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M. Iqbal R. Khan

M. Iqbal R. Khan

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2025

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Rising Stars

D-Index
46
Citations
9963
World Ranking
412
National Ranking
16

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
49
Citations
11538
World Ranking
2224
National Ranking
55

M. Iqbal R. Khan 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 M. Iqbal R. Khan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 88 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Iqbal R. Khan 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 M. Iqbal R. Khan 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Best Publications

  • Salicylic acid-induced abiotic stress tolerance and underlying mechanisms in plants

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Mehar Fatma;Tasir S. Per;Naser A. Anjum

  • Ethylene Role in Plant Growth, Development and Senescence: Interaction with Other Phytohormones

    Noushina Iqbal;Nafees A. Khan;Antonio Ferrante;Alice Trivellini

  • Alleviation of salt-induced photosynthesis and growth inhibition by salicylic acid involves glycinebetaine and ethylene in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.).

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;M. Asgher;Nafees A. Khan

  • Cadmium Toxicity in Plants and Role of Mineral Nutrients in Its Alleviation

    Rahat Nazar;Noushina Iqbal;Asim Masood;M. Iqbal R. Khan

  • Selenium and sulfur influence ethylene formation and alleviate cadmium-induced oxidative stress by improving proline and glutathione production in wheat

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Faroza Nazir;Mohd. Asgher;Tasir S. Per

  • Approaches in modulating proline metabolism in plants for salt and drought stress tolerance: Phytohormones, mineral nutrients and transgenics.

    Tasir S. Per;Nafees A. Khan;Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy;Asim Masood

  • Salicylic acid alleviates adverse effects of heat stress on photosynthesis through changes in proline production and ethylene formation.

    M Iqbal R Khan;Noushina Iqbal;Asim Masood;Tasir S Per

  • Minimising toxicity of cadmium in plants--role of plant growth regulators.

    Mohd. Asgher;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Naser A. Anjum;Naser A. Anjum;Nafees A. Khan

  • A new perspective of phytohormones in salinity tolerance: Regulation of proline metabolism

    Noushina Iqbal;Shahid Umar;Nafees A. Khan;M. Iqbal R. Khan

  • Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Systems in Plants: Role and Regulation under Abiotic Stress

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Nafees A. Khan

  • Role of Ethylene and Its Cross Talk with Other Signaling Molecules in Plant Responses to Heavy Metal Stress

    Nguyen Phuong Thao;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Nguyen Binh Anh Thu;Xuan Lan Thi Hoang

  • Jasmonates in plants under abiotic stresses: crosstalk with other phytohormones matters

    Tasir S. Per;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Naser A. Anjum;Asim Masood

  • Ethylene reverses photosynthetic inhibition by nickel and zinc in mustard through changes in PS II activity, photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency, and antioxidant metabolism.

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Nafees A. Khan

  • Ethylene production is associated with alleviation of cadmium-induced oxidative stress by sulfur in mustard types differing in ethylene sensitivity.

    Mohd. Asgher;Nafees A. Khan;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Mehar Fatma

  • Silver Nanoparticle Regulates Salt Tolerance in Wheat Through Changes in ABA Concentration, Ion Homeostasis, and Defense Systems

    Iram Wahid;Sarika Kumari;Rafiq Ahmad;Sofi J. Hussain

  • Too much is bad--an appraisal of phytotoxicity of elevated plant-beneficial heavy metal ions.

    Naser A. Anjum;Harminder P. Singh;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Asim Masood

  • Modulation and significance of nitrogen and sulfur metabolism in cadmium challenged plants

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Noushina Iqbal;Asim Masood;Mohammad Mobin

  • Role of GABA in plant growth, development and senescence

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Syed Uzma Jalil;Priyanka Chopra;Himanshu Chhillar

  • Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Revisiting the Role of Sulfur Metabolites

    Nafees A Khan;M Iqbal R Khan;Mohd Asgher;Mehar Fatma

  • Potassium: A track to develop salinity tolerant plants.

    Sarika Kumari;Himanshu Chhillar;Priyanka Chopra;Risheek Rahul Khanna

  • Ethylene involvement in the regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants.

    Peter Poór;Kashif Nawaz;Ravi Gupta;Farha Ashfaque

  • Biosynthesized gold nanoparticles maintained nitrogen metabolism, nitric oxide synthesis, ions balance, and stabilizes the defense systems to improve salt stress tolerance in wheat.

    Iram Wahid;Pratibha Rani;Sarika Kumari;Rafiq Ahmad

  • Improving drought tolerance in rice: Ensuring food security through multi-dimensional approaches

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Sudhakar Reddy Palakolanu;Priyanka Chopra;Ashish B. Rajurkar

  • The significance and functions of ethylene in flooding stress tolerance in plants

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Alice Trivellini;Himanshu Chhillar;Priyanka Chopra

  • Cross-talk between sulfur assimilation and ethylene signaling in plants

    Noushina Iqbal;Asim Masood;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Mohd Asgher

  • Exogenous nitric oxide requires endogenous hydrogen sulfide to induce the resilience through sulfur assimilation in tomato seedlings under hexavalent chromium toxicity.

    Saud Alamri;Hayssam M. Ali;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Vijay Pratap Singh

  • Involvement of ethylene in gibberellic acid-induced sulfur assimilation, photosynthetic responses, and alleviation of cadmium stress in mustard.

    Asim Masood;M. Iqbal R. Khan;Mehar Fatma;Mohd Asgher

Frequent Co-Authors

Nafees A. Khan
Nafees A. Khan Aligarh Muslim University
Asim Masood
Asim Masood Aligarh Muslim University
Noushina Iqbal
Noushina Iqbal Jamia Hamdard
Naser A. Anjum
Naser A. Anjum Aligarh Muslim University
Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Mirza Hasanuzzaman Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Shalabh Dixit
Shalabh Dixit International Rice Research Institute
Kamrun Nahar
Kamrun Nahar Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Abdelbagi M. Ismail
Abdelbagi M. Ismail International Rice Research Institute
Endang M. Septiningsih
Endang M. Septiningsih Texas A&M University
Antonio Ferrante
Antonio Ferrante Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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