Sadaf Kalam

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sadaf Kalam is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pharmacology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sadaf Kalam has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Plant Science, 3 papers in Pharmacology and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sadaf Kalam's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (3 papers). Sadaf Kalam is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (3 papers). Sadaf Kalam collaborates with scholars based in India, Malaysia and Egypt. Sadaf Kalam's co-authors include Anirban Basu, R. Z. Sayyed, Hesham Ali El Enshasy, Subha Narayan Das, M. S. Reddy, Appa Rao Podile, Ni Luh Suriani, Daniel Joe Dailin, Iqbal Ahmad and Pallaval Veera Bramhachari and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Sustainability and Heliyon.

In The Last Decade

Sadaf Kalam

11 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) as Green Bioinoculants: Recent Developments, Constraints, and Prospects

2021 531 citations Anirban Basu, Subha Narayan Das et al. Sustainability profile →
Recent Understanding of Soil Acidobacteria and Their Ecological Significance: A Critical Review

2020 494 citations Sadaf Kalam, Anirban Basu et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sadaf Kalam India	10	906	314	247	244	177	13	1.4k
Ni Luh Suriani Indonesia	10	665 0.7×	225 0.7×	200 0.8×	238 1.0×	108 0.6×	52	1.1k
Vanessa Nessner Kavamura Brazil	13	716 0.8×	229 0.7×	239 1.0×	181 0.7×	155 0.9×	28	1.1k
Rabia Khalid Pakistan	6	1.1k 1.2×	253 0.8×	175 0.7×	240 1.0×	82 0.5×	15	1.4k
Gehong Wei China	21	975 1.1×	239 0.8×	379 1.5×	276 1.1×	327 1.8×	49	1.6k
Heejung Cho South Korea	4	1.1k 1.2×	339 1.1×	409 1.7×	360 1.5×	117 0.7×	5	1.6k
Vicente Vives‐Peris Spain	18	1.3k 1.4×	307 1.0×	155 0.6×	208 0.9×	99 0.6×	37	1.6k
Thierry Heulin France	6	700 0.8×	168 0.5×	255 1.0×	260 1.1×	126 0.7×	6	1.1k
Juan Sun China	19	628 0.7×	378 1.2×	228 0.9×	202 0.8×	68 0.4×	72	1.2k
Tariq Sultan Pakistan	21	1.3k 1.5×	261 0.8×	93 0.4×	196 0.8×	235 1.3×	63	1.7k

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Kalam, Sadaf, et al.. (2023). Flavoured additives in ruminant nutrition: A review. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition. 40(1). 1–8.

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Kalam, Sadaf, et al.. (2022). Phosphate solubilization and plant growth promotion by two Pantoea strains isolated from the flowers of Hedychium coronarium L.. Frontiers in Agronomy. 4. 15 indexed citations

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Kalam, Sadaf, Anirban Basu, & Appa Rao Podile. (2021). Difficult-to-culture bacteria in the rhizosphere: The underexplored signature microbial groups. Pedosphere. 32(1). 75–89. 28 indexed citations

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Basu, Anirban, Subha Narayan Das, Sadaf Kalam, et al.. (2021). Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) as Green Bioinoculants: Recent Developments, Constraints, and Prospects. Sustainability. 13(3). 1140–1140. 531 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalam, Sadaf, Anirban Basu, & Appa Rao Podile. (2020). Functional and molecular characterization of plant growth promoting Bacillus isolates from tomato rhizosphere. Heliyon. 6(8). e04734–e04734. 66 indexed citations

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Kalam, Sadaf, Anirban Basu, Iqbal Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Recent Understanding of Soil Acidobacteria and Their Ecological Significance: A Critical Review. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 580024–580024. 494 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalam, Sadaf, Subha Narayan Das, Anirban Basu, & Appa Rao Podile. (2017). Population densities of indigenous Acidobacteria change in the presence of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in rhizosphere. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 57(5). 376–385. 56 indexed citations

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Kalam, Sadaf, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of Mycelial and Exo-polysaccharide production from Cordyceps militaris. 4(1). 609–619. 3 indexed citations

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Kalam, Sadaf, et al.. (2015). Optimization of rhamnolipid biosurfactant production by mangrove sediment bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa KVD-HR42 using response surface methodology. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 5. 38–47. 77 indexed citations

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Dutta, Swarnalee, et al.. (2014). Preferential Promotion of Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) Growth by Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria Associated with Tomato. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 54(4). 403–412. 50 indexed citations

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Podile, Appa Rao, et al.. (2014). Root Colonization and Quorum Sensing are the Driving forces of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (pgpr) for Growth Promotion. Revista de Fomento Social. 80(2). 407–407. 21 indexed citations

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Kalam, Sadaf, et al.. (2014). A Novel Phytotoxic Phenolic Compound from Phoma herbarum FGCC#54 with Herbicidal Potential. Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 50(4). 644–647. 9 indexed citations

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Kalam, Sadaf & A.K. Pandey. (2014). Mass production and formulation of herbicidal metabolites from Phoma herbarum FGCC#54 for management of some prominent weeds of Central India..

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