Saba Shamim

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

Saba Shamim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Saba Shamim has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Saba Shamim's work include Chromium effects and bioremediation (8 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (5 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (5 papers). Saba Shamim is often cited by papers focused on Chromium effects and bioremediation (8 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (5 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (5 papers). Saba Shamim collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Germany. Saba Shamim's co-authors include Maryam Khan, Abdul Rehman, Amina Elahi, Dilara Abbas Bukhari, Badriyah S. Alotaibi, Arif Malik, Fahad Said Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Shamaila Kausar and Ghulam Rasool and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Molecules and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Saba Shamim

40 papers receiving 947 citations

Hit Papers

A review: Mechanism of action of antiviral drugs 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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. A review: Mechanism of action of antiviral drugs
    2021 238 citations Saba Shamim 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
Saba Shamim Pakistan 14 296 160 157 132 109 43 979
Libin Zhu United States 15 194 0.7× 232 1.4× 106 0.7× 127 1.0× 119 1.1× 46 1.3k
Pasqualina Laganà Italy 18 220 0.7× 237 1.5× 115 0.7× 45 0.3× 77 0.7× 71 1.1k
Lucia Bírošová Slovakia 20 718 2.4× 132 0.8× 162 1.0× 75 0.6× 183 1.7× 43 1.2k
Mohamed Azab El‐Liethy Egypt 18 132 0.4× 107 0.7× 118 0.8× 105 0.8× 123 1.1× 57 845
Chaoqi Chen China 17 746 2.5× 189 1.2× 184 1.2× 57 0.4× 69 0.6× 70 1.4k
Charles A. Pettigrew United States 20 441 1.5× 332 2.1× 167 1.1× 166 1.3× 94 0.9× 32 1.3k
Hongjie Sheng China 18 751 2.5× 178 1.1× 207 1.3× 54 0.4× 143 1.3× 27 1.1k
Tamer Essam Egypt 20 234 0.8× 294 1.8× 59 0.4× 50 0.4× 50 0.5× 41 1.2k
Babita Sharma India 20 492 1.7× 372 2.3× 179 1.1× 127 1.0× 130 1.2× 67 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saba Shamim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saba Shamim

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

All Works

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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2023). Emerging Patterns in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Pseudomonas SPP- Hospital Based Study. 17(2). 129–131. 1 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2023). Safety Considerations for Lyophilized Human Amniotic Membrane Impregnated with Colistin and Silver Nanoparticles. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 196(3). 1419–1434. 1 indexed citations
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Hussain, Sarfraz, Maryam Khan, Taha Majid Mahmood Sheikh, et al.. (2022). Zinc Essentiality, Toxicity, and Its Bacterial Bioremediation: A Comprehensive Insight. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 900740–900740. 117 indexed citations
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Khan, Maryam, Muhammad Kamran, Mohamed M. Hassan, et al.. (2022). Harnessing the Potential of Bacillus altitudinis MT422188 for Copper Bioremediation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 878000–878000. 17 indexed citations
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Khan, Maryam & Saba Shamim. (2022). Anisi Stellati Fructus, a Significant Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Herb and Its Bioactivity against Gastric Cancer. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022. 1–14. 6 indexed citations
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Woo, Kyung Mi, Muhammad Tahir, Wenhui Wu, et al.. (2021). Enhancing osteoblast differentiation through small molecule-incorporated engineered nanofibrous scaffold. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(3). 2607–2618. 8 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, Huma Rasheed, & Zaheer‐Ud‐Din Babar. (2021). Continuing professional development for pharmacists in three countries with developing health systems. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 13(5). 471–478. 7 indexed citations
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Buabeid, Manal, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic Uses of Traditional Chinese Medicines Against COVID-19. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 14. 5017–5026. 5 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, Maryam Khan, Zelal Kharaba, Munazza Ijaz, & Ghulam Murtaza. (2020). Potential strategies for combating COVID-19. Archives of Virology. 165(11). 2419–2438. 14 indexed citations
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Ijaz, Munazza, Fuád Ameén, Yassen Alfoteih, et al.. (2020). Dissecting Streptococcus pyogenes interaction with human. Archives of Microbiology. 202(8). 2023–2032. 5 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2016). Yield and Safety Profile of Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of Lymph Nodes.. PubMed. 26(5). 357–60. 3 indexed citations
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Younas, Umer, et al.. (2016). PHYTOCHEMICALS SCREENING BY FTIR SPECTROSCOPY AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT FRACTIONS FROM MURRAYA KOENIGII L. SHOOTS. International Research Journal of Pharmacy. 7(4). 30–37. 10 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2014). Cadmium-Resistance Mechanism in the Bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Pseudomonas putida mt2. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 67(2). 149–157. 25 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba & Abdul Rehman. (2013). Antioxidative enzyme profiling and biosorption ability of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Pseudomonas putida mt2 under cadmium stress. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 55(3). 374–381. 31 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2013). Swimming, Swarming, Twitching, and Chemotactic Responses of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Pseudomonas putida mt2 in the Presence of Cadmium. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 66(3). 407–414. 8 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2012). Cadmium Resistance and Accumulation Potential of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain CBL-1 Isolated from Industrial Wastewater. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 44(1). 203–208. 20 indexed citations
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Shamim, Saba, et al.. (2009). CHARACTERIZATION OF AVIAN ADENOVIRUS TYPE-4 CAUSING HYDRO-PERICARDIUM SYNDROME IN BROILERS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN. Majallah-i taḥqīqāt-i dāmpizishkī-i īrān. 10(1). 38–43. 5 indexed citations

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