Md. Rafiqul Islam

13.6k citations

451 papers · 10.9k · 3 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
Pollution top 0.1%
- Heavy metals in environment

Papers in

Plant Science 166
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement 86
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects 28
Soil Science 117
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization 82
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 22

Co-authors: Andrew A. Meharg (27 shared papers)Yong‐Guan Zhu (12 shared papers)Gareth J. Norton (24 shared papers)Paul N. Williams (10 shared papers)Jörg Feldmann (9 shared papers)Adam H. Price (22 shared papers)M. Jahiruddin (43 shared papers)Andrea Raab (5 shared papers)
Journals: Environmental Science & Technology (16 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (8 papers)Petroleum Science and Technology (4 papers)Plant and Soil (4 papers)Avian Pathology (4 papers)
Partner nations: Bangladesh United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Md. Rafiqul Islam

414 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Md. Rafiqul Islam's Hit Papers

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Variation in Rice Cadmium Related to Human Exposure 2013 · 418 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Environmental Science & Technology
2011 Nature Communications
2009 Environmental Science & Technology

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1	Genome-wide association mapping reveals a rich genetic architecture of complex traits in Oryza sativa Nature Communications ·Keyan Zhao, Chih‐Wei Tung, Georgia C. Eizenga, Mark H. Wright, Md Liakat Ali, Adam H. Price, Gareth J. Norton, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Andy Reynolds, Jason G. Mezey, Anna M. McClung, Carlos D. Bustamante, Susan R. McCouch Hit paper breakdown →	2011	1090
2	Geographical Variation in Total and Inorganic Arsenic Content of Polished (White) Rice Environmental Science & Technology ·Andrew A. Meharg, Paul N. Williams, Eureka Adomako, Youssef Y. Lawgali, Claire Deacon, Antía Villada, Robert C. J. Cambell, Guo‐Xin Sun, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Jörg Feldmann, Andrea Raab, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Shahid Akhtar Hossain, Junta Yanai Hit paper breakdown →	2009	682
3	Increase in Rice Grain Arsenic for Regions of Bangladesh Irrigating Paddies with Elevated Arsenic in Groundwaters Environmental Science & Technology ·Paul N. Williams, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Eureka Adomako, Andrea Raab, Sk Arafat Hossain, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Jörg Feldmann, Andrew A. Meharg	2006	484
4	Variation in Rice Cadmium Related to Human Exposure Environmental Science & Technology ·Andrew A. Meharg, Gareth J. Norton, Claire Deacon, Paul N. Williams, Eureka Adomako, Adam H. Price, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Gang Li, Fang‐Jie Zhao, S. P. McGrath, Antía Villada, Alessia Sommella, P. Mangala C.S. De Silva, Hugh Brammer, Tapash Dasgupta, Md. Rafiqul Islam Hit paper breakdown →	2013	418
5	Research on infectious bursal disease—the past, the present and the future Veterinary Microbiology ·Hermann Müller, Md. Rafiqul Islam, R. Raue	2003	350
6	Speciation and Localization of Arsenic in White and Brown Rice Grains Environmental Science & Technology ·Andrew A. Meharg, Enzo Lombi, Paul N. Williams, Kirk G. Scheckel, Jörg Feldmann, Andrea Raab, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Md. Rafiqul Islam	2008	314
7	Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Bran and Its Products Are an Order of Magnitude Higher than in Bulk Grain Environmental Science & Technology ·Guo‐Xin Sun, Paul N. Williams, Anne‐Marie Carey, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Claire Deacon, Andrea Raab, Jörg Feldmann, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Andrew A. Meharg	2008	275
8	Current status of vaccines against infectious bursal disease Avian Pathology ·Hermann Müller, Egbert Mundt, Nicolas Eterradossi, Md. Rafiqul Islam	2012	191
9	Organic Matter—Solid Phase Interactions Are Critical for Predicting Arsenic Release and Plant Uptake in Bangladesh Paddy Soils Environmental Science & Technology ·Paul N. Williams, Hao Zhang, William Davison, Andrew A. Meharg, Mahmud Hossain, Gareth J. Norton, Hugh Brammer, Md. Rafiqul Islam	2011	185
10	Impact of alternate wetting and drying on rice physiology, grain production, and grain quality Field Crops Research ·Gareth J. Norton, Mohammad Shafaei, Anthony J. Travis, Claire Deacon, John Danku, D. D. Pond, Nicole Cochrane, Keith Lockhart, David E. Salt, Hao Zhang, Ian C. Dodd, Mahmud Hossain, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Adam H. Price	2017	165
