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Mohammad Saghir Khan

Mohammad Saghir Khan

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
61
Citations
13202
World Ranking
1154
National Ranking
27

Mohammad Saghir 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 Mohammad Saghir Khan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 119 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mohammad Saghir 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 Mohammad Saghir Khan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Biochemistry
  • Agriculture

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Microbiology, Food science, Phosphate and Rhizobacteria. His study in Agronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil water and Metal toxicity. His Microbiology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Homoserine and Chromobacterium violaceum.

His Food science study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Tebuconazole, Fungicide, Salicylic acid, Growth medium and Siderophore. His Phosphate study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Brassica, Rhizosphere, Metalaxyl and Hexaconazole. The concepts of his Rhizobacteria study are interwoven with issues in Inoculation, Crop, Sowing, Azotobacter and Soil salinity.

His most cited work include:

  • Synergistic effects of the inoculation with nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria on the performance of field-grown chickpea (148 citations)
  • Bacillus species enhance growth parameters of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in chromium stressed soils. (139 citations)
  • Biosorption of heavy metals by Bacillus thuringiensis strain OSM29 originating from industrial effluent contaminated north Indian soil (137 citations)

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

His main research concerns Agronomy, Rhizobacteria, Shoot, Botany and Food science. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Nutrient, Rhizobium and Microbial inoculant. The study incorporates disciplines such as Microorganism and Phosphate in addition to Nutrient.

His research in Rhizobacteria intersects with topics in Biotechnology, Bioremediation, Biofertilizer and Sowing. His studies deal with areas such as Dry matter, Soil water, Leghemoglobin, Crop yield and Phytotoxicity as well as Shoot. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Solanum, Siderophore and Microbiology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (37.86%)
  • Rhizobacteria (29.13%)
  • Shoot (18.45%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Horticulture (15.53%)
  • Food science (15.53%)
  • Shoot (18.45%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Horticulture, Food science, Shoot, Proline and Phytotoxicity. His Horticulture research integrates issues from Siderophore and Azotobacter. His research integrates issues of Solanum, Pesticide, Rhizosphere and Rhizobium leguminosarum in his study of Food science.

His Phytotoxicity study combines topics in areas such as Biotechnology, Plant growth and Crop production. His studies in Fungicide integrate themes in fields like Environmental chemistry and Environmental remediation. His work deals with themes such as Raphanus, Rhizobacteria and Chlorophyll, which intersect with Hexaconazole.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • ROS mediated destruction of cell membrane, growth and biofilms of human bacterial pathogens by stable metallic AgNPs functionalized from bell pepper extract and quercetin (54 citations)
  • Toxicity assessment of metal oxide nano-pollutants on tomato (Solanum lycopersicon): A study on growth dynamics and plant cell death. (47 citations)
  • Bacterial toxicity of biomimetic green zinc oxide nanoantibiotic: insights into ZnONP uptake and nanocolloid–bacteria interface (33 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Biochemistry
  • Botany

Mohammad Saghir Khan spends much of his time researching Biofilm, Bacterial growth, Intracellular, Nuclear chemistry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. His Biofilm study incorporates themes from Zinc nitrate and Staphylococcus aureus. The Bacterial growth study combines topics in areas such as Antibacterial activity, Biophysics and Quercetin.

Nanoparticle, Penicillium, Silver nanoparticle, Ralstonia solanacearum and Antimicrobial are fields of study that intersect with his Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study. Food science covers he research in Penicillium. His work carried out in the field of Food science brings together such families of science as Solanum, Chlorophyll, Lycopersicon and Antioxidant.

Best Publications

  • Role of phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms in sustainable agriculture — A review

    Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi;Parvaze A. Wani

  • Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the remediation of metal contaminated soils

    Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi;Parvaze Ahmad Wani;Mohammad Oves

  • Plant growth promotion by phosphate solubilizing fungi – current perspective

    Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi;Munees Ahemad;Mohammad Oves

  • 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

  • Biosorption of heavy metals by Bacillus thuringiensis strain OSM29 originating from industrial effluent contaminated north Indian soil

    Mohammad Oves;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi

  • Effect of metal tolerant plant growth promoting Bradyrhizobium sp. (vigna) on growth, symbiosis, seed yield and metal uptake by greengram plants.

