Fazal Ullah

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Fazal Ullah is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fazal Ullah has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Fazal Ullah's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (26 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (13 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). Fazal Ullah is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (26 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (13 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). Fazal Ullah collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and South Korea. Fazal Ullah's co-authors include Wajid Zaman, Asma Ayaz, Muhammad Zafar, Mushtaq Ahmad, Saraj Bahadur, Saddam Saqib, Syed Nasar Shah, Shazia Sultana, Muhammad Farooq Hussain Munis and Saba Gul and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Chemosphere and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Fazal Ullah

72 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Above-and below-ground feedback loop of maize is jointly enhanced by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in drier soil

2024 50 citations Aziz Khan, Ling Zhao et al. profile →
Legume intercropping improves soil organic carbon stability in drylands: A 7-year experimental validation

2025 15 citations Wei Wang, Fazal Ullah et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fazal Ullah China	30	1.0k	810	424	323	285	76	2.0k
Saraj Bahadur China	30	1.3k 1.3×	790 1.0×	611 1.4×	283 0.9×	371 1.3×	92	2.4k
Asma Ayaz China	26	1.2k 1.1×	354 0.4×	447 1.1×	507 1.6×	226 0.8×	51	2.1k
Saddam Saqib China	29	1.0k 1.0×	303 0.4×	495 1.2×	755 2.3×	276 1.0×	61	2.3k
R. Shukla India	27	1.2k 1.1×	168 0.2×	132 0.3×	439 1.4×	909 3.2×	65	2.3k
Amjad Hameed Pakistan	30	2.7k 2.6×	118 0.1×	439 1.0×	297 0.9×	172 0.6×	144	3.5k
Kareem A. Mosa United Arab Emirates	23	987 0.9×	92 0.1×	414 1.0×	247 0.8×	145 0.5×	59	1.8k
Gholamreza Abdi Iran	21	1.2k 1.1×	78 0.1×	374 0.9×	277 0.9×	289 1.0×	173	2.2k
Piyada Theerakulpisut Thailand	25	2.0k 1.9×	100 0.1×	491 1.2×	438 1.4×	166 0.6×	102	2.8k
Chittaranjan Kole India	28	1.3k 1.2×	123 0.2×	479 1.1×	270 0.8×	135 0.5×	106	2.0k
Mohamed El Maâtaoui France	18	410 0.4×	218 0.3×	409 1.0×	52 0.2×	358 1.3×	38	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fazal Ullah

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fazal Ullah

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Khan, Aziz, Dongmei Liu, Jie Zheng, et al.. (2025). Pre-treatment of roots with melatonin triggers a key tolerance mechanism underlying cadmium stress in cotton seedlings. Industrial Crops and Products. 228. 120870–120870. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Lixia, et al.. (2025). Molecular and Physiological Responses of Plants that Enhance Cold Tolerance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 1157–1157. 13 indexed citations

Khan, Babar, et al.. (2025). Mitigating Lead Stress in Barley Using Gibberellic Acid (GA3): Effects on Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Parameters. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 44(7). 3853–3864. 3 indexed citations

He, Jiaxin, Wenwen Zhang, Yang Cheng, et al.. (2025). Comparative unravelling the antifungal activity and mechanism of oleuropein and matrine inhibiting the growth of phytopathogen Fusarium spp.. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 213. 106538–106538.

Bhattacharyya, Ranjan, A. C. Rathore, Vibha Singhal, et al.. (2025). Long-term agroforestry enhances soil organic carbon pools and deep soil carbon sequestration in the Indian Himalayas. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 13. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Mushtaq, Fazal Ullah, Muhammad Zafar, et al.. (2024). Desert blooms: unraveling palyno-anatomical diversity in arid Boraginaceous taxa. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 56(5). 1 indexed citations

Ullah, Fazal, Saddam Saqib, Wajid Zaman, et al.. (2024). Mitigating drought and heavy metal stress in maize using melatonin and sodium nitroprusside. Plant and Soil. 511(1-2). 1597–1619. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Ze‐Ying, Fei Mo, Rui Zhou, et al.. (2023). Thickness effects of polyethylene and biodegradable film residuals on soil properties and dryland maize productivity. Chemosphere. 329. 138602–138602. 14 indexed citations

Ullah, Fazal, et al.. (2023). Improvement of Nutritional Quality of Tomato Fruit with Funneliformis mosseae Inoculation under Greenhouse Conditions. Horticulturae. 9(4). 448–448. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Zhao Jian-hua, Mengying Li, et al.. (2023). Yield loss of inferior crop species and its physiological mechanism in a semiarid cereal-legume intercropping system. European Journal of Agronomy. 152. 127032–127032. 14 indexed citations

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Safdar, Naila, Wasim Akhtar, Saddam Saqib, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of potential inhibitory effects on acetylcholinesterase, pancreatic lipase, and cancer cell lines using raw leaves extracts of three fabaceae species. Heliyon. 9(5). e15909–e15909. 25 indexed citations

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Ullah, Fazal, Said Muhammad, & Wajid Ali. (2021). Radon concentration and potential risks assessment through hot springs water consumption in the Gilgit and Chitral, Northern Pakistan. Chemosphere. 287(Pt 3). 132323–132323. 24 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Mushtaq, et al.. (2021). Traditional knowledge of wild medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of Garam Chashma valley, district Chitral, Pakistan. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 42(2). 19–33. 43 indexed citations

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Gul, Saba, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Zafar, et al.. (2020). Palynological characteristics of selected Lamioideae taxa and its taxonomic significance. Microscopy Research and Technique. 84(3). 471–479. 25 indexed citations

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Amna, Amna Amna, Saddam Saqib, Siraj Uddin, et al.. (2020). Characterization and phytostimulatory activity of bacteria isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) rhizosphere. Microbial Pathogenesis. 140. 103966–103966. 56 indexed citations

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Attar, Farideh, et al.. (2019). Two new species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, subgen. Chaenopetalum) for the flora of Iran. Phytotaxa. 402(4). 6 indexed citations

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Ullah, Fazal, et al.. (2018). Effect of Heat Treatment and La Doping on the Electrical Properties of BiFeO3. Journal of the chemical society of pakistan. 40(6). 886. 5 indexed citations

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Ullah, Fazal, et al.. (2018). Taxonomic implications of foliar epidermal characteristics in subfamily Alsinoideae (Caryophyllaceae). Flora. 242. 31–44. 40 indexed citations

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Ullah, Fazal, Asad Ullah, Amir Sohail, & Raees Khan. (2015). Diversity, distribution and ecological importance of weeds in the maize crop at Maidan valley, Dir (L), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 21(4). 543–553. 6 indexed citations

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Khan, M. A., et al.. (2011). A molecular phylogeny of selected species of Genus Prunus L. (Rosaceae) from Pakistan using the TRN-L & TRN-F spacer DNA. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(22). 4550–4554. 6 indexed citations

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