Bilquees Gul

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Bilquees Gul is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Bilquees Gul has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Food Science and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Bilquees Gul's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (39 papers), Plant responses to water stress (18 papers) and Health, Medicine and Society (9 papers). Bilquees Gul is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (39 papers), Plant responses to water stress (18 papers) and Health, Medicine and Society (9 papers). Bilquees Gul collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and Qatar. Bilquees Gul's co-authors include M. Ajmal Khan, Darrell J. Weber, Zainul Abideen, Tabassum Hussain, Brent L. Nielsen, Abdul Hameed, Irfan Aziz, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, R. Ansari and Salman Gulzar and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Experimental Botany and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Bilquees Gul

84 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of Salinity Stress on Chloroplast Structure and F... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Effects of Salinity Stress on Chloroplast Structure and Function
    2021 217 citations Abdul Hameed, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bilquees Gul Pakistan 27 1.6k 441 242 224 213 86 2.4k
Kamel Hessini Tunisia 29 1.9k 1.2× 369 0.8× 183 0.8× 226 1.0× 144 0.7× 85 2.4k
Mokded Rabhi Tunisia 28 2.0k 1.2× 339 0.8× 193 0.8× 237 1.1× 388 1.8× 92 2.6k
Li-Ye Chu China 27 2.3k 1.4× 669 1.5× 117 0.5× 145 0.6× 262 1.2× 39 3.3k
Marouane Baslam Japan 29 2.3k 1.4× 439 1.0× 167 0.7× 180 0.8× 344 1.6× 72 2.7k
Amodio Fuggi Italy 25 1.4k 0.9× 375 0.9× 152 0.6× 156 0.7× 331 1.6× 60 2.2k
Ahmed Debez Tunisia 31 3.0k 1.8× 716 1.6× 352 1.5× 352 1.6× 295 1.4× 101 3.7k
Evaristo Mauro de Castro Brazil 31 2.7k 1.6× 569 1.3× 300 1.2× 233 1.0× 314 1.5× 218 3.3k
Suriyan Cha–um Thailand 30 2.9k 1.8× 636 1.4× 186 0.8× 139 0.6× 283 1.3× 212 3.4k
Marjorie Reyes‐Díaz Chile 30 1.9k 1.1× 491 1.1× 174 0.7× 171 0.8× 122 0.6× 111 2.5k
Enéas Gomes‐Filho Brazil 32 3.4k 2.1× 745 1.7× 131 0.5× 237 1.1× 325 1.5× 130 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bilquees Gul

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bilquees Gul

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bilquees Gul. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bilquees Gul 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 Bilquees Gul. Bilquees Gul is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gul, Bilquees, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, Abdul Hameed, Min Yu, & Sergey Shabala. (2025). Root-to-shoot signaling in plant adaptation to soil salinity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 77(4). 958–968. 1 indexed citations
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Gul, Bilquees, Ammara Saleem, Usman Zulfiqar, et al.. (2024). Salicylic Acid Mitigates Cadmium Stress in Wheat: Experimental Insights Into Growth and Biochemical Parameters. Scientifica. 2024(1). 6887694–6887694. 1 indexed citations
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Abdelly, Chédly, T. J. Flowers, Bilquees Gul, Hans‐Werner Koyro, & Arnould Savouré. (2021). Recent advances in research on halophytes: From fundamental to applied aspects. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 193. 104683–104683. 1 indexed citations
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Hussain, Tabassum, Hans‐Werner Koyro, Wensheng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Low Salinity Improves Photosynthetic Performance in Panicum antidotale Under Drought Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 481–481. 44 indexed citations
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Khan, M. Ajmal, et al.. (2017). Role of chemicals in alleviating salinity and light related seed dormancy in sub-tropical grasses. Flora. 233. 150–155. 6 indexed citations
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Abideen, Zainul, Irfan Aziz, Salman Gulzar, et al.. (2017). Physiochemical responses of Zaleya pentandra (L.) Jeffrey to NaCl treatments.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 49(3). 801–808. 4 indexed citations
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Abideen, Zainul, et al.. (2017). Plant cell-wall hydrolyzing enzymes from indigenously isolated fungi grown on conventional and novel natural substrates.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 49(2). 745–750. 7 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Madiha, et al.. (2017). Polarity directed optimization of phytochemical and in vitro biological potential of an indigenous folklore: Quercus dilatata Lindl. ex Royle. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 17(1). 386–386. 78 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Madiha, et al.. (2017). Polarity based characterization of biologically active extracts of Ajuga bracteosa Wall. ex Benth. and RP-HPLC analysis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 17(1). 443–443. 74 indexed citations
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Gulzar, Salman, et al.. (2016). Differences in photosynthetic syndromes of four halophytic marsh grasses in Pakistan. Photosynthesis Research. 131(1). 51–64. 26 indexed citations
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Gul, Bilquees, et al.. (2016). ACTION OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS IN ALLEVIATING SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON THE GERMINATION OF PHRAGMITES KARKA. 2 indexed citations
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Hameed, Abdul, et al.. (2015). Variation in temperature and light but not salinity invokes antioxidant enzyme activities in germinating seeds of Salsola drummondii. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 150(5). 1072–1082. 9 indexed citations
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Gul, Bilquees, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, et al.. (2014). NPK mediated improvement in biomass production, photosynthesis and Na+ regulation in Panicum antidotale under saline conditions.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 46(6). 1975–1979. 5 indexed citations
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Aziz, Irfan, et al.. (2011). Seasonal variations in plant water status of four desert halophytes from semi‐arid region of Karachi. 9 indexed citations
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Gul, Bilquees, Raziuddin Ansari, Irfan Aziz, & M. Ajmal Khan. (2010). SALT TOLERANCE OF KOCHIA SCOPARIA: A NEW FODDER CROP FOR HIGHLY SALINE ARID REGIONS. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 42(4). 2479–2487. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaojing, et al.. (2008). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND HALOPHYTIC VEGETATION IN COASTAL REGION OF NORTH CHINA. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 40(3). 63 indexed citations
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Gul, Bilquees, et al.. (2006). Effect of calcium and light on the germination of Urochondra setulosa under different salts. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 8(1). 20–26. 18 indexed citations
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Gul, Bilquees, Darrell J. Weber, & M. Ajmal Khan. (2000). Effect of salinity and planting density on physiological responses of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Western North American Naturalist. 60(2). 188–197. 30 indexed citations

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