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Pakistan
2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
49
Citations
9736
World Ranking
2248
National Ranking
22

Kauser A. Malik publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kauser A. Malik sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 220 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Kauser A. Malik D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kauser A. Malik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 1996 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1995 - Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Rhizobacteria, Horticulture, Botany and Leaf curl. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil classification and Soil water. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nitrogen fixation, Inoculation, Microbial inoculant and Azotobacter.

The Nitrogen fixation study combines topics in areas such as Enterobacter cloacae and Enterobacter. His Horticulture course of study focuses on Rhizosphere and Oryza sativa. Kauser A. Malik combines subjects such as Toxin, RAPD and Venom with his study of Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Probiotics and their fermented food products are beneficial for health. (931 citations)
  • Identification of dna components required for induction of cotton leaf curl disease. (385 citations)
  • Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. (203 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kauser A. Malik mainly focuses on Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Rhizosphere and Nitrogen fixation. His studies deal with areas such as Soil water, Soil fertility and Soil salinity as well as Agronomy. Kauser A. Malik interconnects Rhizobacteria, Microbial inoculant, Azospirillum brasilense, Bacteria and Diazotroph in the investigation of issues within Botany.

Kauser A. Malik has included themes like Biofertilizer and Enterobacter in his Rhizobacteria study. His Bacteria research includes elements of Isolation and Microbiology. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Rhizosphere, Actinobacteria is strongly linked to Firmicutes.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (33.12%)
  • Botany (31.85%)
  • Horticulture (17.20%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Rhizosphere (17.20%)
  • Botany (31.85%)
  • Firmicutes (4.46%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kauser A. Malik spends much of his time researching Rhizosphere, Botany, Firmicutes, Agronomy and Actinobacteria. His study on Rhizobacteria is often connected to Ectoine as part of broader study in Rhizosphere. His Rhizobacteria research integrates issues from Pantoea agglomerans and Pseudomonas fragi.

In the field of Botany, his study on Salsola overlaps with subjects such as Salsola stocksii. Kauser A. Malik has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Food science, Horticulture, Phytase, Genetically modified crops and Microbial inoculant. His work in Food science covers topics such as Biofertilizer which are related to areas like Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus safensis and Phosphorite.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Effects of hydrogel amendment on water storage of sandy loam and loam soils and seedling growth of barley, wheat and chickpea (135 citations)
  • Contribution of Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria in Growth Promotion and Zinc Content of Wheat. (58 citations)
  • Association of plant growth-promoting Serratia spp. with the root nodules of chickpea (34 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

Kauser A. Malik mainly investigates Rhizosphere, Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture and Zinc. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Loam, Food science and Microbial inoculant. His work deals with themes such as Genetically modified crops, Endosperm and Phytase, which intersect with Food science.

His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Halophyte and Acidobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria. His research in Horticulture is mostly concerned with Inoculation. His research integrates issues of Pantoea agglomerans, Rhizobacteria, Pseudomonas fragi, Shoot and Phytic acid in his study of Zinc.

Best Publications

  • Probiotics and their fermented food products are beneficial for health.

    S. Parvez;K.A. Malik;S. Ah Kang;H.-Y. Kim

  • Identification of dna components required for induction of cotton leaf curl disease.

    R.W. Briddon;S. Mansoor;I.D. Bedford;M.S. Pinner

  • Contribution of Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria in Growth Promotion and Zinc Content of Wheat.

    Sana Kamran;Izzah Shahid;Deeba N. Baig;Muhammad Rizwan

  • Isolation, partial characterization, and the effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) on micro-propagated sugarcane in vitro

    M. Sajjad Mirza;Waseem Ahmad;Farooq Latif;Jacqueline Haurat

  • Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan.

    Shahid Mansoor;Sultan H. Khan;Aftab Bashir;Muhammed Saeed

  • Effects of hydrogel amendment on water storage of sandy loam and loam soils and seedling growth of barley, wheat and chickpea

    J. Akhter;K. Mahmood;K.A. Malik;A. Mardan

  • Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with multiple monopartite begomoviruses supported by single DNA β

    S. Mansoor;R. W. Briddon;S.E. Bull;I. D. Bedford

  • Genetic diversity evaluation of some elite cotton varieties by RAPD analysis.

    M J Iqbal;N Aziz;N A Saeed;Y Zafar

  • Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes

    Kauser A. Malik;M. Sajjad Mirza;J. K. Ladha

  • Isolation and 16S rRNA sequence analysis of the beneficial bacteria from the rhizosphere of rice

    Samina Mehnaz;M Sajjad Mirza;Jacqueline Haurat;Rene Bally

  • Association of nitrogen-fixing, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) with kallar grass and rice

    K. A. Malik;Rakhshanda Bilal;Samina Mehnaz;G. Rasul

  • Phosphorus uptake and growth promotion of chickpea by co-inoculation of mineral phosphate solubilising bacteria and a mixed rhizobial culture.

