Samrah Afzal Awan

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

About

Samrah Afzal Awan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Samrah Afzal Awan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Pollution and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Samrah Afzal Awan's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (14 papers), Heavy metals in environment (6 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (5 papers). Samrah Afzal Awan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (14 papers), Heavy metals in environment (6 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (5 papers). Samrah Afzal Awan collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Slovakia. Samrah Afzal Awan's co-authors include Imran Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Linkai Huang, Shafaqat Ali, Xinquan Zhang, Marián Brestič, Rezwan Tariq, Muhammad Ali Raza, Muhammad Jawad Hassan and Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Samrah Afzal Awan

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Effects of silicon on heavy metal uptake at the soil-plant interphase: A review

2021 178 citations Imran Khan, Samrah Afzal Awan et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samrah Afzal Awan China	18	952	305	258	133	115	25	1.3k
Muhammad Mudassir Nazir China	18	624 0.7×	412 1.4×	257 1.0×	104 0.8×	86 0.7×	30	1.1k
Ali Raza Khan China	20	746 0.8×	427 1.4×	379 1.5×	118 0.9×	43 0.4×	33	1.3k
Waheed Ullah Khan Pakistan	23	895 0.9×	142 0.5×	243 0.9×	158 1.2×	72 0.6×	41	1.2k
Amany H. A. Abeed Egypt	23	713 0.7×	250 0.8×	258 1.0×	77 0.6×	69 0.6×	62	1.1k
Mohammad Nauman Khan China	23	1.3k 1.3×	243 0.8×	232 0.9×	260 2.0×	45 0.4×	54	1.8k
Ahmad Faraz India	15	1.2k 1.2×	396 1.3×	176 0.7×	237 1.8×	73 0.6×	25	1.5k
Arun Kumar Shaw India	12	502 0.5×	358 1.2×	220 0.9×	106 0.8×	67 0.6×	23	880
Ceyda Ozfidan‐Konakci Türkiye	21	713 0.7×	151 0.5×	237 0.9×	174 1.3×	43 0.4×	65	1.1k
Farzad Mokhberdoran China	14	832 0.9×	154 0.5×	394 1.5×	93 0.7×	95 0.8×	16	1.1k
Muhammad Tahir Pakistan	19	745 0.8×	176 0.6×	202 0.8×	141 1.1×	46 0.4×	54	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Samrah Afzal Awan

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Samrah Afzal Awan'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 Samrah Afzal Awan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Samrah Afzal Awan more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Samrah Afzal Awan

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Samrah Afzal Awan. 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 Samrah Afzal Awan. The network helps show where Samrah Afzal Awan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samrah Afzal Awan

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Khan, Aaqil, Akhlaq Ahmad, Imran Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Carbon Sequestration via Maize‐Soybean Intercropping Enhances the Microbial Community and Crop Productivity. Food and Energy Security. 14(6).

Khan, Imran, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2024). Silicon nanoparticles improved the osmolyte production, antioxidant defense system, and phytohormone regulation in Elymus sibiricus (L.) under drought and salt stress. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(6). 8985–8999. 12 indexed citations

Awan, Samrah Afzal, et al.. (2023). Pre-treatment of melatonin enhances the seed germination responses and physiological mechanisms of soybean (Glycine max L.) under abiotic stresses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1149873–1149873. 27 indexed citations

Awan, Samrah Afzal, Imran Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2023). Reduction in the cadmium (Cd) accumulation and toxicity in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) by regulating physio-biochemical and antioxidant defense system via soil and foliar application of melatonin. Environmental Pollution. 328. 121658–121658. 40 indexed citations

Wang, Qi, Samrah Afzal Awan, Jing Gao, et al.. (2023). Far-red light mediates light energy capture and distribution in soybeans (Glycine max L.) under the shade. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 204. 108130–108130. 7 indexed citations

Khan, Imran, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2023). Silicon-Induced Modulation of Photosynthetic Pigments, Osmolytes, and Phytohormonal Regulation Boosted the Drought Tolerance in Elymus sibiricus L. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 43(4). 998–1011. 5 indexed citations

Khan, Imran, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2022). Nanoparticle’s uptake and translocation mechanisms in plants via seed priming, foliar treatment, and root exposure: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(60). 89823–89833. 75 indexed citations

Khan, Imran, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2022). Physiological and transcriptome analyses demonstrate the silver nanoparticles mediated alleviation of salt stress in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L). Environmental Pollution. 318. 120863–120863. 47 indexed citations

Awan, Samrah Afzal, Imran Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2022). A new technique for reducing accumulation, transport, and toxicity of heavy metals in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by bio-filtration of river wastewater. Chemosphere. 294. 133642–133642. 19 indexed citations

10.

Khan, Imran, et al.. (2021). Arsenic behavior in soil-plant system and its detoxification mechanisms in plants: A review. Environmental Pollution. 286. 117389–117389. 93 indexed citations

11.

Afzal, Javaria, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, et al.. (2021). Application of ferrous sulfate alleviates negative impact of cadmium in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Biocell. 45(6). 1631–1649. 24 indexed citations

12.

Khan, Imran, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2021). Effects of silicon on heavy metal uptake at the soil-plant interphase: A review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 222. 112510–112510. 178 indexed citations breakdown →

13.

Qādir, Ghulām, Atta Mohi Ud Din, Muhammad Ali Raza, et al.. (2021). Paclobutrazol Improves Sesame Yield by Increasing Dry Matter Accumulation and Reducing Seed Shattering Under Rainfed Conditions. International Journal of Plant Production. 15(3). 337–349. 21 indexed citations

14.

Khan, Imran, Muhammad Ali Raza, Samrah Afzal Awan, et al.. (2020). Amelioration of salt induced toxicity in pearl millet by seed priming with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): The oxidative damage, antioxidant enzymes and ions uptake are major determinants of salt tolerant capacity. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 156. 221–232. 227 indexed citations

15.

Hassan, Muhammad Jawad, Muhammad Ali Raza, Imran Khan, et al.. (2020). Selenium and Salt Interactions in Black Gram (Vigna mungo L): Ion Uptake, Antioxidant Defense System, and Photochemistry Efficiency. Plants. 9(4). 467–467. 31 indexed citations

16.

Awan, Samrah Afzal, Noshin Ilyas, Imran Khan, et al.. (2020). Bacillus siamensis Reduces Cadmium Accumulation and Improves Growth and Antioxidant Defense System in Two Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties. Plants. 9(7). 878–878. 83 indexed citations

17.

Tariq, Rezwan, Imran Khan, Abdul Basit, et al.. (2020). RNA-Seq profiling reveals the plant hormones and molecular mechanisms stimulating the early ripening in apple. Genomics. 113(1). 493–502. 11 indexed citations

18.

Awan, Samrah Afzal, Muhammad Ali Raza, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2020). Silver nanoparticles improved the plant growth and reduced the sodium and chlorine accumulation in pearl millet: a life cycle study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(11). 13712–13724. 59 indexed citations

19.

Khan, Imran, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2020). Effects of 24‐epibrassinolide on plant growth, antioxidants defense system, and endogenous hormones in two wheat varieties under drought stress. Physiologia Plantarum. 172(2). 696–706. 104 indexed citations

20.

Khan, İmran, et al.. (2016). The analyses of heavy metal concentrations in soil, waste water and Raphanus sativus (L.) at three different growth stages. 3(4). 42–47. 4 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