Sobia Kanwal

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Sobia Kanwal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sobia Kanwal has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Sobia Kanwal's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (12 papers) and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (8 papers). Sobia Kanwal is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (12 papers) and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (8 papers). Sobia Kanwal collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Sobia Kanwal's co-authors include Javed Iqbal, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Tariq Mahmood, Sayed Afzal Shah, Riaz Ahmad, Ali Talha Khalil, Tariq Mahmood, Barkat Ali, Bilal Haider Abbasi and Akhtar Munir and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Sobia Kanwal

49 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Plant-derived anticancer agents: A green anticancer approach

2017 486 citations Javed Iqbal, Bilal Haider Abbasi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sobia Kanwal Pakistan	23	1.1k	536	486	316	308	50	2.3k
Kwang‐Hyun Baek South Korea	24	1.1k 1.1×	423 0.8×	312 0.6×	542 1.7×	207 0.7×	40	2.2k
Tarek M. Abdelghany Egypt	25	697 0.7×	447 0.8×	309 0.6×	321 1.0×	221 0.7×	93	1.9k
Vuanghao Lim Malaysia	29	484 0.5×	467 0.9×	474 1.0×	373 1.2×	331 1.1×	138	2.4k
Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi Pakistan	23	1.2k 1.1×	408 0.8×	252 0.5×	353 1.1×	259 0.8×	52	1.9k
Niranjan Parajuli Nepal	24	536 0.5×	369 0.7×	592 1.2×	347 1.1×	205 0.7×	81	2.3k
Mohammad Ehsan Taghavizadeh Yazdi Iran	36	1.4k 1.3×	502 0.9×	320 0.7×	572 1.8×	260 0.8×	62	2.4k
Subramanian Palanisamy South Korea	32	1.3k 1.2×	572 1.1×	484 1.0×	502 1.6×	182 0.6×	95	2.9k
Palaniselvam Kuppusamy South Korea	22	1.0k 1.0×	301 0.6×	321 0.7×	446 1.4×	228 0.7×	54	2.0k
Hamdoon A. Mohammed Saudi Arabia	31	537 0.5×	641 1.2×	746 1.5×	397 1.3×	214 0.7×	172	2.9k
V. Sujatha India	23	804 0.8×	589 1.1×	266 0.5×	364 1.2×	189 0.6×	55	2.0k

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Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Tabassum Yaseen, et al.. (2025). Bruceantin and Brusatol: Molecular Insights and Therapeutic Promise of Quassinoids in Cancer Drug Discovery. Archiv der Pharmazie. 358(11). e70142–e70142.

Ihsan, Muhammad Zahid, Sobia Kanwal, Shah Fahad, et al.. (2024). Plant growth regulators improve the yield of white lupin (Lupinus albus) by enhancing the plant morpho-physiological functions and photosynthesis under salt stress. BMC Plant Biology. 24(1). 1020–1020. 3 indexed citations

Kanwal, Sobia, et al.. (2024). Effect of Critical Thinking Skills on Misconceptions of Students in Learning Mathematics at the Elementary School Level. The critical review of social sciences studies. 2(2). 818–839. 1 indexed citations

Kanwal, Sobia, et al.. (2023). Addition of transglutaminase enzyme in camel milk yoghurt to increase its sensorial aspects. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84. e269043–e269043. 4 indexed citations

Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Sobia Kanwal, et al.. (2023). Evaluation and chemical profiling of different Centaurea iberica extracts and investigation of different in vitro biological activities. Journal of King Saud University - Science. 36(1). 102992–102992. 2 indexed citations

Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Zakir Ullah, et al.. (2023). Rosmarinic acid and its derivatives: Current insights on anticancer potential and other biomedical applications. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114687–114687. 61 indexed citations

Akhtar, Wasim, et al.. (2021). Volatile profiling, elemental composition and biological activities of aerial parts of seven Poaceae species. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 156(4). 908–925. 6 indexed citations

Bukhari, Syed Mohsin, Waqas Ali, Ali Hussain, et al.. (2021). Amelioration potential of Moringa oleifera extracts against sodium arsenate induced embryotoxicity and genotoxicity in mouse (Mus musculus). Brazilian Journal of Biology. 83. e248022–e248022. 2 indexed citations

Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Tabassum Yaseen, et al.. (2021). Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Elaeagnus angustifolia L. leaf extracts and their multiple in vitro biological applications. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 20988–20988. 145 indexed citations

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Kanwal, Sobia, et al.. (2021). Development of chitosan based microencapsulated spray dried powder of tuna fish oil: oil load impact and oxidative stability. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84. e254010–e254010. 5 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Riaz Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Phytogenic Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles (NiO) Using Fresh Leaves Extract of Rhamnus triquetra (Wall.) and Investigation of Its Multiple In Vitro Biological Potentials. Biomedicines. 8(5). 117–117. 114 indexed citations

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Abbasi, Banzeer Ahsan, Javed Iqbal, Riaz Ahmad, et al.. (2019). Potential phytochemicals in the prevention and treatment of esophagus cancer: A green therapeutic approach. Pharmacological Reports. 71(4). 644–652. 39 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Tariq Mahmood, et al.. (2019). Green synthesis and characterizations of Nickel oxide nanoparticles using leaf extract of Rhamnus virgata and their potential biological applications. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 33(8). 155 indexed citations

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Batool, Riffat, et al.. (2019). Biological evaluation of some important medicinal plants from Poonch valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.. PubMed. 39(6). 753–763. 3 indexed citations

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Kanwal, Sobia, et al.. (2019). Natural Products Mediated Targeting of Virally Infected Cancer. Dose-Response. 17(1). 3582262059–3582262059. 13 indexed citations

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Abbasi, Banzeer Ahsan, Javed Iqbal, Syeda Anber Zahra, et al.. (2019). Bioinspired synthesis and activity characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles made using Rhamnus Triquetra leaf extract. Materials Research Express. 6(12). 1250e7–1250e7. 38 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Riffat Batool, et al.. (2019). Biogenic synthesis of green and cost effective cobalt oxide nanoparticles using Geranium wallichianum leaves extract and evaluation of in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and enzyme inhibition properties. Materials Research Express. 6(11). 115407–115407. 43 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, Bilal Haider Abbasi, Riffat Batool, et al.. (2018). Potential phytocompounds for developing breast cancer therapeutics: Nature’s healing touch. European Journal of Pharmacology. 827. 125–148. 92 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Riaz Ahmad, et al.. (2018). Ursolic acid a promising candidate in the therapeutics of breast cancer: Current status and future implications. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 108. 752–756. 103 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Riaz Ahmad, et al.. (2018). Potential phytochemicals in the fight against skin cancer: Current landscape and future perspectives. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 109. 1381–1393. 71 indexed citations

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