Naila Farooq

642 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 372 citations indexed

About

Naila Farooq is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Naila Farooq has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 372 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 6 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Naila Farooq's work include Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (14 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (11 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (6 papers). Naila Farooq is often cited by papers focused on Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (14 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (11 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (6 papers). Naila Farooq collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Naila Farooq's co-authors include Tasawer Abbas, Adnan Mustafa, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Faisal Maqsood, Muhammad Kaleem, Fasih Ullah Haider, Martin Brtnický and Usman Zulfiqar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Naila Farooq

26 papers receiving 366 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.

Cadmium Phytotoxicity, Tolerance, and Advanced Remediation Approaches in Agricultural Soils; A Comprehensive Review

2022 174 citations Usman Zulfiqar, Xiukang Wang et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Naila Farooq Pakistan	9	286	91	55	42	38	29	372
Justice Kipkorir Rono China	11	305 1.1×	150 1.6×	32 0.6×	57 1.4×	44 1.2×	15	443
Shun’an Xu China	9	179 0.6×	122 1.3×	23 0.4×	22 0.5×	25 0.7×	14	314
Ashish Sharma India	10	378 1.3×	59 0.6×	27 0.5×	36 0.9×	43 1.1×	33	503
Xiaopeng Deng China	11	355 1.2×	118 1.3×	32 0.6×	36 0.9×	81 2.1×	21	514
Eliana Bianucci Argentina	12	425 1.5×	57 0.6×	64 1.2×	29 0.7×	86 2.3×	23	513
Vincenzo Cenvinzo Italy	8	250 0.9×	52 0.6×	34 0.6×	21 0.5×	22 0.6×	15	353
Sobia Afzal Pakistan	7	433 1.5×	79 0.9×	19 0.3×	14 0.3×	45 1.2×	10	505
Rongshu Dong China	10	267 0.9×	64 0.7×	24 0.4×	13 0.3×	53 1.4×	29	410
Yheni Dwiningsih United States	10	209 0.7×	80 0.9×	15 0.3×	36 0.9×	33 0.9×	22	390
Bilal Zulfiqar Pakistan	10	344 1.2×	25 0.3×	58 1.1×	83 2.0×	50 1.3×	12	438

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Matloob, Amar, Abdul Khaliq, Farhena Aslam, et al.. (2025). Phytotoxic impact of crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) wild) on rice seedlings: Insights into growth inhibition and antioxidant defense activation. Ecological Frontiers. 45(3). 711–718.

Abbas, Tasawer, Naila Farooq, & Muhammad Nadeem. (2025). Application of leaf water content measurement to improve herbicide efficacy for effective weed management in a changing climate – A review. Crop Protection. 191. 107138–107138. 2 indexed citations

Hussain, Azad, et al.. (2023). Unconventional wall implications of intertwined stenosis in constrict artery. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 15(3). 6 indexed citations

Wahid, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Atif Irshad, Sohail Irshad, et al.. (2022). Nitrogenous Fertilizer Coated With Zinc Improves the Productivity and Grain Quality of Rice Grown Under Anaerobic Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 914653–914653. 8 indexed citations

Khan, Shahbaz, Danish Ibrar, Zuhair Hasnain, et al.. (2022). Preliminary Study on Growth and Yield Potential of Ten Elite Lines of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) Cultivated under Varying Sowing Dates. Plants. 11(16). 2116–2116. 1 indexed citations

Hasnain, Zuhair, Shahbaz Khan, Danish Ibrar, et al.. (2022). Impact of different levels of zinc and nitrogen on growth, productivity, and quality of aromatic rice cultivated under various irrigation regimes in two districts of Pakistan. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 951565–951565. 5 indexed citations

Farooq, Naila, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Shah Nawaz‐ul‐Rehman, et al.. (2022). Magnetofection approach for the transformation of okra using green iron nanoparticles. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 16568–16568. 12 indexed citations

Zulfiqar, Usman, Xiukang Wang, Saddam Hussain, et al.. (2022). Cadmium Phytotoxicity, Tolerance, and Advanced Remediation Approaches in Agricultural Soils; A Comprehensive Review. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 773815–773815. 174 indexed citations breakdown →

Anwar‐ul‐Haq, Muhammad, Xiukang Wang, Naila Farooq, et al.. (2021). Influence of Selenium on Growth, Physiology, and Antioxidant Responses in Maize Varies in a Dose-Dependent Manner. Journal of Food Quality. 2021. 1–9. 31 indexed citations

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Safdar, Muhammad Ehsan, Muhammad Asif, Asif Tanveer, et al.. (2020). Allelopathic effect of waste-land weeds on germination and growth of winter crops. Planta Daninha. 38. 7 indexed citations

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Nadeem, Muhammad, et al.. (2019). Interference and estimation of economic threshold level of Alternanthera philoxeroides in maize (Zea mays L.). Maydica. 63(3). 8. 2 indexed citations

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Zohaib, Ali, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Tahira Tabassum, et al.. (2019). Effect of Seed Inoculation with Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Yield and Quality of Soybean. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research. 32(1). 10 indexed citations

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Ali, Amjed, Muhammad Ehsan Safdar, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, et al.. (2019). Exploring the role of zinc fertilization methods for agronomic bio-fortification and its impact on phenology, growth and yield characteristics of maize. Semina Ciências Agrárias. 40(5Supl1). 2209–2209. 3 indexed citations

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Farooq, Naila, Tasawer Abbas, Asif Tanveer, et al.. (2019). Differential Hormetic Response of Fenoxaprop-p-Ethyl Resistant and Susceptible Phalaris minor Populations: a Potential Factor in Resistance Evolution. Planta Daninha. 37. 17 indexed citations

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Abbas, Tasawer, Muhammad Nadeem, Asif Tanveer, et al.. (2018). Herbicide mixtures and row spacing effects on fenoxaprop resistant Phalaris minor in wheat.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 20(12). 2737–2744. 2 indexed citations

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Farooq, Naila, et al.. (2018). Comparative efficacy of KCl blended composts and sole application of KCl or K2SO4 in improving K nutrition, photosynthetic capacity and growth of maiz. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 37(1). 68–74. 6 indexed citations

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Abbas, Tasawer, Muhammad Nadeem, Asif Tanveer, et al.. (2018). Exploring the Herbicidal and Hormetic Potential of Allelopathic Crops Against Fenoxaprop-Resistant Phalaris minor. Planta Daninha. 36(0). 3 indexed citations

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Zohaib, Ali, Tahira Tabassum, Abdul Jabbar, et al.. (2018). Effect of Plant Density, Boron Nutrition and Growth Regulation on Seed Mass, Emergence and Offspring Growth Plasticity in Cotton. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7953–7953. 20 indexed citations

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Farooq, Naila, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Z. A. Zahir, & Muhammad Farooq. (2018). Integration of Allelopathic Crop Residues and NPK Fertilizer to Mitigate Residue-Phytotoxicity, Improve Soil Fertility and Wheat Growth under Different Moisture Conditions. Planta Daninha. 36(0). 1 indexed citations

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Abbas, Tasawer, Muhammad Nadeem, Asif Tanveer, et al.. (2017). Confirmation of resistance in littleseed canarygrass (Phalaris minor Retz) to ACCase inhibitors in central Punjab-Pakistan and alternative herbicides for its management.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 49(4). 1501–1507. 3 indexed citations

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