Wajid Ishaque

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Wajid Ishaque is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wajid Ishaque has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 10 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Wajid Ishaque's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (11 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (9 papers). Wajid Ishaque is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (11 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (9 papers). Wajid Ishaque collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Japan. Wajid Ishaque's co-authors include Muhammad Rizwan, Saddam Hussain, Nadeem Sarwar, Muhammad Rashid Shaheen, Amar Matloob, M. Kamran, Muhammad Imran, Abdur Rehim, Khalid Mahmood and Shafaqat Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Chemosphere and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Wajid Ishaque

34 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Phytoremediation strategies for soils contaminated with h... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2016 2014 250 500 750
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.

  1. Phytoremediation strategies for soils contaminated with heavy metals: Modifications and future perspectives
    2016 981 citations Nadeem Sarwar, Muhammad Imran et al. Chemosphere profile →
  2. Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of cadmium by Brassica napus L
    2014 299 citations Sana Ehsan, Shafaqat Ali et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety profile →

Peers

Wajid Ishaque
Yahua Chen China
Valérie Bert France
Petra Kidd Spain
Ma. del Carmen A. Gónzalez‐Chávez Mexico
Shengke Tian China
Shuhe Wei China
Fasih Ullah Haider China
S. J. Dunham United Kingdom
Bertrand Pourrut France
Mitch M. Lasat United States
Yahua Chen China
Wajid Ishaque
Citations per year, relative to Wajid Ishaque Wajid Ishaque (= 1×) peers Yahua Chen

Countries citing papers authored by Wajid Ishaque

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wajid Ishaque

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wajid Ishaque

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wajid Ishaque. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wajid Ishaque based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wajid Ishaque. Wajid Ishaque is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Imran, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Pressmud and Farmyard Manure Improve Growth and Yield of Wheat Irrigated with Textile Dye-Contaminated Wastewater through Increasing Nutrient Uptake and Dye Degradation. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 23(3). 3249–3257. 3 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Rehan, Wajid Ishaque, Mumtaz Khan, et al.. (2020). Relief Role of Lysine Chelated Zinc (Zn) on 6-Week-Old Maize Plants under Tannery Wastewater Irrigation Stress. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(14). 5161–5161. 22 indexed citations
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Shahid, Muhammad, et al.. (2020). Optimizing different adaptive strategies by using crop growth modeling under IPCC climate change scenarios for sustainable wheat production. Environment Development and Sustainability. 23(8). 11310–11334. 7 indexed citations
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Bashir, Arooj, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, et al.. (2018). Effect of foliar-applied iron complexed with lysine on growth and cadmium (Cd) uptake in rice under Cd stress. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(21). 20691–20699. 82 indexed citations
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Maqbool, Arosha, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, et al.. (2018). Management of tannery wastewater for improving growth attributes and reducing chromium uptake in spinach through citric acid application. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(11). 10848–10856. 70 indexed citations
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Rahman, Muhammad Habib ur, Ashfaq Ahmad, Xuechun Wang, et al.. (2018). Multi-model projections of future climate and climate change impacts uncertainty assessment for cotton production in Pakistan. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 253-254. 94–113. 163 indexed citations
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Rizwan, Muhammad, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Bilal Shakoor, et al.. (2017). Foliar application of aspartic acid lowers cadmium uptake and Cd-induced oxidative stress in rice under Cd stress. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(27). 21938–21947. 70 indexed citations
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Rahman, Muhammad Habib ur, Ashfaq Ahmad, Aftab Wajid, et al.. (2017). Application of CSM-CROPGRO-Cotton model for cultivars and optimum planting dates: Evaluation in changing semi-arid climate. Field Crops Research. 238. 139–152. 64 indexed citations
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Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, et al.. (2017). Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by using Solanum nigrum : A review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 143. 236–248. 136 indexed citations
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Sarwar, Nadeem, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Rashid Shaheen, et al.. (2016). Phytoremediation strategies for soils contaminated with heavy metals: Modifications and future perspectives. Chemosphere. 171. 710–721. 981 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ehsan, Sana, Shafaqat Ali, Shamaila Noureen, et al.. (2014). Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of cadmium by Brassica napus L. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 106. 164–172. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Shafaqat, Skhawat Ali, Wajid Ishaque, et al.. (2014). Silicon (Si) alleviates cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) from zinc (Zn) toxicity stress by limiting Zn uptake and oxidative damage. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(5). 3441–3450. 115 indexed citations
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Shakoor, Muhammad Bilal, Usman Iftikhar, Tahira Yasmeen, Wajid Ishaque, & Shafaqat Ali. (2013). N, P, K Uptake and their Grain Yields in Different Wheat Cultivars Grown in NIAB, Faisalabad. International Journal of Agronomy and Plant Production. 4(7). 1552–1557. 1 indexed citations
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Farooq, Muhammad Ahsan, Shafaqat Ali, Amjad Hameed, et al.. (2013). Alleviation of cadmium toxicity by silicon is related to elevated photosynthesis, antioxidant enzymes; suppressed cadmium uptake and oxidative stress in cotton. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 96. 242–249. 303 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Muhammad Javed, et al.. (2011). Improvement in nutrient uptake and yield of wheat by combined use of urea and compost. 30(1). 45–49. 11 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Khalid Pervaiz, Muhammad Ahsan ul Haq, Wajid Ishaque, Muhammad Kashif Riaz Khan, & Azeem Iqbal Khan. (2005). Effect of Cotton Leaf Mosaic Disease on Morphology, Yield and Fibre Characteristics of Upland Cotton in Pakistan. The Plant Pathology Journal. 21(2). 137–141. 3 indexed citations

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