Sajad Ali

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Sajad Ali is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sajad Ali has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Plant Science, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Sajad Ali's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (29 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (7 papers). Sajad Ali is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (29 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (7 papers). Sajad Ali collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Sajad Ali's co-authors include Anshika Tyagi, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Muntazir Mushtaq, Anita Grover, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Sandhya Rawat, Hanhong Bae, Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Prashant Yadav and Azra N. Kamili and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Pollution and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sajad Ali

88 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pathogenesis-related proteins and peptides as promising tools for engineering plants with multiple stress tolerance

2018 464 citations Sajad Ali, Ajaz A. Bhat et al. profile →
ROS interplay between plant growth and stress biology: Challenges and future perspectives

2023 90 citations Sajad Ali, Anshika Tyagi et al. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry profile →
Exploring physiological and molecular dynamics of drought stress responses in plants: challenges and future directions

2025 16 citations Sajad Ali, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sajad Ali India	29	2.2k	1.0k	246	197	190	96	3.3k
Qi Zhang China	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	136 0.6×	179 0.9×	142 0.7×	188	3.9k
Xinwei Wang China	28	970 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	175 0.7×	125 0.6×	371 2.0×	89	2.6k
Sophie Alvarez United States	32	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 2.0×	194 0.8×	115 0.6×	61 0.3×	87	3.5k
Vinay Sharma India	31	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	174 0.7×	125 0.6×	206 1.1×	146	3.3k
Fábio O. Pedrosa Brazil	33	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	285 1.2×	212 1.1×	280 1.5×	162	3.5k
Bashir Ahmad Ganai India	25	968 0.4×	952 0.9×	125 0.5×	136 0.7×	138 0.7×	165	2.9k
Dan Wang China	34	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	166 0.7×	210 1.1×	264 1.4×	217	4.1k
Huijun Wu China	32	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	137 0.6×	555 2.8×	91 0.5×	107	3.9k
Jing Sun China	35	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	210 0.9×	143 0.7×	71 0.4×	165	3.8k
Fang Liu China	38	3.6k 1.6×	1.9k 1.8×	313 1.3×	191 1.0×	100 0.5×	285	5.0k

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Mir, Zahoor Ahmad, Sajad Ali, Divya Sharma, et al.. (2025). Plant Defense Hormones: Thermoregulation and Their Role in Plant Adaptive Immunity. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 44(6). 2689–2706. 2 indexed citations

Danish, Mohammad, Mohammad Shahid, Mohammad Abul Farah, et al.. (2024). Co-application of salt tolerant bacterium Achromobacter xylosoxidans and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) synergistically improved growth and adaptive traits in Fagopyrum esculentum L. (buckwheat) under salinity stress. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 120032–120032. 2 indexed citations

Shahid, Mohammad, Mohammad Altaf, Sajad Ali, & Anshika Tyagi. (2024). Isolation and assessment of the beneficial effect of exopolysaccharide-producing PGPR in Triticum aestivum (L.) plants grown under NaCl and Cd -stressed conditions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 215. 108973–108973. 20 indexed citations

Tyagi, Anshika, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, & Sajad Ali. (2024). Revisiting the Role of Sensors for Shaping Plant Research: Applications and Future Perspectives. Sensors. 24(11). 3261–3261. 5 indexed citations

Ali, Sajad, Anshika Tyagi, & Zahoor Ahmad Mir. (2024). Plant Immunity: At the Crossroads of Pathogen Perception and Defense Response. Plants. 13(11). 1434–1434. 18 indexed citations

Su, Hongsheng, et al.. (2024). Research on Blockchain-Enabled Smart Grid for Anti-Theft Electricity Securing Peer-to-Peer Transactions in Modern Grids. Sensors. 24(5). 1668–1668. 3 indexed citations

Mir, Rakeeb Ahmad, Anshika Tyagi, Sofi Javed Hussain, et al.. (2024). Saffron, a Potential Bridge between Nutrition and Disease Therapeutics: Global Health Challenges and Therapeutic Opportunities. Plants. 13(11). 1467–1467. 1 indexed citations

Tyagi, Anshika, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Mohammed A. Almalki, Rupesh Deshmukh, & Sajad Ali. (2024). Genomics-Assisted Breeding: A Powerful Breeding Approach for Improving Plant Growth and Stress Resilience. Agronomy. 14(6). 1128–1128. 21 indexed citations

Tyagi, Anshika, Tensangmu Lama Tamang, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir, et al.. (2024). A Review on Biocontrol Agents as Sustainable Approach for Crop Disease Management: Applications, Production, and Future Perspectives. Horticulturae. 10(8). 805–805. 21 indexed citations

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Ali, Sajad, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir, Anshika Tyagi, et al.. (2023). Chromium Toxicity in Plants: Signaling, Mitigation, and Future Perspectives. Plants. 12(7). 1502–1502. 77 indexed citations

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Tripathy, Divya Bajpai, et al.. (2023). Sensitive Fingerprint Detection Using Biocompatible Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Coating on Non-Porous Surfaces. Coatings. 13(2). 268–268. 11 indexed citations

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Khan, Mudasir Hafiz, Ajaz A. Lone, Sajad Ali, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the Variability of Essential Oil Composition in Different Accessions of Bunium persicum Collected from Different Temperate Micro-Climates. Molecules. 28(5). 2404–2404. 17 indexed citations

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Rajaram, R., et al.. (2022). Are we at risk because of road dust? An ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals in a rapid growing city in South India. Environmental Advances. 7. 100165–100165. 33 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Muntazir, Aejaz Ahmad Dar, Milan Skalický, et al.. (2021). CRISPR-Based Genome Editing Tools: Insights into Technological Breakthroughs and Future Challenges. Genes. 12(6). 797–797. 50 indexed citations

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Mir, Zahoor Ahmad, Sajad Ali, Apekshita Singh, et al.. (2021). In silico analysis and overexpression of chitinase class IV gene in Brassica juncea improves resistance against Alternaria brassicae. Industrial Crops and Products. 169. 113555–113555. 8 indexed citations

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Tyagi, Anshika, et al.. (2021). Crosstalk between H₂S and NO: an emerging signalling pathway during waterlogging stress in legume crops. Plant Biology. 24(4). 576–586. 8 indexed citations

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Ali, Sajad, et al.. (2018). Determinants of Pakistan’s Exports: An Econometric Analysis. Comparative Economic Research Central and Eastern Europe. 21(3). 95–108. 1 indexed citations

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Ali, Sajad, et al.. (2015). Gene expression profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana chitinase genes in response to Alternaria brassicae challenge. Indian Phytopathology. 68(1). 106–111. 6 indexed citations

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Ali, Sajad, et al.. (2014). α-Tubulin: A more suitable internal control than β-Actin in reverse transcription-PCR analysis of Brassica juncea, Sinapis alba and Camelina sativa under different experimental conditions. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences. 22(2). 345–351. 1 indexed citations

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Ali, Sajad, et al.. (2009). Comparison of effect of dual task training with two different priorities instructional sets on balance and motor recovery in chronic middle cerebral artery stroke patients. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal. 3(4). 50–57. 1 indexed citations

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