Faculty Member Profile
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed
Assistant Professor
HEC Approved Supervisor
Postdoctoral Research (Washington State University, Pullman, USA, 2014-2016)
Ph.D. in Agronomy (PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2011)
Specialization
Agro-ecosystem Modeling, Crop Systems Modeling, Digital and Precision Agriculture, Climate Change and Climate Variability, Crop Production, Crop Physiology, Cropping Systems, Nutrient Management, Forage Agronomy, Carbon Footprinting, Food Security
22 years of experience
Affiliation
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
WoS/ ORCID / Google Scholar /Scopus / ResearchGate/Personal Web
ORCID: 0000-0002-7223-5541
Web of Science ResearcherID: G-7346-2012
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yAq0fqUAAAAJ
Scopus Author Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36631583300
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mukhtar-Ahmed-11
Research Group
Digital Agriculture and Systems Modeling
Research Interest
- Agro-ecosystem and crop systems modeling
- Digital and precision agriculture
- Artificial intelligence and data-driven agriculture
- Climate change and climate variability
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Crop production and physiology
- Sustainable cropping systems
- Crop–environment interactions
- Nutrient and water management
- Resource-use efficiency
- Carbon foot printing
- Food security
- Climate-resilient agriculture
- Remote sensing and agricultural data analytics
No. of Research Projects
On Going
0
Completed
7
Research Supervision
PhD
5
MPhil/MS/M.Sc.(Hons)
33
Technologies Developed/Patent/IP etc.
Development and application of IT-based agricultural technologies, crop simulation models, and decision-support tools for agricultural systems analysis and sustainable crop production. This includes the development and application of simulation-modeling tools for crop growth and yield prediction, climate change impact assessment, crop management optimization, resource-use efficiency, and climate-resilient agricultural production.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for his research impact and citation performance in the global Stanford/Elsevier-based rankings for 2022–2024.
Area(s) of Consultancy Services
Crop systems modeling and simulation, Whole farm modeling, Climate change impact assessment, Climate-smart agriculture, Digital and precision agriculture, Crop model calibration and validation, Agricultural data analysis, Crop production and resource-use efficiency, Climate risk assessment, Sustainable cropping systems, Agricultural decision-support systems and carbon foot printing.
Total Publications: 142
Research Papers (Latest Ten)
- Ahmed, K., Ahmed, M., Rasool, G., & Lashari, A. (2026). Dissecting genetic insights and combining abilities into growth and productivity of bread wheat under rainfed environments. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-47633-0 (IF=3.9) (2026)
- Ahmed, M., Sameen, A. & Kheir, A.M. (2026). Warming trends and shortened growing seasons: integrating four decades of observations and model simulations to develop wheat adaptation strategies in semi-arid Pakistan. Scientific Reports. 16, 4766. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-36853-z (IF=3.9) (2026)
- Zahid, A., Gollany, H. T., Ali, S., Ahmad, M., & Iqbal, N. (2026). Assessing soil organic carbon responses to tillage and extreme weather in Pakistan using the CQESTR model. Soil and Tillage Research, 259, 107047. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.107047 (IF=6.8) (2026)
- Afzal, O., Ahmed, M., Khattak, S. H., Aslam, M. A., Komal, S., Murtaza, M., . . . Gurbanova, L. (2025). Phenotypic Plasticity of Safflower Genotypes in Response to Contrasting Climatic Conditions. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. doi:10.1007/s11105-025-01608-z (IF=1.4) (2025)
- Arshad, A., Zhang, Y., Zhang, P., Wang, X., Chen, Y., Ahmed, M., & Zhang, L. (2025). APSIM-cotton model calibration for phenology-driven sowing and yield optimization in drip irrigated arid climate. Smart Agricultural Technology, 12, 101325. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.101325 (IF=5.7) (2025)
- Khan, N., Ahmed, Z. I., Ahmed, M., Jilani, G., & Ahmad, S. (2025). Soil Health and Crop Yield Assessment for Different Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management to Determine Sustainable Management Practices in a Semi-Arid Region. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02604-8 (IF=3.1) (2025)
- Ali MF, Ahmed M, Mukhtar L, Ali N, Qadir G, Hayat R, et al. Foliar Application of Silicon Alleviates Drought Stress in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by Improving Growth, Photosynthetic and Antioxidant Metabolism. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02556- z (IF=3.1) (2025)
