Ashwil Klein

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ashwil Klein is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashwil Klein has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ashwil Klein's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers). Ashwil Klein is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers). Ashwil Klein collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Nigeria and United States. Ashwil Klein's co-authors include Marshall Keyster, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Bongani Ndimba, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Arun Gokul, Ndiko Ludidi, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Nicole Remaliah Samantha Sibuyi, Ashley Pretorius and Abram M. Madiehe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Ashwil Klein

74 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Drought and salinity stress alters ROS accumulation, water retention, and osmolyte content in sorghum plants

2016 279 citations Ashwil Klein et al. profile →
Biofertilizer: The Future of Food Security and Food Safety

2022 130 citations Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashwil Klein South Africa	23	782	528	91	88	84	79	1.6k
Xingyu Li China	23	714 0.9×	512 1.0×	113 1.2×	49 0.6×	31 0.4×	109	1.5k
Tomohiro Suzuki Japan	24	441 0.6×	744 1.4×	54 0.6×	53 0.6×	33 0.4×	155	1.9k
Jun Yao China	26	524 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	159 1.7×	168 1.9×	65 0.8×	91	2.4k
Hualiang Pi United States	20	337 0.4×	524 1.0×	89 1.0×	52 0.6×	37 0.4×	29	1.3k
Yaoyao Li China	26	320 0.4×	937 1.8×	113 1.2×	43 0.5×	48 0.6×	112	1.9k
Lin Song China	29	257 0.3×	753 1.4×	114 1.3×	46 0.5×	114 1.4×	128	2.2k
Faheem Ahmed Khan China	21	1.0k 1.3×	690 1.3×	47 0.5×	58 0.7×	16 0.2×	102	2.3k
Xinjian Zhang China	25	348 0.4×	397 0.8×	37 0.4×	239 2.7×	39 0.5×	79	1.4k
Vinay Kumar Singh India	27	971 1.2×	1.5k 2.8×	100 1.1×	188 2.1×	32 0.4×	145	3.1k
Markus Nett Germany	28	431 0.6×	1.7k 3.1×	47 0.5×	37 0.4×	54 0.6×	90	3.1k

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Al‐Hashimi, Ali, et al.. (2025). Critical review on characterization, management, and challenges of fusarium head blight disease in wheat. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 136. 102557–102557. 2 indexed citations

Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, et al.. (2025). Effects of ZnO nanoparticles concentration on the morphology and textural properties of ZnO/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite. MethodsX. 14. 103199–103199. 4 indexed citations

Daniel, Augustine Innalegwu, et al.. (2025). Optimizing plant resilience with growth-promoting Rhizobacteria under abiotic and biotic stress conditions. Plant Stress. 17. 100949–100949. 3 indexed citations

Daniel, Augustine Innalegwu, et al.. (2024). Molecular mechanism of oxalic acid synthesis as virulence factor of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 134. 102412–102412. 5 indexed citations

Gokul, Arun, et al.. (2024). p-Coumaric Acid Differential Alters the Ion-Omics Profile of Chia Shoots under Salt Stress. Plants. 13(11). 1564–1564. 1 indexed citations

Daniel, Augustine Innalegwu, et al.. (2023). Hypoglycaemic activity of biosynthesized copper oxide nanoparticles in alloxan‐induced diabetic Wister rats. Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism. 6(3). e423–e423. 18 indexed citations

Gokul, Arun, et al.. (2023). Insights into the Effects of Hydroxycinnamic Acid and Its Secondary Metabolites as Antioxidants for Oxidative Stress and Plant Growth under Environmental Stresses. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(1). 81–95. 25 indexed citations

Fadaka, Adewale Oluwaseun, Ashwil Klein, Abram M. Madiehe, et al.. (2023). Stage-specific treatment of colorectal cancer: A microRNA-nanocomposite approach. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 13(11). 1235–1251. 14 indexed citations

Gokul, Arun, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Agriculture through the Enhancement of Microbial Biocontrol Agents: Current Challenges and New Perspectives. Applied Sciences. 13(11). 6507–6507. 6 indexed citations

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Daniel, Augustine Innalegwu, Ali Al‐Hashimi, Marshall Keyster, & Ashwil Klein. (2023). Phyto-Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Box-Behnken Design and Its Anti-Alternaria Activity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 1381–1401. 5 indexed citations

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Fadaka, Adewale Oluwaseun, Oluwatosin Adebisi Dosumu, Adebola Busola Ojo, et al.. (2022). Computational prediction of potential drug-like compounds from Cannabis sativa leaf extracts targeted towards Alzheimer therapy. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 360. 119393–119393. 8 indexed citations

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Klein, Ashwil, et al.. (2022). Effects of lemon (Citrus Limon L.), lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) essential oils against of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum. 2(8). 405–414. 4 indexed citations

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Bakare, Olalekan Olanrewaju, et al.. (2022). Plant Antimicrobial Peptides (PAMPs): Features, Applications, Production, Expression, and Challenges. Molecules. 27(12). 3703–3703. 42 indexed citations

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Bakare, Olalekan Olanrewaju, et al.. (2021). Biomedical Relevance of Novel Anticancer Peptides in the Sensitive Treatment of Cancer. Biomolecules. 11(8). 1120–1120. 32 indexed citations

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Fadaka, Adewale Oluwaseun, et al.. (2021). Development of Effective Therapeutic Molecule from Natural Sources against Coronavirus Protease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(17). 9431–9431. 23 indexed citations

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Klein, Ashwil, et al.. (2021). Proteomic Identification and Meta-Analysis in Salvia hispanica RNA-Seq de novo Assemblies. Plants. 10(4). 765–765. 1 indexed citations

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Fadaka, Adewale Oluwaseun, Raphael Taiwo Aruleba, Nicole Remaliah Samantha Sibuyi, et al.. (2020). Inhibitory potential of repurposed drugs against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease: a computational-aided approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 40(8). 3416–3427. 33 indexed citations

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Aruleba, Kehinde, George Obaido, Blessing Ogbuokiri, et al.. (2020). Applications of Computational Methods in Biomedical Breast Cancer Imaging Diagnostics: A Review. Journal of Imaging. 6(10). 105–105. 27 indexed citations

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Gokul, Arun, et al.. (2019). Exogenous p-Coumaric Acid Improves Salvia hispanica L. Seedling Shoot Growth. Plants. 8(12). 546–546. 20 indexed citations

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Fadaka, Adewale Oluwaseun, Ashley Pretorius, & Ashwil Klein. (2019). MicroRNA Assisted Gene Regulation in Colorectal Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(19). 4899–4899. 18 indexed citations

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