1. Islam W, Saqib HSA, Adnan M, Wang Z, Tayyab M, Huang H, Chen HYH, 2021. Differential response of soil microbial and animal communities along the chronosequence of Cunninghamia lanceolata at different soil depth levels in subtropical forest ecosystem. Journal of Advanced Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2021.08.005.
2. Islam W, Saqib HSA, Tayyab M, Wang Z, Ding X, Su X, Huang Z, Chen HYH, 2021. Natural forest chronosequence maintains better soil fertility indicators and assemblage of total belowground soil biota than Chinese fir monoculture in subtropical ecosystem. Journal of Cleaner Productions. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130228
3. Islam W, Noman A, Naveed H, Alamri SA, Hashem M, Huang Z, Chen HYH. 2020. Plant-insect vector-virus interactions under environmental change. Science of the Total Environment, 701, 135044, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135044
4. Islam W, Idrees A, Waheed A, Zeng F. 2022. Plant responses to drought stress: microRNAs in action. Environmental Research.
5. Islam W, Waheed A, Naveed H, and Zeng F. 2022. MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress. Cells 11(18):2806.
6. Islam W, Tauqeer A, Waheed A, Zeng F. 2022. MicroRNA Mediated Plant Responses to Nutrient Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(5):2562. 10.3390/ijms23052562
7. Islam W, Naveed H, Idress A, Ishaq DU, Kurfi BG, Zeng F, 2022. Plant responses to metals stress: microRNAs in focus. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22451-9
8. Islam W, Noman A, Naveed H, Huang Z, Chen HYH. 2020. Role of environmental factors in shaping the soil microbiome. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10471-2
9. Islam W, Tayeba Sanaullah, Noreen Khalid, Muhammad Aqeel, Sibgha Noreen, Muhammad Kashif Irshad, Noman Ali. 2021. Plants, Environmental Constraints, and Climate Change. In: Climate Change and Plants. Edited by Shah Fahad, Osman S?nmez, Shah Saud, Depeng Wang, Chao Wu, Muhammad Adnan, Veysel Turan. CRC Press. Boca Raton.https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003108931-13-13
10. Islam W, Adnan M, Shabbir A, Naveed H, Abubakar YS, Qasim M, Tayyab M, Noman A, Nisar MS, Ali H. 2021. Insect Fungal-Interactions; A detailed review on entomopathogenic fungi pathogenicity to combat insect pests. Microbial Pathogenesis. 1051122.
11. Islam W, Waheed A, Idrees A, Rashid J, Zeng F. 2022. Role of plant microRNAs and their corresponding pathways in fluctuating light conditions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119304
12. Islam W, Tayyab M, Khalil F, Hua Z, Huang Z, Chen HYH. 2020. Silicon-mediated plant defense against pathogens and insect pests. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104641
13. Islam W, Noman A, Akutse KS, Qasim M, Ali H, Haider I, Hashem M, Alamri S, al Zoubi OM, Khan KA. 2021. Phytoderivatives: an efficient eco-friendly way to manage Trogoderma granarium (Everts)(Coleoptera: Dermestidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00370-x
14. Islam W, Adnan M, Huang Z, Lu G, Chen H.Y.H. 2019. Small RNAs from Seed to Mature Plant. Critical Reviews in Plant Science. DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2019.1608404
15. Islam W, Naveed H, Zaynab M, Hunag Z, Chen H.Y.H. 2019. Plant defense against virus diseases; growth hormones in highlights. Plant Signaling & Behavior. DOI:10.1080/15592324.2019.1596719
16. Islam W, Noman A, Qasim M, Wang L. 2018. Plant Responses to Pathogen Attack: Small RNAs in Focus. International Journal of Molecular Science. 19(2): 515; doi: 10.3390/ijms19020515
17. Islam W, Lin W, Islam SU, Arif M, Li X, Yang Y, Ding X, Du Z, Wu Z. 2018. Genetic diversity of begomoviruses in Pakistan captured through a vector-based survey. Microbial pathogenesis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.019
18. Islam W, Akutse KS, Qasim M, Khan KA, Gramh HA, Idrees A, Latif S. 2018. Bemisia tabaci-mediated facilitation in diversity of begomoviruses: Evidence from recent molecular studies. Microbial pathogenesis. 123:162-168
19. Islam W, Lin W, Qasim M, Islam SU, Ali H, Arif M, Du Z, Wu Z. 2018. A nation-wide genetic survey revealed a complex population structure of Bemisia tabaci in Pakistan. Acta Tropica. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.04.015
20. Islam W, Qasim M, Noman A, Adnan M, Tayyab M, Farooq TH, Wei H, Wang L. 2018. Plant micro RNAs; Front line players against the invading pathogens. Microbial pathogenesis. DOI:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.008
21. Islam W, 2018. CRISPR-Cas9; an efficient tool for precise plant genome editing. Molecular and Cellular probes. Prob. 10.1016/j.mcp.2018.03.006
22. Islam W, Adnan M, Tayyab M, Hussain M, Islam SU. 2018. Phyto-metabolites; An Impregnable Shield against Plant Viruses. Natural Product Communications. 13: 105–112.
23. Islam W, Qasim M, Noman A, Tayyab M, Chen S, Wang L. 2018. Management of tobacco mosaic virus through natural metabolites. Records of natural products. DOI: 10.25135/rnp.49.17.10.178
24. Islam W, Islam SU, Qasim M, Wang L. 2017. Host–Pathogen interactions modulated by small RNAs. RNA Biology. 14: 891–904.
25. Islam W, Zhang J, Adnan M, Noman A, Zainab M, Wu Z. 2017. Plant virus ecology: A glimpse of recent accomplishments. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 15: 691–705.
26. Islam W, Qasim M, Noman A, Idrees A, Wang L. 2017. Genetic resistance in chickpea against Ascochyta blight: Historical efforts and recent accomplishments. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 27: 1941–1957.