Elias Soltani

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Elias Soltani is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Elias Soltani has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Elias Soltani's work include Seed Germination and Physiology (47 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (13 papers) and Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (12 papers). Elias Soltani is often cited by papers focused on Seed Germination and Physiology (47 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (13 papers) and Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (12 papers). Elias Soltani collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Spain. Elias Soltani's co-authors include Jerry M. Baskin, Carol C. Baskin, Afshin Soltani, Majid Ghorbani Javid, E Zeinali, Farshid Ghaderi‐Far, Małgorzata Garnczarska, Łukasz Wojtyla, Mahsa Rajabi and Jay Ram Lamichhane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Elias Soltani

85 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Contribution of Exogenous Proline to Abiotic Stresses Tolerance in Plants: A Review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elias Soltani Iran	18	943	223	170	143	112	92	1.3k
Aftab Afzal Pakistan	20	906 1.0×	116 0.5×	146 0.9×	122 0.9×	83 0.7×	67	1.3k
Agnieszka Piernik Poland	20	812 0.9×	134 0.6×	155 0.9×	261 1.8×	50 0.4×	75	1.2k
Yuanmao Jiang China	22	1.1k 1.2×	221 1.0×	70 0.4×	261 1.8×	89 0.8×	93	1.6k
Majid AghaAlikhani Iran	20	727 0.8×	131 0.6×	121 0.7×	103 0.7×	202 1.8×	73	1.1k
Yahya Refay Saudi Arabia	16	1.5k 1.6×	193 0.9×	79 0.5×	199 1.4×	228 2.0×	29	1.9k
Kai Sun China	23	1.0k 1.1×	277 1.2×	151 0.9×	149 1.0×	126 1.1×	91	1.5k
Shunfeng Ge China	19	880 0.9×	167 0.7×	58 0.3×	121 0.8×	81 0.7×	43	1.2k
M. Esther Puente United States	14	1.0k 1.1×	205 0.9×	119 0.7×	279 2.0×	45 0.4×	16	1.4k
Nawab Ali United States	10	1.1k 1.2×	188 0.8×	81 0.5×	52 0.4×	194 1.7×	53	1.5k
Zhanling Zhu China	19	871 0.9×	164 0.7×	53 0.3×	114 0.8×	84 0.8×	38	1.2k

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Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2025). Variations in heterotrophic seedling growth parameters of 28 plant species and their relationships with seed traits. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 236. 106170–106170.

Benakashani, Fatemeh, et al.. (2024). Comparative study of influence of water stress on effectiveness of sulfosulfuron to two species of weeds through biomass and photo-physiological parameters. Crop Protection. 178. 106589–106589. 1 indexed citations

Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2024). Meta-analysis of tillage methods and their influence on wheat productivity. International Agrophysics. 38(4). 345–351. 1 indexed citations

Soltani, Elias, Carol C. Baskin, Juli G. Pausas, et al.. (2024). Fire and seed dormancy: a global meta-analysis. Annals of Botany. 135(6). 1059–1074.

Chmielarz, Paweł, et al.. (2024). Seed Regeneration in Taxus baccata: Unveiling Ecological Restrictions and Paving the Way for Future Studies. Ecology and Evolution. 14(11). e70534–e70534. 2 indexed citations

Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2024). Does shifting from normal to early or late sowing dates provide yield benefits? A global meta-analysis. Field Crops Research. 318. 109600–109600. 9 indexed citations

Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2023). A Model for Changes in Germination Synchrony and Its Implements to Study Weed Population Dynamics: A Case Study of Brassicaceae. Plants. 12(2). 233–233. 9 indexed citations

Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2023). Water conservation in cropping systems through the reduction of soil evaporation: a case study of Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 16(3). 1 indexed citations

Omidi, Heshmat, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of KNO3 and priming duration for improving germination, seedling growth, and antioxidant enzymes of Keluss (Kelussia odoratissma Mozaff). Acta Ecologica Sinica. 43(6). 1120–1128. 3 indexed citations

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Soltani, Elias, Carol C. Baskin, & José Luis González Andújar. (2022). An Overview of Environmental Cues That Affect Germination of Nondormant Seeds. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 1(2). 146–151. 17 indexed citations

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Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2022). Differential Seed Germination Responses of Tomato Landraces to Temperature under Climate Change Scenarios. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 1(1). 36–48.

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Alahdadi, Iraj, et al.. (2021). تغییرات کیفیت بذر و جوانهزنی برخی اکوتیپ های سیاهدانه (Nigella sativa L.) در دوره نمو و رسیدگی. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Benakashani, Fatemeh, José Luis González Andújar, & Elias Soltani. (2021). Differences in Germination of ACCase-Resistant Biotypes Containing Isoleucine-1781-Leucine Mutation and Susceptible Biotypes of Wild Oat (Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana). Plants. 10(11). 2350–2350. 1 indexed citations

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Benakashani, Fatemeh, et al.. (2021). Quantification of salinity stress and drought effects on fourteen ecotypes of black caraway (Nigella sativa L.) medicinal plant. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(1). 211–220.

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Ghaderi‐Far, Farshid, et al.. (2021). Variation in seed dormancy and germination among populations of Silybum marianum (Asteraceae). Plant Species Biology. 36(3). 412–424. 10 indexed citations

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Oveisi, Mostafa, et al.. (2020). Potential for endozoochorous seed dispersal by sheep and goats: Risk of weed seed transport via animal faeces. Weed Research. 61(1). 1–12. 14 indexed citations

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Lamichhane, Jay Ram & Elias Soltani. (2020). Sowing and seedbed management methods to improve establishment and yield of maize, rice and wheat across drought-prone regions: A review. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 2. 100089–100089. 13 indexed citations

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Afshari, Reza Tavakkol, et al.. (2017). The effects of salinity and temperature on germination responses of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.).. 47(4). 1 indexed citations

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Soltani, Elias & Afshin Soltani. (2015). Meta-analysis of seed priming effects on seed germination, seedling emergence and crop yield: Iranian studies. International Journal of Plant Production. 9(3). 413–432. 17 indexed citations

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Soltani, Elias, et al.. (2007). THE EFFECT OF PRIMING ON GERMINATION COMPONENTS AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF COTTON SEEDS UNDER DROUGHT. 14(5). 9–16. 7 indexed citations

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