11	Genome Wide Association Mapping of Grain Arsenic, Copper, Molybdenum and Zinc in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Grown at Four International Field Sites PLoS ONE ·Gareth J. Norton, Alex Douglas, Brett Lahner, Elena Yakubova, Mary Lou Guerinot, Shannon R. M. Pinson, Lee Tarpley, Georgia C. Eizenga, S. P. McGrath, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Shofiqul Islam, Guilan Duan, Yong‐Guan Zhu, David E. Salt, Andrew A. Meharg, Adam H. Price	2014	159
12	Identification of Low Inorganic and Total Grain Arsenic Rice Cultivars from Bangladesh Environmental Science & Technology ·Gareth J. Norton, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Claire Deacon, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Jacqueline L. Stroud, S. P. McGrath, Shofiqul Islam, M. Jahiruddin, Jörg Feldmann, Adam H. Price, Andrew A. Meharg	2009	159
13	Environmental and Genetic Control of Arsenic Accumulation and Speciation in Rice Grain: Comparing a Range of Common Cultivars Grown in Contaminated Sites Across Bangladesh, China, and India Environmental Science & Technology ·Gareth J. Norton, Guilan Duan, Tapash Dasgupta, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Ming Lei, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Claire Deacon, Annette C. Moran, Shofiqul Islam, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Jacqueline L. Stroud, S. P. McGrath, Jörg Feldmann, Adam H. Price, Andrew A. Meharg	2009	148
14	Impacts of urea deep placement on nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions from rice fields in Bangladesh Geoderma ·Yam Kanta Gaihre, Upendra Singh, S. M. Mofijul Islam, Azmul Huda, (unknown), Mohammed A. Satter, Joaquin Sanabria, Md. Rafiqul Islam, A. L. Shah	2015	148
15	Variation in grain arsenic assessed in a diverse panel of rice (Oryza sativa) grown in multiple sites New Phytologist ·Gareth J. Norton, Shannon R. M. Pinson, Jill Alexander, Susan McKay, Helle Rüsz Hansen, Guilan Duan, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Shofiqul Islam, Jacqueline L. Stroud, Fang‐Jie Zhao, S. P. McGrath, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Brett Lahner, Elena Yakubova, Mary Lou Guerinot, Lee Tarpley, Georgia C. Eizenga, David E. Salt, Andrew A. Meharg, Adam H. Price	2011	132
16	Quantitative and Qualitative Trapping of Arsines Deployed to Assess Loss of Volatile Arsenic from Paddy Soil Environmental Science & Technology ·Adrien Mestrot, M. Kalle Uroic, Thomas Plantevin, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Eva M. Krupp, Jörg Feldmann, Andrew A. Meharg	2009	132
17	The effects of iron plaque and phosphorus on yield and arsenic accumulation in rice Plant and Soil ·M. Baktear Hossain, M. Jahiruddin, Richard H. Loeppert, G. M. Panaullah, Md. Rafiqul Islam, J. M. Duxbury	2008	129
18	Arsenic accumulation in rice: Consequences of rice genotypes and management practices to reduce human health risk Environment International ·Shofiqul Islam, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman‬, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Ravi Naidu	2016	125
19	Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding Plant Production Science ·B. C. Y. Collard, Joseph C. Beredo, Bert Lenaerts, R. D. Mendoza, Ronald Santelices, Vitaliano Lopena, Holden Verdeprado, Chitra Raghavan, Glenn B. Gregorio, Leigh Vial, Matty Demont, P. Biswas, K. M. Iftekharuddaula, Mohammad Akhlasur Rahman, Joshua N. Cobb, Md. Rafiqul Islam	2017	113
20	Arsenic Limits Trace Mineral Nutrition (Selenium, Zinc, and Nickel) in Bangladesh Rice Grain Environmental Science & Technology ·Paul N. Williams, Shofiqul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, M. Jahiruddin, Eureka Adomako, A. R. M. Soliaman, G. K. M. M. Rahman, Ying Lü, Claire Deacon, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Andrew A. Meharg	2009	112

About Md. Rafiqul Islam

Md. Rafiqul Islam is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 451 papers that have together received 10.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (86 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (82 papers), Heavy metals in environment (48 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (40 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (29 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (28 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (27 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (3.4k citations), Pollution (3.4k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2.3k citations), Plant Science (4.2k citations) and Soil Science (1.1k citations). Md. Rafiqul Islam has collaborated with scholars based in Bangladesh, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Andrew A. Meharg, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Gareth J. Norton, Paul N. Williams, Jörg Feldmann, Adam H. Price, M. Jahiruddin, Andrea Raab, Claire Deacon and Hermann Müller. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment, Petroleum Science and Technology, Plant and Soil and Avian Pathology.

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