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66
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Atta-ur-Rahman publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Atta-ur-Rahman sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 636 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Atta-ur-Rahman D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Atta-ur-Rahman sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

Atta-ur-Rahman is affiliated with the University of Karachi in Pakistan and has contributed to various research fields including materials chemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, and plant science. Their work spans diverse topics with a particular focus on ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, multiferroics, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, phytochemistry, microwave dielectric ceramics synthesis, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as Current Medicinal Chemistry, The Cambridge Structural Database, Bioorganic Chemistry, Natural Product Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal. Their research collaborations involve frequent co-authors including M. Iqbal Choudhary, Atia-tul Wahab, Yuqing Jian, Nuzhat Shehla, and Aiwen Xie.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "In silico identification of potential inhibitors of key SARS-CoV-2 3CL hydrolase (Mpro) via molecular docking, MMGBSA predictive binding energy calculations, and molecular dynamics simulation" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis - Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological approaches" (2020, Biotechnology Advances)
  • "Kadsura coccinea: A rich source of structurally diverse and biologically important compounds" (2020, Chinese Herbal Medicines)
  • "Ultrahigh piezoelectric strain in lead-free BiFeO3-BaTiO3 ceramics at elevated temperature" (2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds)
  • "An easy approach to obtain large piezoelectric constant in high-quality transparent ceramics by normal sintering process in modified potassium sodium niobate ceramics" (2020, Journal of the European Ceramic Society)

Atta-ur-Rahman has also authored books, including the title Bioactive Natural Products, published by Elsevier BV in 2021.

The comprehensive focus on both natural products and advanced materials science reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their research contributions.

Best Publications

  • Bioassay Techniques for Drug Development

    Atta-ur-Rahman;M. Iqbal Choudhary;William J. Thomsen

  • Trends in ethnopharmacology

    Anwarul Hassan Gilani;Atta-ur-Rahman

  • Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Plants and Their Active Components.

    Bahare Salehi;Athar Ata;Nanjangud V Anil Kumar;Farukh Sharopov

  • Medicinal plants with hypoglycemic activity.

    Atta-Ur-Rahman;Khurshid Zaman

  • Chemistry and mechanism of urease inhibition.

    Z. Amtul;Atta-ur-Rahman;R. A. Siddiqui;M. I. Choudhary

  • Nigellidine — A new indazole alkaloid from the seeds of Nigella sativa

    Atta-ur-Rahman;Sohail Malik;S.Sadiq Hasan;M.Iqbal Choudhary;M.Iqbal Choudhary

  • Isolation and structure determination of nigellicine, a novel alkaloid from the seeds of

    Atta-ur-Rahman;Sohail Malik;He Cun-heng;Jon Clardy

  • Structure-activity relationships of tyrosinase inhibitory combinatorial library of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole analogues.

    Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan;Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary;Khalid Mohammed Khan;Mubeen Rani

  • Bioactive natural products as a potential source of new pharmacophores. A theory of memory

    Atta-ur-Rahman;M. Iqbal Choudhary

  • Antifungal steroidal lactones from Withania coagulance.

    M. Iqbal Choudhary;Dur-e-Shahwar;Zeba Parveen;Abdul Jabbar

  • Anti-inflammatory activity of Bacopa monniera in rodents.

    Shabana Channa;Ahsana Dar;Shazia Anjum;Muhammad Yaqoob

  • Withanolides, a new class of natural cholinesterase inhibitors with calcium antagonistic properties.

    M. Iqbal Choudhary;Sarfraz Ahmad Nawaz;Zaheer-ul-Haq;M. Arif Lodhi

  • Kinetics of novel competitive inhibitors of urease enzymes by a focused library of oxadiazoles/thiadiazoles and triazoles

    Zareen Amtul;Maimoona Rasheed;Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary;Supino Rosanna

  • Nigellimine N-oxide-a new isoquinoline alkaloid from the seeds of Nigella sativa

    Atta-ur-Rahman;Sohail Malik;Khurshid Zaman

  • Studies on the chemical constituents of Phyllanthus emblica.

    Habib-ur-Rehman;Khawaja Ansar Yasin;Muhammad Aziz Choudhary;Naeem Khaliq

  • Diterpenoid and steroidal alkaloids

    Atta-ur-Rahman;M. Igbal Choudhary

  • Cholinesterase inhibiting withanolides from Withania somnifera.

    Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary;Sammer Yousuf;Sarfraz Ahmad Nawaz;Shakil Ahmed

  • Alkaloids of Aconitum laeve and their anti-inflammatory antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibition activities.

    Farzana Shaheen;Manzoor Ahmad;Muhmud Tareq Hassan Khan;Saima Jalil

  • N-Alkylation of anilines, carboxamides and several nitrogen heterocycles using CsF–Celite/alkyl halides/CH3CN combination

    Safdar Hayat;Atta-ur-Rahman;M Iqbal Choudhary;Khalid Mohammed Khan

  • Antifungal diterpenoid alkaloids from Delphinium denudatum

    Atta-ur-Rahman;Amber Nasreen;Farzana Akhtar;M. Saleh Shekhani

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Iqbal Choudhary
M. Iqbal Choudhary University of Karachi
Khalid Mohammed Khan
Khalid Mohammed Khan University of Karachi
Bilge Sener
Bilge Sener Gazi University
Hoong-Kun Fun
Hoong-Kun Fun Universiti Sains Malaysia
Wolfgang Voelter
Wolfgang Voelter University of Tübingen
Masood Parvez
Masood Parvez University of Calgary
Jon Clardy
Jon Clardy Harvard University
Anwarul Hassan Gilani
Anwarul Hassan Gilani Aga Khan University
Ilkay Erdogan Orhan
Ilkay Erdogan Orhan Gazi University
Ayhan Ulubelen
Ayhan Ulubelen Istanbul University

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