Iftikhar Alam

1.6k total citations
50 papers, 601 citations indexed

About

Iftikhar Alam is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iftikhar Alam has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 601 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Iftikhar Alam's work include Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers), Dietary Effects on Health (8 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers). Iftikhar Alam is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers), Dietary Effects on Health (8 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers). Iftikhar Alam collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Germany. Iftikhar Alam's co-authors include Anis Larbi, Graham Pawelec, Tze Pin Ng, Ali Almajwal, Suhail Razak, David Goldeck, Falak Zeb, Mahmoud M. A. Abulmeaty, Sarwat Jahan and Tayyaba Afsar and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nutrients and Frontiers in Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Iftikhar Alam

49 papers receiving 584 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iftikhar Alam Pakistan 17 256 101 76 62 59 50 601
Ninghao Huang China 13 132 0.5× 122 1.2× 61 0.8× 62 1.0× 54 0.9× 47 668
Barbara Lowell United States 9 107 0.4× 91 0.9× 38 0.5× 131 2.1× 26 0.4× 13 493
R. Della Vecchia Italy 13 253 1.0× 68 0.7× 37 0.5× 37 0.6× 19 0.3× 25 441
Mojgan Sanjari Iran 15 190 0.7× 74 0.7× 80 1.1× 99 1.6× 29 0.5× 57 662
Austin T. Robinson United States 18 261 1.0× 118 1.2× 127 1.7× 47 0.8× 19 0.3× 69 946
Blandine Tramunt France 10 247 1.0× 97 1.0× 153 2.0× 218 3.5× 45 0.8× 15 861
Reuben Howden United States 17 201 0.8× 47 0.5× 164 2.2× 41 0.7× 18 0.3× 58 924
Marjorie Bastien Canada 11 394 1.5× 220 2.2× 102 1.3× 230 3.7× 45 0.8× 19 1.1k
Bakhtyar Tartibian Iran 16 160 0.6× 170 1.7× 57 0.8× 54 0.9× 50 0.8× 68 886
Qingya Tang China 18 259 1.0× 190 1.9× 126 1.7× 117 1.9× 122 2.1× 71 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Iftikhar Alam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iftikhar Alam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iftikhar Alam

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Iftikhar Alam. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Iftikhar Alam 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 Iftikhar Alam. Iftikhar Alam 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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Hussain, Zahid, et al.. (2025). Integrated Weeds Control Through Seed Priming, Irrigation and Nitrogen in Wheat. Journal of Crop Health. 77(2). 1 indexed citations
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Zeb, Falak, Tareq M. Osaili, MoezAlIslam E. Faris, et al.. (2025). Scientific basis of dietary inflammatory index (DII): A dietary tool to metabolic syndrome risk. Clinical Nutrition Open Science. 61. 138–161. 2 indexed citations
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Zeb, Falak, Tareq M. Osaili, Mona Hashim, et al.. (2025). Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Human Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrition Reviews. 1 indexed citations
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Zeb, Falak, Tareq M. Osaili, MoezAlIslam E. Faris, et al.. (2024). Molecular crosstalk between polyphenols and gut microbiota in cancer prevention. Nutrition Research. 124. 21–42. 23 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, et al.. (2023). Analyzing the Emergence of Social Media as a Sustainable Tool for Learning English in the Post-Pandemic Era. Theory and Practice in Language Studies. 13(10). 2697–2704. 1 indexed citations
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Zeb, Falak, Tareq M. Osaili, Reyad S. Obaid, et al.. (2023). Gut Microbiota and Time-Restricted Feeding/Eating: A Targeted Biomarker and Approach in Precision Nutrition. Nutrients. 15(2). 259–259. 32 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, Riaz Ullah, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, et al.. (2022). Improvement in cardio-metabolic health and immune signatures in old individuals using daily chores (Salat) as an intervention: A randomized crossover study in a little-studied population. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1009055–1009055. 2 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound assisted extraction of oil from black cumin (Nigella sativa L.). International Journal of Chemical Studies. 9(2). 87–91. 3 indexed citations
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Wiehle, Martin, Iftikhar Alam, Asif Ali Khan, et al.. (2021). Pheno-genetic studies of apple varieties in northern Pakistan: A hidden pool of diversity. Scientia Horticulturae. 281. 109950–109950. 4 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, et al.. (2021). Designing and Validation of an Instrument for the Assessment of Dietary Habits, Physical Activity, Sun Exposure, and Sleeping Patterns Among Saudi Adults. Current Developments in Nutrition. 5. 123–123. 3 indexed citations
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Abulmeaty, Mahmoud M. A., Ali Almajwal, Iftikhar Alam, et al.. (2020). Relationship of Vitamin D-Deficient Diet and Irisin, and Their Impact on Energy Homeostasis in Rats. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 25–25. 14 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, Iftikhar Alam, Ali Almajwal, et al.. (2019). The immune-nutrition interplay in aging – facts and controversies. 5(2). 73–95. 16 indexed citations
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Rehman, Humaira, Suhail Razak, Waheed Ullah, et al.. (2019). Comparative study of environmental pollutants bisphenol A and bisphenol S on sexual differentiation of anteroventral periventricular nucleus and spermatogenesis. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 17(1). 53–53. 18 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Graham Pawelec, & Anis Larbi. (2018). Relationships between the inflammatory potential of the diet, aging and anthropometric measurements in a cross-sectional study in Pakistan. PubMed. 4(4). 335–343. 22 indexed citations
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Vriesekoop, Frank, et al.. (2016). Nutritional Status, Dietary Practices and Physical Activities of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools of Karachi, Pakistan. Harper Adams University Repository (GuildHE Research). 3(2). 30–39. 10 indexed citations
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Goldeck, David, Anis Larbi, Mariavaleria Pellicanò, et al.. (2013). Enhanced Chemokine Receptor Expression on Leukocytes of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66664–e66664. 37 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, David Goldeck, Anis Larbi, & Graham Pawelec. (2012). FLOW CYTOMETRIC LYMPHOCYTE SUBSET ANALYSIS USING MATERIAL FROM FROZEN WHOLE BLOOD. Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry. 33(2). 128–139. 16 indexed citations
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Alam, Iftikhar, Anis Larbi, & Graham Pawelec. (2012). Nutritional status influences peripheral immune cell phenotypes in healthy men in rural Pakistan. Immunity & Ageing. 9(1). 16–16. 25 indexed citations

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