Asma Ashfaq

1.1k total citations
63 papers, 794 citations indexed

About

Asma Ashfaq is a scholar working on Pollution, Analytical Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Asma Ashfaq has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 794 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pollution, 22 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 17 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Asma Ashfaq's work include Heavy metals in environment (48 papers), Heavy Metals in Plants (22 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers). Asma Ashfaq is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (48 papers), Heavy Metals in Plants (22 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers). Asma Ashfaq collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. Asma Ashfaq's co-authors include Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Humayun Bashir, İlker Uğulu, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Nadeem, Naunain Mehmood, Muhammad Akram Kahlown, Yunus Doğan and Mudasra Munir and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Asma Ashfaq

51 papers receiving 761 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Asma Ashfaq Pakistan 17 539 235 218 155 129 63 794
Martin Kočárek Czechia 20 869 1.6× 158 0.7× 169 0.8× 146 0.9× 196 1.5× 37 1.2k
Qiujin Song China 6 752 1.4× 186 0.8× 374 1.7× 162 1.0× 97 0.8× 7 1.0k
G. Nabulo United Kingdom 5 552 1.0× 179 0.8× 248 1.1× 68 0.4× 168 1.3× 5 749
Sumanta Nayek India 13 440 0.8× 88 0.4× 180 0.8× 201 1.3× 132 1.0× 33 778
José Pinedo‐Hernández Colombia 16 815 1.5× 119 0.5× 564 2.6× 176 1.1× 130 1.0× 36 1.3k
Clement O. Ogunkunle Nigeria 19 501 0.9× 108 0.5× 184 0.8× 134 0.9× 339 2.6× 59 1.1k
Humayun Bashir Pakistan 20 763 1.4× 365 1.6× 272 1.2× 145 0.9× 187 1.4× 54 982
F. Mapanda Zimbabwe 11 464 0.9× 158 0.7× 115 0.5× 161 1.0× 161 1.2× 22 1.0k
Grace Chibuike New Zealand 9 526 1.0× 141 0.6× 163 0.7× 90 0.6× 322 2.5× 17 1.1k
Wentao Yang China 18 1.1k 2.1× 283 1.2× 387 1.8× 145 0.9× 350 2.7× 45 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Asma Ashfaq

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Asma Ashfaq

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All Works

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Munir, Mudasra, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Nadeem, et al.. (2025). Trophic transfer of arsenic in the food chain from selected crops grown in long-term wastewater contaminated soil. Agricultural Water Management. 309. 109345–109345. 1 indexed citations
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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Asma Ashfaq, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Assessing heavy metal bioaccumulation in radish and soil under wastewater and canal water irrigation. Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 70(1). 100388–100388.
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Malik, Ifra Saleem, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Food chain risk assessment of cadmium accumulation and the relationships among diversely irrigated pasture-reared ruminants. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 34868–34868.
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Ahmed, Anwaar, Asma Ashfaq, Iffat Naz, et al.. (2025). PLANT-BASED EXTRACTS AS SUSTAINABLE TREATMENTS AGAINST RUST DISEASES IN WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 23(3). 5787–5798.
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Uğulu, İlker, et al.. (2025). Heavy metal accumulation and cross-matrix relationships in semi-arid livestock systems. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 148. 108255–108255.
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Hussain, Muhammad Iftikhar, Kafeel Ahmad, Asma Ashfaq, et al.. (2025). Trace metal accumulation in Super kernel basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown using marginal quality water and health risk assessment from consumption. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 148. 108141–108141.
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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Kafeel Ahmad, Asma Ashfaq, et al.. (2025). Assessment of cadmium toxicity in buffaloes grazing on forages cultivated in diverse irrigated soils: a comprehensive analysis. Plant Soil and Environment. 71(3). 202–212.
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Uğulu, İlker, et al.. (2024). Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Citrus Limetta & Citrus Sinensis Irrigated by Wastewater. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 113(1). 5–5. 3 indexed citations
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Ashfaq, Asma, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Arif, et al.. (2024). The proximate composition of vegetables enriched by incorporation of municipal solid waste into fertilizers and its impacts on environment and human health. BMC Plant Biology. 24(1). 887–887. 1 indexed citations
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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan, et al.. (2024). Assessment of health risks associated with citrus fruits exposed to heavy metal toxicity in diverse irrigation regimes. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 56(4). 1 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Kafeel, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Asma Ashfaq, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Cadmium and Copper Levelsin Food Chain Under Arid Regions of Punjab,Pakistan. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 33(3). 2535–2551. 3 indexed citations
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Uğulu, İlker, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, et al.. (2023). Influence of Industrial Wastewater Irrigation on Heavy Metal Content in Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.): Ecological and Health Risk Assessment. Plants. 12(20). 3652–3652. 8 indexed citations
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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Ishrat Mubeen, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, et al.. (2023). Cobalt availability in the soil plant and animal food chain: a study under a peri-urban environment. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 83. e270256–e270256. 5 indexed citations
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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Asma Ashfaq, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Cobalt Uptake by Food Plants and Accumulation in Municipal Solid Waste Materials Compost-amended Soil: Public Health Implications. Biological Trace Element Research. 202(9). 4302–4313. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Fu, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Bioaccumulation and transfer of zinc in soil plant and animal system: a health risk assessment for the grazing animals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(2). 2718–2727. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Fu, Zille Huma, Zafar Iqbal Khan, et al.. (2021). Transfer of metal element in soil plant chicken food chain: health risk assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(34). 47619–47627. 1 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Kafeel, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Tasneem Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Assessment of Trace Metal Contents of Indigenous and Improved Pastures and Their Implications for Livestock in Terms of Seasonal Variations. Revista de Chimie. 71(7). 347–364. 17 indexed citations
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Ashfaq, Asma, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2015). Heavy Metals Uptake by Cucurbita maxima Grown in Soil Contaminated with Sewage Water and its Human Health Implications in Peri-urban Areas of Sargodha City. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 47(4). 1051–1058. 19 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Kafeel, et al.. (2014). ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL AND METALLOID LEVELS IN SPINACH (SPINACIA OLERACEA L.) GROWN IN WASTEWATER IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL SOIL OF SARGODHA, PAKISTAN. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 46(5). 1805–1810. 25 indexed citations

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