    M. Gull;F. Y. Hafeez;M. Saleem;K. A. Malik

  • Enhanced biodegradation and emulsification of crude oil and hyperproduction of biosurfactants by a gamma ray‐induced mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    S. Iqbal;Z.M. Khalid;K.A. Malik

  • First report of diazotrophic Brevundimonas spp. as growth enhancer and root colonizer of potato.

    Tahir Naqqash;Tahir Naqqash;Asma Imran;Sohail Hameed;Sohail Hameed;Muhammad Shahid

  • Assessment of two carrier materials for phosphate solubilizing biofertilizers and their effect on growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Salma Mukhtar;Izzah Shahid;Samina Mehnaz;Kauser A Malik

  • Breakdown of resistance in cotton to cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan

    S. Mansoor;I. Amin;S. Iram;M. Hussain

  • Molecular characterization and PCR detection of a nitrogen-fixing Pseudomonas strain promoting rice growth

    M. Sajjad Mirza;Samina Mehnaz;Philippe Normand;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • Transformations in soil and availability to plants of15N applied as inorganic fertilizer and legume residues

    F. Azam;K. A. Malik;M. I. Sajjad

  • Improvement of degraded physical properties of a saline-sodic soil by reclamation with kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca)

    J. Akhter;R. Murray;K. Mahmood;K.A. Malik

  • Plant root associated bacteria for zinc mobilization in rice

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  • Effect of humic acid on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedling growth

    Kauser A. Malik;F. Azam

  • Prospects for saline agriculture.

    Rafiq Ahmad;Kauser A Malik

  • Transformation of 14C labelled plant components in soil in relation to immobilization and remineralization of 15N fertilizer

    F. Azam;K. Haider;K. A. Malik

  • Effect of salinity and inoculation on growth, nitrogen fixation and nutrient uptake of Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek

    Fauzia Y. Hafeez;Zahoor Aslam;Kauser A. Malik

  • Inmobilization-remineralization of NO3-N and total N balance during the decomposition of glucose, sucrose and cellulose in soil incubated at different moisture regimes

    F. Azam;T. Mahmood;K. A. Malik

  • Amelioration of a saline sodic soil through cultivation of a salt-tolerant grass Leptochloa fusca

    J. Akhter;K. Mahmood;K.A. Malik;S. Ahmed

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from an irrigated sandy-clay loam cropped to maize and wheat

    T. Mahmood;R. Ali;K. A. Malik;S. R. A. Shamsi

  • Microbial biomass and mineralization-immobilization of nitrogen in some agricultural soils

    F. Azam;K. A. Malik;F. Hussain

  • Denitrification with and without maize plants (Zea mays L.) under irrigated field conditions

    T. Mahmood;R. Ali;K. A. Malik;S. R. A. Shamsi

  • Denitrification and total N losses from an irrigated sandy-clay loam under maize-wheat cropping system

    T. Mahmood;K.A. Malik;S.R.A. Shamsi;M.I. Sajjad

  • Seasonal pattern of denitrification under an irrigated wheat-maize cropping system fertilized with urea and farmyard manure in different combinations

    T. Mahmood;R. Ali;K. A. Malik;Z. Aslam

  • Effect of Soil Salinity on Decomposition and Humification of Organic Matter by Some Cellulolytic Fungi

    K. A. Malik;N. A. Bhatti;F. Kauser

  • Saccharification of Leptochloa fusca (kallar grass straw) using thermostable cellulases

    Farooq Latif;M. Ibrahim Rajoka;Kauser A. Malik

  • Isolation and identification of a N2‐fixing zoogloea‐forming bacterium from kallar grass histoplane

    Rakhshandra Bilal;K. A. Malik

  • Characterization and screening of bacteria from rhizosphere of maize grown in Indonesian and Pakistani soils

    Zakira Naureen;Sumera Yasmin;Sohail Hameed;K. A. Malik

  • Cellulase and hemicellulase production by Cellulomonas flavigena NIAB 441

    Mohammad I. Rajoka;Kauser A. Malik

  • Decomposition of 14C-labelled melanoid fungal residues in a marginally sodic soil

    K. A. Malik;Konrad Haider

  • Characterization ofAzospirillum and related diazotrophs associated with roots of plants growing in saline soils.

    Rakhshanda Bilal;Ghulam Rasul;Javed A. Qureshi;Kauser A. Malik

  • Assessing opportunities for nitrogen fixation in rice : a frontier project

    J. K. Ladha;F. J. De Bruijn;K. A. Malik

Frequent Co-Authors

Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez
Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez COMSATS University Islamabad
Shahid Mansoor
Shahid Mansoor University of Karachi
Rob W. Briddon
Rob W. Briddon National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Peter G. Markham
Peter G. Markham John Innes Centre
Philippe Normand
Philippe Normand Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Asma Imran
Asma Imran National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Jagdish K. Ladha
Jagdish K. Ladha University of California, Davis
Ann M. Hirsch
Ann M. Hirsch University of California, Los Angeles
Natalia Ivanova
Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute

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