Zahid Mukhtar

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 991 citations indexed

About

Zahid Mukhtar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahid Mukhtar has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 991 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Zahid Mukhtar's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (16 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (11 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers). Zahid Mukhtar is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (16 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (11 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers). Zahid Mukhtar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and United Kingdom. Zahid Mukhtar's co-authors include Moddassir Ahmed, Nasir Saeed, Muhammad Rauf, Shahid Mansoor, Imran Amin, Niaz Ahmad, Yusuf Zafar, Shaheen Asad, Sher Afzal Khan and Muhammad Zuhaib Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Gene and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Zahid Mukhtar

53 papers receiving 932 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers: an unawareness causing serious threats to environment and human health

2017 237 citations Moddassir Ahmed, Muhammad Rauf et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zahid Mukhtar Pakistan	17	620	509	139	90	75	56	991
Muhammad Adnan China	15	626 1.0×	398 0.8×	259 1.9×	44 0.5×	46 0.6×	60	1.0k
Newton Portilho Carneiro Brazil	17	1.2k 1.9×	500 1.0×	128 0.9×	41 0.5×	109 1.5×	26	1.5k
Shanshan Jiang China	20	904 1.5×	493 1.0×	151 1.1×	18 0.2×	67 0.9×	50	1.3k
Barry Goldfarb United States	25	763 1.2×	577 1.1×	61 0.4×	45 0.5×	168 2.2×	62	1.4k
Maria Helena Bodanese‐Zanettini Brazil	22	1.2k 1.9×	857 1.7×	62 0.4×	102 1.1×	95 1.3×	63	1.6k
Jerry M. Green United States	17	1.1k 1.7×	405 0.8×	82 0.6×	35 0.4×	30 0.4×	19	1.3k
Jiao Tang China	15	484 0.8×	319 0.6×	122 0.9×	15 0.2×	131 1.7×	41	985
Xing‐Feng Huang United States	10	731 1.2×	171 0.3×	63 0.5×	93 1.0×	34 0.5×	14	997
Miriam Bortfeld‐Miller Switzerland	18	915 1.5×	516 1.0×	41 0.3×	43 0.5×	60 0.8×	24	1.4k
Fabyano Álvares Cardoso Lopes Brazil	16	410 0.7×	220 0.4×	53 0.4×	62 0.7×	31 0.4×	47	827

Countries citing papers authored by Zahid Mukhtar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahid Mukhtar

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Asif, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Copy number variation profiling in the genome of crossbred dairy cattle from Pakistan. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 163(5). 585–596. 1 indexed citations

Mukhtar, Zahid, et al.. (2025). Optimized surface engineering of Ti-6Al-4V: Comprehensive coating evaluation for biomedical applications. Surfaces and Interfaces. 56. 105735–105735. 7 indexed citations

Naqvi, Rubab Zahra, et al.. (2024). Transgenic cotton expressing Allium sativum leaf agglutinin exhibits resistance to whiteflies and aphids without negative effects on ladybugs. Gene. 933. 148926–148926. 1 indexed citations

Mukhtar, Zahid, et al.. (2024). Corrosion and wear characterization of Ti6-Al-4 V alloy: Experimental analysis and performance evaluation. Tribology International. 197. 109745–109745. 6 indexed citations

Rani, Reena, Muhammad Arif, Zahid Mukhtar, et al.. (2023). Field Screening of Diverse Soybean Germplasm to Characterize Their Adaptability under Long-Day Condition. Agronomy. 13(9). 2317–2317. 1 indexed citations

Mukhtar, Zahid, et al.. (2023). Deciphering host–pathogen interaction during Streptomyces spp. infestation of potato. Archives of Microbiology. 205(6). 222–222. 5 indexed citations

Kaul, Haiba, Muhammad Asif, Imran Amin, et al.. (2023). Genetic insights into crossbred dairy cattle of Pakistan: exploring allele frequency, linkage disequilibrium, and effective population size at a genome-wide scale. Mammalian Genome. 34(4). 602–614. 2 indexed citations

Khan, Muhammad Zuhaib, et al.. (2023). Employing template-directed CRISPR-based editing of theOsALSgene to create herbicide tolerance in Basmati rice. AoB Plants. 15(2). plac059–plac059. 13 indexed citations

Jander, Georg, et al.. (2020). Comparison of in Vitro and in Planta Toxicity of Vip3A for Lepidopteran Herbivores. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(6). 2959–2971. 4 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Moddassir, Nasir Saeed, Muhammad Ashraf, et al.. (2019). Expression of Synthetic Alanine Aminotransferase Gene Improves Nitrogen Uptake and Response in Transgenic Tobacco. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 23(4). 2 indexed citations

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Javaid, Shaista, Rubab Zahra Naqvi, Tanveer Mustafa, et al.. (2019). In-planta expression of insecticidal proteins provides protection against lepidopteran insects. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6745–6745. 12 indexed citations

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Siddiqui, Hamid Anees, Muhammad Asif, Shaheen Asad, et al.. (2019). Development and evaluation of double gene transgenic cotton lines expressing Cry toxins for protection against chewing insect pests. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 11774–11774. 28 indexed citations

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Naqvi, Rubab Zahra, Muhammad Saeed, Shaheen Asad, et al.. (2017). Development of a Triple Gene Cry1Ac-Cry2Ab-EPSPS Construct and Its Expression in Nicotiana benthamiana for Insect Resistance and Herbicide Tolerance in Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 55–55. 16 indexed citations

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Ali, Kazim, Ghulam Raza, Zahid Mukhtar, Shahid Mansoor, & Shaheen Asad. (2015). IDEAL IN-VITRO CULTURE AND SELECTION CONDITIONS FOR SUGARCANE GENETIC TRANSFORMATION. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 52(1). 43–49. 3 indexed citations

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Mukhtar, Zahid, et al.. (2015). BIOSAFETY STUDIES OF TRANSGENIC COTTON EXPRESSING INSECTICIDAL GENE FROM AUSTRALIAN FUNNEL WEB SPIDER ( Hadronyche versuta ). The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 52(3). 685–690. 2 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaheer, Yusuf Zafar, Sher Afzal Khan, & Zahid Mukhtar. (2013). A chimeric protein encoded by synthetic genes shows toxicity to Helicoverpa armigera and Spodotera littoralis larvae. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(2). 325–330. 4 indexed citations

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Raza, Ghulam, Kazim Ali, Zahid Mukhtar, et al.. (2010). The response of sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L) genotypes to callus induction, regeneration and different concentrations of the selective agent (geneticin -418). AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(51). 8739–8747. 19 indexed citations

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Ghaffar, A., Sher Afzal Khan, Zahid Mukhtar, Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka, & Farooq Latif. (2010). Heterologous expression of a gene for thermostable xylanase from Chaetomium thermophilum in Pichia pastoris GS115. Molecular Biology Reports. 38(5). 3227–3233. 29 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Muhammad, et al.. (2009). Expression of a full length Arabidopsis vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (AVP1) gene in tobacco (Nicotiana tabbacum) to increase tolerance to drought and salt stresses.. The Journal of Phytology. 1(6). 433–440. 7 indexed citations

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Latif, Farooq, et al.. (2009). Heterologous expression of Chaetomium thermophilum xylanase 11-A(CtX 11-A) gene.. 52(2). 100–106. 1 indexed citations

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