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  1. Synergies and trade-offs for reaching global biodiversity and climate commitments

    Article • Nature Communications, August 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  2. Conservation deficits and climate-driven habitat shifts of threatened plants in South Asia

    Article • Geography and Sustainability, August 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  3. Bioactive Compounds and Related Food-Medicine Homology Potential of Prinsepia utilis Seed Oil

    Article • Molecules, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Maroof Ali

  4. Support communities to conserve the Third Pole

    Article • Science, March 2026, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Maroof Ali

  5. Cultural and ethnopharmacological uses of wildlife in the himalayan region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  6. Climate change effect on the habitat suitability of Clausena lansium in China via an optimized maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model

    Article • Ecological Frontiers, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  7. Chloroplast genome comparison and taxonomic reassessment of Polygonatum sensu Lato (Asparagaceae): implications for molecular marker development in traditional medicinal plants

    Article • BMC Genomics, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  8. Deciphering biodiversity drivers in Mainland Southeast Asia: Sensitivity and threshold response hotspots

    Article • Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  9. Integrating biodiversity hotspots, ecological gradients, and ecosystem services for transboundary conservation in the Gaoligong Mountains

    Article • Conservation Biology, August 2025, Wiley

    Dr Maroof Ali

  10. Quantitative ethnobotanical evaluation of medicinal plants in District Karak, KP, Pakistan

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, August 2025, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  11. Long‐Distance Corridors Facilitate Asian Elephant Adaptation to Climate Change

    Article • Integrative Conservation, March 2025, Wiley

    Dr Maroof Ali

  12. Thresholds for Rural Public and Ecosystem Services: Integration into Rural Green Space Spatial Planning for Sustainable Development

    Article • Land, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Maroof Ali

  13. Subject: Trophic Transfer and Bioaccumulation of Cr (Vi) in Soil - Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) – Aphid (Acyrthosiphon Pisum) – Ladybird (Harmonia Axyridis) Food Chain: Ecotoxicological Implications for Agricultural Ecosystems

    Article • January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  14. From genes to traits: Trends in RNA-binding proteins and their role in plant trait development: A review

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Saraj Bahadur, Dr Maroof Ali

  15. Heteromorphy in pollen grains of the tropical and subtropical selected Fabaceae species

    Article • Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saraj Bahadur, Dr Maroof Ali

  16. Traditional medicinal knowledge of Sherpa people: Assessment in Xizang, China

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  17. A multifaceted approach to expanding conservation efforts in the Pan-Himalayan landscape

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  18. Quantifying marginal utilities of ecosystem services for sustainable management

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  19. “Two Mountains concept” leading the green transformation of China's economic society

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  20. Framework of land use planning for an energy producing city of Northwest China based on water-energy-food nexus

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  21. Identifying ecological security patterns to prioritize conservation and restoration：A case study in Xishuangbanna tropical region, China

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  22. Spatio-Temporal Changes and Habitats of Rare and Endangered Species in Yunnan Province Based on MaxEnt Model

    Article • Land, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maroof Ali

  23. Quantification of Rutin, an Anti-glycating Drug, in Selected Euphorbia Species by Florescence Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression Analysis

    Article • Current Analytical Chemistry, February 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Maroof Ali, Najeeb Rehman, Ajmal Khan, Javid Hussain, Fazal Mabood

  24. Exploring residents' perceptions of ecosystem services in nature reserves to guide protection and management

    Article • Ecological Indicators, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali

  25. The cooperative development relationship between Nature Reserves and local communities

    Article • Integrative Conservation, December 2023, Wiley

    Dr Maroof Ali

  26. Ethnomedicinal relevance of selected monocot taxa from different geographical regions of Pakistan

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, September 2023, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr Saraj Bahadur

  27. Diversity and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by Shui people in Southwest China

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  28. Transcriptome analysis and EST-SSR marker development of medicinal plant cyclocarya paliurus

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Botany, April 2023, Pakistan Journal of Botany

    Dr Maroof Ali

  29. Proximate and mineral analyses, and antioxidant activities of selected wild fruits from district Kurram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Botany, April 2023, Pakistan Journal of Botany

    Dr Maroof Ali

  30. Quantitative study of medicinal plants and biological activities of two common species used by inhabitants of district Bannu, Pakistan

    Article • Acta Ecologica Sinica, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr Saraj Bahadur

  31. Dulong People’s Traditional Knowledge of Caryota obtusa (Arecaceae): a Potential Starch Plant with Emphasis on Its Starch Properties and Distribution Prediction

