National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. Nafees Ahmad Khan
FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on 02 December 1962. Educated at JPRN College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 1972-78; Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, 1978-88; B.Sc. (Hons.) 1981; M.Sc. 1983; Ph.D. 1988; D.Sc. 2006.

Professor &Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Research Associate, 1989-90, Assistant Professor (Lecturer), 1990-99, Associate Professor (Reader), 1999-06, Professor (Plant Physiology), 2006-to date, Chairperson, 2018-21,Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Awards/Honours: Visiting Fellowship 2000, (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi), SERC, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi;Research Award 2002, University Grants Commission, New Delhi; Scientist of the Year Award 2005, Eminent Scientist of the Year Award2006, National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi; Distinguished Scientist Award 2015, VIFRA International Foundation, India;Teaching Excellence Award 2018, MT Research and Education Services (MTRES), India; Eminent Scientist Award 2019, Samagra Vikas Welfare Society, India; Mid-Career Award2018, University Grants Commission, New Delhi; International Distinguished Innovation & Research Excellence Award2021, India; Highly Cited Researcher2019-23. Clarivate-Web of Science, UK; Plant Science and Agronomy in India Leader Award, 2023-24; Research.com; Research Excellence Citation Award2023, Clarivate-Web of Science, UK; Among top 2% scientist of the world based on study published by Elsevier 2020-24 https://TopResearchersList.com;Group Leader, DBT-BUILDER programme, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi; Vice-President, 2017-19, National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi; Editor-in-Chief, 2011-13, Journal of Functional and Environmental Botany; Editor, 2016, Indian Journal of Plant Physiology; Guest Editor, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Elsevier), 2023, 2024; Plant Gene (Elsevier), 2022; Plant and Soil (Springer), 2023; Antioxidants (MDPI), 2023, 2024; Frontiers in Plant Science 2016, 2017; Editorial Board member, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Elsevier),Plants (MDPI), Stresses (MDPI); Member, Aligarh Muslim University Court 2020-21; Member, Academic Council, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2018-21; Member, Committee for Advance Studies and Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2018-21, 24-to date; Member, Board of Studies, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2018-19, 2023-24; Member, Research Degree Committee for Life Science at CSJM University, Kanpur, 2018; Member, School Board of School of Sciences, Maulana Azad National University, Hyderabad 2016-19; Member, Board of Studies, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 2007-10; Member, Board of Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 2015-17; Member, Board of Studies, Department of Biochemistry, JNMC, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2015-17; Professional Contributions As Subject Expert:Fayoun University, Egypt; Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rehman University, Saudi Arabia; Cairo University, Egypt; King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia; The United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development (BARD); The Dutch Research Council (NOW) Domain Science, The Netherlands; Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

Fellow: The National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society for Plant Physiology; Indian Botanical Society; The Linnean Society

Research Areas: Abiotic stress, Climate change, Metabolomics, Nutrient-use efficiency, Plant Hormones-nutrients crosstalk

Address: Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P.; S-2 Zakaria Apartment, New Sir Syed Nagar, Medical Road, Aligarh 202002, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (0571) 2700920-Ext-3311; Cell: 9411488881; Email: naf9.amu@gmail.com]