| Bacterial biofilm and associated infections M Jamal, W Ahmad, S Andleeb, F Jalil, M Imran, MA Nawaz, T Hussain, ... Journal of the chinese medical association 81 (1), 7-11, 2018 | 2221 | 2018 |
| Psychrophilic and psychrotrophic fungi: a comprehensive review N Hassan, M Rafiq, M Hayat, AA Shah, F Hasan Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 15 (2), 147-172, 2016 | 205 | 2016 |
| Pigment production by cold-adapted bacteria and fungi: colorful tale of cryosphere with wide range applications W Sajjad, G Din, M Rafiq, A Iqbal, S Khan, S Zada, B Ali, S Kang Extremophiles 24 (4), 447-473, 2020 | 187 | 2020 |
| Metals extraction from sulfide ores with microorganisms: the bioleaching technology and recent developments W Sajjad, G Zheng, G Din, X Ma, M Rafiq, W Xu Transactions of the Indian institute of metals 72 (3), 559-579, 2019 | 118 | 2019 |
| Temperature driven membrane lipid adaptation in glacial psychrophilic bacteria N Hassan, AM Anesio, M Rafiq, J Holtvoeth, I Bull, A Haleem, AA Shah, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 824, 2020 | 108 | 2020 |
| Fungi from the extremes of life: an untapped treasure for bioactive compounds M Ibrar, MW Ullah, S Manan, U Farooq, M Rafiq, F Hasan Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 104 (7), 2777-2801, 2020 | 82 | 2020 |
| Cave microbes as a potential source of drugs development in the modern era S Zada, W Sajjad, M Rafiq, S Ali, Z Hu, H Wang, R Cai Microbial ecology 84 (3), 676-687, 2022 | 59 | 2022 |
| Resurrection of inactive microbes and resistome present in the natural frozen world: Reality or myth? W Sajjad, M Rafiq, G Din, F Hasan, A Iqbal, S Zada, B Ali, M Hayat, M Irfan, ... Science of The Total Environment 735, 139275, 2020 | 54 | 2020 |
| Recovery of metallo-tolerant and antibiotic resistant psychrophilic bacteria from Siachen glacier, Pakistan M Rafiq, M Hayat, AM Anesio, SUU Jamil, N Hassan, AA Shah, F Hasan PloS one 12 (7), e0178180, 2017 | 53 | 2017 |
| Diversity of prokaryotic communities indigenous to acid mine drainage and related rocks from Baiyin open-pit copper mine stope, China W Sajjad, G Zheng, G Zhang, X Ma, W Xu, B Ali, M Rafiq Geomicrobiology Journal 35 (7), 580-600, 2018 | 47 | 2018 |
| Biofilms as battlefield armor for bacteria against antibiotics: challenges and combating strategies S Bano, N Hassan, M Rafiq, F Hassan, M Rehman, N Iqbal, H Ali, ... Microorganisms 11 (10), 2595, 2023 | 46 | 2023 |
| Improvement in thermostability of xylanase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans C5 by site directed mutagenesis M Irfan, CF Gonzalez, S Raza, M Rafiq, F Hasan, S Khan, AA Shah Enzyme and microbial technology 111, 38-47, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
| Moisture-and period-dependent interactive effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and AM fungus on water use and yield formation in dryland wheat MMU Rehman, Y Zhu, M Abrar, W Khan, W Wang, A Iqbal, A Khan, ... Plant and Soil 502 (1), 149-165, 2024 | 45 | 2024 |
| Adaptation mechanisms and applications of psychrophilic fungi M Rafiq, N Hassan, M Rehman, F Hasan Fungi in extreme environments: ecological role and biotechnological …, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| Performance efficiency of an integrated stone media fixed biofilm reactor and sand filter for sewage treatment ZU Khan, I Naz, A Rehman, M Rafiq, N Ali, S Ahmed Desalination and Water Treatment 54 (10), 2638-2647, 2015 | 42 | 2015 |
| Fungi in acidic fire: a potential source of industrially important enzymes N Hassan, M Rafiq, M Rehman, W Sajjad, F Hasan, S Abdullah Fungal Biology Reviews 33 (1), 58-71, 2019 | 33 | 2019 |
| BIODEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE BY BACTERIAL STRAINS ISOLATED FROM KASHMIR CAVE, BUNER, PAKISTAN. SU ULLAH JAMIL, S Zada, I Khan, W Sajjad, M Rafiq, AA Shah, F Hasan Journal of Cave & Karst Studies 79 (1), 2017 | 30 | 2017 |
| Geochemistry and bacterial recovery from Hindu Kush Range glacier and their potential for metal resistance and antibiotic production M Rafiq, M Hayat, S Zada, W Sajjad, N Hassan, F Hasan Geomicrobiology Journal 36 (4), 326-338, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
| Potential of psychrotrophic fungi isolated from Siachen glacier, Pakistan, to produce antimicrobial metabolites. N Hassan, M Rafiq, M Hayat, S Nadeem, AA Shah, F Hasan Applied Ecology & Environmental Research 15 (3), 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Ectoine: a compatible solute in radio‐halophilic Stenotrophomonas sp. WMA‐LM19 strain to prevent ultraviolet‐induced protein damage W Sajjad, S Qadir, M Ahmad, M Rafiq, F Hasan, R Tehan, KL McPhail, ... Journal of applied microbiology 125 (2), 457-467, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |