Dr. Farhan Saeed

Chairman / Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Farhan Saeed

Contact Details

Email Address far1552@yahoo.com
Phone Number 041-92003022
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
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Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Farhan Saeed
Designation
Chairman / Professor
Department
Food Science
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
far1552@yahoo.com
Brief Statement of research work

Prof. Dr. Farhan Saeed is a distinguished academic and researcher with an outstanding record of scholarly achievements. He has authored more than 400 research publications with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 700. His academic contributions include editing 4 books and authoring over 40 book chapters. According to Web of Science, he has an H-index of 45 and has received more than 15,000 citations, reflecting the significant impact of his research worldwide. Prof. Dr. Saeed has actively engaged in international academic collaborations and scholarly visits across the USA, UK, Australia, China, Sharjah (UAE), and Thailand. He has also participated in over 100 international conferences, presenting research, delivering keynote lectures, and fostering global scientific partnerships. His contributions have played a vital role in advancing research, innovation, and higher education at both national and international levels

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2008 2012
2 M.Phil Or MS University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2006 2008
3 Graduation Or Equivalent University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2002 2006
4 Intermedite Or Equivalent BISE Sargodha 1999 2001
5 Matriculation Or Equivalent BISE Sargodha 1996 1998
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Amna Shehbaz, Muhammad Afzaal, Noor Akram, Farhan Saeed, Warda Khan, Faiyaz Ahmed, Aftab Ahmed, Aasma Asghar & Zargham Faisal Intermittent Fasting and Probiotics: Synergistic Modulation of Gut Health for Therapeutic Advantages Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 479???486 2025 17 0
2 Rameeza Abbas, Muhammad Aamir, Farhan Saeed, Amar Shankar, Jaspreet Kaur, Rutaba Nadeem, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Ali Imran, Muhammad Afzaal ,Abdela Befa Kinki Development and nutritional evaluation of pomegranate peel enriched bars Plos. One e0315830 2025 20 0
3 Ali Ikram, Qaswaa Yousif Jameel, Farhan Saeed, Gaurav Sanghvi, Anirudh Gupta, Ali Imran, Faiyaz Ahmed, Musarrat Rasheed, Aasma Asghar, Muhammad Afzaal, Mohd Asif Shah Health benefits and functional properties of ciceritol, a novel prebiotic derived from chickpeas Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 101926 2025 21 0
4 Maryam Ehsan, Amar Shankar, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Bisma Rasheed, Ali Imran, Ifrah Usman, Musarrat Rasheed, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal, Fakhar Islam, Catherine Tamale Ndagire Three-Dimensional (3D) Food Printing Applications, Techniques, and Consumer Acceptance EFood e70106 2025 6 0
5 Muhammad Rashid, Iqra Khalid, Gaurav Sanghvi, Amar Shankar, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal, Mehwish, Mayank Kundlas, Catherine Tamale Ndagire Soybean Synergies: A Comprehensive Review on Novel Extraction Techniques and Their Role in Unlocking Health Potential Food Science and Nutrition e70983 2025 13 0
6 Muhammad Wasiq, Faiyaz Ahmed, Farhan Saeed, Ali Raza, Hafiz Muhammad Abdullah, Sania Saleema, Laraib Shoukat, Nataliia Nuzhyna and Muhammad Afzaal From waste to wellness: Green synthesis of nanoparticles from vegetable waste Journal of environmental health and sustainability 2491870 2025 11 0
7 Amna Saqib, Aasma Asghar, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal, Yasir Abbas Shah, Ab Waheed Wani, Hamza Ahmad, Afaf Ijaz, Noor Akram & Catherine T. Ndagire Anti-nutritional and allergic components of taro: recent s & perspectives Food and Agriculture Immunology 2485896 2025 36 0
