Azeem Khalid

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.7k 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 72 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 7 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Azeem Khalid's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (17 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (14 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (13 papers). Azeem Khalid is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (17 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (14 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (13 papers). Azeem Khalid collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and Italy. Azeem Khalid's co-authors include Muhammad Arshad, Z. A. Zahir, David E. Crowley, Tariq Mahmood, Baby Shaharoona, Muhammad Arshad, Zahir A. Zahir, Rizwan Ahmad, Audil Rashid and Mark S. Coyne and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Water Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Azeem Khalid

67 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Screening plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving growth and yield of wheat

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Azeem Khalid Pakistan	24	1.9k	366	362	334	259	72	2.7k
G. Archana India	29	1.9k 1.0×	367 1.0×	585 1.6×	211 0.6×	287 1.1×	92	3.0k
Hassan Moawad Egypt	27	998 0.5×	454 1.2×	288 0.8×	403 1.2×	93 0.4×	91	2.1k
P. Panneerselvam India	28	1.5k 0.8×	502 1.4×	300 0.8×	204 0.6×	516 2.0×	98	2.7k
Abdul Latif Bangladesh	39	3.3k 1.8×	427 1.2×	811 2.2×	204 0.6×	266 1.0×	247	4.8k
Munees Ahemad India	28	2.8k 1.5×	650 1.8×	494 1.4×	467 1.4×	334 1.3×	49	3.8k
Inmaculada García-Romera Spain	31	1.6k 0.9×	494 1.3×	296 0.8×	188 0.6×	275 1.1×	124	2.6k
Regina Teresa Rosim Monteiro Brazil	24	831 0.4×	593 1.6×	197 0.5×	304 0.9×	346 1.3×	66	1.9k
Pooja Singh India	24	1.1k 0.6×	921 2.5×	627 1.7×	290 0.9×	448 1.7×	120	3.1k
Hafiz Naeem Asghar Pakistan	28	2.7k 1.5×	823 2.2×	461 1.3×	252 0.8×	330 1.3×	107	3.6k
Abeer Hashem Saudi Arabia	22	1.7k 0.9×	320 0.9×	503 1.4×	132 0.4×	178 0.7×	95	2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Azeem Khalid

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Shahzad, Khurram, Shahid Mahmood, Azeem Khalid, et al.. (2025). Periphyton biofilms formulation and application for the removal of trace pollutants from water. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 198. 106003–106003.

Nawaz, Rab, Azeem Khalid, Shahid Mahmood, et al.. (2024). Optimization of Heavy Metals Removal Through Pecan Shell-Based Modified Activated Carbon from Pharmaceutical Wastewater and Evaluation of the Treated Effluent for Irrigating Pisum sativum. International Journal of Environmental Research. 19(2). 1 indexed citations

Khalid, Azeem, et al.. (2022). Concurrent Typhoid Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: A Case Report. Cureus. 14(8). e28600–e28600. 3 indexed citations

Khalid, Azeem, et al.. (2022). Platelet Transfusion and Tranexamic Acid in the Treatment of Bleeding in Dengue Fever. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 58–65. 1 indexed citations

Khan, Muhammad Azam, et al.. (2021). Climate variables effect on fruiting pattern of Kinnow mandarin (Citrus nobilis Lour × C. deliciosa Tenora) grown at different agro-climatic regions. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18177–18177. 9 indexed citations

Brunetti, Cecilia, Aansa Rukya Saleem, Gianni Della Rocca, et al.. (2021). Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria strains producing ACC deaminase on photosynthesis, isoprene emission, ethylene formation and growth of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. in response to water deficit. Journal of Biotechnology. 331. 53–62. 38 indexed citations

Andleeb, Shaista, Tariq Mahmood, & Azeem Khalid. (2019). Environmental chromium from the tannery industry induces altered reproductive endpoints in the wild female small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctatus). Toxicology and Industrial Health. 35(2). 145–158. 6 indexed citations

Abbasi, Nadeem Akhtar, et al.. (2019). Impact of climate variables on growth and development of Kinnow fruit (Citrus nobilis Lour x Citrus deliciosa Tenora) grown at different ecological zones under climate change scenario. Scientia Horticulturae. 260. 108868–108868. 32 indexed citations

Riaz, Luqman, Tariq Mahmood, Azeem Khalid, et al.. (2017). Fluoroquinolones (FQs) in the environment: A review on their abundance, sorption and toxicity in soil. Chemosphere. 191. 704–720. 230 indexed citations

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Siddique, Muhammad Tariq, et al.. (2014). Micronutrient indexing in the apple orchards of northern Punjab, Pakistan using geostatistics and gis as diagnostic tools.. 33(1). 7–16. 7 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Tariq, et al.. (2014). Optimization of pyrolysis yields of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) and application of biochar product for the improvement of maize growth.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 16(5). 929–934. 5 indexed citations

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Imran, Muhammad, Muhammad Arshad, Azeem Khalid, Shamsa Kanwal, & David E. Crowley. (2014). Perspectives of rhizosphere microflora for improving Zn bioavailability and acquisition by higher plants.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 16(3). 653–662. 20 indexed citations

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Siddique, Muhammad Tariq, et al.. (2014). Mapping K dynamics in apple orchards' soils of Northern Punjab, Pakistan.. 33(2). 103–109. 1 indexed citations

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Baig, Khurram Shehzad, Muhammad Arshad, Azeem Khalid, et al.. (2014). Improving growth and yield of maize through bioinoculants carrying auxin production and phosphate solubilizing activity.. 33(2). 159–168. 19 indexed citations

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Khalid, Azeem, et al.. (2013). EFFECT OF ACC DEAMINASE BACTERIA ON TOMATO PLANTS CONTAINING AZO DYE WASTEWATER. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 45. 529–534. 7 indexed citations

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Siddique, Muhammad Tariq, et al.. (2012). Mapping of fe and impact of selected physico-chemical properties on its bioavailability in the apple orchards of Murree region.. 31(1). 100–107. 4 indexed citations

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Shahzad, Sher Muhammad, et al.. (2010). Screening rhizobacteria containing ACC-deaminase for growth promotion of chickpea seedlings under axenic conditions.. 29(1). 38–46. 29 indexed citations

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Hussain, Sarfraz, Muhammad Arshad, Baby Shaharoona, Muhammad Saleem, & Azeem Khalid. (2009). Concentration dependent growth/non-growth linked kinetics of endosulfan biodegradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25(5). 853–858. 11 indexed citations

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Khalid, Azeem, Muhammad Arshad, & David E. Crowley. (2007). Accelerated decolorization of structurally different azo dyes by newly isolated bacterial strains. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 78(2). 361–369. 154 indexed citations

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Khalid, Azeem, Muhammad Arshad, & Z. A. Zahir. (2001). Factors affecting auxin biosynthesis by wheat and rice rhizobacteria. 2 indexed citations

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