    Article • Economic Botany, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  32. Quantifying the difference between supply and demand of ecosystem services at different spatial-temporal scales: A case study of the Taihu Lake Basin

    Article • Circular Agricultural Systems, January 2023, Maximum Academic Press

    Dr Maroof Ali

  33.  Polygonatum praecox (Asparagaceae), a new species from mid-eastern China revealed by morphological and molecular evidence

    Article • PhytoKeys, October 2022, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Maroof Ali

  34. Assessment of Antidiabetic Potential and Phytochemical Profiling of Viscum album, a Traditional Antidiabetic Plant

    Article • Journal of Food Quality, August 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Maroof Ali

  35. Flora of the Kurram valley (tribal area), Pakistan: diversity, physiognomy and conservation issues

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Botany, June 2022, Pakistan Journal of Botany

    Rofessor Dr Ghulam Mujtaba SHAH, Dr Maroof Ali, Ghulam Shah

  36. An ethnobiological study on traditional knowledge associated  with black-boned sheep (Ovis aries) in Northwest Yunnan, China

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  37. Traditional knowledge of edible plants used as flavoring for fish-grilling in Southeast Guizhou, China

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  38. "Ad aspera ad astra - 40 years of (Ethno)botany": an interview with Rainer W. Bussmann, Co-Editor in Chief of ERA

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, March 2022, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  39. „Ad aspera ad astra – 40 Jahre (Ethno-)Botanik“: Ein Interview mit Rainer W. Bussmann, ERA Co-Editor in Chief

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, March 2022, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  40. "How I became an ethnobotanist" an interview with ERA Associate Editor Dr. Narel Paniagua Zambrana

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, February 2022, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  41. Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the tribal communities of Central Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, January 2022, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  42. Hepatoprotective Screening of Seriphidium kurramense (Qazilb.) Y.R. Ling

    Article • BioMed Research International, December 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Professor Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan Hassanien

  43. Implication and evaluations of indoor soot particles from domestic fuel energy sources using characterization techniques in northern Pakistan

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, July 2021, Wiley

    Dr Maroof Ali

  44. Pollen micromorphology of eastern Chinese Polygonatum and its role in taxonomy by using scanning electron microscopy

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr Saraj Bahadur

  45. Isatis stocksii Boiss. Brassicaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  46. Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. Solanum nigrum L. Solanum surattense Burm. f. Solanaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  47. Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbia pilosa L. Euphorbia royleana Boiss. Euphorbiaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  48. Equisetum diffusum D. Don Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. Equisetaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  49. Prinsepia utilis Royle Rosaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  50. Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  51. Malva neglecta Wallr. Malvaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  52. Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Ziziphus mucronata Willd. Rhamnaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  53. Urtica dioica L.Urticaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  54. Bombax ceiba L. Malvaceae

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  55. Synthetic Studies towards Fungal glycosides: An Overview

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva, Hidayat Hussain, Dr Maroof Ali

  56. Valeriana hardwickii Wall. var. hoffmeisteri C.B. ClarkeValeriana jatamansi JonesValeriana officinalis L.Caprifoliaceae

    Article • December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  57. Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. Asparagacae

    Article • December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  58. Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae

    Article • December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  59. Ethnopharmacological survey of herbal remedies used in the treatment of hepatitis

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, September 2020, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  60. quantitative study; ethnobotanical; indigenous; conservation; Gokand; Pakistan

    Article • Plants, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Maroof Ali, Mr. Sulaiman .

  61. foliar epidermal traits, Polygonatum, scanning electron microscopy, taxonomic significance

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr Saraj Bahadur

  62. Nannorrhops ritchieana (Griff.) Aitch. (Arecaceae) – a traditional multipurpose plant species of Pakistan

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, April 2020, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  63. Cucurbitacins as Anticancer Agents: A Patent Review

    Article • Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, August 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Maroof Ali, Muhammad Irshad

  64. An ethnopharmacological study of plants used for treatment of diabetes

    Article • January 2019, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali

  65. Traditional Uses of Plants by Indigenous Communities for Veterinary Practices at Kurram District,

    Article • Ethnobotany Research and Applications, January 2019, Ilia State University

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr David YP Tng

  66. FOLIAR Micromorphology SEM, LM EPIDERMAL Dryopteris AND Polystichum.PAKISTAN

    Article • Micron, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maroof Ali, Dr Wajid Zaman

  67. medicinal plants used in Koh-e-Safaid Range, northern Pakistani- Afghan borders

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maroof Ali

  68. Medicinal Plants for Children Diseases in the Environs of District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK)

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, July 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Maroof Ali