Aftab Alam

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Aftab Alam is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Aftab Alam has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Organic Chemistry, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Aftab Alam's work include Synthesis and biological activity (43 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (29 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (16 papers). Aftab Alam is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (43 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (29 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (16 papers). Aftab Alam collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Aftab Alam's co-authors include Momin Khan, Manzoor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Sarwat Sultana, Ahmed Al‐Harrasi, Zainab Zainab, Mumtaz Ali, Ajmal Khan, Abdul Latif and Abdullah F. Alasmari and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Scientific Reports and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Aftab Alam

88 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Synthesis, molecular docking and DFT analysis of novel bis-Schiff base derivatives with thiobarbituric acid for α-glucosidase inhibition assessment

2024 64 citations Faheem Jan, Aftab Alam et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aftab Alam Pakistan	25	997	474	259	205	177	98	1.6k
Muhammad Athar Abbasi Pakistan	20	646 0.6×	440 0.9×	188 0.7×	124 0.6×	219 1.2×	184	1.4k
Gopal L. Khatik India	23	831 0.8×	446 0.9×	121 0.5×	185 0.9×	115 0.6×	107	1.6k
Khalid Mohammed Khan Pakistan	28	1.3k 1.3×	451 1.0×	180 0.7×	426 2.1×	138 0.8×	75	1.9k
Zaman Ashraf Pakistan	26	962 1.0×	542 1.1×	189 0.7×	75 0.4×	195 1.1×	97	2.0k
Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan	26	1.2k 1.2×	518 1.1×	227 0.9×	315 1.5×	514 2.9×	103	2.0k
Atish T. Paul India	17	818 0.8×	542 1.1×	122 0.5×	135 0.7×	279 1.6×	66	1.6k
Uzma Salar Pakistan	31	2.0k 2.0×	703 1.5×	358 1.4×	560 2.7×	295 1.7×	118	2.6k
Aneela Maalik Pakistan	20	532 0.5×	326 0.7×	127 0.5×	74 0.4×	184 1.0×	51	1.2k
Somayeh Mojtabavi Iran	22	752 0.8×	393 0.8×	143 0.6×	396 1.9×	93 0.5×	107	1.4k
Mahmood Biglar Iran	21	680 0.7×	313 0.7×	121 0.5×	191 0.9×	117 0.7×	63	1.1k

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Alam, Aftab, Ahmed A. Elhenawy, Abid Ali, et al.. (2025). In vivo anti-inflammatory evaluation of oxadiazole derivatives bearing flurbiprofen moiety using experimental and computational approaches. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 29144–29144.

Khan, Aziz, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of novel 2-mercapto-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as potent urease inhibitors: In vitro and in silico investigations. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1312. 138596–138596. 6 indexed citations

Zainab, Zainab, Aftab Alam, Najeeb Ur Rehman, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, anticancer, α-glucosidase inhibition, molecular docking and dynamics studies of hydrazone-Schiff bases bearing polyhydroquinoline scaffold: In vitro and in silico approaches. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 139699–139699. 10 indexed citations

Alam, Aftab, Zainab Zainab, Ahmed A. Elhenawy, et al.. (2024). Experimental and computational profiling of novel bis-Schiff base derivatives bearing α-naphthalene moiety as potential tyrosinase inhibitors. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 139919–139919. 10 indexed citations

Alam, Aftab, Zahida Parveen, Zainab Zainab, et al.. (2024). Novel acyl hydrazide derivatives of polyhydroquinoline as potent anti-diabetic and anti-glycating agents: Synthesis, in vitro α-amylase, α-glucosidase inhibition and anti-glycating activity with molecular docking insights. Bioorganic Chemistry. 150. 107501–107501. 12 indexed citations

Elhenawy, Ahmed A., et al.. (2024). Discovering the anti-diabetic potential of thiosemicarbazone derivatives: In vitro α-glucosidase, α-amylase inhibitory activities with molecular docking and DFT investigations. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1312. 138671–138671. 11 indexed citations

