Saqib Bashir

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Saqib Bashir is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Saqib Bashir has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pollution, 34 papers in Plant Science and 28 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Saqib Bashir's work include Heavy metals in environment (46 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (22 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (16 papers). Saqib Bashir is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (46 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (22 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (16 papers). Saqib Bashir collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Saqib Bashir's co-authors include Hongqing Hu, Qingling Fu, Jun Zhu, Muhammad Shaaban, Muzammal Rehman, Qaiser Hussain, Dingxiang Peng, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Lijun Liu and Umeed Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Saqib Bashir

88 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Copper environmental toxicology, recent advances, and future outlook: a review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saqib Bashir Pakistan	36	1.8k	1.5k	769	685	596	94	4.1k
Huagang Huang China	33	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	647 0.8×	749 1.1×	541 0.9×	91	4.4k
Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni Brazil	36	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.9×	434 0.6×	631 1.1×	202	4.5k
Yasir Hamid China	31	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	383 0.5×	495 0.7×	271 0.5×	92	3.3k
Kouping Lu China	17	1.5k 0.9×	539 0.4×	617 0.8×	641 0.9×	626 1.1×	22	2.7k
Hongqing Hu China	41	2.2k 1.2×	852 0.6×	697 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	729 1.2×	157	4.5k
Jin Hee Park South Korea	27	1.9k 1.1×	738 0.5×	466 0.6×	848 1.2×	472 0.8×	103	3.7k
Leônidas Carrijo Azevedo Melo Brazil	31	1.2k 0.7×	633 0.4×	831 1.1×	754 1.1×	618 1.0×	81	3.4k
Adnan Mustafa Pakistan	38	1.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	391 0.6×	320 0.5×	174	5.2k
Girish Choppala Australia	29	2.5k 1.4×	737 0.5×	631 0.8×	906 1.3×	561 0.9×	58	4.2k
Gerhard Soja Austria	39	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 2.3×	1.1k 1.6×	863 1.4×	126	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Saqib Bashir

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saqib Bashir

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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Asma Ashfaq, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Assessing heavy metal bioaccumulation in radish and soil under wastewater and canal water irrigation. Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 70(1). 100388–100388.

Adnan, Muhammad, Zhenhua Zhao, Ghulam Abbas Ashraf, et al.. (2025). Novel MAX-phase Nb2AlC@Biochar: A dual-functional peroxymonosulfates activator for antibiotics and dyes degradation via Nb4+/Nb5+ redox switches; DFT insight and mechanistic elicitation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 76. 108260–108260. 5 indexed citations

Bashir, Saqib, et al.. (2025). Optimizing wheat growth and zinc uptake with compost and rice husk in alkaline conditions. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 502–502. 2 indexed citations

Bashir, Muhammad Amjad, Safdar Bashir, Saqib Bashir, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Role of Salton Morpho-Physiological Responseof Wheat Genotypes. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 34(3). 3047–3061. 1 indexed citations

Latif, Abdul, Aown Abbas, Muhammad Azeem, et al.. (2023). Remediation of Environmental Contaminants Through Phytotechnology. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 234(3). 16 indexed citations

Sher, Ahmad, Muhammad Nawaz, Zuhair Hasnain, et al.. (2022). Impact of Press Mud and Animal Manure in Comparison with NPK on the Growth and Yield of Triticale (Triticosecale wittmack) Genotypes Cultivated under Various Irrigation Regimes. Agronomy. 12(12). 2944–2944. 3 indexed citations

Aslam, Zubair, Bandar S. Aljuaid, Rana Nadeem Abbas, et al.. (2022). Reduction in the Allelopathic Potential of Conocarpus erectus L. through Vermicomposting. Sustainability. 14(19). 12840–12840. 4 indexed citations

Ibrar, Danish, Shahbaz Khan, Talat Mahmood, et al.. (2022). Molecular markers-based DNA fingerprinting coupled with morphological diversity analysis for prediction of heterotic grouping in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 916845–916845. 7 indexed citations

Khan, Muhammad Imran, Safdar Bashir, Muhammad Azam, et al.. (2021). Biochar and Bacillus sp. MN54 Assisted Phytoremediation of Diesel and Plant Growth Promotion of Maize in Hydrocarbons Contaminated Soil. Agronomy. 11(9). 1795–1795. 38 indexed citations

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Mehmood, Sajid, Xiukang Wang, Waqas Ahmed, et al.. (2021). Removal Mechanisms of Slag against Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil and Plants for Sustainable Agriculture Development: A Critical Review. Sustainability. 13(9). 5255–5255. 28 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Niaz, Abdul Basıt, Safdar Bashir, et al.. (2021). Effect of acidified biochar on soil phosphorus availability and fertilizer use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of King Saud University - Science. 33(8). 101635–101635. 18 indexed citations

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Bashir, Saqib, Safdar Bashir, Allah Bakhsh Gulshan, et al.. (2021). The role of different organic amendments to improve maize growth in wastewater irrigated soil. Journal of King Saud University - Science. 33(7). 101583–101583. 24 indexed citations

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Ali, Umeed, Muhammad Shaaban, Saqib Bashir, et al.. (2019). Effect of rice straw, biochar and calcite on maize plant and Ni bio-availability in acidic Ni contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 259. 109674–109674. 34 indexed citations

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Mehmood, Sajid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Saqib Bashir, et al.. (2019). Leaching Behavior of Pb and Cd and Transformation of Their Speciation in Co-Contaminated Soil Receiving Different Passivators. Environmental Engineering Science. 36(6). 749–759. 20 indexed citations

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Ali, Umeed, et al.. (2019). Influence of Various Passivators for Nickel Immobilization in Contaminated Soil of China. Environmental Engineering Science. 36(11). 1396–1403. 9 indexed citations

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Salam, Abdus, Saqib Bashir, İmran Khan, et al.. (2018). Biochars Immobilize Lead and Copper in Naturally Contaminated Soil. Environmental Engineering Science. 35(12). 1349–1360. 33 indexed citations

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Aziz, Omar, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2018). Increasing water productivity, nitrogen economy, and grain yield of rice by water saving irrigation and fertilizer-N management. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(17). 16601–16615. 41 indexed citations

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Shaaban, Muhammad, Yupeng Wu, Qian Peng, et al.. (2018). Reduction in soil N2O emissions by pH manipulation and enhanced nosZ gene transcription under different water regimes. Environmental Pollution. 235. 625–631. 102 indexed citations

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Anwar, Shazma, et al.. (2015). Effect of Sowing Dates and Seed Rates on the Agro-Physiological Traits of Wheat. Journal of environment and earth science. 5(1). 135–141. 11 indexed citations

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Bashir, Saqib. (2015). Response of Wheat Crop to Phosphorus Levels and Application Methods. Journal of environment and earth science. 5(9). 151–155. 11 indexed citations

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