Aqsa Hafeez

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 965 citations indexed

About

Aqsa Hafeez is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Aqsa Hafeez has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 965 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Aqsa Hafeez's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (7 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (4 papers). Aqsa Hafeez is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (7 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (4 papers). Aqsa Hafeez collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Aqsa Hafeez's co-authors include Baber Ali, Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Sumaira Sumaira, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Romina Alina Marc, Muhammad Nauman Khan, Shafaqat Ali, Izhar Ullah and Shahid Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Molecules and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Aqsa Hafeez

30 papers receiving 939 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.

PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes

2022 178 citations Baber Ali, Xiukang Wang et al. Plants profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aqsa Hafeez Pakistan	16	774	159	110	99	77	31	965
S. Farouk Egypt	22	1.2k 1.5×	150 0.9×	153 1.4×	99 1.0×	58 0.8×	49	1.3k
Alireza Pirzad Iran	18	909 1.2×	142 0.9×	114 1.0×	137 1.4×	54 0.7×	78	1.1k
Muhammad Adnan Shahid United States	13	1.2k 1.5×	117 0.7×	232 2.1×	84 0.8×	61 0.8×	23	1.4k
Abdul Awal Chowdhury Masud Bangladesh	7	1.0k 1.4×	149 0.9×	176 1.6×	96 1.0×	41 0.5×	10	1.2k
Muhammad Naveed Pakistan	15	746 1.0×	117 0.7×	105 1.0×	144 1.5×	103 1.3×	35	921
S. C. Shankhdhar India	14	868 1.1×	263 1.7×	114 1.0×	71 0.7×	109 1.4×	43	1.1k
Deepti Shankhdhar India	14	831 1.1×	258 1.6×	106 1.0×	70 0.7×	110 1.4×	42	1.1k
Hany S. Osman Egypt	15	804 1.0×	106 0.7×	94 0.9×	102 1.0×	43 0.6×	21	912
Khaulood A. Hemida Egypt	16	759 1.0×	129 0.8×	79 0.7×	74 0.7×	79 1.0×	26	883
Ehab A. Ibrahim Egypt	11	658 0.9×	101 0.6×	116 1.1×	42 0.4×	87 1.1×	34	831

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All Works

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Hafeez, Aqsa, Yanni Zeng, Muhammad Akram, et al.. (2025). GENETIC VARIABILITY AND TRAIT CORRELATIONS IN BRASSICA GENOTYPES FOR YIELD OPTIMIZATION. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 23(2). 3231–3244.

Bangash, Sajid Ali Khan, Imdad Kaleem, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2024). Diversity Analysis for Wheat Genotypes AgainstRust Resistant Genes. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 33(3). 2129–2140. 1 indexed citations

Ali, Zeeshan, Muhammad Naeem, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu‐Din Ahmed, et al.. (2024). Diversity and Association Analysis of Physiological and Yield Indices in Rice Germplasm. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. 4(3). 317–329. 1 indexed citations

Hafeez, Aqsa, Shehzad Ali, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2024). Breeding for water-use efficiency in wheat: progress, challenges and prospects. Molecular Biology Reports. 51(1). 429–429. 5 indexed citations

Noreen, Sana, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Baber Ali, et al.. (2024). Advancing Plant Resilience Against Microplastics and Metals Through Nanotechnology. BioNanoScience. 14(2). 2065–2079. 4 indexed citations

Abbas, Fazal, Gulzar Akhtar, Sami Ullah, et al.. (2023). Cucumber grafting on indigenous cucurbit landraces confers salt tolerance and improves fruit yield by enhancing morpho-physio-biochemical and ionic attributes. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21697–21697. 10 indexed citations

Jan, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Anwar‐ul‐Haq, Talha Javed, et al.. (2023). Response of Contrasting Rice Genotypes to Zinc Sources under Saline Conditions. Phyton. 92(5). 1361–1375. 14 indexed citations

Hafeez, Aqsa, Baber Ali, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2023). Plant breeding for harmony between sustainable agriculture, the environment, and global food security: an era of genomics‐assisted breeding. Planta. 258(5). 97–97. 12 indexed citations

Hyder, Sajjad, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Amjad Shahzad Gondal, et al.. (2023). Organic amendments: a natural way to suppress phytopathogens: a sustainable approach to go green. TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 47(5). 602–622. 11 indexed citations

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Din, Israr Ud, Fahim Ullah Khan, Majid Khan, et al.. (2023). Genetic Characterization of Advance Bread Wheat Lines for Yield and Stripe Rust Resistance. ACS Omega. 8(29). 25988–25998. 1 indexed citations

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Ali, Saqib, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Nauman Khan, et al.. (2022). The Effects of Osmosis and Thermo-Priming on Salinity Stress Tolerance in Vigna radiata L.. Sustainability. 14(19). 12924–12924. 32 indexed citations

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Ullah, Sami, Aqsa Hafeez, Muhammad Nauman Khan, et al.. (2022). Exogenous Ca/Mg quotient reduces the inhibitory effects of PEG induced osmotic stress on Avena sativa L.. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84. e264642–e264642. 29 indexed citations

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Ali, Aamir, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Aqsa Hafeez, et al.. (2022). Comparative effectiveness of EDTA and citric acid assisted phytoremediation of Ni contaminated soil by using canola (Brassica napus). Brazilian Journal of Biology. 82. e261785–e261785. 41 indexed citations

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Salam, Abdus, Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2022). Nano-Priming against Abiotic Stress: A Way Forward towards Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainability. 14(22). 14880–14880. 68 indexed citations

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Ullah, Rehman, Muhammad Nauman Khan, Baber Ali, et al.. (2022). Thiourea-Capped Nanoapatites Amplify Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Zea mays L. by Conserving Photosynthetic Pigments, Osmolytes Biosynthesis and Antioxidant Biosystems. Molecules. 27(18). 5744–5744. 56 indexed citations

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Afridi, Muhammad Siddique, Sher Ali, Abdus Salam, et al.. (2022). Plant Microbiome Engineering: Hopes or Hypes. Biology. 11(12). 1782–1782. 64 indexed citations

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Ali, Baber, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, et al.. (2022). PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes. Plants. 11(3). 345–345. 178 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ali, Baber, Aqsa Hafeez, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2022). Bacillus thuringiensis PM25 ameliorates oxidative damage of salinity stress in maize via regulating growth, leaf pigments, antioxidant defense system, and stress responsive gene expression. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 921668–921668. 80 indexed citations

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Khan, Muhammad Saleem, Aqsa Hafeez, Muhammad Nauman Khan, et al.. (2022). Assessment of phytoremediation potential of native plant species naturally growing in a heavy metal-polluted industrial soils. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84. e264473–e264473. 37 indexed citations

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Hafeez, Aqsa, et al.. (2018). The Effective Role of Vermicompost, Elemental Sulphur and Ascorbic Acid on Tomato Plants Grown on A Newly Reclaimed Calcareous Soil at Fayoum Depression. Egyptian Journal of Soil Science. 58(2 (In Progress)). 247–254. 6 indexed citations

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