Malka Saba

992 total citations
49 papers, 237 citations indexed

About

Malka Saba is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Malka Saba has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 237 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 16 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Malka Saba's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (31 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (15 papers). Malka Saba is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (31 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (15 papers). Malka Saba collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and United States. Malka Saba's co-authors include Abdul Nasir Khalid, Asif Kamal, Donald H. Pfister, Dunia A. Al Farraj, Mohamed Ragab AbdelGawwad, Muhammad Asif, Saeedah Musaed Almutairi, Amal M. Al‐Mohaimeed, Danny Haelewaters and Muhammad Farooq and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Mycologia and Water Air & Soil Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Malka Saba

37 papers receiving 223 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malka Saba Pakistan 8 147 89 69 65 52 49 237
Sudha India 6 361 2.5× 135 1.5× 48 0.7× 42 0.6× 59 1.1× 15 493
A. C. Udayashankar India 10 361 2.5× 154 1.7× 45 0.7× 120 1.8× 23 0.4× 15 486
Arif Hussain Bhat India 8 192 1.3× 81 0.9× 14 0.2× 60 0.9× 17 0.3× 21 295
Amit C. Kharkwal India 11 206 1.4× 43 0.5× 16 0.2× 38 0.6× 38 0.7× 21 306
Mihaela Ene Romania 8 59 0.4× 107 1.2× 17 0.2× 29 0.4× 52 1.0× 17 301
Rahila Hafeez China 8 164 1.1× 62 0.7× 32 0.5× 181 2.8× 13 0.3× 26 353
Arpita Tripathi India 10 191 1.3× 25 0.3× 36 0.5× 26 0.4× 41 0.8× 22 299
Saba Najeeb China 7 287 2.0× 102 1.1× 10 0.1× 34 0.5× 42 0.8× 9 380
Satyakam Guha India 6 251 1.7× 31 0.3× 111 1.6× 38 0.6× 39 0.8× 12 370
Tatsiana Shymanovich United States 9 117 0.8× 51 0.6× 121 1.8× 8 0.1× 33 0.6× 20 352

Countries citing papers authored by Malka Saba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malka Saba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malka Saba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Malka Saba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Malka Saba 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 Malka Saba. Malka Saba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rehman, Fazal Ur, Izhar U. H. Khan, Muhammad Sajad, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Biodegradation of Plastic: A Review. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 236(6). 2 indexed citations
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Kamal, Asif, Malka Saba, Abdul Wahab, et al.. (2025). Chlorophyllum molybdites-synthesized manganese oxide nanoparticles (MnO-NPs): morphology, biocompatibility, and anticancer properties against liver cancer (HepG2) cell line. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 23696–23696. 1 indexed citations
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Ge, Zai-Wei, Hua Qu, Malka Saba, Tian Gao, & Martin Ryberg. (2025). Diversity and Multigene Phylogeny of the Genus Floccularia (Agaricales, Basidiomycota). Journal of Fungi. 11(1). 74–74.
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Kamal, Asif, et al.. (2024). Agaricus karakensis sp. nov. (Agaricaceae, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan. Phytotaxa. 658(2). 191–202.
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Saba, Malka, et al.. (2024). Tubaria asiatica (Tubariaceae), a new species from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2025(2).
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Kamal, Asif, et al.. (2023). Mycosynthesis, Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, and Its Assessment in Various Biological Activities. Crystals. 13(2). 171–171. 29 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka, et al.. (2022). Coprinopsis afrocinerea (Agaricales, Psathyrellaceae): First record from Asia (Pakistan). Microscopy Research and Technique. 85(10). 3374–3381. 2 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka, Danny Haelewaters, Donald H. Pfister, & Abdul Nasir Khalid. (2020). New species of Pseudosperma (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan revealed by morphology and multi-locus phylogenetic reconstruction. MycoKeys. 69. 1–31. 12 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Sana Jabeen, & Bálint Dima. (2017). Cortinarius longistipitatus, a new species in subgenus Telamonia, section Cinnabarini, from Pakistan. Phytotaxa. 328(3). 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Changlin, Malka Saba, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Jie Song, & Donald H. Pfister. (2017). Heterobasidion amyloideopsis sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Russulales) evidenced by morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis. Phytotaxa. 317(3). 4 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka, et al.. (2015). Suillus marginielevatus, a new species and S. triacicularis, a new record from Western Himalaya, Pakistan. Phytotaxa. 203(2). 6 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka & Abdul Nasir Khalid. (2013). Species diversity of genus Puccinia (Basidiomycota, Uredinales) parasitizing poaceous hosts in Pakistan.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(3). 580–584. 1 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka, Abdul Rehman Niazi, & Abdul Nasir Khalid. (2013). New records of uredinales (Basidiomycota) from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and adjacent northern areas of Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(5). 878–884. 1 indexed citations
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Saba, Malka, et al.. (2011). Species of the genus Uromyces (Basidiomycota: Pucciniales) from Leepa Valley, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ and K), Pakistan. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(73). 16480–16483. 3 indexed citations

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