Azeem Khalid

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Azeem Khalid is a scholar working on Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Azeem Khalid has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 17 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Azeem Khalid's work include Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (11 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (11 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (8 papers). Azeem Khalid is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (11 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (11 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (8 papers). Azeem Khalid collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Azeem Khalid's co-authors include Tariq Mahmood, Muzammil Anjum, Muhammad Arshad, Lorna Dawson, Muhammad Arshad, David E. Crowley, Sabir Hussain, Muhammad Imran, Shahid Mahmood and Samia Qadeer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Azeem Khalid

75 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The anaerobic digestion of solid organic waste

2011 720 citations Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Azeem Khalid Pakistan	25	811	676	619	547	422	80	3.0k
Vivek Kumar India	36	513 0.6×	612 0.9×	442 0.7×	900 1.6×	451 1.1×	116	3.6k
Thrassyvoulos Manios Greece	30	471 0.6×	559 0.8×	627 1.0×	466 0.9×	555 1.3×	121	3.5k
Ann C. Wilkie United States	30	268 0.3×	669 1.0×	976 1.6×	734 1.3×	405 1.0×	81	3.7k
Rudolf Braun Austria	31	418 0.5×	605 0.9×	767 1.2×	967 1.8×	634 1.5×	105	3.4k
Surendra Sarsaiya China	32	418 0.5×	471 0.7×	849 1.4×	1.2k 2.1×	295 0.7×	87	3.8k
Michail S. Fountoulakis Greece	28	209 0.3×	603 0.9×	793 1.3×	493 0.9×	577 1.4×	74	2.8k
Lal Singh India	30	586 0.7×	446 0.7×	1.8k 2.9×	781 1.4×	800 1.9×	73	4.5k
Hasfalina Che Man Malaysia	27	693 0.9×	391 0.6×	388 0.6×	477 0.9×	786 1.9×	157	2.8k
Adriana Artola Spain	34	318 0.4×	650 1.0×	705 1.1×	651 1.2×	505 1.2×	78	4.0k
Walter Mulbry United States	36	508 0.6×	280 0.4×	1.6k 2.6×	405 0.7×	258 0.6×	75	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Azeem Khalid

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Azeem Khalid

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Azeem Khalid. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Azeem Khalid based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Azeem Khalid. Azeem Khalid is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Khalid, Azeem, Azhar Mahmood, Arshid Numan, et al.. (2025). Facile synthesis and electrochemical study of NiO-Cr2O3/carbon nanotubes/polyaniline hybrid as a high-performance supercapattery electrode material. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1031. 181009–181009. 5 indexed citations

Ahmad, Naseer, et al.. (2025). Air pollutant monitoring in different brick kiln technologies: a step towards the implication of emission inventory development of Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197(6). 621–621.

Khan, Izhar, Athar Adil Hashmi, Basit Ahmed Khan, et al.. (2025). Holistic review on Paenibacillus: The multifunctional genus in heavy metal detoxification, pesticide degradation, and abiotic stress mitigation for Sustainable Agriculture. Plant and Soil. 518(2). 1245–1280.

Khalid, Azeem, Allah Ditta, Shahid Mahmood, et al.. (2023). Climate change variables modify microbial community structure and soil enzymes involved in nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism. Rhizosphere. 28. 100793–100793. 5 indexed citations

Anjum, Muzammil, et al.. (2023). A Recent Progress in the Leachate Pretreatment Methods Coupled with Anaerobic Digestion for Enhanced Biogas Production: Feasibility, Trends, and Techno-Economic Evaluation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 763–763. 25 indexed citations

Guerriero, Ettore, Marina Cerasa, Tariq Mahmood, et al.. (2023). Estimation Inventories of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Rice Straw Combustion as an Agricultural Waste. Fire. 6(12). 459–459.

Waqas, Muhammad, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, Muhammad Yahya Khan, et al.. (2022). Phycoremediation of textile effluents with enhanced efficacy of biodiesel production by algae and potential use of remediated effluent for improving growth of wheat. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(30). 46118–46126. 6 indexed citations

Batool, Aniqa, et al.. (2018). Effect of dairy manure derived biochar on microbial biomass carbon, soil carbon and Vitis vinifera under water stress conditions.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 50(5). 1713–1718. 4 indexed citations

Mukhtar, Tariq, et al.. (2018). Biochar as a carrier of antagonistic rhizobacteria suppressing Macrophomina phaseolina. Transylvanian Review. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Batool, Aniqa, Audil Rashid, Azeem Khalid, et al.. (2015). Potential of soil amendments (Biochar and Gypsum) in increasing water use efficiency of Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 733–733. 90 indexed citations

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Imran, Muhammad, Baby Shaharoona, David E. Crowley, et al.. (2015). The stability of textile azo dyes in soil and their impact on microbial phospholipid fatty acid profiles. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 120. 163–168. 62 indexed citations

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Qadeer, Samia, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness of biochar in soil conditioning under simulated ecological conditions.. 33(2). 149–158. 8 indexed citations

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Shahzadi, Iram, Azeem Khalid, Shahid Mahmood, et al.. (2013). EFFECT OF BACTERIA CONTAINING ACC DEAMINASE ON GROWTH OF WHEAT SEEDLINGS GROWN WITH CHROMIUM CONTAMINATED WATER. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 45. 487–494. 13 indexed citations

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Hussain, Sarfraz, et al.. (2012). Microbial degradation of chlorpyrifos in liquid media and soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 114. 372–380. 131 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Shahid, Muhammad Arshad, Azeem Khalid, Zill-i-Huma Nazli, & Tariq Mahmood. (2011). Isolation and screening of azo dye decolorizing bacterial isolates from dye-contaminated textile wastewater. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20 indexed citations

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Khalid, Azeem, et al.. (2011). Post-treatment of aerobically pretreated poultry litter leachate using fenton and photo-fenton processes.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 13(3). 439–443. 5 indexed citations

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Khalid, Azeem, et al.. (2011). Decolorization of Remazol Black-B azo dye in soil by fungi. 30(1). 1–6. 6 indexed citations

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Khalid, Azeem, Muhammad Arshad, Muzammil Anjum, Tariq Mahmood, & Lorna Dawson. (2011). The anaerobic digestion of solid organic waste. Waste Management. 31(8). 1737–1744. 720 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yaseen, Muhammad, et al.. (2009). Growth and yield response of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) to soil applied calcium carbide and L-methionine.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 41(5). 2455–2464. 11 indexed citations

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Hussain, Sarfraz, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Saleem, & Azeem Khalid. (2007). Biodegradation of α- and β-endosulfan by soil bacteria. Biodegradation. 18(6). 731–740. 94 indexed citations

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