Mehar Fatma

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Mehar Fatma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mehar Fatma has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mehar Fatma's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (33 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (15 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (13 papers). Mehar Fatma is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (33 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (15 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (13 papers). Mehar Fatma collaborates with scholars based in India, Italy and Saudi Arabia. Mehar Fatma's co-authors include Nafees A. Khan, Tasir S. Per, M. Iqbal R. Khan, Asim Masood, Naser A. Anjum, Mohd Asgher, Noushina Iqbal, Zebus Sehar, Adriano Sofo and Harsha Gautam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mehar Fatma

43 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.

Salicylic acid-induced abiotic stress tolerance and underlying mechanisms in plants

2015 885 citations M. Iqbal R. Khan, Mehar Fatma et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mehar Fatma India	26	2.5k	646	160	123	100	43	2.8k
Sayed Mohammad Mohsin Bangladesh	15	2.2k 0.9×	598 0.9×	212 1.3×	94 0.8×	83 0.8×	28	2.7k
Arif Shafi Wani India	16	2.5k 1.0×	606 0.9×	257 1.6×	122 1.0×	107 1.1×	21	2.9k
Iskren Sergiev Bulgaria	14	2.0k 0.8×	542 0.8×	187 1.2×	107 0.9×	67 0.7×	63	2.4k
Mohamed H. Al‐Whaibi Saudi Arabia	21	2.0k 0.8×	503 0.8×	177 1.1×	87 0.7×	82 0.8×	26	2.6k
Mohammad Shah Jahan China	29	2.5k 1.0×	749 1.2×	101 0.6×	146 1.2×	134 1.3×	75	2.9k
Muhammad Imran South Korea	30	2.3k 0.9×	468 0.7×	204 1.3×	102 0.8×	122 1.2×	89	2.7k
Tasir S. Per India	22	2.8k 1.1×	671 1.0×	296 1.9×	111 0.9×	111 1.1×	28	3.2k
Muhammad Azher Nawaz China	28	2.7k 1.1×	616 1.0×	144 0.9×	149 1.2×	156 1.6×	66	3.1k
Taufika Islam Anee Bangladesh	11	2.2k 0.8×	537 0.8×	203 1.3×	76 0.6×	85 0.8×	20	2.6k
Guanfu Fu China	27	1.9k 0.7×	514 0.8×	211 1.3×	124 1.0×	90 0.9×	59	2.2k

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Nidhi, Nidhi, et al.. (2025). Assessment of the major biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying green-synthesised selenium nanoparticles-mediated alleviation of lanthanum toxicity in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 494. 138557–138557. 3 indexed citations

Fatma, Mehar, et al.. (2024). Relative effects of melatonin and hydrogen sulfide treatments in mitigating salt damage in wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1406092–1406092. 11 indexed citations

Yaïch, S., et al.. (2023). Knowledge and practice of insulin-self-injection among diabetic patients. Annales d Endocrinologie. 84(5). 638–638. 1 indexed citations

Iqbal, Noushina, Zebus Sehar, Mehar Fatma, et al.. (2023). Melatonin Reverses High-Temperature-Stress-Inhibited Photosynthesis in the Presence of Excess Sulfur by Modulating Ethylene Sensitivity in Mustard. Plants. 12(17). 3160–3160. 10 indexed citations

Fatma, Mehar, Zebus Sehar, Noushina Iqbal, et al.. (2023). Sulfur supplementation enhances nitric oxide efficacy in reversal of chromium-inhibited Calvin cycle enzymes, photosynthetic activity, and carbohydrate metabolism in wheat. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 6858–6858. 13 indexed citations

Sehar, Zebus, et al.. (2023). Melatonin influences methyl jasmonate-induced protection of photosynthetic activity in wheat plants against heat stress by regulating ethylene-synthesis genes and antioxidant metabolism. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7468–7468. 28 indexed citations

