Muhammad Akhtar

2.0k total citations
64 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Akhtar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Akhtar has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Akhtar's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (11 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers) and Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers). Muhammad Akhtar is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (11 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers) and Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers). Muhammad Akhtar collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Pakistan and Russia. Muhammad Akhtar's co-authors include J. Neville Wright, David L. Corina, Peter Lee-Robichaud, Michael R. Calder, Vincent C.O. Njar, Alan H. Johnson, D. E. Stevenson, Akbar Z. Shyadehi, Paul Towner and Graham J. Sale and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Akhtar

61 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers

Muhammad Akhtar
N R Orme-Johnson United States
Yasuhiro Sagara Japan
Sergio C. Chai United States
Katsuko Suhara Japan
J. Neville Wright United Kingdom
Jung-Ja P. Kim United States
Matthew C. Lorence United States
Hwei‐Ming Peng United States
Heinz Schleyer United States
Robert C. Nordlie United States
N R Orme-Johnson United States
Muhammad Akhtar
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Akhtar

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

All Works

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Su, Yuan, Muhammad Akhtar, Aixing Deng, et al.. (2025). Optimizing maize straw return enhances wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency while reducing N2O emissions. Soil and Tillage Research. 256. 106866–106866. 1 indexed citations
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Zulfiqar, Bilal, Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza, Muhammad Akhtar, et al.. (2024). Combined application of biochar and silicon nanoparticles enhance soil and wheat productivity under drought: Insights into physiological and antioxidant defense mechanisms. Current Plant Biology. 40. 100424–100424. 2 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad. (2019). The Character of Shylock as Unredeemed Monster of Medieval Imagination: An Analysis with respect to 'The Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Akhtar, Muhammad & J. Neville Wright. (2015). Acyl-Carbon Bond Cleaving Cytochrome P450 Enzymes: CYP17A1, CYP19A1 and CYP51A1. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 851. 107–130. 23 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad, et al.. (2012). Effect of sowing date on emergence, tillering and grain yield of different wheat varieties under Bahawalpur conditions.. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 49(3). 255–259. 4 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad, J. Neville Wright, & Peter Lee-Robichaud. (2010). A review of mechanistic studies on aromatase (CYP19) and 17α-hydroxylase-17,20-lyase (CYP17). The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 125(1-2). 2–12. 95 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad, et al.. (2006). Performance of different herbicides in wheat under irrigated conditions of Southern Punjab, Pakistan.. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 12. 53–59. 15 indexed citations
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Lee-Robichaud, Peter, et al.. (2004). The cationic charges on Arg347, Arg358 and Arg449 of human cytochrome P450c17 (CYP17) are essential for the enzyme's cytochrome b5-dependent acyl-carbon cleavage activities. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 92(3). 119–130. 32 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad, et al.. (2000). Function of the farnesyl moiety in visual signalling. Biochemical Journal. 347(1). 163–171. 6 indexed citations
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Lee-Robichaud, Peter, et al.. (1999). Lysine mutagenesis identifies cationic charges of human CYP17 that interact with cytochrome b5 to promote male sex-hormone biosynthesis. Biochemical Journal. 342(2). 309–309. 9 indexed citations
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Зинченко, Д. В., Svetlana Shulga‐Morskaya, Ivan I. Senin, et al.. (1998). Obtaining and characterization of EF‐hand mutants of recoverin. FEBS Letters. 440(1-2). 116–118. 18 indexed citations
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Shyadehi, Akbar Z., David C. Lamb, Steven L. Kelly, et al.. (1996). The Mechanism of the Acyl-Carbon Bond Cleavage Reaction Catalyzed by Recombinant Sterol 14α-Demethylase of Candida albicans (Other Names Are: Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase, P-45014DM, and CYP51). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(21). 12445–12450. 118 indexed citations
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King, Alastair J., et al.. (1994). The phospho‐opsin Phosphatase from Bovine Rod Outer Segments. European Journal of Biochemistry. 225(1). 383–394. 26 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad, Vincent C.O. Njar, & J. Neville Wright. (1993). Mechanistic studies on aromatase and related CC bond cleaving P-450 enzymes. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 44(4-6). 375–387. 142 indexed citations
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Jones, Chris S., Peter M. Jordan, & Muhammad Akhtar. (1984). Mechanism and stereochemistry of the porphobilinogen deaminase and protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase reactions: stereospecific manipulation of hydrogen atoms at the four methylene bridges during the biosynthesis of haem.. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2625–2625. 15 indexed citations
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Al-Feel, Walid, et al.. (1983). Mechanistic studies on the biosynthesis of the 2-deoxystreptamine ring of neomycins. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 20–20. 6 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad, et al.. (1981). Topographic and active‐site studies on bovine rhodopsin. FEBS Letters. 132(2). 261–264. 27 indexed citations
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Towner, Paul, Graham J. Sale, & Muhammad Akhtar. (1977). Identification of the active site polypeptide in labeled photoreceptor membranes digested with papain. FEBS Letters. 76(1). 51–55. 12 indexed citations
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Zaman, Zahur & Muhammad Akhtar. (1976). Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Vinyl-Group Formation in Haem Biosynthesis. European Journal of Biochemistry. 61(1). 215–223. 15 indexed citations

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