Sajjad Asaf

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
144 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Sajjad Asaf is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sajjad Asaf has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Plant Science, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Sajjad Asaf's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (46 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (40 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (24 papers). Sajjad Asaf is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (46 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (40 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (24 papers). Sajjad Asaf collaborates with scholars based in Oman, South Korea and Pakistan. Sajjad Asaf's co-authors include Abdul Latif Khan, In‐Jung Lee, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Rahmatullah Jan, Kyung‐Min Kim, Lubna Bilal, Muhammad Numan, Sang‐Mo Kang, Raheem Shahzad and Muhammad Waqas and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Sajjad Asaf

137 papers receiving 5.9k 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 Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis and Transcriptional Regulation in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions

2021 453 citations Rahmatullah Jan, Sajjad Asaf et al. profile →
Sphingomonas: from diversity and genomics to functional role in environmental remediation and plant growth

2020 436 citations Sajjad Asaf, Muhammad Numan et al. profile →
Bioactivity and Therapeutic Potential of Kaempferol and Quercetin: New Insights for Plant and Human Health

2022 145 citations Rahmatullah Jan, Sajjad Asaf et al. Plants profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sajjad Asaf Oman	42	4.4k	1.9k	639	547	508	144	6.0k
Muhammad Waqas South Korea	45	5.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	911 1.4×	647 1.2×	663 1.3×	106	6.2k
José López‐Bucio Mexico	47	8.9k 2.0×	2.4k 1.3×	563 0.9×	289 0.5×	366 0.7×	135	9.9k
Günter Brader Austria	36	4.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	651 1.0×	219 0.4×	246 0.5×	77	5.8k
Marcel Bucher Germany	40	6.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	322 0.5×	402 0.7×	429 0.8×	64	6.8k
Sharon Doty United States	33	2.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	697 1.1×	471 0.9×	226 0.4×	70	4.0k
Francesco Vinale Italy	35	4.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 2.1×	272 0.5×	822 1.6×	133	5.8k
Raheem Shahzad South Korea	36	3.0k 0.7×	877 0.5×	475 0.7×	324 0.6×	321 0.6×	76	3.8k
Daniel Wipf France	35	4.4k 1.0×	880 0.5×	451 0.7×	377 0.7×	691 1.4×	104	4.9k
Xia Li China	36	3.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	240 0.4×	422 0.8×	194 0.4×	209	4.4k
Muhammad Hamayun Pakistan	52	6.8k 1.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 2.6×	1.1k 2.0×	1.4k 2.8×	258	8.8k

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Khan, Ibrahim, Lubna Bilal, Saqib Bilal, et al.. (2025). Bioremediation Potential of SPSB2 in Alleviating NaCl, Cadmium, and Nickel Stress in Tomato Plants for Environmental Sustainability. Horticultural Plant Journal.

Khan, Ibrahim, Sajjad Asaf, Sang‐Mo Kang, et al.. (2025). Synergistic role of Fusarium solani IK-105 and humic acid in combating lead stress in tomato plants through physiological, biochemical and molecular modulation. Plant Stress. 15. 100780–100780. 3 indexed citations

Khan, Jafar, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna Bilal, et al.. (2025). Green Extraction of Antioxidant-Rich Flavonoids from Fagonia cretica Using Deep Eutectic Solvents. Molecules. 30(4). 813–813. 4 indexed citations

Khan, Ibrahim, Sajjad Asaf, Sang‐Mo Kang, & In‐Jung Lee. (2025). Physiological mechanisms of heavy metal detoxification in tomato plants mediated by endophytic fungi under nickel and cadmium stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 221. 109589–109589. 5 indexed citations

Bilal, Lubna, Rahmatullah Jan, Syed Salman Hashmi, et al.. (2025). The First Complete Chloroplast Genome of Spider Flower (Cleome houtteana) Providing a Genetic Resource for Understanding Cleomaceae Evolution. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(8). 3527–3527.

Rather, Shabir A., et al.. (2025). Plastome evolution in the Caesalpinia group (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae): Comparative genomics reveals genome dynamics, phylogenetic insights and adaptive evolution. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 63(6). 1536–1559.

