Sarfraz Ahmed

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Sarfraz Ahmed is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarfraz Ahmed has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Sarfraz Ahmed's work include Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (17 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (6 papers). Sarfraz Ahmed is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (17 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (6 papers). Sarfraz Ahmed collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Sarfraz Ahmed's co-authors include Nor Hayati Othman, Siti Amrah Sulaiman, Muhammad Khalid, Suvash Chandra Ojha, Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan, Manzar Alam, Ataualpa Albert Carmo Braga, Mohd Adnan, Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali and Muhammad Usman Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sarfraz Ahmed

76 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Therapeutic Implications of Caffeic Acid in Cancer and Neurological Diseases

2022 156 citations Manzar Alam, Sarfraz Ahmed et al. Frontiers in Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarfraz Ahmed Pakistan	18	371	320	232	202	181	80	1.5k
Songchan Puthong Thailand	26	370 1.0×	535 1.7×	158 0.7×	256 1.3×	30 0.2×	78	1.7k
Marco César Cunegundes Guimarães Brazil	17	74 0.2×	380 1.2×	95 0.4×	438 2.2×	104 0.6×	54	1.5k
Suqing Zhao China	22	86 0.2×	557 1.7×	129 0.6×	213 1.1×	33 0.2×	85	1.6k
Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya India	22	51 0.1×	647 2.0×	224 1.0×	129 0.6×	68 0.4×	55	1.8k
Rekha Rao India	24	188 0.5×	381 1.2×	144 0.6×	451 2.2×	16 0.1×	74	2.1k
Patrícia Bento da Silva Brazil	23	70 0.2×	579 1.8×	312 1.3×	285 1.4×	62 0.3×	80	2.1k
Mariusz Gagoś Poland	27	80 0.2×	850 2.7×	442 1.9×	232 1.1×	28 0.2×	117	2.0k
Orlando David Henrique dos Santos Brazil	19	191 0.5×	211 0.7×	186 0.8×	446 2.2×	26 0.1×	75	1.1k
Anil Kumar Chhillar India	26	72 0.2×	672 2.1×	515 2.2×	313 1.5×	32 0.2×	103	2.2k
Shiv Bharadwaj India	21	52 0.1×	448 1.4×	173 0.7×	72 0.4×	58 0.3×	47	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarfraz Ahmed

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ahmed, Sarfraz, et al.. (2025). ASSESSMENT OF LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES ADOPTED AMONG CAMELS HERDERS IN NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA. 1(2). 121–128. 1 indexed citations

Munawar, Khurram Shahzad, Saqib Ali, Iqra Shafiq, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of a new hydrazone-based schiff base: Spectroscopy, single crystal, DNA binding and theoretical studies. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1308. 137979–137979. 22 indexed citations

Shah, Mohibullah, Muhammad Shehroz, Najeeb Ullah, et al.. (2024). Development of a subunit vaccine against the cholangiocarcinoma causing Opisthorchis viverrini: a computational approach. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1281544–1281544. 7 indexed citations

Ahmed, Sarfraz, et al.. (2024). Vanillin-Isatin Hybrid-Induced MARK4 Inhibition As a Promising Therapeutic Strategy against Hepatocellular Carcinoma. ACS Omega. 9(24). 25945–25959. 5 indexed citations

Alam, Manzar, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Abid, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic targeting of microtubule affinity‐regulating kinase 4 in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 124(9). 1223–1240. 9 indexed citations

Bhatti, Moazzam H., Uzma Yunus, Muhammad Ashfaq, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Antioxidant Studies of 2,4-Dioxothiazolidine-5-acetic Acid Based Organic Salts: SC-XRD and DFT Approach. ACS Omega. 8(33). 30186–30198. 15 indexed citations

Ahmed, Sarfraz, Parvez Κhan, Anas Shamsi, et al.. (2023). Structure-Guided Design and Development of Vanillin-Triazole Conjugates as Potential MARK4 Inhibitors Targetting Hepatocellular Carcinoma. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Adeel, Muhammad, Tansir Ahamad, Gregor Schnakenburg, et al.. (2023). Synthesis, Characterization, and DFT Study of Mono- and Di-Arylated Pyridine Derivatives. Polycyclic aromatic compounds. 44(7). 4639–4662. 2 indexed citations

Shafiq, Iqra, Adnan Mustafa, Rabia Baby, et al.. (2023). Theoretical Perspective toward Designing of 5-Methylbenzo [1,2-b:3,4-b′:6,5-b″] trithiophene-Based Nonlinear Optical Compounds with Extended Acceptors. ACS Omega. 8(42). 39288–39302. 6 indexed citations

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Qādir, Ghulām, et al.. (2023). Role of Resilient Soil Microbial Consortia on Growth and Yield Attributes of Chickpea under Water Stress. Egyptian Journal of Agronomy. 0(0). 0–0. 1 indexed citations

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Yuan, Yue, Ke Chen, Changfeng Sun, Sarfraz Ahmed, & Suvash Chandra Ojha. (2023). Antimicrobial peptidase lysostaphin at subinhibitory concentrations modulates staphylococcal adherence, biofilm formation, and toxin production. BMC Microbiology. 23(1). 311–311. 2 indexed citations

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Khan, Muhammad Ejaz, et al.. (2023). Incidence of Colorectal Carcinoma in the Remote Area of Sindh, Pakistan. Advancements in Life Sciences. 9(4). 539–539.

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Ojha, Suvash Chandra, Ke Chen, Yue Yuan, et al.. (2022). Clinical relevance of molecular testing methods in the diagnosis and guidance of therapy in patients with staphylococcal empyema: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 758833–758833. 2 indexed citations

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El‐Kafrawy, Sherif A., Mai M. El-Daly, Leena H. Bajrai, et al.. (2022). Genomic profiling and network-level understanding uncover the potential genes and the pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 880440–880440. 8 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Sarfraz, Mohammad Mobashir, Lamya Ahmed Al‐Keridis, et al.. (2022). A Network-Guided Approach to Discover Phytochemical-Based Anticancer Therapy: Targeting MARK4 for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 914032–914032. 17 indexed citations

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Zafar, Irfan, et al.. (2019). A fuzzy synthetic evaluation analysis of time overrun risk factors in highway projects of terrorism-affected countries: the case of Pakistan. International Journal of Construction Management. 22(4). 732–750. 44 indexed citations

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Arif, Rizwan, et al.. (2018). Synthesis, In Vitro Biological Evaluation and In Silico Studies of Some New Heterocyclic Schiff Bases. ChemistrySelect. 3(47). 13517–13525. 12 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Sarfraz, Siti Amrah Sulaiman, & Nor Hayati Othman. (2017). Oral Administration of Tualang and Manuka Honeys Modulates Breast Cancer Progression in Sprague‐Dawley Rats Model. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017(1). 5904361–5904361. 43 indexed citations

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Rehman, Md Tabish, Sarfraz Ahmed, & Asad U. Khan. (2015). Interaction of meropenem with ‘N’ and ‘B’ isoforms of human serum albumin: a spectroscopic and molecular docking study. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 34(9). 1849–1864. 72 indexed citations

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Sakai, Tatsuo, et al.. (1999). Stereoselective serum protein binding of ketoprofen in liver diseases.. PubMed. 4(5). 477–82. 6 indexed citations

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