Muhammad Ishfaq

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 964 citations indexed

About

Muhammad Ishfaq is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Ishfaq has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 964 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Soil Science and 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Ishfaq's work include Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (18 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (8 papers). Muhammad Ishfaq is often cited by papers focused on Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (18 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (8 papers). Muhammad Ishfaq collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Hong Kong. Muhammad Ishfaq's co-authors include Xuexian Li, Imran Azeem, Abdul Wakeel, Noman Shakoor, Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, Muhammad Adeel, Yukui Rui, Awais Shakoor, Kamran Azeem and Muhammad Ayaz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Ishfaq

47 papers receiving 927 citations

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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.

Uptake and Accumulation of Nano/Microplastics in Plants: A Critical Review

2021 282 citations Noman Shakoor, Muhammad Ishfaq et al. Nanomaterials profile →
Physiological Essence of Magnesium in Plants and Its Widespread Deficiency in the Farming System of China

2022 134 citations Muhammad Ishfaq, Yongqi Wang et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Ishfaq China	14	432	312	161	126	103	56	964
Hongyuan Zhang China	18	320 0.7×	304 1.0×	242 1.5×	169 1.3×	96 0.9×	55	1.1k
Agnieszka Saeid Poland	17	319 0.7×	155 0.5×	196 1.2×	71 0.6×	55 0.5×	59	980
Fathy Elbehiry Egypt	18	203 0.5×	207 0.7×	114 0.7×	108 0.9×	58 0.6×	36	783
Nosheen Akhtar Pakistan	17	687 1.6×	258 0.8×	93 0.6×	219 1.7×	55 0.5×	25	1.1k
Mohsin Mahmood China	15	318 0.7×	182 0.6×	155 1.0×	76 0.6×	45 0.4×	45	946
Rashid Saeed Pakistan	19	634 1.5×	552 1.8×	135 0.8×	123 1.0×	56 0.5×	35	1.4k
Muhammad Tahir Pakistan	19	745 1.7×	202 0.6×	57 0.4×	176 1.4×	54 0.5×	54	1.2k
Vincenzo Di Meo Italy	15	432 1.0×	232 0.7×	134 0.8×	39 0.3×	74 0.7×	23	950
Zhe Liu China	20	364 0.8×	200 0.6×	76 0.5×	55 0.4×	55 0.5×	58	1.1k
Modupe S. Ayilara South Africa	15	545 1.3×	197 0.6×	236 1.5×	74 0.6×	39 0.4×	18	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Ishfaq

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Islam, Zia Ul, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete with variable coarse and fine aggregate replacements. Discover Civil Engineering. 2(1).

Li, Mingdang, Muhammad Ishfaq, Tao Lang, et al.. (2025). Impact of elevated environmental pollutants on carbon storage in mangrove wetlands: A comprehensive review. Ecological Indicators. 178. 113830–113830. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Bin, Muhammad Ishfaq, Muhammad Irfan, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive assessment of the agronomic, environmental and economic benefits of localized fertilizer placement in China's intensive cereal production systems. Agricultural Systems. 228. 104372–104372. 3 indexed citations

Ishfaq, Muhammad, Noman Shakoor, Matthias C. Rillig, & Christoph‐Martin Geilfus. (2025). Airborne microplastics in leaves and food safety risks. Trends in Plant Science. 30(10). 1063–1065. 5 indexed citations

Ishfaq, Muhammad, Yongqi Wang, Muhammad Azher Nawaz, Haichao Zhou, & Xuexian Li. (2025). Transcriptome profiling of tomato fruit ripening and postharvest quality response to magnesium deficiency stress. Plant and Soil. 513(2). 2077–2096. 1 indexed citations

Li, Longcheng, Wenliang Wu, Muhammad Ishfaq, et al.. (2024). Amino acid application inhibits root-to-shoot cadmium translocation in Chinese cabbage by modulating pectin methyl-esterification. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 207. 108401–108401. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaoyu, Baiquan Song, Muhammad Ishfaq, et al.. (2023). Zinc amendment increases the yield and industrial quality of Beta vulgaris L. cultivated in Northeast China. Field Crops Research. 298. 108973–108973. 8 indexed citations

Ishfaq, Muhammad, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Hao Yuan, et al.. (2023). Improvement of nutritional quality of food crops with fertilizer: a global meta-analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 43(6). 50 indexed citations

Ishfaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Characterization of Root and Foliar-Applied Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (α-Fe2O3, γ-Fe2O3, Fe3O4, and Bulk Fe3O4) in Improving Maize (Zea mays L.) Performance. Nanomaterials. 13(23). 3036–3036. 21 indexed citations

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Ullah, Fazal, et al.. (2023). Improvement of Nutritional Quality of Tomato Fruit with Funneliformis mosseae Inoculation under Greenhouse Conditions. Horticulturae. 9(4). 448–448. 8 indexed citations

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Foliar Glutamine Application Improves Grain Yield and Nutritional Quality of Field-Grown Maize (Zea mays L.) Hybrid ZD958. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 43(2). 624–637. 7 indexed citations

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Wakeel, Abdul, A. Artyszak, Erdoğan E. Hakkı, et al.. (2023). Sugar Beet Cultivation in the Tropics and Subtropics: Challenges and Opportunities. Agronomy. 13(5). 1213–1213. 28 indexed citations

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Foliar-applied potassium triggers soil potassium uptake by improving growth and photosynthetic activity of wheat and maize. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 46(11). 2691–2706. 11 indexed citations

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, Yongqi Wang, Zheng Wang, et al.. (2022). Physiological Essence of Magnesium in Plants and Its Widespread Deficiency in the Farming System of China. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 802274–802274. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Severity of zinc and iron malnutrition linked to low intake through a staple crop: a case study in east-central Pakistan. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 43(10). 4219–4233. 28 indexed citations

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, Aysha Kiran, Abdul Khaliq, et al.. (2018). Zinc Biofortified Wheat Cultivar Lessens Grain Cadmium Accumulation Under Cadmium Contaminated Conditions. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 2 indexed citations

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). Standardization of potting media for nursery raising seedlings of jujube (Zyzyphus mauritiana Lamk.).. International Journal of Agricultural Technology. 10(5). 1231–1239. 4 indexed citations

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Ishfaq, Muhammad, Nasir Mahmood, Idrees Ahmad Nasir, & Muhammad Mubasher Saleem. (2014). Molecular and biochemical screening of local Aspergillus niger strains efficient in catalase and laccase enzyme production.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 16(1). 177–182. 10 indexed citations

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Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Gul Hassan, & Muhammad Ishfaq. (2008). Effect of Wild Oats (avena Fatua L.) Population and Nitrogen Levels on Some Agronomic and Physiological Traits of Wheat. 32–32. 1 indexed citations

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Hafiz, I. A., et al.. (1995). Winter injury in citrus under agro-climatic conditions of Chakwal [Pakistan]. 1 indexed citations

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