- Nand, V., Qi, Z., Ma, L., Helmers, M. J., Madramootoo, C. A., Smith, W. N., Zhang, T., Weber, T. K. D., Pattey, E., Li, Z., Wang, J., Jin, V. L., Jiang, Q., Tenuta, M., Trout, T. J., Cheng, H., Harmel, R. D., Kimball, B. A., Thorp, K. R., Boote, K. J., Stockle, C., Suyker, A. E., Evett, S. R., Brauer, D. K., Coyle, G. G., Copeland, K. S., Marek, G. W., Colaizzi, P. D., Acutis, M., Alimagham, S. M., Archontoulis, S., Babacar, F., Barcza, Z., Basso, B., Bertuzzi, P., Constantin, J., De Antoni Migliorati, M., Dumont, B., Durand, J.-L., Fodor, N., Gaiser, T., Garofalo, P., Gayler, S., Giglio, L., Grant, R., Guan, K., Hoogenboom, G., Kim, S.-H., Kisekka, I., Lizaso, J., Masia, S., Meng, H., Mereu, V., Ahmed, M., Perego, A., Peng, B., Priesack, E., Shelia, V., Snyder, R., Soltani, A., Spano, D., Srivastava, A., Thomson, A., Timlin, D., Trabucco, A., Webber, H., Willaume, M., Williams, K., van der Laan, M., Ventrella, D., Viswanathan, M., Xu, X. & Zhou, W. (2025). Evaluation of multimodel averaging approaches for ensembling evapotranspiration and yield simulations from maize models. Journal of Hydrology 661: 133631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133631 (IF= 6.3) (2025)
- Lalani, B., Parsons, D., Ahmed, M., & Kumar, U. (2025). Simulations using APSIM suggest that Conservation Agriculture sustains protein yield under changing climate dynamics in Northern Mozambique. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 1556. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07418-5 (IF=4.8) (2025)
- Ahmad, S., Abbas, G., Fatima, Z., Hussain, S., Khan, M. A., Ahmed, M., Wilkerson, C. J., Hoogenboom, G. (2025). Modeling the impact of climate warming on tomato phenology. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 374, 110825. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110825 (IF=5.7) (2025)
Books (Latest Ten)
- Ahmed, M. (Editor). Sustainable Cropping Systems under Changing Climate. Elsvier, Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-443-34252-3, DOI: 10.1016/C2024-0-01528-7 (2026)
- Ahmed, M. (Editor). Climate Change and Neglected Underutilized Crops: Foundations, Cereals, and Emerging Legumes Volume 1, eBook ISBN 978-3-032-21005-0, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032- 21005-0 (2026)
- Ahmed MS Kheir, Ahmed, M., Maher A. El-Maghraby (Editors). Smart Agriculture: Innovations, Models, and Digital Pathways for Sustainable Food Systems (In Progress; Taylor & Francis) (2026)
- Ahmed, M. (Editor). Climate Change and Neglected Underutilized Crops: Strategies for Resilience, Sustainability, and Food Security — Volume 2: Legumes, Oilseeds, and Strategies (In Progress; Springer Nature) (2026)
- Ahmed, M. (Editor). Precision Agriculture – Data-Driven Strategies for Sustainable Farming Systems (In Progress; Springer Nature) (2026)
- Naqvi S. A. H., Ahmad, S., Ahmed, M (Editors). Climate Change and Mango Production, Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-87034-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87035-4 (2025)
- Ahmed, M. (Editor). Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture: Social and Transformative Strategies, Vol 2: Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-032-04140-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-04141-8 (2025)
- Ahmed, M. (Editor). Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies, Vol 1:, Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-032-00189-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00190-0 (2025)
- Ahmed, M., Ahmad, S., Abbas, G., Hussain, S., and Hoogenboom (Authors). Cropping Systems Modeling Under Changing Climate, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981- 97-0331-9 (2024)
- Ahmed, M. And Ahmad, S. (Editors). Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture, Springer Nature, ISBN 978-981-99-1762-4, Published: 03 November 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1763-1 (2023)
- Research Paper Award 2023 from Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2023)
- Research Paper Award 2022 from Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2022)
- Best Researcher Award 2022 from Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2022)
- In the list of top 2% scientists in the world (2022)
- Best Researcher Award 2020 from Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2020)
- Research Paper Award 2020 from Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2020)
- USDA-NIFA Funded Post Doc (2016)
- Productive Scientist of Pakistan By Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) (2012)
- Research Productivity Award 2012 By Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) (2012)
- APCC Young Scientist Scholarship S. Korea Busan (2011) (2011)
- HEC Pakistan Indigenous Scholarship for PhD (2007-2011) (2011)
- PIARN Australian Scholarship (2011) (2011)
