Muhammad Afzal

2.1k total citations
73 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Afzal is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Afzal has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Afzal's work include Agricultural pest management studies (11 papers), Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers). Muhammad Afzal is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural pest management studies (11 papers), Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers). Muhammad Afzal collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and United States. Muhammad Afzal's co-authors include Salem S. Alghamdi, Abdel-Majeed Safer, M.K. Menon, Ehab H. El-Harty, Hussein M. Migdadi, Kaiser Mahmood, Awais Ahmad, Megahed H. Ammar, Muhammad Habib ur Rahman and Sulieman A. Al-Faifi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Afzal

69 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Muhammad Afzal Saudi Arabia 20 869 239 132 130 107 73 1.4k
Bourlaye Fofana Canada 20 807 0.9× 248 1.0× 146 1.1× 62 0.5× 66 0.6× 50 1.2k
Fhatuwani N. Mudau South Africa 21 603 0.7× 254 1.1× 93 0.7× 281 2.2× 159 1.5× 107 1.4k
S. Bullitta Italy 17 927 1.1× 284 1.2× 195 1.5× 254 2.0× 38 0.4× 40 1.6k
Scott Duguid Canada 23 1.4k 1.6× 277 1.2× 176 1.3× 108 0.8× 117 1.1× 57 1.9k
Vineet Kumar India 20 1.1k 1.3× 252 1.1× 106 0.8× 308 2.4× 114 1.1× 147 1.6k
Jason Griffin United States 14 372 0.4× 229 1.0× 67 0.5× 216 1.7× 36 0.3× 57 1.0k
Qiang Xu China 31 2.1k 2.4× 634 2.7× 95 0.7× 66 0.5× 50 0.5× 124 2.7k
Asif Ali China 21 884 1.0× 451 1.9× 112 0.8× 51 0.4× 32 0.3× 93 1.2k
Archana Singh India 20 1.0k 1.2× 216 0.9× 75 0.6× 220 1.7× 27 0.3× 70 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Muhammad Afzal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Afzal

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

All Works

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Mustafa, Abd El‐Zaher M. A., et al.. (2025). Morphological characterization and DNA barcoding of Ruellia sp. in Saudi Arabia. PubMed. 20(2). e0315827–e0315827. 2 indexed citations
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Saleem, Huma, et al.. (2024). Xylem-phloem cell area aid in salinity tolerance of tomato plant. Scientia Horticulturae. 328. 112919–112919. 5 indexed citations
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Samara, Emad M., et al.. (2024). Thermo-physiological and Molecular Profiling of Two Indigenous Purebred Saudi Sheep under Acute Heat Stress Conditions. Tropical Animal Science Journal. 47(3). 300–311. 1 indexed citations
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El-Harty, Ehab H., Muhammad Afzal, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Muhammad Afzal, & Salem S. Alghamdi. (2023). Water use efficiency (WUE) and productivity of promising quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Wild.) genotypes grown under three water regimes. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 51(2). 13209–13209. 1 indexed citations
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Alaraidh, Ibrahim A., Muhammad Afzal, Mosbah Mahdhi, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Local Coffee Populations in Southwestern Saudi Arabia Using SRAP Markers. Agronomy. 13(2). 302–302. 12 indexed citations
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Alsadon, Abdullah A., et al.. (2022). Response of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Genotypes to Heat Stress Using Morphological and Expression Study. Plants. 11(5). 615–615. 19 indexed citations
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Alghamdi, Salem S., et al.. (2021). Morphological Characterization and DNA Barcoding of Duckweed Species in Saudi Arabia. Plants. 10(11). 2438–2438. 6 indexed citations
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Migdadi, Hussein M., et al.. (2021). Exploring Genetic Variability among and within Hail Tomato Landraces Based on Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism Markers. Diversity. 13(3). 135–135. 16 indexed citations
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El-Harty, Ehab H., Salem S. Alghamdi, Muhammad Afzal, Hussein M. Migdadi, & Muhammad Farooq. (2018). Adaptability and stability analysis of different soybean genotypes using Biplot model. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 20(10). 2196–2202. 4 indexed citations
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Afzal, Muhammad, Megahed H. Ammar, Hussein M. Migdadi, et al.. (2016). Field Performance and Genetic Diversity of Chickpea Genotypes. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 18(4). 683–688. 8 indexed citations
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Afzal, Muhammad, Abdel-Majeed Safer, & M.K. Menon. (2015). Green tea polyphenols and their potential role in health and disease. Inflammopharmacology. 23(4). 151–161. 167 indexed citations
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Gul, Humaira, Muhammad Hamayun, Inayat-ur-Rahman, et al.. (2014). Influence of seed priming with ZnSO4 and CuSO4 on germination and seedling growth of Brassica rapa under NaCl stress.. Middle East journal of scientific research. 22(6). 879–885. 7 indexed citations
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Afzal, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). CAUDAL EPIDURAL INJECTIONS FOR LUMBAR PROLAPSED INTER VERTEBRAL DISC: ASSESSMENT WITH URDU VERSION OF OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX. Annals of King Edward Medical University. 20(2). 129–129. 1 indexed citations
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Afzal, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). Optimization of protein isolation from date palm plants and its utilization in differential proteomics associated with red palm weevil infestation.. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 51(4). 907–917. 5 indexed citations
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Suleman, Patrice, et al.. (2012). Drought, salinity and temperature induced responses to photosynthesis in Conocarpus lancifolius. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 10. 1320–1325. 2 indexed citations
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Shahid, Muhammad Adnan, Rashad Mukhtar Balal, Tasawer Abbas, et al.. (2012). Differential response of pea ( Pisum sativum L.) genotypes to salt stress in relation to the growth, physiological attributes antioxidant activity and organic solutes. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 6(5). 828–838. 35 indexed citations
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Abbasi, F, et al.. (2010). Characterization of wide cross derivatives in rice Oryza sativa L. using genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(40). 6640–6644. 2 indexed citations
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Abbasi, F, Alia Gul, Majid Azizi, et al.. (2010). Localizing introgression on the chromosome of rice by genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(30). 4651–4654. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Zulfiqar, et al.. (1990). Studies on the karyotype of Sahiwal cattle.. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 10(2). 88–91.

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