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Adnan Badran has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 819 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Food Science and 11 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Adnan Badran's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (6 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (5 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (5 papers). Adnan Badran is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (6 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (5 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (5 papers). Adnan Badran collaborates with scholars based in Jordan, Lebanon and France. Adnan Badran's co-authors include Elias Baydoun, Elias Baydoun, Joelle Mesmar, Ali H. Eid, Akram Hijazi, Suzanne A. Nasser, Marc Maresca, Gianfranco Pintus, Mohamad Nasser and Nadine Wehbe and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Adnan Badran

47 papers receiving 802 citations

Hit Papers

Enhancing Essential Grains Yield for Sustainable Food Sec... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
What are hit papers?

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. Enhancing Essential Grains Yield for Sustainable Food Security and Bio-Safe Agriculture through Latest Innovative Approaches
    2023 82 citations Amal Alyamani, Adnan Badran et al. Agronomy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adnan Badran Jordan 16 284 162 107 84 63 53 819
Elias Baydoun Lebanon 19 405 1.4× 117 0.7× 108 1.0× 163 1.9× 111 1.8× 50 1.0k
Jing Zhen China 15 390 1.4× 151 0.9× 98 0.9× 80 1.0× 114 1.8× 44 907
Limei Yu China 21 400 1.4× 143 0.9× 74 0.7× 119 1.4× 139 2.2× 84 1.2k
Jan Gmiński Poland 22 422 1.5× 161 1.0× 163 1.5× 53 0.6× 72 1.1× 61 1.2k
Byung‐Mu Lee South Korea 21 318 1.1× 160 1.0× 103 1.0× 139 1.7× 56 0.9× 65 1.5k
Francesco Palma Italy 19 462 1.6× 248 1.5× 134 1.3× 67 0.8× 69 1.1× 73 1.1k
Yogesh Kumar Tyagi India 20 294 1.0× 187 1.2× 51 0.5× 191 2.3× 75 1.2× 63 1.0k
Wenwen Jin China 18 457 1.6× 176 1.1× 76 0.7× 130 1.5× 90 1.4× 74 1.3k
Eun‐Kyung Ahn South Korea 21 449 1.6× 120 0.7× 90 0.8× 88 1.0× 75 1.2× 67 1.1k
Nancy S. Younis Saudi Arabia 21 294 1.0× 100 0.6× 37 0.3× 107 1.3× 36 0.6× 67 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adnan Badran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adnan Badran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Adnan Badran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Adnan Badran based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Adnan Badran. Adnan Badran is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Badran, Adnan, et al.. (2025). Mandragora autumnalis Distribution, Phytochemical Characteristics, and Pharmacological Bioactivities. Pharmaceuticals. 18(3). 328–328. 2 indexed citations
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Wehbe, Nadine, Joelle Mesmar, Riham El Kurdi, et al.. (2025). Halodule uninervis extract facilitates the green synthesis of gold nanoparticles with anticancer activity. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4286–4286. 11 indexed citations
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Badran, Adnan, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the impact of different biochar types on wheat germination. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28663–28663. 6 indexed citations
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Duma, Luminita, Adnan Badran, Akram Hijazi, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Wastewater Depollution: Sustainable Biosorption Using Chemically Modified Chitosan Derivatives for Efficient Removal of Heavy Metals and Dyes. Materials. 17(11). 2724–2724. 9 indexed citations
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Wehbe, Nadine, Adnan Badran, Ali Al‐Sawalmih, et al.. (2024). The Antioxidant Potential and Anticancer Activity of Halodule uninervis Ethanolic Extract against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Antioxidants. 13(6). 726–726. 7 indexed citations
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Mesmar, Joelle, et al.. (2024). Halophila stipulacea: A Comprehensive Review of Its Phytochemical Composition and Pharmacological Activities. Biomolecules. 14(8). 991–991. 3 indexed citations
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Badran, Adnan, et al.. (2023). The Therapeutic Wound Healing Bioactivities of Various Medicinal Plants. Life. 13(2). 317–317. 73 indexed citations
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Badran, Adnan, et al.. (2023). Ethnopharmacology and therapeutic potential of Anchusa strigosa: a comprehensive review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1301154–1301154.
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Alyamani, Amal, Adnan Badran, Akram Hijazi, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Essential Grains Yield for Sustainable Food Security and Bio-Safe Agriculture through Latest Innovative Approaches. Agronomy. 13(7). 1709–1709. 82 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mesmar, Joelle, et al.. (2022). Origanum syriacum Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties: A Comprehensive Review. Molecules. 27(13). 4272–4272. 19 indexed citations
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Mesmar, Joelle, et al.. (2022). Ethanolic extract of Origanum syriacum L. leaves exhibits potent anti-breast cancer potential and robust antioxidant properties. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 994025–994025. 10 indexed citations
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Baydoun, Elias, John Hillman, & Adnan Badran. (2021). Universities in Arab Countries: An Urgent Need for Change: Underpinning the Transition to a Peaceful and Prosperous Future. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Badran, Adnan, et al.. (2020). Antipsychotics drug aripiprazole as a lead against breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) in vitro. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0235676–e0235676. 36 indexed citations
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Fardoun, Manal, Abdullah Shaito, Joelle Mesmar, et al.. (2019). The hypertensive potential of estrogen: An untold story. Vascular Pharmacology. 124. 106600–106600. 27 indexed citations
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Badran, Adnan. (1995). Global overview: state of health education in the world. Medical Education. 29(s1). 16–23. 1 indexed citations

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