Shakira Ghazanfar

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Shakira Ghazanfar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shakira Ghazanfar has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Food Science and 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Shakira Ghazanfar's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (10 papers). Shakira Ghazanfar is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (10 papers). Shakira Ghazanfar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Shakira Ghazanfar's co-authors include Arshad Farid, Muhammad Muzammal, A. Azim, Nosheen Akhtar, Samy Selim, Soad K. Al Jaouni, Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali, Tariq Aziz, Fazal Haq and Mehwish Kiran and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Shakira Ghazanfar

71 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

A Review on the Modification of Cellulose and Its Applications

2022 284 citations Arshad Farid, Shakira Ghazanfar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shakira Ghazanfar Pakistan	19	355	307	222	166	133	78	1.1k
Zhengshun Wen China	22	480 1.4×	175 0.6×	183 0.8×	159 1.0×	217 1.6×	51	1.4k
Yugang Shi China	23	510 1.4×	536 1.7×	181 0.8×	128 0.8×	258 1.9×	59	1.5k
Mojtaba Yousefi Iran	25	339 1.0×	860 2.8×	266 1.2×	222 1.3×	307 2.3×	59	1.8k
Peter Valtchev Australia	22	255 0.7×	176 0.6×	232 1.0×	229 1.4×	92 0.7×	54	1.2k
Isabel R. Amado Spain	29	783 2.2×	785 2.6×	278 1.3×	224 1.3×	260 2.0×	52	2.2k
Tahreem Riaz China	15	282 0.8×	512 1.7×	154 0.7×	212 1.3×	187 1.4×	25	1.1k
Verica Manojlović Serbia	13	189 0.5×	843 2.7×	169 0.8×	134 0.8×	141 1.1×	17	1.3k
Haohao Wu China	26	872 2.5×	294 1.0×	149 0.7×	204 1.2×	266 2.0×	98	2.2k
Teng Wang China	19	198 0.6×	614 2.0×	149 0.7×	199 1.2×	284 2.1×	52	1.3k

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Haider, Waseem, et al.. (2025). Simulation studies to identify high-affinity probiotic peptides for inhibiting PAK1 gastric cancer protein: A comparative approach. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 115. 108345–108345. 4 indexed citations

Zubair, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Advances in the Production of Recombinant Protease through Expression Systems: An Updated Review. Current Enzyme Inhibition. 22(1). 1–13.

Ghazanfar, Shakira, et al.. (2025). Functional Genomics and Probiotic Traits of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MB685 from Fermented Broccoli: Gut Health and Metabolic Insights. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 70(1). e70209–e70209.

Haider, Waseem, et al.. (2024). G-ACP: a machine learning approach to the prediction of therapeutic peptides for gastric cancer. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 43(16). 8869–8882. 4 indexed citations

Ghazanfar, Shakira, et al.. (2024). PREBIOTIC EFFECT, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS FOUND IN SELECTED FRUIT PEELS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO SYNBIOTIC IN PHYTO-PROBIOTICS. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 22(5). 4115–4136.

Khan, Jehanzeb, et al.. (2024). Protective potential of Bacillus subtilis (NMCC-path-14) against extraarticular manifestations during acute and sub-acute phase of arthritis using mice model. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 733. 150708–150708. 4 indexed citations

Ashique, Sumel, et al.. (2024). The role of microbiota in nasopharyngeal cancer: Where do we stand?. Oral Oncology. 158. 106982–106982. 5 indexed citations

Atiq, Naima, et al.. (2023). Draft genome sequence of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum strain HF43, a human gut-associated potential probiotic. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(9). e0094522–e0094522. 3 indexed citations

Ghazanfar, Shakira, et al.. (2023). Dominance of bacillus sp. alter microbiological and nutritional quality and improve aerobic stability of the corn silage. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 34(1). 283–293. 1 indexed citations

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Khalid, Sidra, Shahid Bashir, Riffat Mehboob, et al.. (2023). Association of cholesterol with hepatorenal markers and quality of life in diabetic patients before and after magnesium and potassium supplements. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 31(12). 101865–101865. 2 indexed citations

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Okla, Mohammad K., Shehzad Ahmed, Nosheen Akhtar, et al.. (2022). Tracing probiotic producing bacterial species from gut of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), South-East-Asia. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84. e259094–e259094. 15 indexed citations

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Dauda, Wadzani Palnam, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Analysis of Cytochrome P450s of Alternaria Species: Evolutionary Origin, Family Expansion and Putative Functions. Journal of Fungi. 8(4). 324–324. 5 indexed citations

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Saadullah, Malik, Muhammad Asif, Arshad Farid, et al.. (2022). A Novel Distachionate from Breynia distachia Treats Inflammations by Modulating COX-2 and Inflammatory Cytokines in Rat Liver Tissue. Molecules. 27(8). 2596–2596. 11 indexed citations

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Waseem, Hassan, Jafar Ali, Shakira Ghazanfar, et al.. (2022). Probiotic Yeast Saccharomyces: Back to Nature to Improve Human Health. Journal of Fungi. 8(5). 444–444. 86 indexed citations

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Ghazanfar, Shakira, et al.. (2022). Pharmacological Properties of 4′, 5, 7-Trihydroxyflavone (Apigenin) and Its Impact on Cell Signaling Pathways. Molecules. 27(13). 4304–4304. 45 indexed citations

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Farid, Arshad, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Walaa F. Alsanie, et al.. (2022). Identification, Biochemical Characterization, and Safety Attributes of Locally Isolated Lactobacillus fermentum from Bubalus bubalis (buffalo) Milk as a Probiotic. Microorganisms. 10(5). 954–954. 33 indexed citations

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Yasmin, Humaira, Shakira Ghazanfar, Muhammad Nadeem Hassan, et al.. (2021). Antagonistic, Anti-oxidant, Anti-inflammatory and Anti-diabetic Probiotic Potential of Lactobacillus agilis Isolated From the Rhizosphere of the Medicinal Plants. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(11). 6069–6076. 33 indexed citations

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Khan, Salman, et al.. (2020). SCREENING OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA FOR THEIR USE AS BUFFALO PROBIOTIC. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 30(6). 2 indexed citations

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Ghazanfar, Shakira, et al.. (2015). EFFECTS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF YEAST (SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE) CULTURE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, BLOOD PARAMETERS, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND FECAL FLORA OF DAIRY HEIFERS. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25(1). 53–59. 36 indexed citations

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Ghazanfar, Shakira, et al.. (2010). Metagenomics and its application in soil microbial community studies: biotechnological prospects.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 6(2). 611–622. 11 indexed citations

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