Saima Saif

1.2k total citations
16 papers, 574 citations indexed

About

Saima Saif is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Saif has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 574 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Plant Science, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Saima Saif's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (12 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (6 papers). Saima Saif is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (12 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (6 papers). Saima Saif collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and Pakistan. Saima Saif's co-authors include Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Mohammad Saghir Khan, R. H. Höweler, Ewald Sieverding, Ees Ahmad, Asfa Rizvi, Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Shahid, Md. Saghir Khan and Kausar Malik and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Plant and Soil and Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis.

In The Last Decade

Saima Saif

14 papers receiving 505 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saima Saif India 11 537 90 89 86 69 16 574
A. Vilariño Spain 11 368 0.7× 102 1.1× 105 1.2× 55 0.6× 78 1.1× 20 430
Suzanne Schwab United States 10 404 0.8× 101 1.1× 62 0.7× 85 1.0× 42 0.6× 12 435
Joyce Jefwa Kenya 15 444 0.8× 104 1.2× 60 0.7× 105 1.2× 84 1.2× 39 524
Kazuomi Kadoya Japan 14 560 1.0× 113 1.3× 115 1.3× 62 0.7× 19 0.3× 57 625
Larisa Galvez United States 10 589 1.1× 163 1.8× 161 1.8× 75 0.9× 134 1.9× 12 654
Fernanda Covacevich Argentina 11 421 0.8× 58 0.6× 150 1.7× 84 1.0× 59 0.9× 45 496
A. Manjunath India 15 726 1.4× 120 1.3× 119 1.3× 75 0.9× 76 1.1× 41 768
Eva Nouri Switzerland 6 668 1.2× 138 1.5× 74 0.8× 60 0.7× 62 0.9× 6 732
C. Reider United States 8 430 0.8× 139 1.5× 188 2.1× 64 0.7× 45 0.7× 8 558
Dora Trejo Aguilar Mexico 12 344 0.6× 68 0.8× 39 0.4× 71 0.8× 56 0.8× 45 395

Countries citing papers authored by Saima Saif

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Saima Saif's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Saima Saif with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Saima Saif more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Saima Saif

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Saima Saif. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Saima Saif. The network helps show where Saima Saif may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saima Saif

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
1.
Mukhamatdinov, Irek I., et al.. (2025). Development of a catalyst based on metal tallates for intensification of heavy oil production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 189. 107058–107058.
2.
3.
Mughal, Tahira Aziz, et al.. (2020). ASPERGILLUS PAKISTANICUS: MICROSCOPIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF A NEW ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM THE SOIL OF THE CHANGA MANGA FOREST, PAKISTAN. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18(3). 3795–3804. 1 indexed citations
4.
5.
Zaidi, Almas, Md. Saghir Khan, Ees Ahmad, et al.. (2016). Growth stimulation and management of diseases of ornamental plants using phosphate solubilizing microorganisms: current perspective. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 38(5). 38 indexed citations
6.
Zaidi, Almas, Ees Ahmad, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Saima Saif, & Asfa Rizvi. (2015). Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in sustainable production of vegetables: Current perspective. Scientia Horticulturae. 193. 231–239. 97 indexed citations
7.
Höweler, R. H., Ewald Sieverding, & Saima Saif. (1987). Practical aspects of mycorrhizal technology in some tropical crops and pastures. Plant and Soil. 100(1-3). 249–283. 109 indexed citations
8.
Saif, Saima. (1987). Growth responses of tropical forage plant species to vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae. Plant and Soil. 97(1). 25–35. 55 indexed citations
9.
Saif, Saima. (1984). THE INFLUENCE OF soil AERATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF VESICULAR–ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAS. New Phytologist. 96(3). 429–435. 10 indexed citations
10.
Saif, Saima. (1984). The influence of soil aeration on the efficiency of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas. III. Soil carbon dioxide and growth and non-mycorrhizal plants of Eupatorium odoratum L., Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass. and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. 1 indexed citations
11.
Saif, Saima. (1983). THE INFLUENCE OF SOIL AERATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAS. New Phytologist. 95(3). 405–417. 31 indexed citations
12.
Saif, Saima. (1981). THE INFLUENCE OF SOIL AERATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE I.. New Phytologist. 88(4). 649–659. 63 indexed citations
13.
Saif, Saima. (1977). The influence of stage of host development on vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae and endogonaceous spores in field-grown vegetable crops. II. Winter-grown crops. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 9(2). 119–128. 2 indexed citations
14.
15.
Saif, Saima & Abdul Ghaffar Khan. (1977). The effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal associations on growth of cereals. Plant and Soil. 47(1). 17–26. 30 indexed citations
16.
Saif, Saima & Abdul Ghaffar Khan. (1975). The influence of season and stage of development of plant on Endogone mycorrhiza of field-grown wheat. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 21(7). 1020–1024. 53 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A. Vilariño Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Suzanne Schwab Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joyce Jefwa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kazuomi Kadoya Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Larisa Galvez Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Fernanda Covacevich Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A. Manjunath Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eva Nouri Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by C. Reider Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dora Trejo Aguilar
Rankless by CCL
2026