Mehdi Rahimmalek

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Mehdi Rahimmalek is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mehdi Rahimmalek has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Plant Science, 39 papers in Food Science and 25 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Mehdi Rahimmalek's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (37 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (30 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (25 papers). Mehdi Rahimmalek is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (37 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (30 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (25 papers). Mehdi Rahimmalek collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Poland and United States. Mehdi Rahimmalek's co-authors include Ahmad Arzani, Behnaz Tohidi, Sayed Amir Hossein Goli, Sahar Roshanak, Majid Talebi, Mohammad R. Sabzalian, Abdollah Ghasemi Pirbalouti, Helena Trindade, Mohammad Hossein Ehtemam and Mehran Miroliaei and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mehdi Rahimmalek

93 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Essential oil composition, total phenolic, flavonoid cont... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Essential oil composition, total phenolic, flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of Thymus species collected from different regions of Iran
    2016 419 citations Mehdi Rahimmalek, Ahmad Arzani et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mehdi Rahimmalek Iran 25 1.4k 1.1k 599 564 229 96 2.3k
Sandra Gonçalves Portugal 27 1.3k 0.9× 831 0.8× 556 0.9× 814 1.4× 227 1.0× 88 2.3k
Karim Hosni Tunisia 33 1.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 745 1.2× 799 1.4× 305 1.3× 112 3.2k
Kamel Msaâda Tunisia 33 1.8k 1.3× 1.6k 1.5× 718 1.2× 606 1.1× 284 1.2× 119 3.0k
Goran Anačkov Serbia 19 1.1k 0.8× 807 0.7× 477 0.8× 422 0.7× 200 0.9× 76 1.8k
Valdimaras Janulis Lithuania 29 1.3k 0.9× 732 0.7× 1.0k 1.7× 565 1.0× 205 0.9× 116 2.3k
Ibtissem Hamrouni Sellami Tunisia 21 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 590 1.0× 402 0.7× 230 1.0× 45 2.1k
Angela Cardinali Italy 30 2.0k 1.4× 722 0.7× 666 1.1× 634 1.1× 230 1.0× 67 3.3k
Javad Hadian Iran 32 2.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.5× 455 0.8× 812 1.4× 275 1.2× 145 3.2k
Laura Siracusa Italy 26 1.1k 0.8× 629 0.6× 574 1.0× 527 0.9× 224 1.0× 79 2.4k
Nebojŝa Menković Serbia 27 1.5k 1.1× 859 0.8× 712 1.2× 770 1.4× 362 1.6× 108 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mehdi Rahimmalek

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All Works

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Mosaddeghi, Mohammad Reza, et al.. (2024). Interactive effects of wood biochar application and Thymus species on soil physical quality in irrigated farming. Soil and Tillage Research. 244. 106260–106260. 1 indexed citations
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Sabzalian, Mohammad R., et al.. (2024). The relation between apomictic seed production and morpho-physiological characteristics in a world collection of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5013–5013. 5 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, Maryam Haghighi, Ali Nikbakht, et al.. (2024). Variation in Flavonoid Compounds, Volatiles and Yield Related Traits in Different Iranian Rosa damascena Mill. Cultivars Based on SPME Arrow and LC-MS/MS. Foods. 13(5). 668–668. 2 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, Mohammad R. Sabzalian, Ahmad Arzani, et al.. (2024). Chemical Composition, Physiological and Morphological Variations in Salvia subg. Perovskia Populations in Response to Different Salinity Levels. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(23). 12566–12566. 1 indexed citations
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Ślusarczyk, Sylwester, et al.. (2024). Changes in Growth and Metabolic Profile of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in Response to Sodium Chloride. Biology. 13(12). 1058–1058. 1 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, et al.. (2023). Essential Oil Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Oregano and Marjoram as Affected by Different Light-Emitting Diodes. Molecules. 28(9). 3714–3714. 12 indexed citations
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Nasirpour, Ali, et al.. (2019). Optimization of Asafoetida gum extraction and assessments of emulsion stability. Bioresource Technology Reports. 6. 103–112. 2 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, et al.. (2017). Variation in Fruit Morphological Traits and Bioactive Compounds in Different Populations of Ferula assa-foetida, F. gummosa, and F. ovina Collected from Iran. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 19(2). 425–438. 7 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, et al.. (2015). Genetic Diversity in Iranian Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Populations Based on Sequence Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) Markers. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 17(7). 1789–1803. 11 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, Hafez Maghsoudi, Mohammad R. Sabzalian, & Abdollah Ghasemi Pirbalouti. (2014). Variability of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Different Iranian Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Accessions in Relation to Some Morphological and Climatic Factors. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 16(6). 1365–3174. 27 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, et al.. (2014). An assessment of morphological genetic variations and heritability of Iranian fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) accessions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of plant pigments existence in medicinal plant, sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) at two different seasons. 4(2). 95–101. 2 indexed citations
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Rahimmalek, Mehdi, et al.. (2012). EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF JASMONIC ACID (JA) ON ESSENTIAL OIL YIELD AND ITS COMPOSITIONS OF THYMUS DAENENSIS CELAK. 3(2). 75–80. 7 indexed citations
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Talebi, Majid, et al.. (2012). Molecular characterization of Carthamus tinctorius and C. oxyacanthus germplasm using sequence related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers. Plant Omics. 5(2). 136–142. 11 indexed citations
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Pirbalouti, Abdollah Ghasemi, et al.. (2011). Variation in antibacterial activity, thymol and carvacrol contents of wild populations of Thymus daenensis subsp. daenensis Celak.. Plant Omics. 4(4). 209–214. 48 indexed citations

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