Muhammad Siddique Afridi

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Muhammad Siddique Afridi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Siddique Afridi has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Siddique Afridi's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (8 papers). Muhammad Siddique Afridi is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (8 papers). Muhammad Siddique Afridi collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Brazil and China. Muhammad Siddique Afridi's co-authors include Sumaira Sumaira, Baber Ali, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Aqsa Hafeez, Abdus Salam, Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos de Medeiros, Romina Alina Marc, Gustavo Santoyo and Amna Amna Amna and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Siddique Afridi

45 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes

2022 178 citations Baber Ali, Xiukang Wang et al. Plants profile →
Harnessing root exudates for plant microbiome engineering and stress resistance in plants

2023 82 citations Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Ashwani Kumar et al. Microbiological Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Siddique Afridi Pakistan	25	1.3k	297	154	154	148	46	1.6k
Muhammad Nadeem Hassan Pakistan	27	1.7k 1.3×	374 1.3×	130 0.8×	182 1.2×	152 1.0×	58	2.1k
Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji South Africa	24	1.4k 1.1×	336 1.1×	128 0.8×	163 1.1×	88 0.6×	60	1.9k
Khaled Abdelaal Egypt	24	2.1k 1.7×	255 0.9×	179 1.2×	144 0.9×	66 0.4×	85	2.4k
Νektarios Kavroulakis Greece	25	999 0.8×	234 0.8×	134 0.9×	213 1.4×	87 0.6×	54	1.4k
Al-Bandari Fahad Al-Arjani Saudi Arabia	21	892 0.7×	145 0.5×	121 0.8×	116 0.8×	91 0.6×	34	1.3k
Hillol Chakdar India	21	920 0.7×	428 1.4×	116 0.8×	93 0.6×	149 1.0×	71	1.7k
Geetanjali Manchanda India	13	860 0.7×	202 0.7×	72 0.5×	207 1.3×	86 0.6×	21	1.2k
Muhammad Fasih Khalid China	20	680 0.5×	228 0.8×	74 0.5×	130 0.8×	174 1.2×	66	1.1k
Talaat Ahmed Qatar	19	848 0.7×	296 1.0×	59 0.4×	122 0.8×	127 0.9×	79	1.5k
Bartholomew Saanu Adeleke South Africa	18	922 0.7×	265 0.9×	68 0.4×	72 0.5×	75 0.5×	42	1.4k

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Salam, Abdus, Liupeng Yang, Muhammad Zeeshan, et al.. (2025). Brassinosteroid-Mediated Resistance to Cobalt-Induced Toxicity by Regulating Hormonal Balance, Cellular Metabolism, and Antioxidant Defense in Maize. Plants. 14(13). 2076–2076. 3 indexed citations

Muneer, Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, et al.. (2024). Nutrient stress signals: Elucidating morphological, physiological, and molecular responses of fruit trees to macronutrients deficiency and their management strategies. Scientia Horticulturae. 329. 112985–112985. 13 indexed citations

Afridi, Muhammad Siddique, et al.. (2024). Long-term benefit contribution of chemical and biological nematicide in coffee nematode management in soil microbial diversity and crop yield perspectives. Microbiological Research. 282. 127638–127638. 1 indexed citations

Afridi, Muhammad Siddique, et al.. (2024). Biocontrol agent amendments shape the soybean rhizosphere in a cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) conducive soil over a two-year field trial. European Journal of Soil Biology. 122. 103638–103638. 3 indexed citations

Afridi, Muhammad Siddique, Ashwani Kumar, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2023). Harnessing root exudates for plant microbiome engineering and stress resistance in plants. Microbiological Research. 279. 127564–127564. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

Salam, Abdus, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Ali Raza Khan, et al.. (2023). Cobalt stress induces photosynthetic and ultrastructural distortion by disrupting cellular redox homeostasis in maize. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 217. 105562–105562. 28 indexed citations

Ali, Sher, et al.. (2023). Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Foods: Unraveling the Knowledge Gaps on Their Persistence in Food Production Systems. Foods. 12(23). 4314–4314. 22 indexed citations

Pio, Rafael, et al.. (2023). Silicon application for the production and quality of raspberry fruit in a subtropical region. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira. 58. 2 indexed citations

Ali, Baber, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, et al.. (2022). PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes. Plants. 11(3). 345–345. 178 indexed citations breakdown →

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Salam, Abdus, Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2022). Nano-Priming against Abiotic Stress: A Way Forward towards Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainability. 14(22). 14880–14880. 68 indexed citations

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Ali, Baber, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, et al.. (2022). Bacillus mycoides PM35 Reinforces Photosynthetic Efficiency, Antioxidant Defense, Expression of Stress-Responsive Genes, and Ameliorates the Effects of Salinity Stress in Maize. Life. 12(2). 219–219. 92 indexed citations

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Afridi, Muhammad Siddique, Sher Ali, Abdus Salam, et al.. (2022). Plant Microbiome Engineering: Hopes or Hypes. Biology. 11(12). 1782–1782. 64 indexed citations

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Ali, Baber, Aqsa Hafeez, Muhammad Ammar Javed, et al.. (2022). Bacillus thuringiensis PM25 ameliorates oxidative damage of salinity stress in maize via regulating growth, leaf pigments, antioxidant defense system, and stress responsive gene expression. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 921668–921668. 80 indexed citations

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Afridi, Muhammad Siddique, Ali Fakhar, Ashwani Kumar, et al.. (2022). Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering. Microbiological Research. 265. 127199–127199. 48 indexed citations

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Khan, Hamayun, et al.. (2019). Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of leaves of Olea europaea wild variety. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization. 14(2). 640–648. 10 indexed citations

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Rafique, Mazhar, İbrahim Ortaş, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2019). Potential impact of biochar types and microbial inoculants on growth of onion plant in differently textured and phosphorus limited soils. Journal of Environmental Management. 247. 672–680. 41 indexed citations

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Ishaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). In VitroPhytochemical, Antibacterial, and Antifungal Activities of Leaf, Stem, and Root Extracts ofAdiantum capillus veneris. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–7. 50 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Sohail, et al.. (2014). Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant Activity, Fatty Acids Composition, and Functional Group Analysis ofHeliotropium bacciferum. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–8. 29 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Nisar, Bilal Haider Abbasi, Hina Fazal, Mubarak Ali Khan, & Muhammad Siddique Afridi. (2013). Effect of reverse photoperiod on in vitro regeneration and piperine production in Piper nigrum L.. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 337(1). 19–28. 47 indexed citations

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Khalil, S. K., et al.. (1989). Response of monocultured and intercropped maize and mungbean to various levels of NPK.. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research. 10(1). 23–29. 3 indexed citations

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