Qaiser Hussain

6.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
108 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Qaiser Hussain is a scholar working on Soil Science, Biomaterials and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Qaiser Hussain has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Soil Science, 29 papers in Biomaterials and 26 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Qaiser Hussain's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (62 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (29 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (22 papers). Qaiser Hussain is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (62 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (29 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (22 papers). Qaiser Hussain collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Qaiser Hussain's co-authors include Afeng Zhang, Lianqing Li, Liqiang Cui, Jinwei Zheng, Xuhui Zhang, Genxing Pan, David E. Crowley, Mohammad I. Al‐Wabel, Saqib Bashir and Yuming Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Qaiser Hussain

102 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Effect of biochar amendment on yield and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a rice paddy from Tai Lake plain, China

2010 670 citations Afeng Zhang, Liqiang Cui et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →
Effects of biochar amendment on soil quality, crop yield and greenhouse gas emission in a Chinese rice paddy: A field study of 2 consecutive rice growing cycles

2011 524 citations Afeng Zhang, Rongjun Bian et al. Field Crops Research profile →
Effect of biochar amendment on maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions from a soil organic carbon poor calcareous loamy soil from Central China Plain

2011 434 citations Afeng Zhang, Genxing Pan et al. profile →
Effects of chemical oxidation on surface oxygen-containing functional groups and adsorption behavior of biochar

2018 350 citations Qinya Fan, Jianxiong Sun et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qaiser Hussain Pakistan	37	2.5k	1.3k	1.0k	1.0k	900	108	5.3k
Rongjun Bian China	35	2.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	590 0.7×	92	5.1k
Jun Meng China	40	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	986 1.0×	734 0.7×	817 0.9×	141	5.1k
Marta Camps Arbestain New Zealand	32	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	861 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	585 0.7×	100	5.7k
Gerard Cornelissen Norway	41	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	832 0.8×	953 0.9×	627 0.7×	83	5.5k
Akio Enders United States	26	2.4k 0.9×	809 0.6×	812 0.8×	901 0.9×	713 0.8×	34	4.9k
Mark G. Johnson United States	33	2.1k 0.8×	982 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	688 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	92	6.1k
Gerhard Soja Austria	39	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	863 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	126	5.9k
Afeng Zhang China	27	2.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	971 1.0×	992 1.0×	329 0.4×	51	4.7k
Jufeng Zheng China	41	3.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	414 0.5×	112	6.0k
Frank Verheijen Portugal	24	3.7k 1.5×	746 0.6×	987 1.0×	994 1.0×	409 0.5×	47	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Qaiser Hussain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qaiser Hussain

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Liu, Jiaojiao, Afeng Zhang, Chen Shao, et al.. (2025). Microbial effects of prolonged nitrogen fertilization and straw mulching on soil N2O emissions using metagenomic sequencing. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 382. 109476–109476. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Afeng, Helei Liu, Xinyu Zhu, et al.. (2025). Managing trade-offs among yield, carbon, and nitrogen footprints of wheat-maize cropping system under straw mulching and N fertilizer application in China's Loess Plateau. Field Crops Research. 325. 109821–109821. 6 indexed citations

Qureshi, Rahmatullah, Abdul Rauf, Qaiser Hussain, et al.. (2025). Influence of different priming treatments on germination potential and seedling establishment of four important hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivars. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 3073–3073. 2 indexed citations

Hussain, Qaiser, Khalid Saifullah Khan, M. Mahmood‐ul‐Hassan, et al.. (2025). Optimizing nutrient stoichiometry for enhanced carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 36498–36498.

Wu, Jiajun, Zichuan Li, Yong Li, et al.. (2025). Effects of rice straw biochar application rates on soil aggregate biogeochemistry and linkages to microbial community structure and enzyme activities. Soil and Tillage Research. 252. 106589–106589. 5 indexed citations

Hussain, Qaiser, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, et al.. (2024). Exploration of Soil Carbon Sequestrationin Relation to C:N:P:S Stoichiometryunder Dynamic Cropping Systems. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies.

Zhang, Afeng, Xiaogang Shen, Qaiser Hussain, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Management Practices under Straw Regimes for Global Sustainable Agricultural Production. Agronomy. 13(3). 710–710. 20 indexed citations

Azeem, Muhammad, Amjad Ali, Parimala Gnana Soundari Arockiam Jeyasundar, et al.. (2021). Effects of sheep bone biochar on soil quality, maize growth, and fractionation and phytoavailability of Cd and Zn in a mining-contaminated soil. Chemosphere. 282. 131016–131016. 58 indexed citations

Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Bouba Traoré, Samir G. Al‐Solaimani, et al.. (2019). Manure storage operations mitigate nutrient losses and their products can sustain soil fertility and enhance wheat productivity. Journal of Environmental Management. 241. 468–478. 15 indexed citations

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Al‐Wabel, Mohammad I., Munir Ahmad, Adel R. A. Usman, et al.. (2019). Evaluating the efficiency of different natural clay sediments for the removal of chlortetracycline from aqueous solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 384. 121500–121500. 30 indexed citations

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Batool, Saima, Muhammad Idrees, Mohammad I. Al‐Wabel, et al.. (2018). Sorption of Cr(III) from aqueous media via naturally functionalized microporous biochar: Mechanistic study. Microchemical Journal. 144. 242–253. 62 indexed citations

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Korai, Punhoon Khan, et al.. (2018). Washed biochar enhances soil quality, carbon fractions and the performance of ammonium and nitrates in soil.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 27(12). 8205–8212. 1 indexed citations

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Fan, Qinya, Jianxiong Sun, Lei Chu, et al.. (2018). Effects of chemical oxidation on surface oxygen-containing functional groups and adsorption behavior of biochar. Chemosphere. 207. 33–40. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Al‐Wabel, Mohammad I., Qaiser Hussain, Adel R. A. Usman, et al.. (2017). Impact of biochar properties on soil conditions and agricultural sustainability: A review. Land Degradation and Development. 29(7). 2124–2161. 231 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Munir, Mahtab Ahmad, Adel R. A. Usman, et al.. (2017). An efficient phosphorus scavenging from aqueous solution using magnesiothermally modified bio-calcite. Environmental Technology. 39(13). 1638–1649. 26 indexed citations

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Rasul, Fahd, Muhammad Habib ur Rehman, Qaiser Hussain, et al.. (2017). Biochar: An Emerging Technology for Climate Change Mitigation. 9. 37–43. 9 indexed citations

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Hussain, Irshad, et al.. (2016). Crop growth monitoring using green seeker technology: a case of narc field station in pothwar region. 1 indexed citations

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Bian, Rongjun, Kun Cheng, Jufeng Zheng, et al.. (2015). Does metal pollution matter with C retention by rice soil?. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13233–13233. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Yongzhuo, Tong Zhou, David E. Crowley, et al.. (2012). Decline in Topsoil Microbial Quotient, Fungal Abundance and C Utilization Efficiency of Rice Paddies under Heavy Metal Pollution across South China. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e38858–e38858. 54 indexed citations

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Hussain, Qaiser, et al.. (1990). Relationship between observed and estimated crop evapo-transpirations and climate variations.. A M A. Agricultural mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America. 21(3). 61–65. 1 indexed citations

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