Sehar, Zebus, Harsha Gautam, Noushina Iqbal, et al.. (2022). The Functional Interplay between Ethylene, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Sulfur in Plant Heat Stress Tolerance. Biomolecules. 12(5). 678–678. 26 indexed citations

Iqbal, Noushina, Mehar Fatma, Harsha Gautam, et al.. (2022). Salicylic Acid Increases Photosynthesis of Drought Grown Mustard Plants Effectively with Sufficient-N via Regulation of Ethylene, Abscisic Acid, and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 41(5). 1966–1977. 40 indexed citations

Gautam, Harsha, Mehar Fatma, Zebus Sehar, et al.. (2022). Exogenously-Sourced Ethylene Positively Modulates Photosynthesis, Carbohydrate Metabolism, and Antioxidant Defense to Enhance Heat Tolerance in Rice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1031–1031. 70 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Noushina, Zebus Sehar, Mehar Fatma, et al.. (2022). Nitric Oxide and Abscisic Acid Mediate Heat Stress Tolerance through Regulation of Osmolytes and Antioxidants to Protect Photosynthesis and Growth in Wheat Plants. Antioxidants. 11(2). 372–372. 66 indexed citations

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Rasheed, Faisal, Iqbal R. Mir, Zebus Sehar, et al.. (2022). Nitric Oxide and Salicylic Acid Regulate Glutathione and Ethylene Production to Enhance Heat Stress Acclimation in Wheat Involving Sulfur Assimilation. Plants. 11(22). 3131–3131. 20 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, Mohd Asgher, Noushina Iqbal, et al.. (2022). Ethylene Signaling under Stressful Environments: Analyzing Collaborative Knowledge. Plants. 11(17). 2211–2211. 108 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Noushina, Mehar Fatma, Harsha Gautam, et al.. (2021). The Crosstalk of Melatonin and Hydrogen Sulfide Determines Photosynthetic Performance by Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Wheat under Heat Stress. Plants. 10(9). 1778–1778. 97 indexed citations

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Jahan, Badar, Faisal Rasheed, Zebus Sehar, et al.. (2021). Coordinated Role of Nitric Oxide, Ethylene, Nitrogen, and Sulfur in Plant Salt Stress Tolerance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 181–199. 23 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, Noushina Iqbal, Zebus Sehar, et al.. (2021). Methyl Jasmonate Protects the PS II System by Maintaining the Stability of Chloroplast D1 Protein and Accelerating Enzymatic Antioxidants in Heat-Stressed Wheat Plants. Antioxidants. 10(8). 1216–1216. 65 indexed citations

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Jahan, Badar, Noushina Iqbal, Mehar Fatma, et al.. (2021). Ethylene Supplementation Combined with Split Application of Nitrogen and Sulfur Protects Salt-Inhibited Photosynthesis through Optimization of Proline Metabolism and Antioxidant System in Mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Plants. 10(7). 1303–1303. 20 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, Noushina Iqbal, Harsha Gautam, et al.. (2021). Ethylene and Sulfur Coordinately Modulate the Antioxidant System and ABA Accumulation in Mustard Plants under Salt Stress. Plants. 10(1). 180–180. 59 indexed citations

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Per, Tasir S., Nafees A. Khan, Asim Masood, & Mehar Fatma. (2016). Methyl Jasmonate Alleviates Cadmium-Induced Photosynthetic Damages through Increased S-Assimilation and Glutathione Production in Mustard. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1933–1933. 67 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, Asim Masood, Tasir S. Per, & Nafees A. Khan. (2016). Nitric Oxide Alleviates Salt Stress Inhibited Photosynthetic Performance by Interacting with Sulfur Assimilation in Mustard. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 521–521. 149 indexed citations

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Fatma, Mehar, et al.. (2013). Coordinate Changes in Assimilatory Sulfate Reduction are Correlated tTolerance: Involvement of Phytohormones. Annual Research & Review in Biology. 267–295. 25 indexed citations

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