Alam, Aftab, Zainab Zainab, Naeem Ullah, et al.. (2024). Novel hydrazone schiff’s base derivatives of polyhydroquinoline: synthesis, in vitro prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitory activity and their Molecular docking study. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 43(15). 8499–8513. 18 indexed citations

Shakoor, Abdul, Imtiaz Ahmad, Ahmed A. Elhenawy, et al.. (2024). Exploring the anti-diabetic activity of benzimidazole containing Schiff base derivatives: In vitro α-amylase, α-glucosidase inhibitions and in silico studies. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 140136–140136. 16 indexed citations

Jan, Faheem, et al.. (2024). Thiosemicarbazone derivatives as potent antidiabetic agents: Synthesis, in vitro, molecular docking and DFT investigations. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1311. 138459–138459. 15 indexed citations

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Ullah, Najeeb, Aftab Alam, Zainab Zainab, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of novel thiazole derivatives containing 3-methylthiophene carbaldehyde as potent anti α-glucosidase agents: In vitro evaluation, molecular docking, dynamics, MM-GBSA, and DFT studies. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 140070–140070. 14 indexed citations

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Usman, Muhammad, Aftab Alam, Zainab Zainab, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, characterization, enzyme inhibition and molecular docking studies of benzothiazole derivatives bearing alkyl phenyl ether fragments. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1319. 139504–139504. 5 indexed citations

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Ayaz, Muhammad, Aftab Alam, Zainab Zainab, et al.. (2024). Designing and Synthesis of Novel Fexofenadine‐Derived Hydrazone‐Schiff Bases as Potential Urease Inhibitors: In‐Vitro, Molecular Docking and DFT Investigations. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 21(8). e202400704–e202400704. 11 indexed citations

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Alam, Aftab, Sana Gul, Zainab Zainab, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone derivatives as potent PDE-1 and -3 inhibitors: in vitro and in silico insights. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 16(12). 1185–1203. 1 indexed citations

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Alam, Aftab, Zainab Zainab, Sobia Ahsan Halim, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of novel (S)-flurbiprofen-based esters for cancer treatment by targeting thymidine phosphorylase via Biomolecular Approaches. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1316. 138970–138970. 4 indexed citations

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Alam, Aftab, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Zainab Zainab, et al.. (2024). Flurbiprofen clubbed schiff's base derivatives as potent anticancer agents: In Vitro and In Silico approach towards breast cancer. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 139743–139743. 9 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Rashid, et al.. (2023). Antioxidant Activity, Molecular Docking and Quantum Studies of New Bis ‐Schiff Bases Based on Benzyl Phenyl Ketone Moiety. ChemistrySelect. 8(35). 38 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Sajjad, Momin Khan, Najeeb Ur Rehman, et al.. (2022). Design, Synthesis, Crystal Structure, In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation of New N′-Benzylidene-4-tert-butylbenzohydrazide Derivatives as Potent Urease Inhibitors. Molecules. 27(20). 6906–6906. 33 indexed citations

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Alam, Aftab, Mumtaz Ali, Najeeb Ur Rehman, et al.. (2022). Bio-Oriented Synthesis of Novel (S)-Flurbiprofen Clubbed Hydrazone Schiff’s Bases for Diabetic Management: In Vitro and In Silico Studies. Pharmaceuticals. 15(6). 672–672. 74 indexed citations

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Zainab, Zainab, Haitao Yu, Najeeb Ur Rehman, et al.. (2022). Novel Polyhydroquinoline-Hydrazide-Linked Schiff’s Base Derivatives: Multistep Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Calcium-Channel-Blocking Activities. Antibiotics. 11(11). 1568–1568. 52 indexed citations

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Alam, Aftab, et al.. (2009). Clinical efficacy of Withania coagulans Dunal and Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn. in Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8(3). 405–409. 4 indexed citations

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