Saima Naz

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Saima Naz is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Naz has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Parasitology, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Saima Naz's work include Bird parasitology and diseases (14 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (7 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (5 papers). Saima Naz is often cited by papers focused on Bird parasitology and diseases (14 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (7 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (5 papers). Saima Naz collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Saima Naz's co-authors include Abdur Rauf, Muhammad Imran, Seema Patel, Farhan Saeed, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, A. Sanches‐Silva, Tareq Abu‐Izneid, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Xiandao Pan and Muhammad Saqlain and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Saima Naz

38 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Proanthocyanidins: A comprehensive review 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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.

  1. Proanthocyanidins: A comprehensive review
    2019 607 citations Abdur Rauf, Muhammad Imran et al. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saima Naz Pakistan 10 285 250 219 183 175 43 1.3k
Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Bangladesh 23 66 0.2× 415 1.7× 95 0.4× 137 0.7× 88 0.5× 124 2.0k
Roxana Filip Romania 15 57 0.2× 239 1.0× 106 0.5× 186 1.0× 146 0.8× 49 1.2k
Abdulrahman S. Bazaid Saudi Arabia 18 66 0.2× 197 0.8× 57 0.3× 146 0.8× 156 0.9× 59 1.1k
Goutam Ghosh India 22 47 0.2× 322 1.3× 57 0.3× 386 2.1× 301 1.7× 134 1.9k
Sepideh Abbaszadeh Iran 18 65 0.2× 322 1.3× 72 0.3× 336 1.8× 696 4.0× 66 1.8k
Maryam Taghdir Iran 17 184 0.6× 109 0.4× 22 0.1× 69 0.4× 174 1.0× 54 1.4k
Mariana Millan Fachi Brazil 18 41 0.1× 154 0.6× 86 0.4× 72 0.4× 123 0.7× 55 1.1k
Danh C. Vu Vietnam 17 42 0.1× 98 0.4× 104 0.5× 134 0.7× 116 0.7× 49 777
Andri Frediansyah Indonesia 18 66 0.2× 293 1.2× 65 0.3× 110 0.6× 192 1.1× 67 1.4k
Wenxin Yan China 25 46 0.2× 708 2.8× 32 0.1× 88 0.5× 164 0.9× 75 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Saima Naz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saima Naz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saima Naz

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

All Works

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Rauf, Abdur, Saima Naz, Muhammad Umer Khan, et al.. (2025). Aldose reductase inhibitory evaluation and in silico studies of bioactive secondary metabolites isolated from Fernandoa. adenophylla (Wall. ex G. Don). Journal of Molecular Structure. 1328. 141308–141308. 5 indexed citations
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in polymer nanoencapsulation of essential oils for multi-functional textile finishing. Materials Advances. 6(8). 2460–2476. 10 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Umer Rashid, Naveed Muhammad, et al.. (2024). In vitro and in silico antiproliferative potential of isolated flavonoids constitutes from Pistacia integerrima. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 79(7-8). 187–193. 6 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Muhammad Farooq, et al.. (2024). SAR-based oil spill detection and impact assessment on coastal and marine environments. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 43(12). 123–140.
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Chatha, Ahmad Manan Mustafa, Saima Naz, & Durali Danabaş. (2024). Effect of Insect Feed on Fish Growth: A Review. Asian Fisheries Science. 37(1). 2 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Umer Rashid, Zafar Ali Shah, et al.. (2024). Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties of indanone derivative isolated from Fernandoa adenophylla in vitro and in silico studies. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9624–9624. 5 indexed citations
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of pediculosis in the school-going children of district Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 43(5). 1811–1820.
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Al‐Saeed, Fatimah A., Saima Naz, Riaz Hussain, et al.. (2023). Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Enzymes, Genotoxicity and Histopathological Profile in Oreochromis niloticus Exposed to Lufenuron. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 43(1). 160–166. 31 indexed citations
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2022). Junk food consumption in relation to menstrual abnormalities among adolescent girls: A comparative cross sectional study. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 38(8). 2307–2312. 4 indexed citations
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Das, Rajib, Abdur Rauf, Saikat Mitra, et al.. (2022). Therapeutic potential of marine macrolides: An overview from 1990 to 2022. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 365. 110072–110072. 21 indexed citations
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Rafique, Ibrar, et al.. (2022). Dietary patterns of Pakistani adults and their associations with sociodemographic characteristics-a community based study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 72(11). 2218–2222. 1 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Muhammad Imran, Tareq Abu‐Izneid, et al.. (2019). Proanthocyanidins: A comprehensive review. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 116. 108999–108999. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2016). Description of first record of Petasiger exaeretus Dietz, 1909 (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) in avian host from Pakistan.. 31(2). 181–185. 1 indexed citations
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2016). A new species of genus Paryphostomum Dietz, 1909 (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) in Phalacrocorax niger of Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 4(3). 246–249. 1 indexed citations
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Saeed, Muhammad, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Mohammad Ashik Iqbal Khan, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of bovine and bubaline cysticercosis in Punjab, Pakistan.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 26(2). 401–407. 1 indexed citations
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2015). Chest X-ray: an unfair screening tool.. PubMed. 26(4). 554–8. 3 indexed citations
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Naz, Saima, et al.. (2010). The high rate of infestation of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) in Rock Pigeons (Columba livia Gmelin 1789) in Pakistan. Tropical Zoology. 23(1). 21–28. 12 indexed citations

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