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D-Index
84
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25991
World Ranking
2811
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1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

Farooq Anwar is affiliated with the University of Sargodha in Pakistan and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their work spans a variety of subfields, including Plant Science, Food Science, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Anwar's research topics cover areas such as Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Biodiesel Production and Applications, Edible Oils Quality and Analysis, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies.

Their published papers include:

  • A comprehensive review of mycotoxins: Toxicology, detection, and effective mitigation approaches (2024) in Heliyon
  • Multiepitope-Based Subunit Vaccine Design and Evaluation against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Using Reverse Vaccinology Approach (2020) in Vaccines
  • Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit (2020) in Journal of Food Biochemistry
  • Biosynthesis of phyto-functionalized silver nanoparticles using olive fruit extract and evaluation of their antibacterial and antioxidant properties (2023) in Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Biochar-Acid Soil Interactions-A Review (2023) in Sustainability

Frequent co-authors in Anwar's research include Rahman Qadir, Nazamid Saari, Tahir Mehmood, Sami Saâdi, and Naveed Ahmad.

Publication venues where Anwar frequently contributes are the International Journal of Food Science & Technology, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, RSC Advances, Heliyon, and ACS Omega.

Best Publications

  • Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses

    Farooq Anwar;Sajid Latif;Muhammad Ashraf;Anwarul Hassan Gilani

  • Effect of extraction solvent/technique on the antioxidant activity of selected medicinal plant extracts.

    Bushra Sultana;Farooq Anwar;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of basil (Ocimum basilicum) essential oils depends on seasonal variations

    Abdullah Ijaz Hussain;Farooq Anwar;Syed Tufail Hussain Sherazi;Roman Przybylski

  • High-Value Components and Bioactives from Sea Cucumbers for Functional Foods—A Review

    Sara Bordbar;Farooq Anwar;Nazamid Saari

  • Antioxidant activity of phenolic components present in barks of Azadirachta indica, Terminalia arjuna, Acacia nilotica, and Eugenia jambolana Lam. trees

    Bushra Sultana;Farooq Anwar;Roman Przybylski

  • Valuable Nutrients and Functional Bioactives in Different Parts of Olive (Olea europaea L.)—A Review

    Rahele Ghanbari;Farooq Anwar;Khalid M. Alkharfy;Anwarul Hassan Gilani

  • Moringa oleifera oil: a possible source of biodiesel.

    Umer Rashid;Farooq Anwar;Bryan R. Moser;Gerhard Knothe

  • Production of biodiesel through optimized alkaline-catalyzed transesterification of rapeseed oil

    Umer Rashid;Farooq Anwar

  • Antioxidant properties and components of some commercially available varieties of rice bran in Pakistan

    Shahid Iqbal;M.I. Bhanger;Farooq Anwar

  • Flavonols (kaempeferol, quercetin, myricetin) contents of selected fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants

    Bushra Sultana;Farooq Anwar

  • Analytical characterization of Moringa oleifera seed oil grown in temperate regions of Pakistan.

    Farooq Anwar;M I Bhanger

  • Seasonal variation in content, chemical composition and antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from four Mentha species.

    Abdullah I Hussain;Abdullah I Hussain;Farooq Anwar;Poonam S Nigam;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Nigella sativa L. (Black Cumin): A Promising Natural Remedy for Wide Range of Illnesses.

    Ebrahim M. Yimer;Kald Beshir Tuem;Aman Karim;Najeeb Ur-Rehman

  • Evaluation of biodiesel obtained from cottonseed oil

    Umer Rashid;Umer Rashid;Farooq Anwar;Gerhard Knothe

  • Interprovenance variation in the composition of Moringa oleifera oilseeds from Pakistan

    Farooq Anwar;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Iqbal Bhanger

  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil and extracts of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seeds from Pakistan

    Farooq Anwar;Muhammad Ali;Muhammad Ali;Abdullah Ijaz Hussain;Muhammad Shahid

  • Effect of freeze-drying on the antioxidant compounds and antioxidant activity of selected tropical fruits

    Norshahida Mohamad Shofian;Azizah Abdul Hamid;Azizah Osman;Nazamid Saari

  • Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.): a potential source of high-value components for functional foods and nutraceuticals--a review.

    Najla Gooda Sahib;Farooq Anwar;Anwarul Hassan Gilani;Anwarul Hassan Gilani;Azizah Abdul Hamid

  • Production of sunflower oil methyl esters by optimized alkali-catalyzed methanolysis.

    Umer Rashid;Farooq Anwar;Bryan R. Moser;Samia Ashraf

  • Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles through reduction with Solanum xanthocarpum L. berry extract: characterization, antimicrobial and urease inhibitory activities against Helicobacter pylori

    Muhammad Amin;Farooq Anwar;Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua;Muhammad Awais Iqbal

  • Moringa oleifera: A food plant with multiple medicinal uses. Phytother Res 21:17--25

    Farooq Anwar;Sajid Latif;Muhammad Ashraf;Anwarul Hassan Gilani

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Umer Rashid
Umer Rashid UCSI University
Nazamid Saari
Nazamid Saari Universiti Putra Malaysia
Anwarul Hassan Gilani
Anwarul Hassan Gilani Aga Khan University
Muhammad Iqbal Bhanger
Muhammad Iqbal Bhanger University of Sindh
Qasim Ali
Qasim Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Talat Islam
Talat Islam University of the Punjab
Gokhan Zengin
Gokhan Zengin Selçuk University
Poonam Singh Nee Nigam
Poonam Singh Nee Nigam University of Ulster
Imran Shakir
Imran Shakir University of California, Los Angeles

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