Asma Imran

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
59 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Asma Imran is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Asma Imran has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Pollution and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Asma Imran's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (31 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (31 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (15 papers). Asma Imran is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (31 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (31 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (15 papers). Asma Imran collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Netherlands and Canada. Asma Imran's co-authors include Sohail Hameed, Muhammad Afzal, Sughra Hakim, Qaiser M. Khan, Muhammad Shoib Nawaz, Afshan Majeed, Rabisa Zia, Muhammad Siddique, Tahir Naqqash and M. S. Mirza and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Asma Imran

57 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Isolation and characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from wheat rhizosphere and their effect on plant growth promotion

2015 316 citations Afshan Majeed, Sohail Hameed et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →
Plant survival under drought stress: Implications, adaptive responses, and integrated rhizosphere management strategy for stress mitigation

2020 313 citations Rabisa Zia, Muhammad Shoib Nawaz et al. Microbiological Research profile →
Rhizosphere Engineering With Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms for Agriculture and Ecological Sustainability

2021 273 citations Sughra Hakim, Tahir Naqqash et al. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Asma Imran Pakistan	30	2.3k	583	542	414	361	59	3.4k
Hossein Ali Alikhani Iran	28	2.2k 0.9×	543 0.9×	413 0.8×	174 0.4×	242 0.7×	95	3.1k
G. Archana India	29	1.9k 0.8×	367 0.6×	585 1.1×	244 0.6×	132 0.4×	92	3.0k
Sofie Thijs Belgium	27	1.6k 0.7×	679 1.2×	540 1.0×	553 1.3×	133 0.4×	86	2.8k
P. Panneerselvam India	28	1.5k 0.6×	502 0.9×	300 0.6×	253 0.6×	157 0.4×	98	2.7k
Muhammad Naveed Pakistan	25	2.2k 0.9×	514 0.9×	341 0.6×	156 0.4×	171 0.5×	95	3.1k
Hassan Etesami Iran	39	4.5k 1.9×	611 1.0×	843 1.6×	488 1.2×	229 0.6×	115	5.8k
Hong Shen China	36	1.9k 0.8×	492 0.8×	536 1.0×	485 1.2×	130 0.4×	131	3.6k
Eloísa Pajuelo Spain	30	2.5k 1.1×	590 1.0×	435 0.8×	352 0.9×	121 0.3×	100	3.4k
Fo‐Ting Shen Taiwan	27	1.5k 0.6×	371 0.6×	1.2k 2.2×	807 1.9×	140 0.4×	82	3.0k
Munees Ahemad India	28	2.8k 1.2×	650 1.1×	494 0.9×	212 0.5×	115 0.3×	49	3.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Imran, Asma & Saeed Ahmed. (2025). Innovative approaches to adsorptive detoxification of pesticides in aquatic environments: a comprehensive review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 22(9). 8377–8404. 2 indexed citations

Naqqash, Tahir, Kauser A. Malik, Asma Imran, et al.. (2024). Isolation and characterization of Rhizobium from non-leguminous potato plants: New frontiers in Rhizobium research. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(3). 307–325. 3 indexed citations

Yasmin, Sumera, Muhammad Asif, Mahreen Yahya, et al.. (2023). Mitigation of water scarcity with sustained growth of Rice by plant growth promoting bacteria. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1081537–1081537. 30 indexed citations

Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel, Muhammad Imtiaz, Muhammad Shoib Nawaz, et al.. (2023). Thermotolerant PGPR consortium B3P modulates physio-biochemical and molecular machinery for enhanced heat tolerance in maize during early vegetative growth. Annals of Microbiology. 73(1). 17 indexed citations

Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel, et al.. (2023). Assessment of halotolerant bacterial and fungal consortia for augmentation of wheat in saline soils. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1207784–1207784. 13 indexed citations

Hakim, Sughra, Asma Imran, Niaz Ahmad, et al.. (2022). Exploring biocontrol and growth-promoting potential of multifaceted PGPR isolated from natural suppressive soil against the causal agent of chickpea wilt. Microbiological Research. 260. 127015–127015. 26 indexed citations

Rodríguez–Sánchez, Alejandro, et al.. (2022). Diversity and functional traits of indigenous soil microbial flora associated with salinity and heavy metal concentrations in agricultural fields within the Indus Basin region, Pakistan. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1020175–1020175. 8 indexed citations

Ahmed, Ijaz, et al.. (2021). Bioactive Nutrient Fortified Fertilizer: A Novel Hybrid Approach for the Enrichment of Wheat Grains With Zinc. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 743378–743378. 5 indexed citations

Zia, Rabisa, Muhammad Shoib Nawaz, Sumaira Yousaf, et al.. (2021). Seed inoculation of desert‐plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria induce biochemical alterations and develop resistance against water stress in wheat. Physiologia Plantarum. 172(2). 990–1006. 35 indexed citations

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Rehman, Khadeeja, Muhammad Arslan, Jochen A. Müller, et al.. (2021). Bioaugmentation-Enhanced Remediation of Crude Oil Polluted Water in Pilot-Scale Floating Treatment Wetlands. Water. 13(20). 2882–2882. 13 indexed citations

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Hakim, Sughra, Tahir Naqqash, Muhammad Shoib Nawaz, et al.. (2021). Rhizosphere Engineering With Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms for Agriculture and Ecological Sustainability. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. 273 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bukhat, Sherien, Asma Imran, Shaista Javaid, et al.. (2020). Communication of plants with microbial world: Exploring the regulatory networks for PGPR mediated defense signaling. Microbiological Research. 238. 126486–126486. 125 indexed citations

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Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Kauser A. Malik, Sohail Hameed, et al.. (2020). Growth stimulatory effect of AHL producing Serratia spp. from potato on homologous and non-homologous host plants. Microbiological Research. 238. 126506–126506. 20 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Muhammad Shoib, et al.. (2020). Growth-Stimulatory Effect of Quorum Sensing Signal Molecule N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone-Producing Multi-Trait Aeromonas spp. on Wheat Genotypes Under Salt Stress. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 553621–553621. 29 indexed citations

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Zia, Rabisa, Muhammad Shoib Nawaz, Muhammad Siddique, Sughra Hakim, & Asma Imran. (2020). Plant survival under drought stress: Implications, adaptive responses, and integrated rhizosphere management strategy for stress mitigation. Microbiological Research. 242. 126626–126626. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

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Imran, Asma, et al.. (2018). Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth promotion by halo-tolerant PGPR-consortium. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15 indexed citations

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Rehman, Khadeeja, Asma Imran, Imran Amin, & Muhammad Afzal. (2018). Enhancement of oil field-produced wastewater remediation by bacterially-augmented floating treatment wetlands. Chemosphere. 217. 576–583. 72 indexed citations

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Yasmin, Sumera, et al.. (2017). Interactive effect of trivalent iron on activated sludge digestion and biofilm structure in attached growth reactor of waste tire rubber. Environmental Technology. 39(2). 130–143. 10 indexed citations

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Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Sohail Hameed, Asma Imran, et al.. (2015). Isolation and characterization of a Î²-propeller gene containing phosphobacterium Bacillus subtilis strain KPS-11 for growth promotion of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 583–583. 76 indexed citations

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Fatima, Kaneez, et al.. (2015). Ecology of bacterial endophytes associated with wetland plants growing in textile effluent for pollutant-degradation and plant growth-promotion potentials. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 150(6). 1261–1270. 60 indexed citations

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