Sana Ashraf

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 970 citations indexed

About

Sana Ashraf is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sana Ashraf has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 970 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Pollution and 3 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Sana Ashraf's work include Heavy metals in environment (6 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (4 papers). Sana Ashraf is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (6 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (4 papers). Sana Ashraf collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Sana Ashraf's co-authors include Sobia Ashraf, Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Qasim Ali, Hafiz Naeem Asghar, Muhammad Shabaan, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz Ranjha, Muhammad Naeem Safdar, Muhammad Nadeem, Mian Anjum Murtaza and Shahid Mahmood and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Sana Ashraf

31 papers receiving 946 citations

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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.

Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sana Ashraf Pakistan	10	457	409	111	97	89	33	970
Chitranjan Kumar India	13	415 0.9×	299 0.7×	132 1.2×	77 0.8×	57 0.6×	42	831
Ewa Hanus-Fajerska Poland	19	442 1.0×	738 1.8×	117 1.1×	89 0.9×	82 0.9×	62	1.2k
Anna Manara Italy	11	455 1.0×	577 1.4×	127 1.1×	125 1.3×	64 0.7×	13	1.0k
Xuerui Cao China	15	588 1.3×	431 1.1×	136 1.2×	136 1.4×	57 0.6×	22	1.0k
Zhiqin Chen China	19	407 0.9×	729 1.8×	118 1.1×	73 0.8×	45 0.5×	44	1.2k
Xunfeng Chen China	17	399 0.9×	497 1.2×	137 1.2×	59 0.6×	56 0.6×	40	990
Maria Manzoor Pakistan	19	594 1.3×	456 1.1×	172 1.5×	92 0.9×	52 0.6×	38	975
Muhammad Sohail Pakistan	19	574 1.3×	403 1.0×	216 1.9×	145 1.5×	66 0.7×	51	1.1k
Rehan Ahmad Pakistan	12	438 1.0×	792 1.9×	100 0.9×	136 1.4×	49 0.6×	27	1.1k

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Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical CO2 reduction: Converting greenhouse gas into high-value products for a sustainable future. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 120497–120497. 1 indexed citations

Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2025). Biochar for Agricultural Revolution and Environmental Sustainability in Bangladesh - A Review. 11(1). 8–23.

Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2024). Coupling of biochar and silicon for Phyto-management of Cd contaminated soil using Brachiaria mutica. Results in Engineering. 24. 102929–102929. 6 indexed citations

Khan, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Altaf, Tanveer Hussain, et al.. (2024). Ethnopharmacological uses of fauna among the people of central Punjab, Pakistan. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1351693–1351693. 2 indexed citations

Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2024). Association of Dysmenorrhea with Mental Health and Academic Performance among University Students. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 13–17. 2 indexed citations

Shabaan, Muhammad, Qasim Ali, Sana Ashraf, et al.. (2023). Microbial phytoremediation of chromium-contaminated soil with biogas slurry for enhancing the performance of Vigna radiata L.. Plant Stress. 10. 100206–100206. 18 indexed citations

Ali, Qasim, Muhammad Shabaan, Sana Ashraf, et al.. (2023). Comparative efficacy of different salt tolerant rhizobial inoculants in improving growth and productivity of Vigna radiata L. under salt stress. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17442–17442. 29 indexed citations

Iqbal, Khalid Javed, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Altaf, et al.. (2023). Cross-cultural diversity analysis: traditional knowledge and uses of freshwater fish species by indigenous peoples of southern Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 19(1). 4–4. 5 indexed citations

Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2023). SYSTEMIC HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH SODIUM ARSENITE EXPOSURE: A REAPPRAISAL. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal. 2023(1). 601–601. 2 indexed citations

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Altaf, Muhammad, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Umair, et al.. (2023). Vernacular Taxonomy, Cultural and Ethnopharmacological Applications of Avian and Mammalian Species in the Vicinity of Ayubia National Park, Himalayan Region. Biology. 12(4). 609–609. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Sihang, Ali Noman, Abid Mahmood, et al.. (2022). An assessment of the efficacy of biochar and zero-valent iron nanoparticles in reducing lead toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).. Environmental Pollution. 319. 120979–120979. 50 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2022). Acidified Cow Dung-Assisted Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals by Ryegrass from Contaminated Soil as an Eco-Efficient Technique. Sustainability. 14(23). 15879–15879. 3 indexed citations

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Altaf, Muhammad, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Umair, et al.. (2022). Cultural and Medicinal Use of Amphibians and Reptiles by Indigenous People in Punjab, Pakistan with Comments on Conservation Implications for Herpetofauna. Animals. 12(16). 2062–2062. 8 indexed citations

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Ranjha, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz, Sana Ashraf, Muhammad Naeem Safdar, et al.. (2020). Extraction of Polyphenols from Apple and Pomegranate Peels Employing Different Extraction Techniques for the Development of Functional Date Bars. International Journal of Fruit Science. 20(sup3). S1201–S1221. 72 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Sobia, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Afzal, et al.. (2020). Unveiling the Potential of Novel Macrophytes for the Treatment of Tannery Effluent in Vertical Flow Pilot Constructed Wetlands. Water. 12(2). 549–549. 23 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Sobia, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Afzal, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Toxicity on Ctenopharyngodon idella Due to Tannery Effluent Remediated by Constructed Wetland Technology. Processes. 8(5). 612–612. 17 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Sobia, Muhammad Afzal, Sana Ashraf, et al.. (2018). Bioremediation of tannery effluent by Cr- and salt-tolerant bacterial strains. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190(12). 716–716. 28 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Sana, et al.. (2015). Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) analysis of drought tolerance at germination stage in a wheat population derived from synthetic hexaploid and Opata.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25(2). 539–545. 4 indexed citations

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Shahbaz, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). Recent record of Scotophilus heathii from wheat-rice based agroecosystem of Punjab.. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 46(4). 1175–1179. 2 indexed citations

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Arya, S. C., et al.. (1989). Glutaraldehyde in whole-cell Bordetella pertussis vaccine. Vaccine. 7(6). 486–486. 3 indexed citations

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