Muhammad Sajjad

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Sajjad is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Sajjad has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Plant Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Sajjad's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (36 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (34 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (16 papers). Muhammad Sajjad is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (36 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (34 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (16 papers). Muhammad Sajjad collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Sajjad's co-authors include Sultan Habibullah Khan, Kwang Soo Kim, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Nadeem Hassan, Rabia Naz, Humaira Yasmin, Asia Nosheen, Qing Huang, Faqin Lian and Genmao Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Sajjad

146 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Microplastics in the soil environment: A critical review 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Microplastics in the soil environment: A critical review
    2022 306 citations Muhammad Sajjad 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 Sajjad Pakistan 25 1.5k 645 344 320 262 153 2.6k
Saad Alamri Saudi Arabia 33 2.0k 1.4× 660 1.0× 194 0.6× 600 1.9× 140 0.5× 223 4.0k
Shimei Wu China 28 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 705 2.0× 531 1.7× 111 0.4× 54 3.3k
Abdul Latif Bangladesh 39 3.3k 2.2× 427 0.7× 105 0.3× 811 2.5× 193 0.7× 247 4.8k
Fassil Assefa Ethiopia 26 1.2k 0.8× 219 0.3× 113 0.3× 441 1.4× 181 0.7× 116 2.2k
Manu Kumar South Korea 26 1.3k 0.9× 371 0.6× 132 0.4× 766 2.4× 46 0.2× 58 2.7k
Adarsh Pal Vig India 29 811 0.5× 564 0.9× 670 1.9× 450 1.4× 100 0.4× 88 2.7k
Rasheed Adeleke South Africa 28 1.0k 0.7× 469 0.7× 145 0.4× 435 1.4× 122 0.5× 118 2.5k
P. Panneerselvam India 28 1.5k 1.0× 502 0.8× 157 0.5× 300 0.9× 137 0.5× 98 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Muhammad Sajjad

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Fields of papers citing papers by Muhammad Sajjad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Muhammad Sajjad. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Muhammad Sajjad. The network helps show where Muhammad Sajjad may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Sajjad

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Identifying Pakistani Wheat Landraces as Genetic Resources for Yield Potential, Heat Tolerance and Rust Resistance. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 21(3). 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongju, et al.. (2024). Polyploidization Impact on Plant Architecture of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). Horticulturae. 10(6). 569–569. 1 indexed citations
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Usman, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). The Role of Nutrigenomics in Sports Performance: A Quantitative Overview of Gene-Diet Interactions. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research. 4(1). 1713–1718. 2 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Split Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications on the Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Rice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 1–1. 6 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). New genetic resources for aphid resistance were identified from a newly developed wheat mutant library. Heliyon. 10(5). e26529–e26529. 1 indexed citations
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Qureshi, Muhammad Imran, Faisal Usman, Tanveer A. Wani, et al.. (2023). Tioconazole-Loaded Transethosomal Gel Using Box–Behnken Design for Topical Applications: In Vitro, In Vivo, and Molecular Docking Approaches. Gels. 9(9). 767–767. 7 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Effect of various foliar applied micronutrients (Zn+Fe+Cu+B) on growth and yield of wheat under Faisalabad condition. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences. 184–189. 1 indexed citations
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Tahir, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem, Zulqurnain Khan, Muhammad Sajjad, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Characterization and Sequence Polymorphism Analyses of Glycine max Fibrillin (FBN) Revealed Its Role in Response to Drought Condition. Genes. 14(6). 1188–1188. 2 indexed citations
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Fatima, Nishat, et al.. (2020). Mortality effects of hypercapnia in modified atmospheres on larval and adult stages of red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 41(1). 587–592. 2 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2020). GENETIC DISSECTION OF PROTEIN AND GLUTEN CONTENTS IN WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) UNDER NORMAL AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18(4). 5645–5659. 3 indexed citations
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Haider, Sajid, et al.. (2019). Barriers to implementation of emergency obstetric and neonatal care in rural Pakistan. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0224161–e0224161. 6 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, Xiaoling Ma, Sultan Habibullah Khan, et al.. (2017). TaFlo2-A1, an ortholog of rice Flo2, is associated with thousand grain weight in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 164–164. 48 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaoling, Muhammad Sajjad, Jing Wang, et al.. (2017). Diversity, distribution of Puroindoline genes and their effect on kernel hardness in a diverse panel of Chinese wheat germplasm. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 158–158. 31 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). GENETIC VARIABILITY FOR YIELD CONTRIBUTING TRAITS IN MUNG BEAN (Vigna radiate L.). 2(2). 52–54. 3 indexed citations
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Sajjad, Muhammad, et al.. (2012). Economic of backyard poultry in Tehsil Matta District Swat.. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. 28(3). 485–492. 5 indexed citations
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Maqbool, Rizwan, Muhammad Sajjad, Ihsan Khaliq, et al.. (2010). Morphological diversity and traits association in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).. American-Asian-Journal of agricultural & environmental sciences. 8(2). 216–224. 20 indexed citations
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Khan, Sultan Habibullah, et al.. (2009). Genetic diversity among cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes existing in Pakistan.. AMERICAN-EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. 3(4). 816–823. 1 indexed citations

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