Iqra Ajmal

810 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 496 citations indexed

About

Iqra Ajmal is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iqra Ajmal has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 496 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Oncology, 9 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Iqra Ajmal's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (10 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers). Iqra Ajmal is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (10 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers). Iqra Ajmal collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Australia. Iqra Ajmal's co-authors include Yuanda Song, Shaista Nosheen, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Wenzheng Jiang, Ying Zhou, Lei Tao, Mingyao Liu, Li Zhang, Jie Yao and Syed Ammar Hussain and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Immunology and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Iqra Ajmal

16 papers receiving 481 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.

Microbes as Biofertilizers, a Potential Approach for Sustainable Crop Production

2021 225 citations Shaista Nosheen, Iqra Ajmal et al. Sustainability profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Iqra Ajmal China	10	168	157	111	94	53	16	496
Wenping Zhou China	10	180 1.1×	69 0.4×	22 0.2×	221 2.4×	45 0.8×	20	591
Emily R. Larson United Kingdom	10	230 1.4×	45 0.3×	109 1.0×	218 2.3×	8 0.2×	17	468
Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Brazil	12	106 0.6×	20 0.1×	51 0.5×	151 1.6×	35 0.7×	27	386
Lian Zhou China	17	422 2.5×	22 0.1×	53 0.5×	316 3.4×	27 0.5×	38	737
Guanghui Chen China	9	251 1.5×	35 0.2×	21 0.2×	188 2.0×	12 0.2×	23	434
Xinye Wang China	11	106 0.6×	54 0.3×	23 0.2×	155 1.6×	64 1.2×	23	405
Abdul Rehman Khan Pakistan	14	364 2.2×	22 0.1×	35 0.3×	215 2.3×	6 0.1×	31	556
Madoka Nishimoto Japan	14	95 0.6×	29 0.2×	21 0.2×	494 5.3×	62 1.2×	23	742

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iqra Ajmal

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Liu, Xiuyu, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Yiran Chen, et al.. (2025). Chimeric cytokine receptor TGF-β RⅡ/IL-21R improves CAR-NK cell function by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer. Pharmacological Research. 212. 107637–107637. 6 indexed citations

Farooq, Muhammad Asad, et al.. (2024). A novel strategy of co-expressing CXCR5 and IL-7 enhances CAR-T cell effectiveness in osteosarcoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1462076–1462076. 7 indexed citations

Yao, Jie, et al.. (2024). Modulating Cholesterol Metabolism via ACAT1 Knockdown Enhances Anti-B-Cell Lymphoma Activities of CD19-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells by Improving the Cell Activation and Proliferation. Cells. 13(6). 555–555. 4 indexed citations

Ajmal, Iqra, et al.. (2024). Intrinsic ADRB2 inhibition improves CAR-T cell therapy efficacy against prostate cancer. Molecular Therapy. 32(10). 3539–3557. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Hongmei, Jie Yao, Iqra Ajmal, Muhammad Asad Farooq, & Wenzheng Jiang. (2024). shRNA-mediated gene silencing of HDAC11 empowers CAR-T cells against prostate cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1369406–1369406. 8 indexed citations

Farooq, Muhammad Asad, et al.. (2023). β2-Adrenergic Receptor Mediated Inhibition of T Cell Function and Its Implications for CAR-T Cell Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12837–12837. 19 indexed citations

Zhou, Ying, et al.. (2023). Co-expression of IL-4/IL-15-based inverted cytokine receptor in CAR-T cells overcomes IL-4 signaling in immunosuppressive pancreatic tumor microenvironment. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 168. 115740–115740. 25 indexed citations

Ajmal, Iqra, et al.. (2022). Isoprenaline and salbutamol inhibit pyroptosis and promote mitochondrial biogenesis in arthritic chondrocytes by downregulating β-arrestin and GRK2. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 996321–996321. 11 indexed citations

Khan, Muhammad Zafar Irshad, Muhammad Asad, Iqra Ajmal, et al.. (2022). An overview of viral mutagenesis and the impact on pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1034444–1034444. 16 indexed citations

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Imran, Imran, et al.. (2022). Hyperglycemia-associated Alzheimer’s-like symptoms and other behavioral effects attenuated by Plumeria obtusa L. Extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 1077570–1077570. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Haizhen, Dandan Guo, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2021). Suppression of 4.1R enhances the potency of NKG2D-CAR T cells against pancreatic carcinoma via activating ERK signaling pathway. Oncogenesis. 10(9). 62–62. 19 indexed citations

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Nosheen, Shaista, Iqra Ajmal, & Yuanda Song. (2021). Microbes as Biofertilizers, a Potential Approach for Sustainable Crop Production. Sustainability. 13(4). 1868–1868. 225 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Ying, Zhenlong Li, Muhammad Asad Farooq, et al.. (2020). Co-Expression of IL-7 Improves NKG2D-Based CAR T Cell Therapy on Prostate Cancer by Enhancing the Expansion and Inhibiting the Apoptosis and Exhaustion. Cancers. 12(7). 1969–1969. 68 indexed citations

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Tao, Lei, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Li Zhang, et al.. (2020). CD19-CAR-T Cells Bearing a KIR/PD-1-Based Inhibitory CAR Eradicate CD19+HLA-C1− Malignant B Cells While Sparing CD19+HLA-C1+ Healthy B Cells. Cancers. 12(9). 2612–2612. 28 indexed citations

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Ajmal, Iqra, et al.. (2020). Bioactive Functional Foods for Cardiovascular Diseases. American journal of biochemistry & biotechnology. 16(3). 354–369. 3 indexed citations

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Hussain, Syed Ammar, Ahsan Hameed, Iqra Ajmal, et al.. (2018). Effects of sesame seed extract as a natural antioxidant on the oxidative stability of sunflower oil. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 55(10). 4099–4110. 43 indexed citations

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