Alam Sher

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 809 citations indexed

About

Alam Sher is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alam Sher has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 809 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 6 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Alam Sher's work include Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (13 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (4 papers) and Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation (3 papers). Alam Sher is often cited by papers focused on Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (13 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (4 papers) and Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation (3 papers). Alam Sher collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Oman. Alam Sher's co-authors include Muhammad Yahya, Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, Lijuan Qiu, Chuanxi Ma, Xiaobo Wang, Jiajia Li, Aaqil Khan, Umair Ashraf, Muhammad Ijaz Ahmad and Abdul Qayyum and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Alam Sher

33 papers receiving 750 citations

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Research Progress and Perspective on Drought Stress in Legumes: A Review

2019 256 citations Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, Muhammad Yahya et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alam Sher Pakistan	13	556	243	97	87	80	34	809
K. B. Marwat Pakistan	21	911 1.6×	342 1.4×	154 1.6×	111 1.3×	61 0.8×	81	1.2k
Fanlei Kong China	15	387 0.7×	272 1.1×	192 2.0×	59 0.7×	38 0.5×	40	631
Muhammad Akbar Pakistan	15	704 1.3×	173 0.7×	56 0.6×	149 1.7×	52 0.7×	102	963
Mohammad Reza Shakiba Iran	15	568 1.0×	166 0.7×	86 0.9×	127 1.5×	72 0.9×	57	735
Shahnaj Parvin Bangladesh	16	494 0.9×	90 0.4×	132 1.4×	121 1.4×	84 1.1×	52	805
Sanun Jogloy Thailand	21	915 1.6×	120 0.5×	66 0.7×	136 1.6×	72 0.9×	84	1.1k
Hafiz Haider Ali Pakistan	19	1.0k 1.9×	187 0.8×	137 1.4×	154 1.8×	83 1.0×	89	1.3k
Hafeez Noor China	14	384 0.7×	191 0.8×	135 1.4×	66 0.8×	38 0.5×	60	626
Ali . Egypt	12	376 0.7×	62 0.3×	74 0.8×	83 1.0×	79 1.0×	112	613
Farid Shekari Iran	14	834 1.5×	122 0.5×	108 1.1×	218 2.5×	63 0.8×	68	971

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Li, Hongxing, Fei Gao, Lei Wang, et al.. (2025). Increasing soil organic matter and nitrogen use by optimizing summer maize straw return and nitrogen fertilizer rates to minimize N2O emissions in a wheat-maize system. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.

Sher, Alam, et al.. (2024). Importance of regenerative agriculture: climate, soil health, biodiversity and its socioecological impact. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 17 indexed citations

Nadeem, Muhammad Azhar, Muhammad Yahya, Jingyang Tong, et al.. (2023). Improving Nitrogen Acquisition and Utilization Through Root Architecture Remodelling: Insight from Legumes. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 42(9). 5295–5310. 12 indexed citations

Noor, Hafeez, Min Sun, Hussah I. M. AlGwaiz, et al.. (2022). Chlorophyll fluorescence and grain filling characteristic of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in response to nitrogen application level. Molecular Biology Reports. 49(7). 7157–7172. 21 indexed citations

Song, Haiyan, Muhammad Usman Farid, Abdul Ghafoor, et al.. (2022). Computational fluid dynamics simulation and optimisation of the threshing unit of buckwheat thresher for effective cleaning of the cleaning chamber. Journal of Agricultural Engineering. 53(1). 5 indexed citations

Tong, Wenbin, et al.. (2020). THE EFFECT OF SINGLE AND COMPOSITE ADDITIVES ON CD AND PB MOBILITY, SPECIATION AND ACCUMULATION IN LATE RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) GROWN ON CONTAMINATED SOIL. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18(3). 4207–4221. 6 indexed citations

Hamid, Yasir, Lin Tang, Bilal Hussain, et al.. (2020). Adsorption of Cd and Pb in contaminated gleysol by composite treatment of sepiolite, organic manure and lime in field and batch experiments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 196. 110539–110539. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Dong, et al.. (2019). Effects of Exogenous Nitric Oxide on Seed Germination and Starch Transformation of Sorghum Seeds Under Salt Stress. 52(22). 4119–4128. 1 indexed citations

Sher, Alam, et al.. (2018). Characterization of the Effect of Increased Plant Density on Canopy Morphology and Stalk Lodging Risk. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1047–1047. 53 indexed citations

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Shah, Tufail, et al.. (2018). EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM ON PHENOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) UNDER HIGH NITROGEN NUTRITION WITH OPTIMUM AND REDUCED IRRIGATION. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 16(5). 7079–7097. 10 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Muhammad, et al.. (2017). OILCROP-SUN Model for Nitrogen Management of Diverse Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annus</i> L.) Hybrids Production under Agro-Climatic Conditions of Sargodha, Pakistan. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 8(3). 412–427. 1 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Muhammad, et al.. (2017). Nitrogen Management of Diverse Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annus</i> L.) Hybrids Production under Agro-Climatic Conditions of Sargodha, Pakistan. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 8(6). 1357–1367. 1 indexed citations

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Sher, Alam, et al.. (2017). Response of Maize Grown Under High Plant Density; Performance, Issues and Management - A Critical Review. Advances in Crop Science and Technology. 5(3). 44 indexed citations

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Saeed, Umer, Alam Sher, Sajid Hussain, et al.. (2015). Impact of foliar application of boron on growth and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under different irrigation conditions.. 3(9). 219–225. 4 indexed citations

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Sher, Alam, et al.. (2014). Comparison of Cervical Cell Morphology Using Two Different Cytology Techniques for Early Detection of Pre-Cancerous Lesions. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15(2). 975–981. 13 indexed citations

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Wasaya, Allah, et al.. (2013). Enhancing crop productivity through wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - fenugreek intercropping system.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 23(1). 210–215. 10 indexed citations

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Qayyum, Abdul, et al.. (2012). ROLE OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF SALICYLIC ACID AND L-TRYPTOPHAN IN DROUGHT TOLERANCE OF MAIZE. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 22(3). 768–772. 71 indexed citations

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Sher, Alam, et al.. (2010). SERUM ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE LEVEL IN TYPE - 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS RELATION WITH PERIODONTITIS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Sher, Alam. (2004). ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 93 indexed citations

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Sher, Alam & M. Ataur Rahman. (2000). Enterohepatic recycling of estrogen and its relevance with female fertility. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 23(5). 513–517. 12 indexed citations

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