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Microbiology
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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 62 2826 2588 14 13 244 19892

Iqbal Ahmad publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Iqbal Ahmad between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Iqbal Ahmad published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2019. 28 of the 342 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2019. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 10 publications
1960 2025

342 publications in total across all disciplines

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Iqbal Ahmad: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 2
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 1
1986 4
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 6
2006 13
2007 6
2008 8
2009 3
2010 19
2011 11
2012 8
2013 9
2014 17
2015 7
2016 15
2017 29
2018 24
2019 41
2020 13
2021 20
2022 15
2023 20
2024 18
2025 10
Total 342
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Iqbal Ahmad publications per year - data summary

  • Iqbal Ahmad, a Microbiology scholar from Aligarh Muslim University, has 342 publications recorded across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1960 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 41 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1960, 1981, 1985, 1987 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 25 of the 66 years in the span carry no publications at all (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.3 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 83 publications, 24% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1960-1981: 4 publications (0.2 per year); 1982-2003: 25 publications (1.1 per year); 2004-2025: 313 publications (14.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Iqbal Ahmad publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Iqbal Ahmad sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 235–244 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 244 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161 244
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Iqbal Ahmad publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Iqbal Ahmad, a Microbiology scholar from Aligarh Muslim University, records 244 publications - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Iqbal Ahmad, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Iqbal Ahmad ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Iqbal Ahmad D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126 62
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Iqbal Ahmad D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Iqbal Ahmad, a Microbiology scholar from Aligarh Muslim University, records 62 D-Index - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Iqbal Ahmad, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Iqbal Ahmad ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award

Overview

Iqbal Ahmad is affiliated with Aligarh Muslim University in India and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine. Their research spans a diverse range of topics, emphasizing molecular biology, food science, plant science, molecular medicine, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses key areas such as bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, essential oils and their antimicrobial activity, nanoparticle synthesis and applications, medicinal plants and neuroprotection, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, as well as antibiotic use and resistance.

Iqbal Ahmad has published numerous papers in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Microbial Pathogenesis, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, ACS Omega, and the Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics.

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their scientific career, with frequent co-authors including Faizan Abul Qais, Fohad Mabood Husain, Hussein H. Abulreesh, Samreen Samreen, and Khaled Elbanna.

Recent publications by Iqbal Ahmad include:

  • Recent Understanding of Soil Acidobacteria and Their Ecological Significance: A Critical Review, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Environmental antimicrobial resistance and its drivers: a potential threat to public health, 2021, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Pseudomonas azotoformans FAP5, a novel biofilm-forming PGPR strain, alleviates drought stress in wheat plant, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
  • Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Carum copticum: Assessment of its quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitory potential against gram negative bacterial pathogens, 2020, Microbial Pathogenesis
  • Antioxidant, antibacterial, and antimutagenic activity of Piper nigrum seeds extracts, 2021, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Best Publications

  • Screening of free-living rhizospheric bacteria for their multiple plant growth promoting activities

    Farah Ahmad;Iqbal Ahmad;M.S. Khan

  • Antimicrobial and phytochemical studies on 45 Indian medicinal plants against multi-drug resistant human pathogens

    Iqbal Ahmad;Arina Z. Beg

  • Screening of some Indian medicinal plants for their antimicrobial properties

    Iqbal Ahmad;Zafar Mehmood;Faiz Mohammad

  • Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenging Properties of Twelve Traditionally Used Indian Medicinal Plants

    Farrukh Aqil;Iqbal Ahmad;Zafar Mehmood

  • Metal tolerance and biosorption potential of filamentous fungi isolated from metal contaminated agricultural soil

    Shaheen Zafar;Farrukh Aqil;Iqbal Ahmad

  • Indole Acetic Acid Production by the Indigenous Isolates of Azotobacter and Fluorescent Pseudomonas in the Presence and Absence of Tryptophan

    Farah Ahmad;Iqbal Ahmad;Mohammad Saghir Khan

  • In vitro efficacy of bioactive extracts of 15 medicinal plants against ESβL-producing multidrug-resistant enteric bacteria

    Iqbal Ahmad;Farrukh Aqil

  • Sol-gel synthesis of thorn-like ZnO nanoparticles endorsing mechanical stirring effect and their antimicrobial activities: Potential role as nano-antibiotics.

    Mohd Farhan Khan;Akhter H. Ansari;M. Hameedullah;Ejaz Ahmad

  • Inhibition of quorum sensing regulated bacterial functions by plant essential oils with special reference to clove oil

    M.S.A. Khan;M. Zahin;S. Hasan;F.M. Husain

  • Modern phytomedicine: Turning Medicinal Plants into Drugs

    Iqbal Ahmad;Farrukh Aqil;Mohammad Owais

  • Brassinosteroids and their role in response of plants to abiotic stresses

    Q. Fariduddin;M. Yusuf;I. Ahmad;A. Ahmad

  • Effect of certain bioactive plant extracts on clinical isolates of β-lactamase producing methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Farrukh Aqil;M. Sajjad A. Khan;Mohd Owais;Iqbal Ahmad

  • Antibacterial Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Murraya koenigii (L.) against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens.

    Faizan Abul Qais;Anam Shafiq;Anam Shafiq;Haris M. Khan;Fohad M. Husain

  • Broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal properties of certain traditionally used Indian medicinal plants

    Farrukh Aqil;Iqbal Ahmad

  • Antibiofilm activity of certain phytocompounds and their synergy with fluconazole against Candida albicans biofilms

    Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan;Iqbal Ahmad

  • Sub-MICs of Mentha piperita essential oil and menthol inhibits AHL mediated quorum sensing and biofilm of Gram-negative bacteria.

    Fohad Mabood Husain;Fohad Mabood Husain;Iqbal Ahmad;Mohammad S. Khan;Ejaz Ahmad

  • Indian Medicinal Plants: A Potential Source for Anticandidal Drugs

    Zafar Mehmood;Iqbal Ahmad;Faiz Mohammad;Shamim Ahmad

  • Leaf Extracts of Mangifera indica L. Inhibit Quorum Sensing – Regulated Production of Virulence Factors and Biofilm in Test Bacteria

    Fohad M. Husain;Fohad M. Husain;Iqbal Ahmad;Abdullah S. Al-thubiani;Hussein H. Abulreesh

  • Growth stimulation and alleviation of salinity stress to wheat by the biofilm forming Bacillus pumilus strain FAB10

    Firoz Ahmad Ansari;Iqbal Ahmad;John Pichtel

  • Antibacterial properties of traditionally used Indian medicinal plants.

    F Aqil;I Ahmad

Frequent Co-Authors

Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Eduarda Pereira
Eduarda Pereira University of Aveiro
Naser A. Anjum
Naser A. Anjum Aligarh Muslim University
Mário Pacheco
Mário Pacheco University of Aveiro
Wallace B. Thoreson
Wallace B. Thoreson University of Nebraska Medical Center
Sarvajeet Singh Gill
Sarvajeet Singh Gill Maharshi Dayanand University
Shamsul Hayat
Shamsul Hayat Aligarh Muslim University
Nafees A. Khan
Nafees A. Khan Aligarh Muslim University
Swaranjit Singh Cameotra
Swaranjit Singh Cameotra Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Maria João Bebianno
Maria João Bebianno University of Algarve

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