Farhan Hafeez

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Farhan Hafeez is a scholar working on Soil Science, Pollution and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Farhan Hafeez has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Soil Science, 12 papers in Pollution and 11 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Farhan Hafeez's work include Heavy metals in environment (8 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Farhan Hafeez is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (8 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Farhan Hafeez collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Farhan Hafeez's co-authors include Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Yong Sik Ok, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad Adrees, Fakhir Hannan, Hina Rizvi, Mohammad I. Al‐Wabel and Muhammad Arif and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Farhan Hafeez

41 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanis... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management: a critical review
    2016 582 citations Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
  2. Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review
    2017 447 citations Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Farhan Hafeez Pakistan 15 869 607 334 187 158 44 1.7k
Muḥammad Ṣābir Pakistan 21 782 0.9× 782 1.3× 200 0.6× 183 1.0× 99 0.6× 59 1.5k
Abdur Rehim Pakistan 18 831 1.0× 765 1.3× 296 0.9× 178 1.0× 82 0.5× 41 1.8k
Shafeeq Ur Rahman China 23 916 1.1× 619 1.0× 264 0.8× 193 1.0× 62 0.4× 83 1.8k
Muhammad Asif Naeem Pakistan 28 903 1.0× 619 1.0× 434 1.3× 182 1.0× 170 1.1× 54 2.2k
Muhammad Shoaib Rana China 23 1.3k 1.4× 494 0.8× 284 0.9× 120 0.6× 98 0.6× 38 1.8k
Hui Han China 24 706 0.8× 683 1.1× 200 0.6× 284 1.5× 78 0.5× 99 1.7k
Waqas–ud–Din Khan Pakistan 19 611 0.7× 415 0.7× 246 0.7× 82 0.4× 110 0.7× 44 1.4k
Haiyan Yuan China 23 995 1.1× 528 0.9× 169 0.5× 191 1.0× 62 0.4× 81 2.1k
Sebastián Meier Chile 23 861 1.0× 728 1.2× 592 1.8× 131 0.7× 166 1.1× 46 1.8k
Bilal Hussain China 18 631 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 211 0.6× 278 1.5× 195 1.2× 39 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Farhan Hafeez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Farhan Hafeez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Farhan Hafeez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Farhan Hafeez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Farhan Hafeez 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 Farhan Hafeez. Farhan Hafeez 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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Habiba, Ume, Shafaqat Ali, Farhan Hafeez, et al.. (2025). Morpho-Physiological Responses of Maize Cultivars Exposed to Chromium Stress. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 21(1).
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Goheer, Muhammad Arif, et al.. (2025). Geospatial assessment of climate variability and drought patterns: a case study from Pakistan. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 156(3). 8 indexed citations
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Irshad, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Effect of Biochar on Composting of Cow Manure and Kitchen Waste. Land. 13(10). 1545–1545. 1 indexed citations
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Irshad, Muhammad, Aziz-Ur-Rahim Bacha, Farhan Hafeez, et al.. (2024). Fractionation and Characterization of Metallic Elements in Soils in Land Use Systems. Toxics. 12(2). 110–110.
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Iqbal, Akhtar, Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid, Usman Irshad, et al.. (2023). Proficient Lignocellulolytic Novel Bacterial Isolates from Diversified Galiyat Forests of Lower Himalaya. Forests. 14(6). 1180–1180. 1 indexed citations
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Irshad, Muhammad, Aziz-Ur-Rahim Bacha, Zahid Ullah, et al.. (2023). Distribution and Speciation of Trace Elements in Soils of Four Land-Use Systems. Land. 12(10). 1894–1894. 6 indexed citations
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Irshad, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Characterization of Heavy Metals in Soilas Affected by Different Land Usesin Northern Pakistan. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 32(1). 559–566. 1 indexed citations
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Mahmood, Qaisar, Jamshed Iqbal, Émilie Widemann, et al.. (2022). Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Class 1 Integrase Gene and Escherichia coli Indicator Gene in a Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment System. Antibiotics. 11(11). 1531–1531. 14 indexed citations
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Zubaır, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Acacia nilotica and their anticancer, antidiabetic and antioxidant efficacy. Environmental Pollution. 304. 119249–119249. 57 indexed citations
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Imran, Muhammad, Natasha Natasha, Behzad Murtaza, et al.. (2022). Potential of nanocomposites of zero valent copper and magnetite with Eleocharis dulcis biochar for packed column and batch scale removal of Congo red dye. Environmental Pollution. 305. 119291–119291. 19 indexed citations
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Asad, Saeed Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal, Akhtar Iqbal, et al.. (2020). Nitrification Resilience and Response of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria upon Heat-Drought Extremes across Three Soil Ecosystems in Lower Himalaya. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 24(5). 1 indexed citations
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Hafeez, Farhan, et al.. (2019). Assessment of phosphorus availability in soil by introducing P -solubilizing novel bacterial and fungal strains of Lower Himalaya. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 50(13). 1541–1549. 8 indexed citations
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Shaheen, Shahida, Rafiq Ahmad, Qaisar Mahmood, et al.. (2019). Gene expression and biochemical response of giant reed under Ni and Cu stress. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 21(14). 1474–1485. 12 indexed citations
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Irshad, Muhammad, et al.. (2018). Water extractable plant nutrients in soils amended with cow manure co-composted with maple tree residues. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 11(5). 167–173. 2 indexed citations
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Ali, Shafaqat, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, et al.. (2017). Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(14). 12700–12712. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Irshad, Muhammad, et al.. (2017). Nutrient uptake and growth of spinach as affected by cow manure co-composted with poplar leaf litter. International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture. 6(1). 79–88. 26 indexed citations
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Hussain, Sabir, et al.. (2016). Oil industry waste: a potential feedstock for biodiesel production. Environmental Technology. 37(16). 2082–2087. 18 indexed citations
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Rizwan, Muhammad, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Adrees, et al.. (2016). Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management: a critical review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(18). 17859–17879. 582 indexed citations breakdown →

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