[21] Kumar D., Sherif S., El-Sharkawy I., Pak-Dek M. S., Paliyath G., Jayasankar S. (2016). Characterization of different European plum (Prunus domestica L.) genotypes indicates chalcone synthase as a limiting factor of fruit anthocyanin content. Journal of American Society for Horticultural Science . 141:1-8 (Impact Factor: 1.27)
[20] El-Sharkawy I., Sherif S., Jones B., Li Z., Jayasankar S. (2016). Expression of plum auxin receptor PslTIR1 in tomato alters plant growth, fruit development and fruit shelf-life characteristics. BMC Plant Biology. 16:56 (Impact Factor: 3.81)
[19]Sherif S.,Shukla M., Murch S., Bernier L., Saxena P. (2016) Simultaneous induction of jasmonic acid and disease-responsive genes signifies tolerance of American elm to Dutch elm disease. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/srep21934 (Nature Publisher Group) (Impact Factor: 5.57)
[18] El-Sharkawy I, Sherif S, Qubbaj T, Sullivan AJ, Jayasankar S. (2015) Stimulated auxin levels enhance plum fruit ripening, but limit shelf-life characteristics. Postharvest Biology and Technology. (Impact Factor: 2.22)
[17] Jones A., Shukla M., Sherif S., Brown P., Saxena P. (2015) Growth regulating properties of isoprene and isoprenoid based essential oils. Plant Cell Reports 35:91-102(Impact Factor: 3.01)
[16] Bajwa V., Shukla M., Sherif S., Murch S. and Saxena P. (2015) Identification and characterization of serotonin as an anti-browning compound of apple and pear. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 110: 183-189(Impact Factor: 2.22)
[15]Sherif S., El-Sharkawy I., Mathur J., Ravindran P., Kumar P., Paliyath G. and Jayasankar S. (2015). A stable JAZ protein from peach mediates the transition from outcrossing to self-pollination. BMC Biology. Doi:10.1186/s12915-015-0124-6 (Impact Factor: 7.98)
[14]Sherif S., El-Sharkawy I., Paliyath G., Jayasankar S. (2014) Molecular insights into plant-phytopathogenic bacteria interactions. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 33: 1116-1130 (Impact Factor: 1.65)
[13]Sherif S., Jones A., Shukla M., Saxena P. (2014) Establishment of invasive and non-invasive reporter systems to investigate American elm-Ophiostoma novo- ulmi interactions. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 71: 32-41. (Impact Factor: 2.58)
[12] Jayanthi M., Jerard A., Sherif S., Jayasankar S. (2014). Molecular characterization of somatic embryogenesis receptor-like kinase (SERK) genes from plum (Prunus salicina) and peach (Prunus persica). Indian Journal of Horticulture. 71(4):560-563
[11] El-Sharkawy I., Sherif S., Jones B., Mila E., Bouzayen M., Kumar P., Jayasankar S. (2014) TIR1-like auxin-receptors are involved on the regulation of plum fruit development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(18):5205-15. (Impact Factor: 5.52)
[10] Bajwa V., Shukla M., Sherif S., Murch S. and Saxena P. (2014) Role of melatonin in alleviating cold stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Pineal Research. 56(3):238-45. (Impact Factor: 9.6)
[9] El-Sharkawy I., Sherif S., El Kayal W., Mahboob A., Abubaker K., Ravindran P., Pavithra A.J., Kumar P., Jayasankar S. (2013) Characterization of gibberellin-signalling elements during plum fruit ontogeny defines the essentiality of gibberellin in fruit development. Plant Molecular Biology. 84(4-5): 399-413 (Impact Factor: 4.25)
[8]Sherif S.,El-Sharkawy I., Mathur J., Paliyath G. and Jayasankar S. (2013). PpERF3b, a transcriptional repressor from peach contributes to disease susceptibility and side branching through EAR-dependent and -independent fashions. Plant Cell Reports. 32 (7): 1111-24 (Special issue) (Impact Factor: 3.01)
[7] El-Sharkawy I., Sherif S., Mahboob A., Abubaker K., Bouzayen M., Jayasankar S. (2012) Expression of Auxin-Binding Protein1 during plum fruit ontogeny supports the potential role of auxin in initiating and enhancing climacteric ripening. Plant Cell Reports. 31(10):1911-21 (Impact Factor: 3.01)
[6]Sherif S.,El-Sharkawy I., Paliyath G., Jayasankar S. (2012). Differential expression of peach ERF transcriptional activators in response to signaling molecules and inoculation with Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni. Journal of Plant Physiology. 169 (7): 731-9 (Impact Factor: 2.55)
[5]Sherif S.,Paliyath G., Jayasankar S. (2011). Molecular characterization of peach PR genes and their induction kinetics in response to bacterial infection and signaling molecules. Plant Cell Reports 31(4): 697-711(Impact Factor: 3.01)
[4] Prasath D., El-Sharkawy I., Sherif S., Tiwary K.S., Jayasankar S. (2011) Cloning and characterization of PR5 gene from Curcuma amada and Zingiber officinale in response to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Plant Cell Reports 30(10): 1799-809 (Impact Factor: 3.01)
[3] El-Sharkawy I, Sherif S*., Mila I, Bouzayen M, Jayasankar S. (2009). Molecular characterization of seven genes encoding ethylene-responsive transcriptional factors during plum fruit development and ripening. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60 (3): 907–922 (*Co-First Authorship). (Impact Factor: 5.52)
[2] Ibrahim A.M.F., El-Sabagh A.S., Sherif, S.M. (2005a). Effect of pollination on fruit characteristics of three apricot cultivars. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 30 (1): 475-490
[1] Ibrahim A.M.F., El-Sabagh A.S., Sherif, S.M. (2005b) Pollination and cytological studies on three apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 30 (1): 491-500
[1]Elsadr H., Sherif S*. (2015) Peaches and Nectarines. In The Encyclopedia of Food and Health. Elsevier Ltd. P270-276. (*Corresponding author)