Yaser Hafez

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Yaser Hafez is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaser Hafez has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yaser Hafez's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (29 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (17 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Resistance (11 papers). Yaser Hafez is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (29 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (17 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Resistance (11 papers). Yaser Hafez collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Hungary. Yaser Hafez's co-authors include Khaled Abdelaal, Kotb A. Attia, Lóránt Király, Muneera D. F. AlKahtani, András Künstler, Zoltán Király, Yasser S. A. Mazrou, Amr Elkelish, Salman Alamery and Eid I. Ibrahim and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Yaser Hafez

108 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Alleviatin... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2021 2020 50 100 150 200
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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. The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Alleviating the Adverse Effects of Drought on Plants
    2021 200 citations Khaled Abdelaal, Muneera D. F. AlKahtani et al. profile →
  2. Beneficial Effects of Biochar and Chitosan on Antioxidative Capacity, Osmolytes Accumulation, and Anatomical Characters of Water-Stressed Barley Plants
    2020 166 citations Yaser Hafez, Kotb A. Attia et al. Agronomy profile →

Peers

Yaser Hafez
Kalaivani Nadarajah Malaysia
Prasad Gyaneshwar United States
Elena Prats Spain
Abdelfattah Badr Egypt
Xiaowei Zhang China
Lingan Kong China
Paul Holford Australia
Florence Wisniewski‐Dyé France
Anna Maria Mastrangelo Italy
Gwyn A. Beattie United States
Kalaivani Nadarajah Malaysia
Yaser Hafez
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaser Hafez

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

All Works

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Azeem, Farrukh, Kotb A. Attia, Muhammad Shahid, et al.. (2025). Comparative efficacy of biologically and chemically synthesized nickel oxide nanoparticles for catalytic degradation of dyes and wastewater treatment. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 34666–34666.
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Künstler, András, Ildikó Schwarczinger, J. Bakonyi, et al.. (2023). Heat shock‐induced enhanced susceptibility of barley to Bipolaris sorokiniana is associated with elevated ROS production and plant defence‐related gene expression. Plant Biology. 25(5). 803–812. 9 indexed citations
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El-Mahrouk, Mohammed E., Yaser Hassan Dewir, Yaser Hafez, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Their Ecological Risk in Sea Lettuce (Ulva spp.) along the Coast Alexandria, Egypt: Implications for Sustainable Management. Sustainability. 15(5). 4404–4404. 12 indexed citations
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Abdelaal, Khaled, et al.. (2021). Toxicity of Essential Oils Nanoemulsion Against Aphis Craccivora and Their Inhibitory Activity on Insect Enzymes. Processes. 9(4). 624–624. 43 indexed citations
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AlKahtani, Muneera D. F., Amr Fouda, Kotb A. Attia, et al.. (2020). Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Endophytic Bacteria from Desert Plants and Their Application as Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture. Agronomy. 10(9). 1325–1325. 147 indexed citations
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Hafez, Yaser, et al.. (2019). ISOLATION OF WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS (WSSV) IN EGYPTIAN SHRIMP USING CONVENTIONAL PCR AND REAL TIME PCR (QPCR) TECHNIQUES. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 56(22-Suppl).
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Hafez, Yaser, et al.. (2019). PIVOTAL ROLE OF LACTOBACILLUS STRAINS IN IMPROVEMENT OF SOFT CHEESE QUALITY AND INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF HARMFUL AND DANGEROUS BACTERIAL PATHOGENS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 56(22-Suppl). 3 indexed citations
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Iglesias‐Groth, Susana, Franco Cataldo, & Yaser Hafez. (2016). Neutron bombardment of C 60 and C 70 fullerenes: A spectroscopic and calorimetric study. Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 24(9). 547–554. 8 indexed citations
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Abdelaal, Khaled, et al.. (2014). Biochemical, histological and molecular changes in susceptible and resistant wheat cultivars inoculated with stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici.. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 24(2). 421–429. 22 indexed citations
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Hafez, Yaser. (2013). A pivotal role of reactive oxygen species and antioxidants to attenuate Tobacco mosaic virus.. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 23(2). 277–285. 2 indexed citations
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Derbalah, Aly, et al.. (2013). Non-traditional Methods to Control Choclate Spot of Faba bean Caused by Botrytis fabae Sard under Greenhouse Conditions. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 23(1). 137–144.
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Hafez, Yaser. (2009). Semen quality and relevant blood plasma parameters of Rahmani rams fed different dietary energy levels.. Archiva zootechnica. 12(3). 64–72.
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Bayoumi, Yousry & Yaser Hafez. (2006). Effect of organic fertilizers combined with benzo (1,2,3) thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) on the cucumber powdery mildew and the yield production. Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 50. 131–136. 7 indexed citations
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Király, Lóránt, Yaser Hafez, József Fodor, & Zoltán Király. (2005). Induction of hypersensitive necrosis at high temperatures by generation of reactive oxygen forms in virus resistant tobacco. Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 49. 85–87. 1 indexed citations
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Künstler, András, József Fodor, Yaser Hafez, Zoltán Király, & M. Hevesi. (2005). Relationship between H2O2-detoxification, tolerance to H2O2 and virulence of some phytopathogenic bacteria. Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 49. 89–90. 3 indexed citations
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Hafez, Yaser, Lóránt Király, József Fodor, & Zoltán Király. (2004). Immunization of tobacco with hydrogen peroxide to oxidative stress caused by viral, bacterial and fungal infections. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 26. 1 indexed citations

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