1. Razzaq, M. K., Babur, M. N., Awan, M. J. A., Raza, G., Mobeen, M., Aslam, A., & Siddique, K. H. (2024). Revolutionizing soybean genomics: How CRISPR and advanced sequencing are unlocking new potential. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 24(5), 1-10. (Impact Factor 3.1)
2. Razzaq, M. K., Rani, R., Xing, G., Xu, Y., Raza, G., Aleem, M., … & Gai, J. (2023). Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Hsp40/J-Protein Family Reveals Its Role in
Soybean (Glycine max) Growth and Development. Genes, 14(6), 1254. (Impact Factor 4.1)
3. Razzaq, M. K., Hina, A., Abbasi, A., Karikari, B., Ashraf, H. J., Mohiuddin, M., … & Bhat, J. A. (2023). Molecular and genetic insights into secondary metabolic regulation underlying insect-pest resistance in legumes. Functional & integrative genomics, 23(3), 217. (Impact Factor 3.1)
4. Razzaq, M. K., Akhter, M., Ahmad, R. M., Cheema, K. L., Hina, A., Karikari, B., … & Khurshid, M. (2022). CRISPR-Cas9 based stress tolerance: New hope for abiotic stress tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum). Molecular Biology Reports, 49(9), 8977-8985. (Impact Factor 2.8)
5. Razzaq, M. K., Aleem, M., Mansoor, S., Khan, M. A., Rauf, S., Iqbal, S., & Siddique, K. H. (2021). Omics and CRISPR-Cas9 approaches for molecular insight, functional gene analysis, and stress tolerance development in crops. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(3), 1292. (Impact Factor 5.6)
6. Razzaq, M. K., Aziz A, Hayat, F. (2025) Efficacy of Flumetsulam for Post-Emergence Weed Management in Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Under the Semi-Arid Region of Pakistan. Journal of Crop Health, vol 77. (SCIE at web of science)
7. Raza, G., Khan, M. O., Khan, M. T., Asad, S., Ali, K., Razzaq, M. K., … & Wang, K. (2025). Enhanced Photosynthesis and Water-Use Efficiency in Transgenic Sugarcane Expressing Arabidopsis DREB1A Under Drought Stress. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), (224), e67861. (Impact Factor 1.0)
8. Raza, M. M., Jia, H., Razzaq, M. K., Li, B., Li, K., & Gai, J. (2025). Identification and
functional validation of a new gene conferring resistance to Soybean Mosaic Virus
strains SC4 and SC20 in soybean. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1518829
(Impact Factor 4.1)
9. Anwar, A., Akhtar, J., Aleem, S., Aleem, M., Razzaq, M. K., Alamri, S., … & Hodhod, M.
S. (2025). Genome-wide identification of MGT gene family in soybean (Glycine max)
and their expression analyses under magnesium stress conditions. BMC Plant
Biology, 25(1), 83. (Impact Factor 4.3)
10. Aslam, A., Zhang, R., Waseem, M., Huang, Z., Masroor, A., Razzaq, M. K., & Khan, I.
(2025). Decoding the expression patterns and characterisation of calmodulin and
calmodulin-like gene families in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) under abiotic
stresses. Functional Plant Biology, 52(6). (Impact Factor 2.6)
11. Hina, A., Razzaq, M. K., Abbasi, A., Shehzad, M. B., Arshad, M., Sanaullah, T., … &
Abdelsalam, N. R. (2024). Genomic blueprints of soybean (Glycine max) pathogen
resistance: revealing the key genes for sustainable agriculture. Functional Plant
Biology, 51(5). (Impact Factor 3)
12. Aleem, M., Razzaq, M. K., Aleem, M., Yan, W., Sharif, I., Siddiqui, M. H., … & Zhao, T. (2024). Genome-wide association study provides new insight into the underlying mechanism of drought tolerance during seed germination stage in soybean. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 20765. (Impact Factor 3.8)
13. Rani, R., Raza, G., Ashfaq, H., Rizwan, Razzaq, M. K., Waheed, M. Q., … & Arif, M. (2023).
Genome-wide association study of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) germplasm for
dissecting the quantitative trait nucleotides and candidate genes underlying yield-related
traits. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. (Impact Factor 5.6)
14. Rani, R., Raza, G., Tung, M. H., Rizwan, Razzaq, M. K., M., Ashfaq, H., Shimelis, H., … & Arif, M. (2023). Genetic diversity and population structure analysis in cultivated soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) using SSR and EST-SSR markers. Plos one, 18(5), e0286099. (Impact Factor 3.7)
15. Hayat, F., Khanum, F., Li, J., Iqbal, S., Khan, U., Razzaq, M.K., Javed, H. U., … & Chen, J. (2023). Nanoparticles and their potential role in plant adaptation to abiotic stress in horticultural crops: A review. Scientia Horticulturae, 321, 112285. (Impact Factor 3.9)
16. Zeng, J., Li, M., Qiu, H., Xu, Y., Feng, B., Razzaq, M.K., Kou, F., … & Xing, G. (2022). Identification of QTLs and joint QTL segments of leaflet traits at different canopy layers in an interspecific RIL population of soybean. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135(12), 4261-4275. (Impact Factor 5.5)
17. Shahid, A., Khurshid, M., Aslam, B., Muzammil, S., Mehwish, H. M., Razzaq, M.K., Rajoka, M. S. R., … & Waseem, M. (2022). Cyanobacteria derived compounds: Emerging drugs for cancer management. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 62(9), 1125-1142. (Impact Factor 3.5)
18. Mubarik, M. S., Wang, X., Khan, S. H., Ahmad, A., Khan, Z., Razzaq, M.K., Amjid, M. W., … & Azhar, M. T. (2021). Engineering broad-spectrum resistance to cotton leaf curl disease by CRISPR-Cas9 based multiplex editing in plants. GM Crops & Food, 12(2), 647-658. (Impact Factor 4.5)
19. Li, M., Chen, L., Zeng, J., Razzaq, M. K., Xu, X., Xu, Y., … & Gai, J. (2020). Identification of additive–epistatic QTLs conferring seed traits in soybean using recombinant inbred lines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 566056. (Impact Factor 4.4)
20. Shi, T., Iqbal, S., Ayaz, A., Bai, Y., Pan, Z., Ni, X., Razzaq, M.K., & Gao, Z. (2020). Analyzing differentially expressed genes and pathways associated with pistil abortion in Japanese apricot via RNA-Seq. Genes, 11(9), 1079. (Impact factor 3.7)
