Ahmed Alfarhan

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
213 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ahmed Alfarhan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmed Alfarhan has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Plant Science, 45 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 40 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ahmed Alfarhan's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (24 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (19 papers) and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies (17 papers). Ahmed Alfarhan is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (24 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (19 papers) and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies (17 papers). Ahmed Alfarhan collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea. Ahmed Alfarhan's co-authors include ‪Damià Barceló, Yolanda Picó, Rajakrishnan Rajagopal, Mohamed A. El‐Sheikh, Boudjéma Samraoui, Farrah Samraoui, Khaled A. S. Al‐Rasheid, Arunaksharan Narayanankutty, Safwaan Adam and M. A. Al‐Yahya and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ahmed Alfarhan

203 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line stud... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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. Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line studies, and health impacts
    2023 150 citations ‪Damià Barceló, Ahmed Alfarhan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ahmed Alfarhan Saudi Arabia 33 953 828 648 622 450 213 3.8k
Li Ji China 37 1.6k 1.6× 742 0.9× 574 0.9× 862 1.4× 405 0.9× 272 4.6k
Itziar Alkorta Spain 32 1.6k 1.7× 2.0k 2.4× 454 0.7× 761 1.2× 234 0.5× 108 5.0k
Nan Zhang China 33 611 0.6× 892 1.1× 311 0.5× 1.2k 1.9× 300 0.7× 184 3.9k
Qian Zhang China 38 1.1k 1.2× 976 1.2× 793 1.2× 915 1.5× 188 0.4× 196 4.5k
Basanta Kumar Das India 40 679 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 1.4k 2.2× 1.1k 1.8× 262 0.6× 557 8.1k
Peter Winterton France 33 874 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 360 0.6× 230 0.4× 165 0.4× 75 3.9k
Feng Hu China 50 2.7k 2.8× 1.7k 2.1× 1.4k 2.1× 750 1.2× 336 0.7× 294 7.7k
Lei Yan China 44 1.4k 1.5× 380 0.5× 414 0.6× 1.9k 3.0× 581 1.3× 281 6.5k
Elena Maestri Italy 34 2.2k 2.4× 704 0.9× 221 0.3× 1.3k 2.1× 248 0.6× 81 4.2k
Yan Xu China 34 690 0.7× 1.8k 2.2× 771 1.2× 823 1.3× 167 0.4× 195 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ahmed Alfarhan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ahmed Alfarhan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ahmed Alfarhan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ahmed Alfarhan 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 Ahmed Alfarhan. Ahmed Alfarhan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Priya, P. Snega, Raman Pachaiappan, Mukesh Pasupuleti, et al.. (2024). Chitosan-chondroitin sulfate-daidzein nanoconjugate ameliorates glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis in vivo. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 1). 135662–135662. 5 indexed citations
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Bindhu, M.R., P.M. Anjana, Rajakrishnan Rajagopal, et al.. (2024). Green synthesis of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis flower-decorated gold nanoparticles: Sustainable approaches for enhancing antimicrobial and supercapacitor performance. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 187. 59–72. 13 indexed citations
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Haridevamuthu, B., S.P. Ramya Ranjan Nayak, Bharath Kumar Chagaleti, et al.. (2024). A novel brominated chalcone derivative as a promising multi-target inhibitor against multidrug-resistant Listeria monocytogenes. Microbial Pathogenesis. 196. 106968–106968. 12 indexed citations
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Vijayakumar, Chinnaswamy Thangavel, et al.. (2024). Biogenic synthesis of porous CuO nanoparticles: Synergistic effects in photocatalytic dye degradation and electrochemical energy storage applications. Journal of Crystal Growth. 649. 127917–127917. 5 indexed citations
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Murugan, Raghul, B. Haridevamuthu, Ashok Kumar, et al.. (2024). 1,5- diaryl pyrazole-loaded chitosan nanoparticles as COX-2 inhibitors, mitigate neoplastic growth by regulating NF-κB pathway in-vivo zebrafish model. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 283(Pt 1). 137599–137599. 5 indexed citations
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Sudhakaran, Gokul, et al.. (2024). Neurotoxic and developmental effects of scented incense stick smoke: Network toxicology and zebrafish model study. Toxicology Letters. 402. 15–26. 1 indexed citations
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Rajagopal, Rajakrishnan, et al.. (2024). Selective and Effective Sensing of Cyanide Ion with no Interference in Water by Phenothiazine-indolium Fused Optical Sensor. Journal of Fluorescence. 35(5). 2719–2728. 2 indexed citations
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Job, Joice Tom, et al.. (2024). Methanol Extract of Thottea siliquosa (Lam.) Ding Hou Leaves Inhibits Carrageenan- and Formalin-Induced Paw Edema in Mice. Molecules. 29(20). 4800–4800. 2 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Manikandan, Rajakrishnan Rajagopal, Ahmed Alfarhan, et al.. (2024). Combined effects of vitamin D3 and dioxopiperidinamide derivative on lipid homeostasis, inflammatory pathways, and redox imbalance in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in vivo zebrafish model. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 72(2). 320–339. 15 indexed citations
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Prince, David, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic analysis for identifying the anti-diabetic effects of Cholic acid-loaded chitosan nanoparticles: An in vitro approach. Journal of King Saud University - Science. 36(10). 103480–103480. 1 indexed citations
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Nayak, S.P. Ramya Ranjan, et al.. (2024). Toxicity and therapeutic property of dioxopiperidin derivative SKT40 demonstrated in-vivo zebrafish model due to inflammatory bowel disease. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 284. 109990–109990. 5 indexed citations
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Bindhu, M.R., et al.. (2024). Assessing the anticancer, antibacterial and photocatalytic potency of Solanum nigrum root mediated gold and silver nanoparticles. South African Journal of Botany. 166. 38–51. 6 indexed citations
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Eid, Ebrahem M., Sulaiman A. Alrumman, Muhammad Arshad, et al.. (2023). Modeling Soil Organic Carbon at Coastal Sabkhas with Different Vegetation Covers at the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(2). 295–295. 10 indexed citations
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Fowsiya, J., Karnan Muthusamy, Ahmed Alfarhan, & Gunabalan Madhumitha. (2023). Promising insecticidal effect of Carissa edulis phytochemical loaded nanoemulsion using Ag2O and ZnO NPs: A synergistic combination by ultra-sonication against crop damaging insects. South African Journal of Botany. 157. 566–578. 6 indexed citations
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Knoblauch, Michael, Jörg Fromm, Peter Ache, et al.. (2021). Under salt stress guard cells rewire ion transport and abscisic acid signaling. New Phytologist. 231(3). 1040–1055. 24 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jacob, et al.. (2010). Current status and conservation efforts of Centaurothamnus maximus Wagenitz & Dittrich (Asteraceae), an endemic, endangered species from Saudi Arabia.. PLANT ARCHIVES. 10(2). 807–814. 4 indexed citations
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Narayanan, M. K. Ratheesh, et al.. (1970). A new scapigerous species of <i>Impatiens</i> (Balsaminaceae) from India. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 18(2). 141–148. 11 indexed citations

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