Muhammad Farooq

50.2k total citations · 22 hit papers
675 papers, 33.1k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Farooq is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Farooq has authored 675 papers receiving a total of 33.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 520 papers in Plant Science, 133 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 111 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Farooq's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (109 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (107 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (94 papers). Muhammad Farooq is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (109 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (107 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (94 papers). Muhammad Farooq collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Oman and Australia. Muhammad Farooq's co-authors include Abdul Wahid, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra, N. Kobayashi, Ahmad Nawaz, Daisuke Fujita, Mubshar Hussain, Hafeez ur Rehman, Sardar Alam Cheema and Abdul Rehman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Farooq

627 papers receiving 31.3k citations

Hit Papers

Plant drought stress: effects, mechanisms and management 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2021 2009 2011 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Plant drought stress: effects, mechanisms and management
    2008 2.9k citations Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Wahid et al. profile →
  2. Cadmium toxicity in plants: Impacts and remediation strategies
    2021 1.0k citations Fasih Ullah Haider, Sardar Alam Cheema et al. profile →
  3. Drought stress in plants: A review on morphological characteristics and pigments composition
    2009 877 citations Abdul Wahid, Muhammad Farooq et al. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology profile →
  4. Heat Stress in Wheat during Reproductive and Grain-Filling Phases
    2011 730 citations Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H. M. Siddique et al. profile →
  5. Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects
    2018 701 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  6. Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities
    2020 637 citations Muhammad Farooq, Ahmad Nawaz et al. profile →
  7. Salt stress in maize: effects, resistance mechanisms, and management. A review
    2015 538 citations Muhammad Farooq, Mubshar Hussain et al. profile →
  8. Rice direct seeding: Experiences, challenges and opportunities
    2010 501 citations Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H. M. Siddique et al. profile →
  9. Drought Stress in Wheat during Flowering and Grain-filling Periods
    2014 498 citations Muhammad Farooq, Mubshar Hussain et al. profile →
  10. Biochar for crop production: potential benefits and risks
    2016 403 citations Mubshar Hussain, Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  11. Lead toxicity in plants: Impacts and remediation
    2019 388 citations Usman Zulfiqar, Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  12. Brassinolide Application Improves the Drought Tolerance in Maize Through Modulation of Enzymatic Antioxidants and Leaf Gas Exchange
    2011 320 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science profile →
  13. Cadmium stress in paddy fields: Effects of soil conditions and remediation strategies
    2020 314 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  14. Drought Stress in Grain Legumes during Reproduction and Grain Filling
    2016 310 citations Muhammad Farooq, Salem S. Alghamdi et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science profile →
  15. Acquiring control: The evolution of ROS-Induced oxidative stress and redox signaling pathways in plant stress responses
    2019 308 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  16. Drought stress in sunflower: Physiological effects and its management through breeding and agronomic alternatives
    2018 288 citations Mubshar Hussain, Shahid Farooq et al. profile →
  17. Regulation of photosynthesis under salt stress and associated tolerance mechanisms
    2022 226 citations Noreen Zahra, Muhammad Bilal Hafeez et al. profile →
  18. Physiological and biochemical responses of soybean plants inoculated with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Bradyrhizobium under drought stress
    2021 164 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  19. Cold Stress in Wheat: Plant Acclimation Responses and Management Strategies
    2021 160 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. profile →
  20. Thermal Stresses in Maize: Effects and Management Strategies
    2021 129 citations Muhammad Farooq et al. Plants profile →
  21. Sustainable agricultural practices for food security and ecosystem services
    2022 90 citations Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H. M. Siddique et al. profile →
  22. Recent Advances in Plant Drought Tolerance
    2024 37 citations Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Wahid 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
Muhammad Farooq Pakistan 89 25.5k 5.3k 4.8k 3.5k 2.8k 675 33.1k
Shah Fahad Pakistan 78 14.7k 0.6× 3.7k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 667 22.8k
Kadambot H. M. Siddique Australia 103 30.0k 1.2× 8.2k 1.5× 8.2k 1.7× 4.1k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 41.7k
Philip J. White United Kingdom 79 20.7k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 3.8k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 429 29.4k
Qirong Shen China 107 27.9k 1.1× 10.1k 1.9× 2.4k 0.5× 8.0k 2.3× 3.7k 1.3× 744 41.9k
Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 112 48.7k 1.9× 4.7k 0.9× 4.7k 1.0× 14.0k 4.0× 3.4k 1.2× 1.5k 68.1k
P. V. Vara Prasad United States 75 13.9k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 4.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 876 0.3× 466 19.6k
İsmail Çakmak Türkiye 84 23.7k 0.9× 7.7k 1.5× 2.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 2.7k 1.0× 262 26.6k
Peter Christie China 91 15.0k 0.6× 10.6k 2.0× 4.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 11.5k 4.1× 571 36.4k
Mirza Hasanuzzaman Bangladesh 82 21.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.3× 1.3k 0.3× 4.9k 1.4× 2.4k 0.8× 385 26.3k
Brajesh K. Singh Australia 80 12.5k 0.5× 8.6k 1.6× 986 0.2× 5.8k 1.7× 5.1k 1.8× 355 29.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Farooq

