2026 Nudrat Aisha Akram: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	54	1688	1546	18	17	154	11349

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2015 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

Ascorbic Acid-A Potential Oxidant Scavenger and Its Role in Plant Development and Abiotic Stress Tolerance.

Nudrat A. Akram;Fahad Shafiq;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf

861
Citations
Nanofertilizer use for sustainable agriculture: Advantages and limitations.

Faisal Zulfiqar;Míriam Navarro;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

741
Citations
Improving salinity tolerance of plants through conventional breeding and genetic engineering: An analytical comparison.

Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

484
Citations
The Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Roles of Brassinosteroids and Salicylic Acid in Plant Processes and Salt Tolerance

M. Ashraf;N. A. Akram;Richard N. Arteca;Majid R. Foolad

435
Citations
Jasmonates: Multifunctional Roles in Stress Tolerance.

Parvaiz Ahmad;Parvaiz Ahmad;Saiema Rasool;Alvina Gul;Subzar A. Sheikh

392
Citations
Osmoprotection in plants under abiotic stresses: new insights into a classical phenomenon

Faisal Zulfiqar;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf

351
Citations
Role of transgenic plants in agriculture and biopharming.

Parvaiz Ahmad;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Younis;Xiangyang Hu

305
Citations
Salt-induced changes in photosynthetic activity and oxidative defense system of three cultivars of mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

Parvaiz Ahmad;Khalid ul Rehman Hakeem;Ashwani Kumar;Muhammad Ashraf

283
Citations
Trehalose: A Key Organic Osmolyte Effectively Involved in Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Firdos Kosar;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Sadiq;Fahad Al-Qurainy

244
Citations
Regulation in Plant Stress Tolerance by a Potential Plant Growth Regulator, 5-Aminolevulinic Acid

Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf

237
Citations
Drought Tolerance: Roles of Organic Osmolytes, Growth Regulators, and Mineral Nutrients

M. Ashraf;M. Ashraf;N.A. Akram;F. Al-Qurainy;M.R. Foolad

233
Citations
Plant responses to environmental stresses-from gene to biotechnology.

Mohammad Abass Ahanger;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf;Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni

195
Citations
Aminolevulinic acid and nitric oxide regulate oxidative defense and secondary metabolisms in canola (Brassica napus L.) under drought stress.

Nudrat Aisha Akram;Majid Iqbal;Atta Muhammad;Muhammad Ashraf

178
Citations
Alleviation of salt-induced adverse effects in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) by glycinebetaine and sugarbeet extracts

Wasim Abbas;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

166
Citations
Exogenously Applied Ascorbic Acid-Mediated Changes in Osmoprotection and Oxidative Defense System Enhanced Water Stress Tolerance in Different Cultivars of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorious L.).

Ayesha Farooq;Shazia Anwer Bukhari;Nudrat A Akram;Muhammad Ashraf

152
Citations
Effectiveness of potassium sulfate in mitigating salt-induced adverse effects on different physio-biochemical attributes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Muhammad Saeed Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

152
Citations
Salt-induced modulation in growth, photosynthetic capacity, proline content and ion accumulation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Muhammad Shahbaz;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Asma Hanif

151
Citations
Sulfur-enriched leonardite and humic acid soil amendments enhance tolerance to drought and phosphorus deficiency stress in maize (Zea mays L.).

Cengiz Kaya;Mehmet Şenbayram;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammed Ashraf

150
Citations
Impact of exogenously applied trehalose on leaf biochemistry, achene yield and oil composition of sunflower under drought stress.

Firdos Kosar;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Abrar Ahmad

147
Citations
Salt stress affects water relations, photosynthesis, and oxidative defense mechanisms in Solanum melongena L.

S Shaheen;S Nasee;M Ashraf

147
Citations
Appraisal of physiological and biochemical selection criteria for evaluation of salt tolerance in canola (Brassica napus L.)

Mobina Ulfat;Habib-Ur-Rehman Athar;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

141
Citations
Aminolevulinic acid-induced changes in some key physiological attributes and activities of antioxidant enzymes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants under saline regimes

Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf;F. Al-Qurainy

138
Citations
ALLEVIATION OF DROUGHT-INDUCED ADVERSE EFFECTS IN SPRING WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) USING PROLINE AS A PRE-SOWING SEED TREATMENT

Muhammad Kamran;Muhammad Shahbaz;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

134
Citations
Influence of natural and synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on primary and secondary metabolites and associated metabolism in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) plants under water deficit regimes

Aniqa Aziz;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf

116
Citations
Hydrogen sulfide regulates the levels of key metabolites and antioxidant defense system to counteract oxidative stress in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants exposed to high zinc regime

Cengiz Kaya;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

114
Citations
Exogenously Supplied Silicon (Si) Improves Cadmium Tolerance in Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) By Up-Regulating the Synthesis of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide

Cengiz Kaya;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni

111
Citations
Synergistic effects of drought and ascorbic acid on growth, mineral nutrients and oxidative defense system in canola ( Brassica napus L.) plants

Sidra Shafiq;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf;Amara Arshad

110
Citations
Phytohormones and microRNAs as sensors and regulators of leaf senescence: assigning macro roles to small molecules.

Maryam Sarwat;Afsar Raza Naqvi;Parvaiz Ahmad;Muhammad Ashraf

110
Citations
Does exogenously-applied trehalose alter oxidative defense system in the edible part of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) under water-deficit conditions?

Sidra Shafiq;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf

105
Citations