Saima Iftikhar

681 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 427 citations indexed

About

Saima Iftikhar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Iftikhar has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 427 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Saima Iftikhar's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (3 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (3 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (2 papers). Saima Iftikhar is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (3 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (3 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (2 papers). Saima Iftikhar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. Saima Iftikhar's co-authors include Muhammad Shahid Nadeem, Abdulmalik Saleh Alfawaz Altamimi, Obaid Afzal, Sami I. Alzarea, Imran Kazmi, Bibi Nazia Murtaza, Bismillah Mubeen, Waleed Hassan Almalki, Naeem Rashid and Nouman Rasool and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Molecules and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Saima Iftikhar

14 papers receiving 416 citations

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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.

Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: From History to Therapeutic Applications

2022 242 citations Obaid Afzal, Abdulmalik Saleh Alfawaz Altamimi et al. Nanomaterials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saima Iftikhar Pakistan	7	106	102	82	68	61	16	427
Luana Roberta Michels Brazil	13	126 1.2×	94 0.9×	81 1.0×	46 0.7×	36 0.6×	20	489
Shehla Nasar Mir Najib Ullah Saudi Arabia	12	113 1.1×	67 0.7×	64 0.8×	26 0.4×	68 1.1×	35	422
Kushagra Khanna India	12	118 1.1×	123 1.2×	82 1.0×	60 0.9×	46 0.8×	36	551
Abhishek Tiwari India	11	108 1.0×	74 0.7×	91 1.1×	63 0.9×	28 0.5×	70	426
Varsha Tiwari India	12	121 1.1×	68 0.7×	85 1.0×	65 1.0×	24 0.4×	67	444
Preshita Desai India	11	149 1.4×	115 1.1×	77 0.9×	56 0.8×	22 0.4×	19	523
Rohit Dutt India	13	180 1.7×	124 1.2×	93 1.1×	57 0.8×	17 0.3×	80	602
Medhat W. Shafaa Egypt	13	140 1.3×	87 0.9×	74 0.9×	22 0.3×	42 0.7×	51	406
Vikash Jakhmola India	14	301 2.8×	76 0.7×	65 0.8×	36 0.5×	23 0.4×	97	746
Rita Oliveira Portugal	12	147 1.4×	57 0.6×	41 0.5×	31 0.5×	113 1.9×	29	559

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16 of 16 papers shown

Iftikhar, Saima, et al.. (2024). The N and C-terminal deleted variant of the dengue virus NS1 protein is a potential candidate for dengue vaccine development. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18883–18883. 1 indexed citations

Hayat, Shawkat, Fakher Rahim, Hayat Ullah, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular docking and dynamic simulation of novel benzofuran derivatives as potential agents against Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1322. 140279–140279. 3 indexed citations

Iftikhar, Saima, et al.. (2023). Biochemical and in silico evaluation of a recombinant, glucose tolerant, and highly thermostable β-glucosidase from Thermococcus radiotolerans DSM-15228. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 64. 10–17. 2 indexed citations

Iftikhar, Saima, et al.. (2023). Engineering a DNA polymerase from Pyrobaculum calidifontis for improved activity, processivity and extension rate. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 233. 123545–123545. 2 indexed citations

Nasar, Zara, et al.. (2022). A novel strategy for developing a tetravalent vaccine (dvac) against dengue utilizing conserved regions from all DENV proteins. Microbial Pathogenesis. 164. 105447–105447. 2 indexed citations

Alharbi, Khalid Saad, Muhammad Shahid Nadeem, Obaid Afzal, et al.. (2022). Gingerol, a Natural Antioxidant, Attenuates Hyperglycemia and Downstream Complications. Metabolites. 12(12). 1274–1274. 31 indexed citations

Afzal, Obaid, Mahmood Hassan Dalhat, Abdulmalik Saleh Alfawaz Altamimi, et al.. (2022). Green Tea Catechins Attenuate Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cognitive Deficits. Molecules. 27(21). 7604–7604. 53 indexed citations

Afzal, Obaid, Abdulmalik Saleh Alfawaz Altamimi, Muhammad Shahid Nadeem, et al.. (2022). Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: From History to Therapeutic Applications. Nanomaterials. 12(24). 4494–4494. 242 indexed citations breakdown →

Iftikhar, Saima, Farheen Aslam, & Muhammad Akhtar. (2021). Serodiagnosis of Hepatitis B Virus Using PreS Antigen from Pakistani Isolate SBS001. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 246–255.

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Waseem, Rashid, et al.. (2019). Recombinant Human Proinsulin Expression in E. Coli by Altering 5ʹ Untranslated and Translated Region. 8(1). 1–6.

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Iftikhar, Saima & Muhammad Akhtar. (2019). Variability in the immunogenic preS region of Pakistani hepatitis B virus isolates. VirusDisease. 30(3). 329–335. 1 indexed citations

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Rashid, Naeem, et al.. (2019). Dengue proteins with their role in pathogenesis, and strategies for developing an effective anti‐dengue treatment: A review. Journal of Medical Virology. 92(8). 941–955. 51 indexed citations

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Aslam, Farheen, et al.. (2018). Construction and recombinant expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa truncated exotoxin A in Escherichia coli. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 64(1). 64–69. 5 indexed citations

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Rasool, Nouman, et al.. (2017). Structural and quantum mechanical computations to elucidate the altered binding mechanism of metal and drug with pyrazinamidase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis due to mutagenicity. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 80. 126–131. 14 indexed citations

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Rashid, Naeem, et al.. (2011). Escherichia coli signal peptidase recognizes and cleaves the signal sequence of xylanase from a newly isolated Bacillus subtilis strain R5. Biochemistry (Moscow). 76(3). 347–349. 8 indexed citations

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Rasool, Nouman, Naeem Rashid, Saima Iftikhar, & Muhammad Akhtar. (2010). N-terminal deletion of Tk1689, a subtilisin-like serine protease from Thermococcus kodakaraensis, copes with its cytotoxicity in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 110(4). 381–385. 12 indexed citations

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