Maqshoof Ahmad

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Maqshoof Ahmad is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Maqshoof Ahmad has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Soil Science and 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Maqshoof Ahmad's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (26 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (22 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (10 papers). Maqshoof Ahmad is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (26 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (22 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (10 papers). Maqshoof Ahmad collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Maqshoof Ahmad's co-authors include Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, Muhammad Ashraf, Arshad Javaid, Zahir A. Zahir, Azhar Hussain, Moazzam Jamil, Muhammad Zahid Mumtaz, Hafiz Naeem Asghar and Farheen Nazli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Maqshoof Ahmad

65 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

The role of mycorrhizae and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in improving crop productivity under stressful environments

2014 635 citations Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, Maqshoof Ahmad et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maqshoof Ahmad Pakistan	27	2.3k	414	411	233	188	70	2.8k
Sajid Mahmood Nadeem Pakistan	24	2.3k 1.0×	311 0.8×	476 1.2×	182 0.8×	169 0.9×	64	2.8k
Jun Wasaki Japan	29	1.9k 0.8×	467 1.1×	512 1.2×	212 0.9×	101 0.5×	75	2.7k
Yi Tang China	29	1.7k 0.7×	368 0.9×	576 1.4×	223 1.0×	357 1.9×	177	2.6k
Sumera Anwar Pakistan	27	1.3k 0.6×	410 1.0×	281 0.7×	382 1.6×	218 1.2×	111	2.0k
Reinaldo Fraga Vidal Cuba	5	2.1k 0.9×	497 1.2×	367 0.9×	149 0.6×	204 1.1×	6	2.7k
Zafar Iqbal Pakistan	25	1.9k 0.8×	192 0.5×	343 0.8×	163 0.7×	259 1.4×	155	2.4k
Rajesh Kumar Singh India	27	1.5k 0.7×	192 0.5×	364 0.9×	195 0.8×	78 0.4×	103	2.0k
Sowmyalakshmi Subramanian Canada	14	2.5k 1.1×	337 0.8×	431 1.0×	110 0.5×	68 0.4×	25	2.9k
Fabricio Cassán Argentina	26	2.5k 1.1×	304 0.7×	640 1.6×	273 1.2×	82 0.4×	49	2.9k
Muhammad Naveed Pakistan	25	2.2k 1.0×	495 1.2×	341 0.8×	252 1.1×	514 2.7×	95	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maqshoof Ahmad

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Farraj, Dunia A. Al, Farheen Nazli, Maqshoof Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Integrating rice straw biochar with malic acid and exopolysaccharides-producing Bacillus cereus NM28 enhances chromium stress tolerance in tomato. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 28(1). 61–75.

Hussain, Azhar, Maqshoof Ahmad, Abubakar Dar, et al.. (2024). Enhancing sunflower resilience: Zinc-solubilizing bacteria mitigate cadmium uptake and translocation. Global NEST Journal. 26(4). 1–15. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Maqshoof, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of DAP coated with bacterial strains and their metabolites for soil phosphorus availability and maize growth. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 11389–11389. 5 indexed citations

Shabaan, Muhammad, Qasim Ali, Sana Ashraf, et al.. (2023). Microbial phytoremediation of chromium-contaminated soil with biogas slurry for enhancing the performance of Vigna radiata L.. Plant Stress. 10. 100206–100206. 18 indexed citations

Ahmad, Maqshoof, Azhar Hussain, Muhammad Zahid Mumtaz, et al.. (2023). Mineral-Solubilizing Bacteria-Mediated Enzymatic Regulation and Nutrient Acquisition Benefit Cotton’s (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Vegetative and Reproductive Growth. Microorganisms. 11(4). 861–861. 7 indexed citations

Ali, Qasim, Muhammad Shabaan, Sana Ashraf, et al.. (2023). Comparative efficacy of different salt tolerant rhizobial inoculants in improving growth and productivity of Vigna radiata L. under salt stress. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17442–17442. 29 indexed citations

Iqbal, Zafar, Azhar Hussain, Abubakar Dar, et al.. (2022). Combined Use of Novel Endophytic and Rhizobacterial Strains Upregulates Antioxidant Enzyme Systems and Mineral Accumulation in Wheat. Agronomy. 12(3). 551–551. 12 indexed citations

Nazli, Farheen, Xiukang Wang, Maqshoof Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Efficacy of Indole Acetic Acid and Exopolysaccharides-Producing Bacillus safensis Strain FN13 for Inducing Cd-Stress Tolerance and Plant Growth Promotion in Brassica juncea (L.). Applied Sciences. 11(9). 4160–4160. 29 indexed citations

Saqib, Muhammad, Maqshoof Ahmad, Muhammad Latif, et al.. (2020). Enhancing Drought Tolerance of Wheat (Triticum aestivgum L.) Through Foliar Application of Proline and L-Triptophan. Biological Sciences - PJSIR. 63(3). 199–206.

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Nazli, Farheen, Adnan Mustafa, Maqshoof Ahmad, et al.. (2020). A Review on Practical Application and Potentials of Phytohormone-Producing Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Inducing Heavy Metal Tolerance in Crops. Sustainability. 12(21). 9056–9056. 67 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Maqshoof, Xiukang Wang, Thomas Hilger, et al.. (2020). Evaluating Biochar-Microbe Synergies for Improved Growth, Yield of Maize, and Post-Harvest Soil Characteristics in a Semi-Arid Climate. Agronomy. 10(7). 1055–1055. 36 indexed citations

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Jamil, Moazzam, et al.. (2018). Inducing salinity tolerance in red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) through exogenous application of proline and L-tryptophan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Maqshoof, Thomas Hilger, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, et al.. (2018). Preliminary study on phosphate solubilizing Bacillus subtilis strain Q3 and Paenibacillus sp. strain Q6 for improving cotton growth under alkaline conditions. PeerJ. 6. e5122–e5122. 41 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Maqshoof, Lisa Pataczek, Thomas Hilger, et al.. (2018). Perspectives of Microbial Inoculation for Sustainable Development and Environmental Management. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2992–2992. 90 indexed citations

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Mumtaz, Muhammad Zahid, Maqshoof Ahmad, Moazzam Jamil, & Tanveer Hussain. (2017). Zinc solubilizing Bacillus spp. potential candidates for biofortification in maize. Microbiological Research. 202. 51–60. 190 indexed citations

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Nadeem, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Naveed, et al.. (2017). Synergistic use of biochar, compost and plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria for enhancing cucumber growth under water deficit conditions. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 97(15). 5139–5145. 103 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Maqshoof, et al.. (2016). Effectiveness of Pseudomonas fluorescens and L-tryptophan to improve seedlings growth of onion (Alium cepa L.).. 35(1). 85–90. 1 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Maqshoof, et al.. (2015). Pesticide tolerant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from rhizosphere of okra.. 34(2). 111–118. 12 indexed citations

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Zahir, Z. A., Sohail Akhtar, Maqshoof Ahmad, Saif Ullah, & Sajid Mahmood Nadeem. (2012). Comparative Effectiveness of Enterobacter aerogenes and Pseudomonas fluorescens for Mitigating the Depressing Effect of Brackish Water on Maize. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 14(3). 337–344. 33 indexed citations

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Shafique, Muhammad & Maqshoof Ahmad. (2003). Susceptibility of milled rice genotypes to angoumois grain moth Sitotroga cerealella (Oliv.) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).. SAARC Journal of Agriculture. 1. 193–197. 9 indexed citations

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