    Parvaze Ahmad Wani;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi

  • Bacillus species enhance growth parameters of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in chromium stressed soils.

    Parvaze Ahmad Wani;Mohammad Saghir Khan

  • Synergistic effects of the inoculation with nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria on the performance of field-grown chickpea

    Parvaze A. Wani;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi

  • Nanoparticles in the soil–plant system: a review

    Bilal Ahmed;Bilal Ahmed;Asfa Rizvi;Khursheed Ali;Jintae Lee

  • Effect of fungicides on plant growth promoting activities of phosphate solubilizing Pseudomonasputida isolated from mustard (Brassica compestris) rhizosphere.

    Munees Ahemad;Mohammad Saghir Khan

  • Soil Contamination, Nutritive Value, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals: An Overview

    Mohammad Oves;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi;Ees Ahmad

  • Chromium reducing and plant growth promoting novel strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa OSG41 enhance chickpea growth in chromium amended soils

    Mohammad Oves;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi

  • Inhibition of growth and biofilm formation of clinical bacterial isolates by NiO nanoparticles synthesized from Eucalyptus globulus plants

    Samia Saleem;Bilal Ahmed;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Majed Al-Shaeri

  • Recent Advances in Plant Growth Promotion by Phosphate-Solubilizing Microbes

    Almas Zaidi;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Munees Ahemad;Mohd Oves

  • Antibacterial and cytotoxic efficacy of extracellular silver nanoparticles biofabricated from chromium reducing novel OS4 strain of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

    Mohammad Oves;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi;Arham S. Ahmed

  • Destruction of Cell Topography, Morphology, Membrane, Inhibition of Respiration, Biofilm Formation, and Bioactive Molecule Production by Nanoparticles of Ag, ZnO, CuO, TiO2, and Al2O3 toward Beneficial Soil Bacteria.

    Bilal Ahmed;Fuad Ameen;Asfa Rizvi;Khursheed Ali

  • Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in sustainable production of vegetables: Current perspective

    Almas Zaidi;Ees Ahmad;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Saima Saif

  • Chromium Reduction, Plant Growth–Promoting Potentials, and Metal Solubilizatrion by Bacillus sp. Isolated from Alluvial Soil

    Parvaze Ahmad Wani;Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi

  • Microbial Strategies for Crop Improvement

    Mohammad Saghir Khan;Almas Zaidi;Javed Musarrat

  • Co-inoculation of nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria to promote growth, yield and nutrient uptake in chickpea

    P. Wani;M. Khan;A. Zaidi

  • Mitochondrial and Chromosomal Damage Induced by Oxidative Stress in Zn 2+ Ions, ZnO-Bulk and ZnO-NPs treated Allium cepa roots

    Bilal Ahmed;Sourabh Dwivedi;Malik Zainul Abdin;Ameer Azam

  • Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Legumes and Bioremediation

    Almas Zaidi;Parvaze Ahmad Wani;Mohammad Saghir Khan

  • Evaluation of plant-growth-promoting activities of rhizobacterium Pseudomonas putida under herbicide stress

    Munees Ahemad;Mohammad Saghir Khan

  • Biomanagement of metal-contaminated soils

    Mohammad Saghir Khan

Frequent Co-Authors

Almas Zaidi
Almas Zaidi Aligarh Muslim University
Javed Musarrat
Javed Musarrat Aligarh Muslim University
Ali H. Bahkali
Ali H. Bahkali King Saud University
Iqbal Ahmad
Iqbal Ahmad Aligarh Muslim University
Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy
Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy King Saud University
Ameer Azam
Ameer Azam Aligarh Muslim University
Faheem Ahmed
Faheem Ahmed Jamia Millia Islamia
Malik Zainul Abdin
Malik Zainul Abdin Jamia Hamdard
Jintae Lee
Jintae Lee Yeungnam University

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