Qurban Ali

1.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
46 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Qurban Ali is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qurban Ali has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Qurban Ali's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (20 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (9 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (7 papers). Qurban Ali is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (20 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (9 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (7 papers). Qurban Ali collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates. Qurban Ali's co-authors include Hakim Manghwar, Amjad Hussain, Fen Liu, Xuewen Gao, Abdur Rashid Khan, Muhammad Ayaz, Huijun Wu, Muneer Ahmed Khoso, Qin Gu and Ayaz Farzand and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Qurban Ali

37 papers receiving 865 citations

Hit Papers

Brassinosteroids (BRs) Role in Plant Development and Copi... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2023 2023 2024 50 100 150
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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. Brassinosteroids (BRs) Role in Plant Development and Coping with Different Stresses
    2022 163 citations Hakim Manghwar, Amjad Hussain et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
  2. Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Plant Disease Protection: Journey from Lab to Field, Current Status, Challenges, and Global Perspectives
    2023 115 citations Muhammad Ayaz, Qurban Ali et al. profile →
  3. Impact of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on plant nutrition and root characteristics: Current perspective
    2023 113 citations Muneer Ahmed Khoso, Intikhab Álam et al. Plant Stress profile →
  4. Waterlogging stress in plants: Unraveling the mechanisms and impacts on growth, development, and productivity
    2024 53 citations Hakim Manghwar, Amjad Hussain 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
Qurban Ali China 16 735 218 66 47 44 46 907
Tingting Chen China 22 881 1.2× 290 1.3× 94 1.4× 43 0.9× 48 1.1× 40 1.1k
Xinyue Mei China 17 707 1.0× 299 1.4× 88 1.3× 26 0.6× 57 1.3× 55 901
León Francisco Ruíz‐Herrera Mexico 20 883 1.2× 310 1.4× 67 1.0× 24 0.5× 29 0.7× 50 998
Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui Pakistan 19 615 0.8× 147 0.7× 31 0.5× 24 0.5× 46 1.0× 54 734
Asif B. Shikari India 15 796 1.1× 223 1.0× 51 0.8× 27 0.6× 35 0.8× 95 926
Lisa Van den Broeck United States 16 1.0k 1.4× 499 2.3× 44 0.7× 26 0.6× 36 0.8× 29 1.2k
Mehtab Muhammad Aslam China 17 885 1.2× 271 1.2× 25 0.4× 25 0.5× 55 1.3× 48 1.1k
Lorenzo Stagnati Italy 12 586 0.8× 195 0.9× 156 2.4× 61 1.3× 41 0.9× 24 783
Zongbo Qiu China 20 1.2k 1.6× 455 2.1× 64 1.0× 76 1.6× 48 1.1× 52 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qurban Ali

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qurban Ali

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All Works

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Ali, Qurban, Abdur Rashid Khan, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial metabolites of Bacillus velezensis FZB42 reshape rice rhizosphere microbial community composition and induce host resistance against Rhizoctonia solani. Current Plant Biology. 41. 100440–100440. 4 indexed citations
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Mehmood, Mirza Abid, et al.. (2025). Impact of Antibacterial Agents in Horticulture: Risks to Non-Target Organisms and Sustainable Alternatives. Horticulturae. 11(7). 753–753. 1 indexed citations
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Ali, Qurban, Abdur Rashid Khan, Waseem Raza, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of Microbial VOC‐Mediated Communication in Plant Ecosystems and Agricultural Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 6 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Umer, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the genetic connections for mitochondrial DNA control region and breast cancer susceptibility. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4821–4821. 1 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Umer, et al.. (2025). Identification and evaluation of pyrimidine based CDK6 inhibitors against glioblastoma using integrated computational approaches. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25387–25387. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdur Rashid, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Ayaz, et al.. (2024). Bio-perfume guns: Antifungal volatile activity of Bacillus sp. LNXM12 against postharvest pathogen Botrytis cinerea in tomato and strawberry. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 203. 105995–105995. 14 indexed citations
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Hussain, Amjad, Mamoona Munir, Musrat Ali, et al.. (2024). Engineering biotic stress tolerance via CRISPR-Cas mediated genome editing in crop plants. Plant Stress. 14. 100650–100650. 4 indexed citations
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Sharifi, Rouhallah, et al.. (2024). Molecular identification of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas oryzihabitans during biodegradation of crude oil. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1459112–1459112. 2 indexed citations
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Mazrou, Yasser S. A., et al.. (2024). Revisiting the emerging pathosystem of rice sheath blight: deciphering the Rhizoctonia solani virulence, host range, and rice genotype-based resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1499785–1499785. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Abdur Rashid, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Ayaz, et al.. (2023). Plant–Microbes Interaction: Exploring the Impact of Cold-Tolerant Bacillus Strains RJGP41 and GBAC46 Volatiles on Tomato Growth Promotion through Different Mechanisms. Biology. 12(7). 940–940. 10 indexed citations
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Ali, Qurban, et al.. (2023). Paclitaxel and Caffeine–Taurine, New Colchicine Alternatives for Chromosomes Doubling in Maize Haploid Breeding. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(19). 14659–14659. 2 indexed citations
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Khoso, Muneer Ahmed, Intikhab Álam, Amjad Hussain, et al.. (2023). Impact of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on plant nutrition and root characteristics: Current perspective. Plant Stress. 11. 100341–100341. 113 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Chenjie, Junqing Qiao, Qurban Ali, et al.. (2023). degQ associated with the degS/degU two‐component system regulates biofilm formation, antimicrobial metabolite production, and biocontrol activity in Bacillus velezensis   DMW1. Molecular Plant Pathology. 24(12). 1510–1521. 20 indexed citations
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Odinga, Emmanuel Stephen, et al.. (2022). Distribution, ecological fate, and risks of steroid estrogens in environmental matrices. Chemosphere. 308(Pt 2). 136370–136370. 14 indexed citations
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Chattha, Muhammad Sohaib, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Haroon, et al.. (2022). Enhancement of nitrogen use efficiency through agronomic and molecular based approaches in cotton. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 994306–994306. 18 indexed citations

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