Sohail Hameed

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sohail Hameed is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sohail Hameed has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Sohail Hameed's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (23 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (17 papers). Sohail Hameed is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (23 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (17 papers). Sohail Hameed collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Sohail Hameed's co-authors include Asma Imran, M. Abbasi, Nasir Rahim, Afshan Majeed, Muhammad Shahid, Tahira Yasmeen, Saira Ali, Jan Dirk van Elsas, Tahir Naqqash and Muhammad Kashif Hanif and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Sohail Hameed

49 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation and characterization of plant growth-promoting ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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  1. Isolation and characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from wheat rhizosphere and their effect on plant growth promotion
    2015 316 citations Afshan Majeed, M. Abbasi et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sohail Hameed Pakistan 25 1.9k 387 174 167 138 52 2.2k
Ramesh Chandra Dubey India 26 1.9k 1.0× 568 1.5× 340 2.0× 161 1.0× 142 1.0× 122 2.5k
Rajendran Vijayabharathi India 21 1.1k 0.6× 335 0.9× 441 2.5× 141 0.8× 115 0.8× 25 1.9k
Muhammad Nadeem Hassan Pakistan 27 1.7k 0.9× 374 1.0× 134 0.8× 79 0.5× 130 0.9× 58 2.1k
Abdelkader Hakkou Morocco 13 834 0.4× 234 0.6× 180 1.0× 171 1.0× 157 1.1× 33 1.6k
Youn‐Sig Kwak South Korea 20 1.5k 0.8× 597 1.5× 86 0.5× 92 0.6× 94 0.7× 152 1.9k
Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji South Africa 24 1.4k 0.7× 336 0.9× 97 0.6× 53 0.3× 128 0.9× 60 1.9k
José David Flores‐Félix Spain 24 1.1k 0.6× 374 1.0× 173 1.0× 133 0.8× 49 0.4× 80 1.5k
Erika Banchio Argentina 27 1.7k 0.9× 550 1.4× 396 2.3× 119 0.7× 75 0.5× 46 2.1k
Muhammad Siddique Afridi Pakistan 25 1.3k 0.7× 297 0.8× 93 0.5× 103 0.6× 154 1.1× 46 1.6k
A. G. O. Dixon Nigeria 29 2.5k 1.3× 257 0.7× 299 1.7× 138 0.8× 166 1.2× 143 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sohail Hameed

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All Works

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Naqqash, Tahir, Kauser A. Malik, Asma Imran, et al.. (2024). Isolation and characterization of Rhizobium from non-leguminous potato plants: New frontiers in Rhizobium research. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(3). 307–325. 3 indexed citations
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Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Kauser A. Malik, Sohail Hameed, et al.. (2020). Growth stimulatory effect of AHL producing Serratia spp. from potato on homologous and non-homologous host plants. Microbiological Research. 238. 126506–126506. 20 indexed citations
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Shahid, Muhammad, Sohail Hameed, Mohsin Zafar, et al.. (2019). Enterobacter sp. strain Fs-11 adapted to diverse ecological conditions and promoted sunflower achene yield, nutrient uptake, and oil contents. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 50(2). 459–469. 10 indexed citations
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Ali, Amanat, Ayesha Ayesha, Sohail Hameed, et al.. (2016). Functional characterization of a soybean growth stimulatorBradyrhizobiumsp. strain SR-6 showing acylhomoserine lactone production. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 92(9). fiw115–fiw115. 12 indexed citations
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Ali, Amanat, Sohail Hameed, Ivan J. Oresnik, et al.. (2015). An improved method for bacterial identification through 16S rDNA sequencing using double set of primers: a case study.. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 52(2). 285–291. 1 indexed citations
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Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Sohail Hameed, Asma Imran, et al.. (2015). Isolation and characterization of a β-propeller gene containing phosphobacterium Bacillus subtilis strain KPS-11 for growth promotion of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 583–583. 76 indexed citations
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Majeed, Afshan, M. Abbasi, Sohail Hameed, Asma Imran, & Nasir Rahim. (2015). Isolation and characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from wheat rhizosphere and their effect on plant growth promotion. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 198–198. 316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shahid, Muhammad, Sohail Hameed, Mohsin Tariq, et al.. (2014). Characterization of mineral phosphate-solubilizing bacteria for enhanced sunflower growth and yield-attributing traits. Annals of Microbiology. 65(3). 1525–1536. 69 indexed citations
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Tahir, Muhammad Usman, M. S. Mirza, Ahmad Zaheer, et al.. (2013). Isolation and identification of phosphate solubilizer Azospirillum, Bacillus and Enterobacter strains by 16SrRNA sequence analysis and their effect on growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Australian Journal of Crop Science. 7(9). 1284–1292. 51 indexed citations
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Hussain, Iftikhar, Abdul Tawab, Muhammad Tariq, et al.. (2013). Antimicrobial activity of the bioactive components of essential oils from Pakistani spices against Salmonella and other multi-drug resistant bacteria. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 13(1). 265–265. 115 indexed citations
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Yasmeen, Tahira, Sohail Hameed, Mohsin Tariq, & Javed Iqbal. (2012). VIGNA RADIATA ROOT ASSOCIATED MYCORRHIZAE AND THEIR HELPING BACTERIA FOR IMPROVING CROP PRODUCTIVITY. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 9 indexed citations
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Tariq, Mohsin, Sohail Hameed, Tahira Yasmeen, & Amanat Ali. (2012). Molecular cloning, sequencing and recombinant expression of a putative tick protective antigen from three ixodid ticks. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 11(84). 15072–15081. 24 indexed citations
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Saleemi, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Zargham Khan, Ahrar Khan, et al.. (2012). Molecular identification of black Aspergilli isolated from poultry feeds by sequencing their ITS-regions.. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 32(2). 171–174. 9 indexed citations
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Shahid, Muhammad, Sohail Hameed, Asma Imran, Saira Ali, & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (2012). Root colonization and growth promotion of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by phosphate solubilizing Enterobacter sp. Fs-11. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28(8). 2749–2758. 95 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Naveed, Farooq Anwar, Sohail Hameed, & Mary C. Boyce. (2011). Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Attributes of Different Solvent Extracts from Leaves and Flowers of Akk [Calotropis Procera (Ait.) Ait. F.)]. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5(19). 4879–4887. 21 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Zafar, Sohail Hameed, Naeem Akhtar, et al.. (2011). Consistent association of fungus Fusarium mangiferae Britz with mango malformation disease in Pakistan. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(27). 5286–5290. 2 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Khalid Pervaiz, Tariq Shah, Babar Manzoor Atta, et al.. (2009). SYMPTOMATOLOGY, ETIOLOGY AND TRANSMISSION OF CHICKPEA PHYLLODY DISEASE IN PAKISTAN. Journal of Plant Pathology. 91(3). 649–653. 19 indexed citations
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Hafeez, Fauzia Yusuf, Sohail Hameed, Sumera Yasmin, Kauser A. Malik, & Yusuf Zafar. (2004). Rhizobium , Bradyrhizobium and Agrobacterium strains isolated from cultivated legumes. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 39(3). 179–185. 61 indexed citations
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Hafeez, Fauzia Yusuf, et al.. (2001). Competition between effective and less effective strains of Bradyrhizobium spp. for nodulation on Vigna radiata. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 33(5). 382–386. 21 indexed citations

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