Muhammad Khalid Rafiq

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Khalid Rafiq is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 7 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Khalid Rafiq's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (4 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (3 papers). Muhammad Khalid Rafiq is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (4 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (3 papers). Muhammad Khalid Rafiq collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and United Kingdom. Muhammad Khalid Rafiq's co-authors include Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Xiangkai Li, Huawen Han, Ondřej Mašek, Tuoyu Zhou, Rong Xu, Zhanhuan Shang, Ruijun Long, Robert Thomas Bachmann and Stephen Joseph and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Khalid Rafiq

36 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

A critical review of clay-based composites with enhanced adsorption performance for metal and organic pollutants

2019 370 citations Huawen Han, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Khalid Rafiq Pakistan	13	383	303	292	240	177	38	1.4k
Mehran Shirvani Iran	22	385 1.0×	409 1.3×	293 1.0×	183 0.8×	237 1.3×	73	1.4k
Zhanbin Huang China	20	376 1.0×	331 1.1×	328 1.1×	225 0.9×	89 0.5×	74	1.4k
Alessandro Esposito Italy	22	600 1.6×	224 0.7×	238 0.8×	230 1.0×	137 0.8×	46	1.5k
A. W. Samsuri Malaysia	19	529 1.4×	502 1.7×	376 1.3×	379 1.6×	177 1.0×	94	1.7k
Chong Chen China	18	279 0.7×	299 1.0×	128 0.4×	189 0.8×	125 0.7×	66	1.4k
K.M. Manjaiah India	22	244 0.6×	203 0.7×	453 1.6×	200 0.8×	195 1.1×	84	1.3k
Sajid Mehmood China	20	249 0.7×	452 1.5×	406 1.4×	113 0.5×	137 0.8×	39	1.2k
Chongling Feng China	18	319 0.8×	377 1.2×	264 0.9×	363 1.5×	83 0.5×	34	1.5k
Haidong Gu China	21	161 0.4×	366 1.2×	191 0.7×	214 0.9×	134 0.8×	51	1.5k
Abdullah S. Al-Farraj Saudi Arabia	20	451 1.2×	577 1.9×	124 0.4×	222 0.9×	152 0.9×	60	1.4k

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Zhou, Shijie, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Akash Tariq, et al.. (2025). Biochar as a Nature‐Based Solution for Sustainable and Drought‐Resilient Grassland Restoration. Land Degradation and Development.

Ashraf, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Kaleem Sarwar, Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi, et al.. (2025). Legume Inclusion in Wheat Rotations Increases Long‐Term Soil Carbon Storage via Carbon Management Indices and Microbial Stoichiometry. Soil Use and Management. 41(3). 1 indexed citations

Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2025). Bridging Molecular Insights and Agronomic Innovations: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Overcoming Boron Deficiency in Sustainable Rapeseed Cultivation. Plants. 14(7). 995–995. 1 indexed citations

Shang, Zhanhuan, et al.. (2024). Sustainable Ecological Restoration and Conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region. CABI eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Feng, et al.. (2024). Recent advances and role of melatonin in post-harvest quality preservation of shiitake (Lentinula edodes). Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1348235–1348235. 11 indexed citations

Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, Shamsa Kanwal, Ghulam Murtaza, et al.. (2024). IMPACT OF WATER STRESS CONDITIONS ON ASSOCIATION OF AGRO-MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSIO-CHEMICAL AND KERNEL QUALITY-RELATED TRAITS IN MAIZE HYBRIDS. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal. 2024(1). 907–907. 1 indexed citations

Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2023). COMBINING ABILITY ANALYSIS FOR VARIOUS MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.). Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal. 2023(1). 183–183. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Ping, Lili He, Adeel Abbas, et al.. (2021). Seed Priming with Sorghum Water Extract Improves the Performance of Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz.) under Salt Stress. Plants. 10(4). 749–749. 63 indexed citations

Zhang, Peng, Lujuan Min, Jingchun Tang, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, & Hongwen Sun. (2020). Sorption and degradation of imidacloprid and clothianidin in Chinese paddy soil and red soil amended with biochars. Biochar. 2(3). 329–341. 31 indexed citations

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Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2020). Differential Response of Elite Chickpea Genotypes under Moisture Stress Conditions. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research. 33(3). 4 indexed citations

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Bai, Yanfu, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Shanshan Li, et al.. (2020). Biochar from pyrolyzed Tibetan Yak dung as a novel additive in ensiling sweet sorghum: An alternate to the hazardous use of Yak dung as a fuel in the home. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 403. 123647–123647. 12 indexed citations

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Aziz, Rukhsanda, Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2019). Effect of poultry litter biochar on chromium (Cr) bioavailability and accumulation in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) grown in Cr-polluted soil. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 12(2). 45 indexed citations

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Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2019). Possible antifungal and antibacterial constituents in inflorescence extract of Carthamus oxycantha. 15(2). 5 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Awais, Zhanhuan Shang, Mian Laiq Ur Rehman, et al.. (2019). Pattern of microbial community composition and functional gene repertoire associated with methane emission from Zoige wetlands, China—A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 694. 133675–133675. 19 indexed citations

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Han, Huawen, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Tuoyu Zhou, et al.. (2019). A critical review of clay-based composites with enhanced adsorption performance for metal and organic pollutants. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 369. 780–796. 370 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aziz, Rukhsanda, Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of biochar from sugarcane filter-cake and its impacts on physiological performance of lettuce (Lettuce sativa) grown on cadmium contaminated soil. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 11(20). 4 indexed citations

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Rafiq, Muhammad Tariq, Rukhsanda Aziz, Xiaoe Yang, et al.. (2014). Cadmium phytoavailability to rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in representative Chinese soils. A model to improve soil environmental quality guidelines for food safety. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 103. 101–107. 149 indexed citations

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Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2013). Release of high yielding wheat variety AaS-2011 reistant to stem rust (UG-99) in Pakistan.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 23(4). 1115–1124. 1 indexed citations

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Ayaz, Muhammad, et al.. (2010). PREVALENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT ON POULTRY POPULATION OF HAZARA REGION PAKISTAN. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. 26(4). 629–633. 4 indexed citations

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Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid. (2009). Arachnoid cyst masquerading as Alzheimer’s disease. BMJ Case Reports. 2009. bcr1120081284–bcr1120081284. 3 indexed citations

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