Yahya Refay

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yahya Refay is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yahya Refay has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yahya Refay's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (7 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (7 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (6 papers). Yahya Refay is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (7 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (7 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (6 papers). Yahya Refay collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan. Yahya Refay's co-authors include Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Majed A. Alotaibi, Martín Leonardo Battaglia, Nawab Ali, Mohammad Akmal, Turgay Dindaroğlu, Salah El-Hendawy, Bushra Ahmed Alhammad and Wael M. Hassan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Chemosphere and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Yahya Refay

29 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Drought Stress Impacts on Plants and Different Approaches... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Drought Stress Impacts on Plants and Different Approaches to Alleviate Its Adverse Effects
    2021 1.1k citations Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Nasser Al-Suhaibani et al. Plants profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yahya Refay Saudi Arabia 16 1.5k 228 199 196 193 29 1.9k
Sumera Anwar Pakistan 27 1.3k 0.9× 382 1.7× 121 0.6× 410 2.1× 281 1.5× 111 2.0k
Nasser Al-Suhaibani Saudi Arabia 26 2.0k 1.3× 340 1.5× 444 2.2× 291 1.5× 276 1.4× 65 2.7k
Muhammad Bilal Hafeez Pakistan 26 1.8k 1.2× 319 1.4× 120 0.6× 263 1.3× 300 1.6× 67 2.2k
Kamel Hessini Tunisia 29 1.9k 1.3× 132 0.6× 114 0.6× 144 0.7× 369 1.9× 85 2.4k
Bhupinder Singh India 25 1.7k 1.1× 139 0.6× 155 0.8× 260 1.3× 335 1.7× 138 2.1k
Magdalena D. Cetner Poland 11 1.6k 1.1× 145 0.6× 137 0.7× 100 0.5× 527 2.7× 13 2.0k
Noreen Zahra Pakistan 25 1.5k 1.0× 194 0.9× 80 0.4× 117 0.6× 293 1.5× 69 2.0k
Izabela A. Samborska Poland 10 1.6k 1.1× 139 0.6× 139 0.7× 98 0.5× 534 2.8× 11 2.0k
Guangyu Sun China 27 1.6k 1.1× 182 0.8× 163 0.8× 262 1.3× 633 3.3× 89 2.1k
Shah Hassan Pakistan 17 1.6k 1.0× 213 0.9× 83 0.4× 194 1.0× 341 1.8× 57 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yahya Refay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yahya Refay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yahya Refay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yahya Refay 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 Yahya Refay. Yahya Refay is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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El-Hendawy, Salah, Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Muhammad Mubushar, et al.. (2022). Combining Hyperspectral Reflectance and Multivariate Regression Models to Estimate Plant Biomass of Advanced Spring Wheat Lines in Diverse Phenological Stages under Salinity Conditions. Applied Sciences. 12(4). 1983–1983. 20 indexed citations
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Seleiman, Mahmoud F., Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Nawab Ali, et al.. (2021). Drought Stress Impacts on Plants and Different Approaches to Alleviate Its Adverse Effects. Plants. 10(2). 259–259. 1132 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ashraf, Sobia, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Afzal, et al.. (2020). Unveiling the Potential of Novel Macrophytes for the Treatment of Tannery Effluent in Vertical Flow Pilot Constructed Wetlands. Water. 12(2). 549–549. 23 indexed citations
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Al-Ashkar, Ibrahim, et al.. (2020). Selection criteria for high-yielding and early-flowering bread wheat hybrids under heat stress. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0236351–e0236351. 33 indexed citations
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Seleiman, Mahmoud F., Shafaqat Ali, Yahya Refay, et al.. (2020). Chromium resistant microbes and melatonin reduced Cr uptake and toxicity, improved physio-biochemical traits and yield of wheat in contaminated soil. Chemosphere. 250. 126239–126239. 115 indexed citations
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Seleiman, Mahmoud F., Majed A. Alotaibi, Bushra Ahmed Alhammad, et al.. (2020). Effects of ZnO Nanoparticles and Biochar of Rice Straw and Cow Manure on Characteristics of Contaminated Soil and Sunflower Productivity, Oil Quality, and Heavy Metals Uptake. Agronomy. 10(6). 790–790. 102 indexed citations
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El-Hendawy, Salah, Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Salah Elsayed, et al.. (2019). Potential of the existing and novel spectral reflectance indices for estimating the leaf water status and grain yield of spring wheat exposed to different irrigation rates. Agricultural Water Management. 217. 356–373. 88 indexed citations
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El-Hendawy, Salah, Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Yaser Hassan Dewir, et al.. (2019). Ability of Modified Spectral Reflectance Indices for Estimating Growth and Photosynthetic Efficiency of Wheat under Saline Field Conditions. Agronomy. 9(1). 35–35. 26 indexed citations
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Seleiman, Mahmoud F., Yahya Refay, Nasser Al-Suhaibani, et al.. (2019). Integrative Effects of Rice-Straw Biochar and Silicon on Oil and Seed Quality, Yield and Physiological Traits of Helianthus annuus L. Grown under Water Deficit Stress. Agronomy. 9(10). 637–637. 68 indexed citations
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El-Hendawy, Salah, Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Salah Elsayed, et al.. (2019). Combining biophysical parameters, spectral indices and multivariate hyperspectral models for estimating yield and water productivity of spring wheat across different agronomic practices. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0212294–e0212294. 27 indexed citations
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El-Hendawy, Salah, Wael M. Hassan, Nasser Al-Suhaibani, Yahya Refay, & Kamel A. Abdella. (2017). Comparative Performance of Multivariable Agro-Physiological Parameters for Detecting Salt Tolerance of Wheat Cultivars under Simulated Saline Field Growing Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 435–435. 101 indexed citations
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Refay, Yahya, et al.. (2014). Agro-Morphological Characterization of Lentil Genotypes in Dry Environments. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 22(6). 1320–1330. 1 indexed citations
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Alderfasi, A. A. & Yahya Refay. (2010). Integrated Use of Potassium Fertilizer and Water Schedules on Growth and Yield of Two Wheat Genotypes under Arid Environment in Saudi Arabia 1- Effect on Growth Characters. American-Asian-Journal of agricultural & environmental sciences. 9(3). 239–247. 10 indexed citations
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Refay, Yahya. (2010). Root yield and quality traits of three sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) varieties in relation to sowing date and stand densities.. World Journal of Agriculture and Soil Science. 6(5). 589–594. 16 indexed citations
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Refay, Yahya. (2010). Relative influence of water irrigation in improving productivity of some barley genotypes under low rainfall condition of Saudi Arabia.. American-Asian-Journal of agricultural & environmental sciences. 7(3). 320–326. 2 indexed citations
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Refay, Yahya. (2001). Effect of planting dates and plant density on two faba bean lines grown under the central region conditions of Saudi Arabia. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 6 indexed citations

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