Haroon Khan

22.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
566 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Haroon Khan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haroon Khan has authored 566 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Molecular Biology, 123 papers in Plant Science and 77 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Haroon Khan's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (48 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (48 papers) and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (46 papers). Haroon Khan is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (48 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (48 papers) and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (46 papers). Haroon Khan collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Iran and Italy. Haroon Khan's co-authors include Abdur Rauf, Seema Patel, Michael Aschner, Muhammad Saeed, Sajad Fakhri, Hammad Ullah, Ali Zarrabi, Milad Ashrafizadeh, Waqas Alam and Wai San Cheang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Haroon Khan

545 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Kaempferol: A Key Emphasis to Its Anticancer Potential

2019 585 citations Haroon Khan et al. Molecules profile →
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAAS): The ubiquitous system for homeostasis and pathologies

2017 420 citations Haroon Khan et al. profile →
Neuroprotective Effects of Quercetin in Alzheimer’s Disease

2019 370 citations Haroon Khan, Wai San Cheang et al. profile →
Chitosan-based nanoparticles against bacterial infections

2020 318 citations Haroon Khan, Hamed Mirzaei et al. profile →
Kaempferol as a Dietary Anti-Inflammatory Agent: Current Therapeutic Standing

2020 271 citations Waqas Alam, Haroon Khan et al. Molecules profile →
Flavonoids as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Current therapeutic standing and future prospects

2018 238 citations Haroon Khan et al. profile →
Antimicrobial Potential of Curcumin: Therapeutic Potential and Challenges to Clinical Applications

2022 173 citations Yaseen Hussain, Waqas Alam et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haroon Khan Pakistan	65	6.2k	2.9k	1.8k	1.6k	1.6k	566	16.2k
Atanas G. Atanasov Austria	62	5.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	344	15.1k
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi Iran	71	6.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	274	16.5k
Kyung‐Tae Lee South Korea	63	6.8k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	495	14.2k
Anupam Bishayee United States	79	9.5k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	312	20.2k
Seyed Fazel Nabavi Iran	71	5.6k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	2.4k 1.5×	186	15.7k
Jae Youl Cho South Korea	64	9.1k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	536	16.9k
Abdur Rauf Pakistan	65	5.0k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	768	17.8k
Min‐Hsiung Pan Taiwan	70	7.5k 1.2×	3.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	3.2k 2.0×	1.9k 1.2×	384	18.0k
Qing Li China	61	7.4k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	754 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	928	17.4k
Solomon Habtemariam United Kingdom	54	4.7k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	244	13.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haroon Khan

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Salim, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Impact of synthetic insecticides on the life table parameters of Trichogramma chilonis under laboratory conditions. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 3900–3900. 2 indexed citations

Serdaroğlu, Goncagül, et al.. (2024). SwissADME studies and Density Functional Theory (DFT) approaches of methyl substituted curcumin derivatives. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 112. 108153–108153. 13 indexed citations

Serdaroğlu, Goncagül, et al.. (2024). In silico ADMET and DFT analysis of methoxy substituted curcumin derivatives. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 168. 112943–112943. 3 indexed citations

Goleij, Pouya, Pantea Majma Sanaye, Mohammad Amin Khazeei Tabari, et al.. (2024). Phytostilbenes in lymphoma: Focuses on the mechanistic and clinical prospects of resveratrol, pterostilbene, piceatannol, and pinosylvin. Leukemia Research. 138. 107464–107464. 12 indexed citations

Goleij, Pouya, Pantea Majma Sanaye, Waqas Alam, et al.. (2024). Unlocking daidzein's healing power: Present applications and future possibilities in phytomedicine. Phytomedicine. 134. 155949–155949. 5 indexed citations

Goleij, Pouya, Mohammad Amin Khazeei Tabari, Pantea Majma Sanaye, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the Potential: How Flavonoids Affect Angiogenesis, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Proliferation, Invasion, and Alter Receptor Interactions in Endometriosis. Food Science & Nutrition. 13(1). e4607–e4607. 7 indexed citations

Saleem, Uzma, Tariq Ismail, Ahmad J. Obaidullah, et al.. (2023). Administration of α-lipoic acid and silymarin attenuates aggression by modulating endocrine, oxidative stress and inflammatory pathways in mice. Metabolic Brain Disease. 38(7). 2255–2267. 4 indexed citations

Ullah, Hammad, Yaseen Hussain, Cristina Santarcangelo, et al.. (2022). Natural Polyphenols for the Preservation of Meat and Dairy Products. Molecules. 27(6). 1906–1906. 51 indexed citations

Shah, Muhammad Ajmal, Azhar Rasul, Uzma Saleem, et al.. (2022). Uncovering the Anticancer Potential of Polydatin: A Mechanistic Insight. Molecules. 27(21). 7175–7175. 18 indexed citations

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Ullah, Hammad, Alessandro Di Minno, Cristina Santarcangelo, et al.. (2021). Vegetable Extracts and Nutrients Useful in the Recovery from Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Systematic Review on Clinical Trials. Molecules. 26(8). 2272–2272. 15 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Atefeh Amiri, et al.. (2019). Glyco-nanoparticles: New drug delivery systems in cancer therapy. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 69. 24–42. 63 indexed citations

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García‐Ríos, Antonio, Maria Daglia, Nima Sanadgol, et al.. (2019). Oral microbiota and Alzheimer’s disease: Do all roads lead to Rome?. Pharmacological Research. 151. 104582–104582. 106 indexed citations

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Nabavi, Seyed Fazel, Atanas G. Atanasov, Haroon Khan, et al.. (2018). Targeting ubiquitin-proteasome pathway by natural, in particular polyphenols, anticancer agents: Lessons learned from clinical trials. Cancer Letters. 434. 101–113. 35 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, Hammad Ullah, & Seyed Mohammad Nabavi. (2018). Mechanistic insights of hepatoprotective effects of curcumin: Therapeutic updates and future prospects. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 124. 182–191. 94 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, et al.. (2016). Anti-inflammatory Potential of Alkaloids as a Promising Therapeutic Modality. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery. 14(2). 240–249. 16 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Shahid, Haroon Khan, Ehsanullah, & Muhammad Yaseen. (2014). Impact of level and source of compost based organic material on the productivity of autumn maize (Zea mays L.).. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 51(1). 41–47. 7 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of the Interaction of Aluminium Metal with Glutathione in Human Blood Components. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 23(2). 0. 9 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, et al.. (2006). Designing Content Switching Solutions. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 59. 150–2. 1 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, et al.. (2006). Yield and micronutrients content of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under a multinutrient fertilizer - hal-tonic. 18 indexed citations

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Khan, Haroon, et al.. (2006). Growth, yield and nutrient uptake of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in relation to foliar and soil application of urea. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 8(4). 477–481. 11 indexed citations

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