Salma Mostafa

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 806 citations indexed

About

Salma Mostafa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Salma Mostafa has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 806 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Salma Mostafa's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers) and Plant and animal studies (3 papers). Salma Mostafa is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers) and Plant and animal studies (3 papers). Salma Mostafa collaborates with scholars based in China, Egypt and Hungary. Salma Mostafa's co-authors include Biao Jin, Yun Wang, Wen Zeng, Zhaogeng Lu, Wen Zeng, Xinwen Wang, Jiawen Cui, Li Wang, Gang Chen and J. Andres Torres and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Biochemical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Salma Mostafa

15 papers receiving 789 citations

Hit Papers

Function and Mechanism of Jasmonic Acid in Plant Response... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2022 100 200 300
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. Function and Mechanism of Jasmonic Acid in Plant Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses
    2021 358 citations Yun Wang, Salma Mostafa et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
  2. Floral Scents and Fruit Aromas: Functions, Compositions, Biosynthesis, and Regulation
    2022 112 citations Salma Mostafa, Yun Wang et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Salma Mostafa China 11 555 317 98 81 75 16 806
Guolu Liang China 17 784 1.4× 532 1.7× 68 0.7× 57 0.7× 152 2.0× 94 1.1k
Ailiang Jiang China 20 496 0.9× 518 1.6× 58 0.6× 102 1.3× 58 0.8× 35 1.0k
Murli Manohar United States 16 796 1.4× 268 0.8× 92 0.9× 18 0.2× 47 0.6× 27 1.0k
Huiying Miao China 18 817 1.5× 616 1.9× 55 0.6× 27 0.3× 75 1.0× 35 1.1k
Satoko Nonaka Japan 20 892 1.6× 812 2.6× 61 0.6× 38 0.5× 69 0.9× 38 1.3k
Jun Ni China 21 1.0k 1.8× 561 1.8× 21 0.2× 123 1.5× 37 0.5× 35 1.2k
Qingjing Ye China 16 688 1.2× 496 1.6× 40 0.4× 27 0.3× 31 0.4× 45 933

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Fields of papers citing papers by Salma Mostafa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Salma Mostafa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Salma Mostafa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Salma Mostafa 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 Salma Mostafa. Salma Mostafa 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
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Mostafa, Salma, Maryam A. Shetab Boushehri, Ralf Weiskirchen, et al.. (2025). Targeted Delivery of Anti-TGF-β 1 -siRNA Using PDGFR-β Peptide-Modified Chitosan Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(11). 6741–6758. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Zhaogeng, et al.. (2024). Plant anthocyanins: Classification, biosynthesis, regulation, bioactivity, and health benefits. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 217. 109268–109268. 35 indexed citations
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Noor, Iqra, Hamza Sohail, Jiawen Cui, et al.. (2024). From stress to resilience: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of cadmium toxicity, detoxification and tolerance in plants. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176462–176462. 14 indexed citations
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Zaher, Dana M., et al.. (2024). The interplay of p38 MAPK signaling and mitochondrial metabolism, a dynamic target in cancer and pathological contexts. Biochemical Pharmacology. 225. 116307–116307. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianhua, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide identification, structural and gene expression analysis of BTB gene family in soybean. BMC Plant Biology. 24(1). 663–663. 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Zhaogeng, Xinwen Wang, Salma Mostafa, et al.. (2023). WRKY Transcription Factors in Jasminum sambac: An Insight into the Regulation of Aroma Synthesis. Biomolecules. 13(12). 1679–1679. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Gang, Salma Mostafa, Zhaogeng Lu, et al.. (2022). The Jasmine (Jasminum Sambac) Genome Provides Insight into the Biosynthesis of Flower Fragrances and Jasmonates. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 21(1). 127–149. 23 indexed citations
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Mostafa, Salma, Yun Wang, Wen Zeng, & Biao Jin. (2022). Plant Responses to Herbivory, Wounding, and Infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(13). 7031–7031. 78 indexed citations
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Zeng, Wen, Salma Mostafa, Zhaogeng Lu, & Biao Jin. (2022). Melatonin-Mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 847175–847175. 102 indexed citations
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Mostafa, Salma, Yun Wang, Wen Zeng, & Biao Jin. (2022). Floral Scents and Fruit Aromas: Functions, Compositions, Biosynthesis, and Regulation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 112 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yun, Salma Mostafa, Wen Zeng, & Biao Jin. (2021). Function and Mechanism of Jasmonic Acid in Plant Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(16). 8568–8568. 358 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cui, Jiawen, Zhaogeng Lu, Tianyi Wang, et al.. (2021). The genome of Medicago polymorpha provides insights into its edibility and nutritional value as a vegetable and forage legume. Horticulture Research. 8(1). 47–47. 30 indexed citations
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Mostafa, Salma, et al.. (2011). Multi-selection method for physical design verification applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7974. 797407–797407. 12 indexed citations

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