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Farooq, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Enhancing heat exchanger efficiency with carbon-based nanofluids: An experimental and numerical study. Diamond and Related Materials. 153. 112019–112019. 2 indexed citations
2.
Janke, Rhonda, et al.. (2025). Identification and characterization of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plants growing under organic and conventional farming conditions in Oman. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 100140–100140. 2 indexed citations
3.
Haider, Fasih Ullah, Noor Ul Ain, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, & Yuelin Li. (2025). Enhancing bread wheat resilience to cadmium and drought stress: insights from physiological, morphological, and transcriptomic responses to biochar and 24-epibrassinolide application. Biochar. 7(1). 3 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Muhammad, Aman Ullah, Usman Zulfiqar, et al.. (2025). From Stress to Success: Strategies for Improving Heat Tolerance in Wheat. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 211(3). 1 indexed citations
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Akbar, Noreen Sher, et al.. (2024). Non-Newtonian fluid model analysis due to metachronal waves of cilia: A physiological mathematical model. Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics. 12. 101022–101022. 2 indexed citations
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Park, Jae‐Ryoung, Eun‐Gyeong Kim, Yoon‐Hee Jang, et al.. (2024). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing of OsCS511 enhances cold tolerance in Oryza sativa L.. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 226. 105932–105932. 2 indexed citations
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Chaudhary, Neeraj, et al.. (2024). IMPACT OF SALT STRESS ON PLANT GROWTH AND APPROACHES FOR ENHANCED TOLERANCE. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal. 2024(1). 1356–1356. 1 indexed citations
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Zahra, Noreen, Muhammad Bilal Hafeez, Abida Kausar, et al.. (2023). Plant photosynthetic responses under drought stress: Effects and management. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 209(5). 651–672. 61 indexed citations
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Farooq, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Amino Acid Profiles of Rice Genotypes under Different Salt Stress Conditions. Plants. 12(6). 1315–1315. 9 indexed citations
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Naeem, Muhammad, Shahid Hussain, Sami Ul‐Allah, et al.. (2022). Barley-Based Cropping Systems and Weed Control Strategies Influence Weed Infestation, Soil Properties and Barley Productivity. Agriculture. 12(4). 487–487. 5 indexed citations
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Farooq, Muhammad Awais, et al.. (2020). A Study Towards the Development of Salt Tolerant Upland Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.). Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(11). 4115–4131. 10 indexed citations
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Naeem, Muhammad, Muhammad Farooq, Shahid Farooq, et al.. (2020). Impact of Different Barley-Based Cropping Systems on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Barley Growth under Conventional and Conservation Tillage Systems. Agronomy. 11(1). 8–8. 25 indexed citations
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Hossain, Akbar, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Tolerance to Drought Stress of Thirty-five Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes Using Boxplots and Cluster Analysis. ACS. Agriculturae conspectus scientificus. 84(4). 333–345. 3 indexed citations
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Hussain, Mubashir, et al.. (2018). Soil application of zinc improves the growth, yield and grain zinc biofortification of mungbean. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations
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Afzal, Muhammad, Salem S. Alghamdi, Hussein M. Migdadi, Muhammad Altaf Khan, & Muhammad Farooq. (2018). Morphological and molecular genetic diversity analysis of chickpea genotypes. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 20(5). 1062–1070. 4 indexed citations
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Nawaz, Ahmad, Muhammad Farooq, Sardar Alam Cheema, Azra Yasmeen, & Abdul Wahid. (2013). Stay green character at grain filling ensures resistance against terminal drought in wheat.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(6). 1272–1276. 49 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Riaz, et al.. (2013). Seed priming improves the performance of poor quality wheat seed. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(6). 1343–1348. 19 indexed citations
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Hussain, Mubshar, et al.. (2012). Bio-economic assessment of different wheat-canola intercropping systems.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 14(5). 769–774. 24 indexed citations
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Farooq, Muhammad, et al.. (2010). Foliar application of micronutrients improves the wheat yield and net economic return.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 12(6). 953–956. 39 indexed citations
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Basra, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed, et al.. (2005). Rice seed priming. 30(2). 1–1. 8 indexed citations

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