Umair Ashraf

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
149 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Umair Ashraf is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Umair Ashraf has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Plant Science, 30 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 19 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Umair Ashraf's work include GABA and Rice Research (51 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (42 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (35 papers). Umair Ashraf is often cited by papers focused on GABA and Rice Research (51 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (42 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (35 papers). Umair Ashraf collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Australia. Umair Ashraf's co-authors include Xiangru Tang, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Saddam Hussain, Zhaowen Mo, İmran Khan, Mohsin Tanveer, Longchang Wang, Shenggang Pan, Hua Tian and Meiyang Duan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Umair Ashraf

148 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Chilling and Drought Stresses in Crop Plants: Implications, Cross Talk, and Potential Management Opportunities

2018 514 citations Abdul Khaliq, Umair Ashraf et al. profile →
Drought Induced Changes in Growth, Osmolyte Accumulation and Antioxidant Metabolism of Three Maize Hybrids

2017 422 citations Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Umair Ashraf et al. profile →
Effects of organic and inorganic manures on maize and their residual impact on soil physico-chemical properties

2017 194 citations İmran Khan, Umair Ashraf et al. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Umair Ashraf China	42	5.0k	852	831	665	659	149	6.3k
Xiangru Tang China	38	4.1k 0.8×	629 0.7×	515 0.6×	520 0.8×	253 0.4×	219	5.0k
Shakeel Ahmad Anjum Pakistan	36	5.7k 1.1×	744 0.9×	927 1.1×	663 1.0×	830 1.3×	115	6.9k
Muhammad Iqbal Pakistan	45	5.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	421 0.5×	477 0.7×	1.0k 1.6×	262	7.1k
Manzer H. Siddiqui Saudi Arabia	53	7.6k 1.5×	966 1.1×	638 0.8×	716 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	320	9.7k
Babar Shahzad Australia	26	5.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	393 0.5×	499 0.8×	1.2k 1.9×	45	7.6k
Abdul Rehman Pakistan	35	4.2k 0.8×	567 0.7×	511 0.6×	808 1.2×	867 1.3×	200	5.8k
Cheruth Abdul Jaleel India	46	7.7k 1.5×	282 0.3×	688 0.8×	660 1.0×	1.8k 2.7×	114	8.9k
Masayuki Fujita Japan	37	6.7k 1.3×	618 0.7×	316 0.4×	326 0.5×	1.8k 2.7×	69	8.1k
Metin Turan Türkiye	45	5.3k 1.1×	509 0.6×	450 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	787 1.2×	259	6.7k
Zhaowen Mo China	32	2.9k 0.6×	403 0.5×	317 0.4×	244 0.4×	187 0.3×	130	3.4k

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Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2024). Optimized liquid fertilizer management increases 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline content and grain quality in aromatic rice. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 133. 106433–106433. 7 indexed citations

Li, Lin, et al.. (2024). Grain quality deterioration of hybrid rice is associated with alterations in physicochemical and structural properties of starch under saline conditions. Crop Science. 64(2). 956–967. 5 indexed citations

Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2024). Influence of ZnO Nanoparticles on Early Growth Stage of Fragrant Rice at Low Temperature (LT) Stress. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 24(1). 1301–1317. 7 indexed citations

Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2023). Transcription Factor OsbZIP60-like Regulating OsP5CS1 Gene and 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) Biosynthesis in Aromatic Rice. Plants. 13(1). 49–49. 5 indexed citations

Nawaz, Muhammad, Umair Ashraf, İmran Khan, et al.. (2020). ASSESSMENT OF CROPPING SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF WHEAT. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 30(2). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yunyan, Pingshan Fan, Lin Li, et al.. (2020). Straw Incorporation Coupled with Deep Placement of Nitrogen Fertilizer Improved Grain Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Direct-Seeded Rice. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 20(4). 2338–2347. 25 indexed citations

Mo, Zhaowen, Wenyan Xie, Umair Ashraf, et al.. (2020). Ultrasonic seed treatment and Cu application modulate photosynthesis, grain quality, and Cu concentrations in aromatic rice. Photosynthetica. 58(3). 682–691. 11 indexed citations

Chattha, Muhammad Umer, et al.. (2020). Impact of planting methods on biomass production, chemical composition and methane yield of sorghum cultivars.. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 57(1). 43–51. 5 indexed citations

He, Lei, et al.. (2019). IMPROVING EFFECT OF EXOGENOUS NICKEL NITRATE APPLICATION ON PHYSIO-BIOCHEMICAL FEATURES, NITROGEN METABOLISM AND EARLY GROWTH OF RICE. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 17(1). 357–367. 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Axiang, et al.. (2019). EFFECT OF FOLIAR SODIUM SELENATE ON LEAF SENESCENCE OF FRAGRANT RICE IN SOUTH CHINA. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 17(2). 3343–3351. 19 indexed citations

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Zheng, Axiang, et al.. (2019). THE EFFECT OF EDTA-SE WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF FRAGRANT RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 17(2). 3293–3303. 10 indexed citations

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Huang, Shanyu, Haowen Luo, Umair Ashraf, et al.. (2019). SEED TREATMENT WITH PACLOBUTRAZOL AFFECTS EARLY GROWTH, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE AND PHYSIOLOGY OF RICE. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 17(1). 999–1012. 8 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2018). MILD DROUGHT IN INTERACTION WITH ADDITIONAL NITROGEN DOSE AT GRAIN FILLING STAGE MODULATES 2ACETYL-1-PYRROLINE BIOSYNTHESIS AND GRAIN YIELD IN FRAGRANT RICE. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 16(6). 7741–7758. 29 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2017). Effects of Cadmium Stress on Antioxidant Enzymes and Osmolyte Accumulation in Aromatic Rice Seedlings. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. 10(4). 59–66. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Can, et al.. (2016). Biotransfer of Cd along a soil-plant- mealybug-ladybird food chain: A comparison with host plants. Chemosphere. 168. 699–706. 51 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2016). トウモロコシにおけるアルミニウムとクロムの毒性:農業特性,正味光合成,生理‐植物学的振動及び異なる植物部分への金属蓄積との関連. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 227(9). 14. 1 indexed citations

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Anjum, Shakeel Ahmad, Jinhuan Li, Umair Ashraf, et al.. (2015). Exogenous Application of Brassinolide Ameliorates Mowing Stress in Leymus chinensis (Trin.). Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 98(2). 202–208. 4 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Umair, et al.. (2015). HERBICIDES, THEIR APPLICATION TIMINGS AND DIFFERENT SOIL TEMPERATURE REGIMES AFFECT WEED INFESTATION IN WHEAT. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 21(3). 403–416. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Jinhuan, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Meiru Li, et al.. (2015). Modulation of morpho-physiological traits of Leymus chinensis (Trin.) through exogenous application of brassinolide under salt stress.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25(4). 1055–1062. 7 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Umair, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Ehsanullah, İmran Khan, & Mohsin Tanveer. (2014). PLANTING GEOMETRY-INDUCED ALTERATION IN WEED INFESTATION, GROWTH AND YIELD OF PUDDLED RICE. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 20(1). 77–89. 13 indexed citations

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