Ishaq Khan

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ishaq Khan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ishaq Khan has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Oncology and 10 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ishaq Khan's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (8 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Ishaq Khan is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (8 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Ishaq Khan collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. Ishaq Khan's co-authors include Muhammad Torequl Islam, Eunüs S. Ali, Mohammad S. Mubarak, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Abdur Rauf, Siddhartha Kumar Mishra, Swati Tripathi, Talha Bin Emran, Saikat Mitra and Jamil A. Shilpi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Molecules and European Journal of Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Ishaq Khan

57 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Berberine as a Potential Anticancer Agent: A Comprehensive Review

2021 204 citations Abdur Rauf, Tareq Abu‐Izneid et al. Molecules profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ishaq Khan Pakistan	20	512	208	200	195	165	65	1.4k
Xuemei Huang China	24	795 1.6×	193 0.9×	173 0.9×	202 1.0×	202 1.2×	70	2.1k
Nadiah Abu Malaysia	24	728 1.4×	142 0.7×	152 0.8×	157 0.8×	162 1.0×	46	1.5k
Rong Liu China	22	794 1.6×	171 0.8×	235 1.2×	185 0.9×	307 1.9×	79	1.8k
Caifang Gao China	21	851 1.7×	218 1.0×	200 1.0×	111 0.6×	204 1.2×	42	1.9k
Bing Xu China	24	688 1.3×	295 1.4×	102 0.5×	105 0.5×	176 1.1×	80	1.7k
Ming Sun China	19	467 0.9×	95 0.5×	171 0.9×	115 0.6×	181 1.1×	53	1.5k
Eleonora Turrini Italy	24	815 1.6×	136 0.7×	211 1.1×	260 1.3×	83 0.5×	62	2.0k
Arielle Rowe South Africa	12	690 1.3×	132 0.6×	318 1.6×	356 1.8×	192 1.2×	13	1.8k
Zhenhai Zhang China	27	820 1.6×	368 1.8×	203 1.0×	183 0.9×	382 2.3×	75	1.8k
Xiaobin Zeng China	25	747 1.5×	149 0.7×	230 1.1×	119 0.6×	117 0.7×	88	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ishaq Khan

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Iqbal, Arshad, Syed Shujait Ali, Ishaq Khan, et al.. (2025). Designing of a multi-epitopes based vaccine against rubella virus using bioinformatics and immunoinformatics approach. The Microbe. 7. 100323–100323. 7 indexed citations

Khan, Ishaq, et al.. (2025). Computational profiling of molecular biomarkers in congenital disorders of glycosylation Type-I and binding analysis of Ginkgolide A with P4HB. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 190. 110042–110042. 7 indexed citations

Muhammad, Niaz, Ishaq Khan, Maciej Kubicki, et al.. (2025). Syntheses, crystal structure description, anticancer, antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and DNA interaction potential of neutral hetero- and anionic homoleptic paddle-wheel copper(II) carboxylates. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1339. 142430–142430. 1 indexed citations

Ali, Syed Shujait, et al.. (2025). Systematic identification of molecular biomarkers and drug candidates targeting MAPK3 in multiple sclerosis. Human Gene. 45. 201436–201436. 4 indexed citations

Sirajuddin, Muhammad, Edward R. T. Tiekink, Ishaq Khan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, spectral, in silico/molecular docking and pharmacological studies of biologically potent triorganotin(IV) carboxylates. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1319. 139435–139435. 3 indexed citations

Khan, Ishaq, Niaz Muhammad, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, et al.. (2024). Centrosymmetric homo- and heteroleptic core paddle-wheel copper(II) carboxylates; Syntheses, crystal structures, antioxidant, anticancer and enzyme inhibition activity. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1313. 138742–138742. 4 indexed citations

Khan, Ishaq, et al.. (2024). Chitosan-Based Polymeric Nanoparticles as an Efficient Gene Delivery System to Cross Blood Brain Barrier: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluations. Pharmaceuticals. 17(2). 169–169. 27 indexed citations

Ahmad, Hilal, et al.. (2024). Preliminary insights on the mutational spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in Pakhtun ethnicity breast cancer patients from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Neoplasia. 51. 100989–100989. 3 indexed citations

Qamar, Muhammad Usman, Hina Khan, Ishaq Khan, et al.. (2024). SLNP-based CDK4- targeted nanotherapy against glioblastoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1455816–1455816. 1 indexed citations

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Faheem, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Biomarker-Guided Drug Repurposing and Molecular Validation of Angiotensin-2 Receptor Type-1 in Brain Tumor. 3(1). 27–42. 3 indexed citations

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Rauf, Abdur, Tareq Abu‐Izneid, Anees Ahmed Khalil, et al.. (2022). Nanoparticles in clinical trials of COVID-19: An update. International Journal of Surgery. 104. 106818–106818. 24 indexed citations

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Khalil, Atif Ali Khan, Falak Zeb, Raees Khan, et al.. (2022). An Overview on Rumex dentatus L.: Its Functions as a Source of Nutrient and Health-Promoting Plant. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022. 1–15. 8 indexed citations

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Rauf, Abdur, Tareq Abu‐Izneid, Anees Ahmed Khalil, et al.. (2021). Berberine as a Potential Anticancer Agent: A Comprehensive Review. Molecules. 26(23). 7368–7368. 204 indexed citations breakdown →

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Das, Rajib, Abdur Rauf, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, et al.. (2021). Role of Withaferin A and Its Derivatives in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives. Molecules. 26(12). 3696–3696. 39 indexed citations

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Muhammad, Niaz, Ishaq Khan, Mohammad Ibrahim, et al.. (2021). Synthesis, characterization, antioxidant, antileishmanial, anticancer, DNA and theoretical SARS-CoV-2 interaction studies of copper(II) carboxylate complexes. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1253. 132308–132308. 22 indexed citations

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Khan, Rasel Ahmed, Rajib Hossain, Divya Jain, et al.. (2021). Anticancer effects of acteoside: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic status. European Journal of Pharmacology. 916. 174699–174699. 43 indexed citations

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Hussein, Deema, Ashraf Dallol, Hans-Juergen Schulten, et al.. (2020). Overlapping variants in the blood, tissues and cell lines for patients with intracranial meningiomas are predominant in stem cell-related genes. Heliyon. 6(11). e05632–e05632. 4 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Jawad, et al.. (2020). Role of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Proteins in CNS Tumors: Resistance- Based Perspectives and Clinical Updates. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 26(37). 4747–4763. 7 indexed citations

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Khan, Ishaq, Saleh Baeesa, Mohammed Bangash, et al.. (2017). Pleomorphism and drug resistant cancer stem cells are characteristic of aggressive primary meningioma cell lines. Cancer Cell International. 17(1). 72–72. 29 indexed citations

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Saeed, Muhammad, et al.. (2015). Influence of synthetic and bioherbicides on management of horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.).. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 21(3). 317–325. 2 indexed citations

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