Imran Azeem

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Imran Azeem is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Imran Azeem has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pollution, 10 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Imran Azeem's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (4 papers). Imran Azeem is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (4 papers). Imran Azeem collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Hong Kong. Imran Azeem's co-authors include Noman Shakoor, Muhammad Adeel, Yukui Rui, Pingfan Zhou, Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, Ming Xu, Muhammad Ishfaq, Kamran Azeem, Mingshu Li and Muhammad Zain and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Imran Azeem

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Uptake and Accumulation of Nano/Microplastics in Plants: A Critical Review

2021 282 citations Imran Azeem, Muhammad Adeel et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Imran Azeem China	16	599	392	378	240	172	32	1.2k
Natasha Manzoor Pakistan	14	514 0.9×	413 1.1×	424 1.1×	158 0.7×	154 0.9×	25	1.2k
Jaehong Shim South Korea	21	324 0.5×	336 0.9×	290 0.8×	93 0.4×	244 1.4×	36	1.4k
Noman Shakoor China	26	802 1.3×	957 2.4×	662 1.8×	281 1.2×	360 2.1×	64	2.2k
Bo Cao China	20	486 0.8×	262 0.7×	193 0.5×	346 1.4×	262 1.5×	38	1.5k
Yingying Qian China	10	377 0.6×	116 0.3×	159 0.4×	161 0.7×	227 1.3×	17	1.1k
Youbin Si China	20	451 0.8×	186 0.5×	272 0.7×	73 0.3×	178 1.0×	39	1.0k
Muhammad Bilal Khan China	18	475 0.8×	107 0.3×	402 1.1×	169 0.7×	107 0.6×	23	1.1k
Pratishtha Gupta India	16	202 0.3×	114 0.3×	337 0.9×	166 0.7×	317 1.8×	23	1.2k
Leilei Xiang China	17	703 1.2×	114 0.3×	141 0.4×	233 1.0×	156 0.9×	49	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Imran Azeem

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Khan, Adnan, Rana Muhammad Ammar Asghar, Imran Azeem, et al.. (2025). P-solubilising bacteria and P-cycling genes drive soil P transformation during green manure decomposition. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 394. 109875–109875. 1 indexed citations

Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Imran Azeem, et al.. (2024). Cryptic footprint of thallium in soil-plant systems; A review. Chemosphere. 356. 141767–141767. 7 indexed citations

Azeem, Imran, Muhammad Adeel, Noman Shakoor, et al.. (2024). Co-exposure to tire wear particles and nickel inhibits mung bean yield by reducing nutrient uptake. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(5). 832–842. 15 indexed citations

Khan, Adnan, Imran Azeem, Hui Jing, et al.. (2024). Non-leguminous green manures improve labile phosphorus availability and crop yield in agroecosystems: A global meta-analysis. Soil and Tillage Research. 248. 106430–106430. 5 indexed citations

Azeem, Imran, Quanlong Wang, Muhammad Adeel, et al.. (2024). Assessing the combined impacts of microplastics and nickel oxide nanomaterials on soybean growth and nitrogen fixation potential. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 136062–136062. 13 indexed citations

Zhou, Pingfan, Peng Zhang, Yu Cao, et al.. (2023). Iron-based nanomaterials reduce cadmium toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by modulating phytohormones, phytochelatin, cadmium transport genes and iron plaque formation. Environmental Pollution. 320. 121063–121063. 91 indexed citations

Adeel, Muhammad, Muhammad Zain, Noman Shakoor, et al.. (2023). Estrogens in plants and emerging risks to human health. Environment International. 178. 107985–107985. 9 indexed citations

Adeel, Muhammad, Muhammad Zain, Noman Shakoor, et al.. (2023). Global navigation of Lithium in water bodies and emerging human health crisis. npj Clean Water. 6(1). 40 indexed citations

Azeem, Imran, Noman Shakoor, Muhammad Adeel, et al.. (2023). Analytical challenges in detecting microplastics and nanoplastics in soil-plant systems. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 204. 108132–108132. 21 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Reimagining safe lithium applications in the living environment and its impacts on human, animal, and plant system. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 15. 100252–100252. 39 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Adeel, Noman Shakoor, et al.. (2023). Modifying Engineered Nanomaterials to Produce Next Generation Agents for Environmental Remediation. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Shakoor, Noman, Muzammil Hussain, Muhammad Adeel, et al.. (2023). Lithium-induced alterations in soybean nodulation and nitrogen fixation through multifunctional mechanisms. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166438–166438. 13 indexed citations

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Azeem, Imran, et al.. (2022). Is aspirin still relevant as a single pharmacological agent for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis post hip and knee arthroplasty surgery: A retrospective review. SICOT-J. 8. 28–28. 2 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Muhammad Zain, et al.. (2022). Exposure of cherry radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. Radculus Pers) to iron-based nanoparticles enhances its nutritional quality by trigging the essential elements. NanoImpact. 25. 100388–100388. 58 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Imran Azeem, et al.. (2022). Interplay of higher plants with lithium pollution: Global trends, meta-analysis, and perspectives. Chemosphere. 310. 136663–136663. 25 indexed citations

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Adeel, Muhammad, Noman Shakoor, Tariq Hussain, et al.. (2021). Bio-interaction of nano and bulk lanthanum and ytterbium oxides in soil system: Biochemical, genetic, and histopathological effects on Eisenia fetida. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 415. 125574–125574. 58 indexed citations

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Sharif, Muhammad, et al.. (2017). Phosphorus Solubility from Rock Phosphate Mixed Compost with Sulphur Application and Its Effect on Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat Crop. Open Journal of Soil Science. 7(12). 401–429. 10 indexed citations

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Khan, A. A., et al.. (2017). Effect of compost and inorganic fertilizers on yield and quality of tomato.. 5(10). 287–293. 19 indexed citations

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Khan, Adnan, et al.. (2017). Effect of Organic and Inorganic Sources of Nitrogen on Maize Yield,N Uptake and Soil Fertility. 13(2). 101–110. 2 indexed citations

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Azeem, Imran, et al.. (2016). Drift and Cost Comparison of Different Structural Systems for Tall Buildings. 1 indexed citations

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