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Plant Science and Agronomy
India
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
78
Citations
22738
World Ranking
463
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in India Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Metabolism

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Botany, Antioxidant and Glutathione. The Photosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Brassica, Agronomy, Food science and Nitrate reductase. The study incorporates disciplines such as Salicylic acid, Jasmonic acid, Salinity and Nutrient in addition to Botany.

Glutathione reductase is the focus of his Antioxidant research. His Glutathione reductase research incorporates themes from Photosynthetic capacity and APX. His work deals with themes such as Oxidative stress, Ethephon and Thiobarbituric acid, which intersect with Glutathione.

His most cited work include:

  • Salicylic acid-induced abiotic stress tolerance and underlying mechanisms in plants (372 citations)
  • Photosynthetic activity, pigment composition and antioxidative response of two mustard (Brassica juncea) cultivars differing in photosynthetic capacity subjected to cadmium stress. (359 citations)
  • Salicylic acid alleviates decreases in photosynthesis under salt stress by enhancing nitrogen and sulfur assimilation and antioxidant metabolism differentially in two mungbean cultivars (274 citations)

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

Nafees A. Khan spends much of his time researching Photosynthesis, Botany, Brassica, Agronomy and Biochemistry. His study in Photosynthesis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Glutathione, Antioxidant and Plant physiology. His Antioxidant research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Oxidative stress, Sulfur assimilation and Nitric oxide.

His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Salicylic acid, Salinity, Nutrient and Nitrate reductase. His studies in Brassica integrate themes in fields like Ethephon, Gibberellic acid and Stomatal conductance. While the research belongs to areas of Biochemistry, Nafees A. Khan spends his time largely on the problem of Cadmium, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Environmental chemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (39.80%)
  • Botany (30.10%)
  • Brassica (29.59%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Antioxidant (20.92%)
  • Photosynthesis (39.80%)
  • Oxidative stress (15.82%)

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

Nafees A. Khan mainly investigates Antioxidant, Photosynthesis, Oxidative stress, Nitric oxide and Proline. He has researched Antioxidant in several fields, including Brassica and Food science. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Glutathione and Horticulture.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Oxidative stress, Cell biology is strongly linked to Germination. His work carried out in the field of Proline brings together such families of science as Salicylic acid, RuBisCO and Plant physiology. His Proline oxidase research incorporates themes from Shikimic acid and Valerianaceae, Botany.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Nitric oxide reverses glucose-mediated photosynthetic repression in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salt stress (37 citations)
  • Treatment of nitric oxide supplemented with nitrogen and sulfur regulates photosynthetic performance and stomatal behavior in mustard under salt stress. (18 citations)
  • Exogenously-Sourced Ethylene Modulates Defense Mechanisms and Promotes Tolerance to Zinc Stress in Mustard (Brassica juncea L.). (13 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Metabolism

Nafees A. Khan focuses on Antioxidant, Photosynthesis, Nitric oxide, Oxidative stress and Proline. Antioxidant is a subfield of Biochemistry that Nafees A. Khan explores. His study in APX and Glutathione reductase falls under the purview of Biochemistry.

His Nitric oxide study incorporates themes from Phytotoxicity and Abiotic component. His Oxidative stress research includes elements of Cell signaling, Cell biology, Germination and Copper. His work in Proline addresses issues such as Lipid peroxidation, which are connected to fields such as Salicylic acid and RuBisCO.

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

  • Photosynthetic activity, pigment composition and antioxidative response of two mustard (Brassica juncea) cultivars differing in photosynthetic capacity subjected to cadmium stress.

    Mohammad Mobin;Nafees A. Khan

  • Salicylic acid alleviates decreases in photosynthesis under salt stress by enhancing nitrogen and sulfur assimilation and antioxidant metabolism differentially in two mungbean cultivars

    Rahat Nazar;Noushina Iqbal;Shabina Syeed;Nafees A. Khan

  • 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

  • Modulation of glutathione and its related enzymes in plants’ responses to toxic metals and metalloids—A review

    Naser A. Anjum;Iqbal Ahmad;Iram Mohmood;Mário Pacheco

  • 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

  • Cadmium at high dose perturbs growth, photosynthesis and nitrogen metabolism while at low dose it up regulates sulfur assimilation and antioxidant machinery in garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.)

    Sarvajeet Singh Gill;Nafees A. Khan;Narendra Tuteja

  • 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

  • Catalase and ascorbate peroxidase—representative H2O2-detoxifying heme enzymes in plants

    Naser A. Anjum;Pallavi Sharma;Sarvajeet S. Gill;Mirza Hasanuzzaman

  • Application of salicylic acid increases contents of nutrients and antioxidative metabolism in mungbean and alleviates adverse effects of salinity stress

    Nafees Khan;Shabina Syeed;Asim Masood;Rahat Nazar

  • Role of ethylene in alleviation of cadmium-induced photosynthetic capacity inhibition by sulphur in mustard.

    Asim Masood;Noushina Iqbal;Nafees A. Khan

  • Salicylic acid supplementation improves photosynthesis and growth in mustard through changes in proline accumulation and ethylene formation under drought stress

    R. Nazar;S. Umar;N.A. Khan;O. Sareer

  • Nitrogen availability regulates proline and ethylene production and alleviates salinity stress in mustard (Brassica juncea).

    Noushina Iqbal;Shahid Umar;Nafees A. Khan

  • Activities of Antioxidative Enzymes, Sulphur Assimilation, Photosynthetic Activity and Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Cultivars Differing in Yield Potential Under Cadmium Stress

    N. A. Khan;S. Singh;R. Nazar

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

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Nafees A. Khan

  • Nitric oxide signaling and its crosstalk with other plant growth regulators in plant responses to abiotic stress.

    Mohd Asgher;Tasir S. Per;Asim Masood;Mehar Fatma

  • Understanding the significance of sulfur in improving salinity tolerance in plants

    Rahat Nazar;Noushina Iqbal;Asim Masood;Shabina Syeed

Frequent Co-Authors

Asim Masood
Asim Masood Aligarh Muslim University
Naser A. Anjum
Naser A. Anjum Aligarh Muslim University
Noushina Iqbal
Noushina Iqbal Jamia Hamdard
M. Iqbal R. Khan
M. Iqbal R. Khan Jamia Hamdard
Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Antonio Ferrante
Antonio Ferrante Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Iqbal Ahmad
Iqbal Ahmad Aligarh Muslim University
Adriano Sofo
Adriano Sofo University of Basilicata
Sarvajeet Singh Gill
Sarvajeet Singh Gill Maharshi Dayanand University
Alice Trivellini
Alice Trivellini University of Pisa

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