Usman Ali Ashfaq

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
193 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Usman Ali Ashfaq is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Usman Ali Ashfaq has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Epidemiology and 41 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Usman Ali Ashfaq's work include Hepatitis C virus research (38 papers), vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches (29 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (27 papers). Usman Ali Ashfaq is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (38 papers), vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches (29 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (27 papers). Usman Ali Ashfaq collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Usman Ali Ashfaq's co-authors include Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Sheikh Riazuddin, Fatima Noor, Sidra Rehman, Sobia Idrees, Muhammad Qasim, Zafar Nawaz, Farah Shahid, Tariq Javed and Muhammad Shareef Masoud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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Usman Ali Ashfaq

190 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Network Pharmacology Approach for Medicinal Plants: Review and Assessment

2022 258 citations Fatima Noor, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar et al. Pharmaceuticals profile →
Machine learning for synergistic network pharmacology: a comprehensive overview

2023 97 citations Fatima Noor, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al. profile →

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#	Title	Journal	Authors	Indexed citations
1	Advanced network pharmacology and molecular docking-based mechanism study to explore the multi-target pharmacological mechanism of Cymbopogon citratus against Alzheimer's disease	South African Journal of Botany	Usman Ali Ashfaq, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar et al.	8
2	Potential Target Metabolites From Gut Microbiota Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Study	International Journal of Microbiology	Muhammad Qasim, Fatima Noor et al.	1
3	Characterizing the bacteriophage PKp-V1 as a potential treatment for ESBL-producing hypervirulent K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 isolated from veterinary specimens	Veterinary World	Saima Muzammil, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	0
4	Antidiabetic activity of Berberis brandisiana is possibly mediated through modulation of insulin signaling pathway, inflammatory cytokines and adipocytokines in high fat diet and streptozotocin-administered rats	Frontiers in Pharmacology	Malik Hassan Mehmood, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	10
5	Exploring the recent developments of alginate silk fibroin material for hydrogel wound dressing: A review	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	Mohsin Khurshid, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	32
6	Artificial intelligence in cancer diagnosis and therapy: Current status and future perspective	Computers in Biology and Medicine	Muhammad Sufyan, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	78
7	Recent Updates on Peptide Molecules in Drug and Vaccine Development	Current Pharmaceutical Design	Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	3
8	Structural Elucidation of Rift Valley Fever Virus L Protein towards the Discovery of Its Potential Inhibitors	Pharmaceuticals	Mubarak A. Alamri, Muhammad Usman Mirza et al.	16
9	Identification of Cyclic Sulfonamides with an N-Arylacetamide Group as α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase Inhibitors: Biological Evaluation and Molecular Modeling	Pharmaceuticals	Matloob Ahmad, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	25
10	Integrating Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Approaches to Decipher the Multi-Target Pharmacological Mechanism of Abrus precatorius L. Acting on Diabetes	Pharmaceuticals	Fatima Noor, Abdur Rehman et al.	53
11	Identification of Lignan Compounds as New 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors for Lung Cancer	Metabolites	Muhammad Qasim, Azhar Rasul et al.	7
12	Rational design of multi epitope-based subunit vaccine by exploring MERS-COV proteome: Reverse vaccinology and molecular docking approach	PLoS ONE	Usman Ali Ashfaq, Muhammad Shareef Masoud et al.	32
13	Phytochemical Analysis and Antidiabetic Potential of Armoracia Rusticana: Pharmacological and Computational Approach	Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening	Usman Ali Ashfaq, Hina Khalid et al.	6
14	Subtractive Proteomics to Identify Targets for Vaccine Development Against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecalis	Future Microbiology	Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	1
15	EVALUATION OF SINGLE DOSE SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE FOR MANAGEMENT OF HYPERKALEMIA AND ITS EFFECT ON OTHER SERUM ELECTROLYTES	SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología	Masood A. Khan, Adnan Iqbal et al.	1
16	Investigating the molecular mechanism of staphylococcal DNA gyrase inhibitors: A combined ligand-based and structure-based resources pipeline	Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling	Serdar Durdağı, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar et al.	42
17	Anticancer screening of medicinal plant phytochemicals against Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-2 (CDK2): An in-silico approach	SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología	Wajahat Ali Khan, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	12
18	In silico analysis of five missense mutations in CYP1B1 gene in Pakistani families affected with primary congenital glaucoma	International Ophthalmology	Sabika Firasat, Haiba Kaul et al.	9
19	In-silico identification and evaluation of plant flavonoids as dengue NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitors using molecular docking and simulation approach.	PubMed	Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Usman Ali Ashfaq et al.	33
20	HBV Induced HCC: Major Risk Factors from Genetic to Molecular Level	BioMed Research International	Usman Ali Ashfaq, Asma Haque et al.	48

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