Khan, Nasir, Sajjad Asaf, Raheem Shahzad, et al.. (2024). Consortium of Endophytic Bacillus australimaris CK11 and Staphylococcus epidermidis CK9 from Commiphora gileadensis Mediates Tomato Resilience to Combined Salinity, Heat, and Drought Stresses. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 44(12). 6929–6952. 10 indexed citations

Asif, Saleem, Nari Kim, Rahmatullah Jan, et al.. (2024). Determining arsenic stress tolerance genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.) via genomic insights and QTL mapping with double haploid lines. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 214. 108941–108941. 4 indexed citations

Jan, Rahmatullah, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna Bilal, et al.. (2023). OsCM regulates rice defence system in response to UV light supplemented with drought stress. Plant Biology. 25(6). 902–914. 5 indexed citations

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Bilal, Saqib, Taimoor Khan, Sajjad Asaf, et al.. (2023). Silicon-Induced Morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Regulation in Phoenix dactylifera L. under Low-Temperature Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6036–6036. 10 indexed citations

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Jan, Rahmatullah, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna Bilal, et al.. (2022). Enhancing the Expression of the OsF3H Gene in Oryza sativa Leads to the Regulation of Multiple Biosynthetic Pathways and Transcriptomic Changes That Influence Insect Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(23). 15308–15308. 8 indexed citations

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Asif, Saleem, Yoon‐Hee Jang, Eun‐Gyeong Kim, et al.. (2022). The Role of Exogenous Gibberellic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate against White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(23). 14737–14737. 7 indexed citations

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Asif, Saleem, Eun‐Gyeong Kim, Yoon‐Hee Jang, et al.. (2022). Identification of the OsCML4 Gene in Rice Related to Salt Stress Using QTL Analysis. Plants. 11(19). 2467–2467. 10 indexed citations

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Bilal, Lubna, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Sajjad Asaf, et al.. (2022). Endophytic fungus Bipolaris sp. CSL-1 induces salt tolerance in Glycine max.L via modulating its endogenous hormones, antioxidative system and gene expression. Journal of Plant Interactions. 17(1). 319–332. 26 indexed citations

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Numan, Muhammad, Muddaser Shah, Sajjad Asaf, Najeeb Ur Rehman, & Ahmed Al‐Harrasi. (2022). Bioactive Compounds from Endophytic Bacteria Bacillus subtilis Strain EP1 with Their Antibacterial Activities. Metabolites. 12(12). 1228–1228. 6 indexed citations

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Kang, ⋅Sang-Mo, Sajjad Asaf, Abdul Latif Khan, et al.. (2020). Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas psychrotolerans CS51, a Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium, Under Heavy Metal Stress Conditions. Microorganisms. 8(3). 382–382. 57 indexed citations

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Kang, Sang‐Mo, Abdul Latif Khan, Muhammad Waqas, et al.. (2019). Integrated phytohormone production by the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Bacillus tequilensis SSB07 induced thermotolerance in soybean. Journal of Plant Interactions. 14(1). 416–423. 84 indexed citations

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Imran, Qari Muhammad, Sang‐Uk Lee, Bong‐Gyu Mun, et al.. (2019). WRKYs, the Jack-of-various-Trades, Modulate Dehydration Stress in Populus davidiana—A Transcriptomic Approach. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(2). 414–414. 6 indexed citations

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Kang, Sang‐Mo, Muhammad Waqas, Sajjad Asaf, et al.. (2017). Gibberellins and indole-3-acetic acid producing rhizospheric bacterium Leifsonia xyli SE134 mitigates the adverse effects of copper-mediated stress on tomato. Journal of Plant Interactions. 12(1). 373–380. 38 indexed citations

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Waqas, Muhammad, Raheem Shahzad, Abdul Latif Khan, et al.. (2015). Salvaging effect of triacontanol on plant growth, thermotolerance, macro-nutrient content, amino acid concentration and modulation of defense hormonal levels under heat stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 99. 118–125. 29 indexed citations

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