Ummar Iqbal

454 total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 315 citations indexed

About

Ummar Iqbal is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ummar Iqbal has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 315 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Ummar Iqbal's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (12 papers), Plant responses to water stress (8 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers). Ummar Iqbal is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (12 papers), Plant responses to water stress (8 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (6 papers). Ummar Iqbal collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Ummar Iqbal's co-authors include Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Kaleem, Muhammad Ashraf, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Ansar Mehmood, Nargis Naz, Muhammad Atif Irshad and Muhammad Irshad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ummar Iqbal

39 papers receiving 312 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Harnessing native plants for sustainable heavy metal phytoremediation in crushing industry soils of Muzaffarabad

2025 19 citations Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Sehrish Sadia et al. Environmental Technology & Innovation profile →

Peers

Ummar Iqbal

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Claudia Bonomelli Chile

Cândido Ferreira de Oliveira Neto Brazil

C.C. Pasian United States

Sidnei Deuner Brazil

Rita Pupalienė Lithuania

Neslihan Saruhan Türkiye

Mingshou Fan China

Andrew D. Cartmill United States

Josefina Bañuls Spain

Pilar Mazuela Chile

Claudia Bonomelli Chile

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317 ×1.5

27 ×0.6

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30 ×0.9

32 ×1.1

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11 ×0.4

Citations per year, relative to Ummar Iqbal Ummar Iqbal (= 1×) peers Claudia Bonomelli

Countries citing papers authored by Ummar Iqbal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ummar Iqbal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ummar Iqbal

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Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique, Sehrish Sadia, Ummar Iqbal, et al.. (2025). Harnessing native plants for sustainable heavy metal phytoremediation in crushing industry soils of Muzaffarabad. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 38. 104141–104141. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Irshad, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Structural and functional responses of Panicum antidotale to diverse ecohydrological conditions. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 25(4). 100686–100686. 3 indexed citations

Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Phytoremediation Capacity of Saltwort (Salsola imbricata Forssk.) Determined by Tissue Organization and Physio-biochemical traits under Arid Saline Environments. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 236(3). 2 indexed citations

Sharif, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Native Plants as Living Sensors: Tracking Air Pollution in Industrial Zones. International Journal of Environmental Research. 20(1).

Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Biomonitoring Vehicular Pollution Using Naturally Occurring Indicator Species Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae) Along Roadways. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 236(14). 1 indexed citations

Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Thriving in extremes: Adaptability potential of desert cotton Aerva javanica to hyper-arid saline conditions. Journal of Arid Environments. 227. 105321–105321. 3 indexed citations

Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Intraspecific and interspecific variation of Salvadora species (S. oleoides Decne. and S. persica L.) along an aridity gradient in dryland ecosystems. Trees. 40(1).

Ahmad, Farooq, et al.. (2025). Altitude-Driven Structural and Functional Modifications in Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa Jacq.) Across the Himalayan Range. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 44(11). 6538–6555. 3 indexed citations

Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Structural Traits Driving Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Aggressive Spread and Ecosystem Disruption. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 236(7). 2 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Phenotypic Characterization and Adaptability of Wild Sugarcane to Diverse Pedospheric and Atmospheric Conditions. Tropical Plant Biology. 18(1). 2 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Structural and functional traits driving Chloris flagellifera proliferation in arid saline environments. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 47(7). 1 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2025). Biomonitoring and phytoremediation potential of Conocarpus erectus (Buttonwood) for mitigating air pollution from highway traffic. Chemosphere. 375. 144259–144259. 9 indexed citations

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Irshad, Muhammad, Mansoor Hameed, Ummar Iqbal, et al.. (2024). Elevation-driven modifications in tissue architecture and physiobiochemical traits of Panicum antidotale Retz. in the Pothohar Plateau, Pakistan. Plant Stress. 11. 100430–100430. 18 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the ecological dominance of button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus L.) through microstructural and functional traits modifications across heterogenic environmental conditions. Botanical studies. 65(1). 36–36. 7 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2024). Do structural and functional traits modulation determine the ecological fate of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) under variable pedospheric and atmospheric conditions?. South African Journal of Botany. 177. 68–87. 9 indexed citations

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Kaleem, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Role of leaf micro-structural modifications in modulation of growth and photosynthetic performance of aquatic halophyte Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) under temporal salinity regimes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 26442–26442. 13 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2023). Phenotypic plasticity in rubber bush (Calotropis procera) along altitudinal gradient. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 218. 105616–105616. 10 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Modulation of structural and functional traits in facultative halophyte Salvadora oleoides Decne. For adaptability under hyper-arid and saline environments. Journal of Arid Environments. 213. 104965–104965. 17 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, et al.. (2023). Survival tactics of an endangered species Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal to arid environments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195(11). 1363–1363. 8 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Ummar, Mansoor Hameed, & Farooq Ahmad. (2023). Structural and functional traits underlying the capacity of Calotropis procera to face different stress conditions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 203. 107992–107992. 13 indexed citations

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