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Environmental Sciences

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95
Citations
32201
World Ranking
481
National Ranking
1

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
35392
World Ranking
1452
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

Muhammad Shahid is affiliated with COMSATS University Islamabad in Pakistan and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans various subfields, including Plant Science, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Water Science and Technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials

Shahid has published numerous papers, including recent works such as:

  • Copper uptake, essentiality, toxicity, detoxification and risk assessment in soil-plant environment, 2020, Chemosphere
  • A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: The significance of modification and redox reactions, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Zinc in soil-plant-human system: A data-analysis review, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Arsenic speciation and biotransformation pathways in the aquatic ecosystem: The significance of algae, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Arsenic biogeochemical cycling in paddy soil-rice system: Interaction with various factors, amendments and mineral nutrients, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Their frequent collaborators include Nabeel Khan Niazi, Natasha Natasha, Behzad Murtaza, Irshad Bibi, and Sana Khalid. Shahid has published in a variety of venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

In addition to journal publications, Shahid has contributed to book publications, notably with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. One such book is titled Actes du colloque international de recherche T2020: Transitions écologiques en transactions et actions, published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of technologies for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

    Sana Khalid;Muhammad Shahid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Behzad Murtaza

  • Foliar heavy metal uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants: A comparison of foliar and root metal uptake.

    Muhammad Shahid;Camille Dumat;Sana Khalid;Eva Schreck

  • Lead Uptake, Toxicity, and Detoxification in Plants

    Bertrand Pourrut;Muhammad Shahid;Camille Dumat;Peter Winterton

  • Chromium speciation, bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant system: A review.

    Muhammad Shahid;Saliha Shamshad;Marina Rafiq;Sana Khalid

  • Arsenic uptake, toxicity, detoxification, and speciation in plants : physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects

    Ghulam Abbas;Behzad Murtaza;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid

  • Heavy-metal-induced reactive oxygen species: phytotoxicity and physicochemical changes in plants.

    Muhammad Shahid;Muhammad Shahid;Muhammad Shahid;Bertrand Pourrut;Camille Dumat;Camille Dumat;Muhammad Nadeem

  • Biodegradation of plastics: current scenario and future prospects for environmental safety.

    Temoor Ahmed;Muhammad Shahid;Farrukh Azeem;Ijaz Rasul

  • Cadmium Bioavailability, Uptake, Toxicity and Detoxification in Soil-Plant System

    Muhammad Shahid;Camille Dumat;Sana Khalid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi

  • A critical review of selenium biogeochemical behavior in soil-plant system with an inference to human health.

    Natasha;Muhammad Shahid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Sana Khalid

  • Review of Pb availability and toxicity to plants in relation with metal speciation; role of synthetic and natural organic ligands.

    M. Shahid;E. Pinelli;E. Pinelli;C. Dumat;C. Dumat

  • Copper uptake, essentiality, toxicity, detoxification and risk assessment in soil-plant environment

    Zunaira Shabbir;Aneeza Sardar;Abrar Shabbir;Ghulam Abbas

  • A Review of Environmental Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Wastewater Use for Crop Irrigation with a Focus on Low and High-Income Countries.

    Sana Khalid;Muhammad Shahid;Natasha;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi

  • A critical prospective analysis of the potential toxicity of trace element regulation limits in soils worldwide: Are they protective concerning health risk assessment? - A review.

    Vasileios Antoniadis;Sabry M. Shaheen;Efi Levizou;Muhammad Shahid

  • Arsenic removal by perilla leaf biochar in aqueous solutions and groundwater: An integrated spectroscopic and microscopic examination.

    Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid;Yong Sik Ok

  • A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: The significance of modification and redox reactions

    Rabia Amen;Hamna Bashir;Irshad Bibi;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen

  • Antimony bioavailability: Knowledge and research perspectives for sustainable agricultures

    Antoine Pierart;Muhammad Shahid;Nathalie Séjalon-Delmas;Camille Dumat

  • Heavy Metal Stress and Crop Productivity

    Muhammad Shahid;Sana Khalid;Ghulam Abbas;Naeem Shahid

  • Lead-induced genotoxicity to Vicia faba L. roots in relation with metal cell uptake and initial speciation.

    Muhammad Shahid;Eric Pinelli;Eric Pinelli;Bertrand Pourrut;Jérôme Silvestre;Jérôme Silvestre

  • Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Foliar Uptake, Phytotoxicity, and Consequences for Sustainable Urban Agriculture.

    TianTian Xiong;Camille Dumat;Vincent Dappe;Hervé Vezin

  • EDTA-Enhanced Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: A Review

    M. Shahid;A. Austruy;G. Echevarria;M. Arshad

  • A field study of lead phytoextraction by various scented Pelargonium cultivars.

    M. Arshad;J. Silvestre;Eric Pinelli;J. Kallerhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Camille Dumat
Camille Dumat École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse
Irshad Bibi
Irshad Bibi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Behzad Murtaza
Behzad Murtaza COMSATS University Islamabad
Eric Pinelli
Eric Pinelli Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Sabry M. Shaheen
Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Noor S. Shah
Noor S. Shah COMSATS University Islamabad
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University

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