Zafar Ali Shah

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zafar Ali Shah is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zafar Ali Shah has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Zafar Ali Shah's work include Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (10 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (9 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers). Zafar Ali Shah is often cited by papers focused on Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (10 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (9 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers). Zafar Ali Shah collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Zafar Ali Shah's co-authors include Abdur Rauf, Muhammad Imran, Ali Imran, Muhammad Umair Arshad, Farhan Saeed, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Fahad A. Alhumaydhi, Abdullah S. M. Aljohani, Saud Bawazeer and Mohammad S. Mubarak and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Zafar Ali Shah

53 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Chemo‐preventive and therapeutic effect of the dietary fl... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Chemo‐preventive and therapeutic effect of the dietary flavonoid kaempferol: A comprehensive review
    2018 256 citations Muhammad Imran, Abdur Rauf et al. profile →
  2. Berberine as a Potential Anticancer Agent: A Comprehensive Review
    2021 204 citations Abdur Rauf, Tareq Abu‐Izneid et al. Molecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zafar Ali Shah Pakistan 14 476 242 228 216 161 58 1.3k
Pandi Anandakumar India 23 707 1.5× 223 0.9× 254 1.1× 292 1.4× 274 1.7× 42 1.6k
Nguyen Hai Dang Vietnam 21 693 1.5× 325 1.3× 350 1.5× 132 0.6× 181 1.1× 130 1.5k
Abha Meena India 22 579 1.2× 200 0.8× 219 1.0× 130 0.6× 121 0.8× 75 1.5k
Zhenhua Yin China 16 407 0.9× 275 1.1× 410 1.8× 174 0.8× 119 0.7× 64 1.3k
Sattu Kamaraj India 25 786 1.7× 167 0.7× 234 1.0× 250 1.2× 256 1.6× 43 1.8k
Hsin-Ling Yang Taiwan 24 710 1.5× 332 1.4× 231 1.0× 196 0.9× 188 1.2× 32 1.5k
Xiangyu Cao China 24 656 1.4× 166 0.7× 228 1.0× 236 1.1× 89 0.6× 63 1.6k
Clemens Malainer Austria 17 707 1.5× 178 0.7× 209 0.9× 160 0.7× 157 1.0× 23 1.6k
Mirjana Mihailović Serbia 23 527 1.1× 139 0.6× 252 1.1× 166 0.8× 151 0.9× 90 1.4k
Manju Vaiyapuri India 23 489 1.0× 122 0.5× 186 0.8× 169 0.8× 280 1.7× 56 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zafar Ali Shah

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zafar Ali Shah

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rehman, Gauhar, Abdur Rauf, Zafar Ali Shah, et al.. (2025). In silico and in vitro evidence on the anti-diabetic effect of grandidentatin from Salix acmophylla Boiss. Fitoterapia. 183. 106497–106497.
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Ali, Imdad, et al.. (2025). Coumarin‐triazole hybridized as therapeutic‐based niosomes for advanced drug release of Cefixime against multi‐drug resistance Salmonella enterica. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 28(4). 719–730. 2 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Saima Naz, Muhammad Umer Khan, et al.. (2025). Aldose reductase inhibitory evaluation and in silico studies of bioactive secondary metabolites isolated from Fernandoa. adenophylla (Wall. ex G. Don). Journal of Molecular Structure. 1328. 141308–141308. 5 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Umer Rashid, Zafar Ali Shah, et al.. (2025). Thymidine Phosphorylase Inhibitory Potential and Molecular Docking Studies of Secondary Metabolites Isolated From Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G. Don) Steenis. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(9). e202500449–e202500449. 1 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Umer Rashid, Zafar Ali Shah, et al.. (2024). Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties of indanone derivative isolated from Fernandoa adenophylla in vitro and in silico studies. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9624–9624. 5 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, Riaz Ullah, Essam A. Ali, et al.. (2023). Ammonia Mediated Silver Nanoparticles Based Detection of Bisphenol A, an Endocrine Disruptor, in Water Samples after Vortex-Assisted Liquid–Liquid Microextraction. Chemosensors. 11(8). 434–434. 2 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, et al.. (2023). Biological investigations of Aspergillus ficuum via in vivo, in vitro and in silico analyses. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17260–17260. 1 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Umer Rashid, Zafar Ali Shah, et al.. (2023). Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Diabetic Activity of Ferruginan, a Natural Compound from Olea ferruginea. Processes. 11(2). 545–545. 8 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, et al.. (2023). ANALGESIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE AND MEDETOMIDINE IN DOMESTIC GOATS. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 33(6). 1439–1445.
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Fazal, Hina, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water of Tribal Districts Ex-FATA Pakistan. 74–79. 1 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, Irfan Ullah, Abdur Rauf, et al.. (2022). Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activity of a New Ferruginan A from Olea ferruginea: In Vitro and In Silico Studies. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 8519250–8519250. 5 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdur, Tareq Abu‐Izneid, Anees Ahmed Khalil, et al.. (2021). Berberine as a Potential Anticancer Agent: A Comprehensive Review. Molecules. 26(23). 7368–7368. 204 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mitra, Saikat, Abdur Rauf, Abu Montakim Tareq, et al.. (2021). Potential health benefits of carotenoid lutein: An updated review. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 154. 112328–112328. 119 indexed citations
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Khan, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Ismail, Yasir Anwar, et al.. (2018). A highly efficient and multifunctional biomass supporting Ag, Ni, and Cu nanoparticles through wetness impregnation for environmental remediation. Green Processing and Synthesis. 8(1). 309–319. 31 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, Aqeel Ahmed, Shabana Usman Sımjee, et al.. (2016). Cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory salicin glycosides from leaves of Salix acmophylla. Phytochemistry Letters. 17. 107–113. 20 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, et al.. (2015). Peshawaraquinone a Novel Naphthoquinone and a New Indanone from the stem of Heterophragma adenophyllum Seem. Records of Natural Products. 9(2). 169–174. 11 indexed citations
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Shah, Zafar Ali, et al.. (1990). Antihypertensive and tocolytic activities of Ervatamia coronaria.. Fitoterapia. 61(2). 156–159. 3 indexed citations

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