Asim Masood

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Asim Masood is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Asim Masood has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Plant Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Asim Masood's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (55 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (39 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (18 papers). Asim Masood is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (55 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (39 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (18 papers). Asim Masood collaborates with scholars based in India, Italy and Philippines. Asim Masood's co-authors include Nafees A. Khan, Noushina Iqbal, M. Iqbal R. Khan, Tasir S. Per, Mehar Fatma, Naser A. Anjum, Rahat Nazar, Shabina Syeed, Mohd Asgher and Zebus Sehar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Plant Cell & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Asim Masood

71 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cadmium Toxicity in Plants and Role of Mineral Nutrients in Its Alleviation

2012 391 citations Noushina Iqbal, Asim Masood et al. profile →
Approaches in modulating proline metabolism in plants for salt and drought stress tolerance: Phytohormones, mineral nutrients and transgenics

2017 338 citations Tasir S. Per, Nafees A. Khan et al. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Asim Masood India	38	4.1k	981	546	239	238	72	4.6k
Qazi Fariduddin India	42	4.4k 1.1×	996 1.0×	511 0.9×	212 0.9×	202 0.8×	78	5.1k
Noushina Iqbal India	38	5.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	422 0.8×	263 1.1×	295 1.2×	75	5.6k
Shahid Umar India	31	3.0k 0.7×	923 0.9×	429 0.8×	303 1.3×	227 1.0×	99	3.9k
Aqil Ahmad India	29	5.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	531 1.0×	303 1.3×	256 1.1×	55	6.0k
M. Iqbal R. Khan India	38	5.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	664 1.2×	205 0.9×	219 0.9×	84	6.0k
M. H. M. Borhannuddin Bhuyan Bangladesh	23	4.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	420 0.8×	233 1.0×	196 0.8×	30	5.2k
Lina Yin China	35	3.1k 0.8×	566 0.6×	480 0.9×	308 1.3×	303 1.3×	74	4.1k
Mohammad Abass Ahanger India	31	3.5k 0.9×	648 0.7×	301 0.6×	208 0.9×	145 0.6×	51	3.9k
Alvina Gul Pakistan	20	2.4k 0.6×	639 0.7×	433 0.8×	120 0.5×	230 1.0×	100	3.1k
Mohammad Golam Mostofa Bangladesh	42	4.4k 1.1×	941 1.0×	448 0.8×	180 0.8×	213 0.9×	114	5.3k

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Rather, Bilal Ahmad, et al.. (2025). The role of nitric oxide and nitrogen in mediating copper stress in Brassica juncea L.. Plant Science. 353. 112414–112414.

Masood, Asim, Iqbal R. Mir, Naser A. Anjum, et al.. (2024). Ethylene Is Crucial in Abscisic Acid-Mediated Modulation of Seed Vigor, Growth, and Photosynthesis of Salt-Treated Mustard. Plants. 13(16). 2307–2307. 1 indexed citations

Iqbal, Noushina, Zebus Sehar, Mehar Fatma, et al.. (2023). Melatonin Reverses High-Temperature-Stress-Inhibited Photosynthesis in the Presence of Excess Sulfur by Modulating Ethylene Sensitivity in Mustard. Plants. 12(17). 3160–3160. 10 indexed citations

Sehar, Zebus, et al.. (2023). Nitric Oxide and Proline Modulate Redox Homeostasis and Photosynthetic Metabolism in Wheat Plants under High Temperature Stress Acclimation. Plants. 12(6). 1256–1256. 15 indexed citations

Rasheed, Faisal, Iqbal R. Mir, Zebus Sehar, et al.. (2022). Nitric Oxide and Salicylic Acid Regulate Glutathione and Ethylene Production to Enhance Heat Stress Acclimation in Wheat Involving Sulfur Assimilation. Plants. 11(22). 3131–3131. 20 indexed citations

Rather, Bilal Ahmad, Iqbal R. Mir, Asim Masood, Naser A. Anjum, & Nafees A. Khan. (2022). Ethylene-nitrogen synergism induces tolerance to copper stress by modulating antioxidant system and nitrogen metabolism and improves photosynthetic capacity in mustard. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(32). 49029–49049. 26 indexed citations

Mir, Iqbal R., Bilal Ahmad Rather, Asim Masood, et al.. (2021). Soil Sulfur Sources Differentially Enhance Cadmium Tolerance in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Soil Systems. 5(2). 29–29. 23 indexed citations

Jahan, Badar, Faisal Rasheed, Zebus Sehar, et al.. (2021). Coordinated Role of Nitric Oxide, Ethylene, Nitrogen, and Sulfur in Plant Salt Stress Tolerance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 181–199. 23 indexed citations

Jahan, Badar, Noushina Iqbal, Mehar Fatma, et al.. (2021). Ethylene Supplementation Combined with Split Application of Nitrogen and Sulfur Protects Salt-Inhibited Photosynthesis through Optimization of Proline Metabolism and Antioxidant System in Mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Plants. 10(7). 1303–1303. 20 indexed citations

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Syeed, Shabina, Zebus Sehar, Asim Masood, Naser A. Anjum, & Nafees A. Khan. (2021). Control of Elevated Ion Accumulation, Oxidative Stress, and Lipid Peroxidation with Salicylic Acid-Induced Accumulation of Glycine Betaine in Salinity-Exposed Vigna radiata L. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 193(10). 3301–3320. 22 indexed citations

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Hussain, Sajjad, et al.. (2021). Customer Loyalty a Key to Success: A Case Study in Telecom Sector of Pakistan. 9(2). 103–111. 3 indexed citations

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Parveen, Nusrat, et al.. (2020). Screening of Chickpea Germplasm for Growth and Yield Related Traits under Agro-Climatic Conditions of Thal. Genetics and Molecular Research. 19(5). 1 indexed citations

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Rather, Bilal Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Mechanisms and Role of Nitric Oxide in Phytotoxicity-Mitigation of Copper. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 675–675. 53 indexed citations

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Per, Tasir S., Nafees A. Khan, Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy, et al.. (2017). Approaches in modulating proline metabolism in plants for salt and drought stress tolerance: Phytohormones, mineral nutrients and transgenics. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 115. 126–140. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Per, Tasir S., Nafees A. Khan, Asim Masood, & Mehar Fatma. (2016). Methyl Jasmonate Alleviates Cadmium-Induced Photosynthetic Damages through Increased S-Assimilation and Glutathione Production in Mustard. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1933–1933. 67 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, Asim Masood, Tasir S. Per, & Nafees A. Khan. (2016). Nitric Oxide Alleviates Salt Stress Inhibited Photosynthetic Performance by Interacting with Sulfur Assimilation in Mustard. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 521–521. 149 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, et al.. (2013). Coordinate Changes in Assimilatory Sulfate Reduction are Correlated tTolerance: Involvement of Phytohormones. Annual Research & Review in Biology. 267–295. 25 indexed citations

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Khan, M. Iqbal R., Noushina Iqbal, Asim Masood, Tasir S. Per, & Nafees A. Khan. (2013). Salicylic acid alleviates adverse effects of heat stress on photosynthesis through changes in proline production and ethylene formation. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8(11). e26374–e26374. 273 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Noushina, Alice Trivellini, Asim Masood, A. Ferrante, & Nafees A. Khan. (2013). Current understanding on ethylene signaling in plants: The influence of nutrient availability. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 73. 128–138. 143 indexed citations

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Ganai, Bashir Ahmad, et al.. (2010). Impact of brick kiln emissions on biochemical parameters of Malva sylvestris Lin.. Advances in plant sciences. 23(2). 545–546. 3 indexed citations

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