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Plant Science and Agronomy
Pakistan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
120
Citations
50796
World Ranking
69
National Ranking
2

Shafaqat Ali publications per year

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1975 2025

607 publications in total across all disciplines

Shafaqat Ali publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Shafaqat Ali sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 565 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shafaqat Ali D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Shafaqat Ali sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Agriculture

Shafaqat Ali mostly deals with Photosynthesis, Agronomy, Cadmium, Antioxidant and Botany. His Photosynthesis research incorporates elements of Proline, Chlorophyll, Cultivar, Point of delivery and Shoot. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil water, Nutrient and Biochar.

His Cadmium research includes elements of Soil contamination, Zinc, Food science and Chloroplast. He has researched Antioxidant in several fields, including Oxidative stress, Citric acid and Horticulture. His Horticulture study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Chromium, Superoxide dismutase and Phytoremediation.

His most cited work include:

  • The influence of pH and organic matter content in paddy soil on heavy metal availability and their uptake by rice plants (612 citations)
  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: A review (354 citations)
  • The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review (305 citations)

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

Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Cadmium, Agronomy and Shoot are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Biomass and Malondialdehyde, Superoxide dismutase, Antioxidant as well as Horticulture. His work on Catalase as part of general Antioxidant research is often related to Ascorbic acid, thus linking different fields of science.

His work investigates the relationship between Photosynthesis and topics such as Chromium that intersect with problems in Nuclear chemistry. Shafaqat Ali works mostly in the field of Cadmium, limiting it down to topics relating to Biochar and, in certain cases, Soil pH, Environmental chemistry, Straw and Husk, as a part of the same area of interest. His work deals with themes such as Soil water, Salinity and Nutrient, which intersect with Agronomy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (39.12%)
  • Photosynthesis (30.70%)
  • Cadmium (26.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Horticulture (39.12%)
  • Biochar (23.51%)
  • Photosynthesis (30.70%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Horticulture, Biochar, Photosynthesis, Cadmium and Shoot. His Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Biomass, Malondialdehyde, Nutrient and Catalase. His Biochar research incorporates themes from Agronomy, Nuclear chemistry, Freundlich equation, Husk and Soil pH.

His work in Agronomy covers topics such as Soil water which are related to areas like Fertilizer. As part of one scientific family, Shafaqat Ali deals mainly with the area of Photosynthesis, narrowing it down to issues related to the Antioxidant, and often Glutathione, Toxicity and Oxidative stress. His work carried out in the field of Cadmium brings together such families of science as Soil contamination and Sowing.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Influence of phosphorus on copper phytoextraction via modulating cellular organelles in two jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) varieties grown in a copper mining soil of Hubei Province, China. (47 citations)
  • Effect of biochar modified with magnetite nanoparticles and HNO3 for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from contaminated water: A batch and column scale study (29 citations)
  • Effect of biochar modified with magnetite nanoparticles and HNO3 for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from contaminated water: A batch and column scale study (29 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

His main research concerns Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Cadmium, Phytoremediation and Biochar. He has included themes like Malondialdehyde and APX in his Horticulture study. The various areas that he examines in his Photosynthesis study include Osmoprotectant, Chromium toxicity and Osmolyte.

His Cadmium research incorporates elements of Soil contamination, Crop yield, Agronomy, Husk and Effluent. His research integrates issues of Soil pH, Chlorophyll and Nutrient in his study of Agronomy. His Phytoremediation study incorporates themes from Biomass, Citric acid, Corchorus capsularis and Environmental remediation.

Best Publications

  • The influence of pH and organic matter content in paddy soil on heavy metal availability and their uptake by rice plants

    Fanrong Zeng;Shafaqat Ali;Haitao Zhang;Younan Ouyang

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: A review

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Zinc and iron oxide nanoparticles improved the plant growth and reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Basharat Ali;Muhammad Adrees

  • The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management: a critical review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Adrees;Hina Rizvi

  • Cadmium minimization in wheat: A critical review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Tahir Abbas;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review

    Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Yong Sik Ok

  • Effect of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on growth and physiology of globally important food crops: A critical review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Yong Sik Ok

  • Interactive effects of drought and heat stresses on morpho-physiological attributes, yield, nutrient uptake and oxidative status in maize hybrids.

    Hafiz Athar Hussain;Shengnan Men;Saddam Hussain;Yinglong Chen

  • Physiological and biochemical changes during drought and recovery periods at tillering and jointing stages in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Muhammad Abid;Shafaqat Ali;Lei Kang Qi;Rizwan Zahoor

  • A critical review on effects, tolerance mechanisms and management of cadmium in vegetables.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Adrees;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Mechanisms of biochar-mediated alleviation of toxicity of trace elements in plants: a critical review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Drinking Water Quality Status and Contamination in Pakistan.

    M. K. Daud;M. K. Daud;Muhammad Nafees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan

  • Effect of biochar on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a soil with aged contamination.

    Tahir Abbas;Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Ibrahim;Mujahid Farid

  • Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review

    Shafaqat Ali;Zohaib Abbas;Muhammad Rizwan;Ihsan Elahi Zaheer

  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles alter the wheat physiological response and reduce the cadmium uptake by plants.

    Afzal Hussain;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Zia ur Rehman

  • Seed priming with silicon nanoparticles improved the biomass and yield while reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat grains

    Afzal Hussain;Muhammad Rizwan;Qasim Ali;Shafaqat Ali

  • Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of cadmium by Brassica napus L.

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  • Chromium-induced physio-chemical and ultrastructural changes in four cultivars of Brassica napus L.

    Rafaqat A. Gill;Lili Zang;Basharat Ali;Muhammad A. Farooq

  • Cadmium phytoremediation potential of Brassica crop species: A review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Zia ur Rehman;Jörg Rinklebe

  • Alleviation of cadmium toxicity by silicon is related to elevated photosynthesis, antioxidant enzymes; suppressed cadmium uptake and oxidative stress in cotton.

    Muhammad Ahsan Farooq;Shafaqat Ali;Amjad Hameed;Wajid Ishaque

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad
Mujahid Farid
Mujahid Farid University of Gujrat
Basharat Ali
Basharat Ali Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology
Qasim Ali
Qasim Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni King Saud University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Rafaqat A. Gill
Rafaqat A. Gill Zhejiang University
Weijun Zhou
Weijun Zhou Zhejiang University
Guoping Zhang
Guoping Zhang Zhejiang University
Muhammad Riaz
Muhammad Riaz South China Agricultural University

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