8 Muniba Khaliq , Sanaullah Iqbal , Farhan Saeed , Gaurav Sanghvi, Faiyaz Ahmed, Ayesha Amjad, Amina Chughtai, Muhammad Nawaz, Naveed Determination of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Indigenous Cereal Products of Pakistan Journal of the American Nutrition Association 6-13 2025 45 0
9 Syed Yaseen Raza Zaidi, Aftab Ahmed, Gaurav Sanghvi, R. Roopashree, Aditya Kashyap, Nameer Khairullah Mohammed, Bushra Niaz, Farhan Saeed, Faiza Jamil, Muhammad Nadeem Akhter, Exploring the In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Citrus Fruit Hesperidin Supplementation Food Science and Nutrition e70900 2025 13 0
10 Abdulrehman Shahid, Ali Imran, Muhammad Umair Arshad & Farhan Saeed Green technologies aided extraction, characterization and structural elucidation of Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) fruit and peel polyphenols Food measurement and characterization 4407-4424 2025 19 0
11 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASLAM, FARHAN SAEED, ALI IMRAN, BILAL HUSSAIN INVESTIGATION OF FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ATTRIBUTES OF MULBERRY LEAVES AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO NUTRACEUTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS TPM Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology 2227???2235 2025 32 0
12 Kashaf Ul Huda, Awais Ahmad , Zarina Mushtaq , Muhammad Ahtisham Raza, Andres Moreno, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal Development of ultrasonic-assisted gelatin-based biodegradable packaging film incorporated with turmeric extract for the shelf-life extension of chicken minced meat International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 141558 2025 306 8.5
13 MUHAMMAD WALEED, FARHAN SAEED, BUSHRA NIAZ, MUHAMMAD AFZAAL EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PSYLLIUM HUSK ARABINOXYLANS (PHAXS) IN RELATION TO ITS END-USE PERSPECTIVES TPM Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology 2386???2394 2025 32 0
14 Tabussam Tufail, Huma Bader Ul Ain c d, Jawad Ashraf, Farhan Saeed, Zunaira Basharat, Zahoor Ahmed g, Muhammad Waseem, Bin Xu, Muhammad Faisal Manzoor, Robert Mugabi Effects of germination and ultrasound treatment on the thermodynamics, nutritional and structural quality of highland barley fractions Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 105672 2025 123 0
15 Kashaf Younas, Muhammad Afzaal, Farhan Saeed, Amar Shankar, Ashok Kumar Bishoyi, Neeraj Khare, Ali Imran, Kaiser Mahmood, Aftab Amhed, Aasma Asghar, Namra Samar, Musarrat Rasheed, Fakhar Islam A mini-review on egg waste valorization Journal of Food and Agriculture 2748-2754 2025 105 0
16 Hafsa Tahir, Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar, Ashok Kumar Bishoyi, Gaurav Sanghvi, Musarrat Rasheed, Muhammad Afzaal, Ali Imran, Farhan Saeed, Neeraj Khare, Faiyaz Ahmed, Oshin Sahni, Huda Ateeq, Fakhar Islam, Abdela Befa Kinki Nutritional Composition, Phytochemical Profile, Extraction Methods of Bioactive Components, and Health Benefits of Terminalia Arjuna Bark EFood e70038 2025 6 0
17 Tehmina Bibi, Atif Liaqat, Tariq Mehmood, Rabia Iqbal, Muhammad Nadeem, Ashiq Hussain, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal, Suleiman A. Athawab, Robert Mugabi, Yash D. Jagdale, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Tawfiq Alsulami Combined effect of thermosonication and natural preservatives on the quality of sugarcane juice Food Chemistry 102861 2025 29 0
18 TAYYABA SAMI ULLAH , FARHAN SAEED , NIGHAT BHATTY , MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD , FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM , MUHAMMAD AFZAAL, AZMAT ULLAH AND MUHAMMAD AAMIR Assessment of Therapeutic Potential of Pearl Millet Iron Fortified Cookies through Animal Modeling Asian Journal of Chemistry 2545-2548 2016 28 0
19 FARHAN SAEED, MUHAMMAD NADEEM, RABIA SHABIR AHMED, MUHAMMAD TAHIR NADEEM, MUHAMMAD SAJID ARSHAD & AZMAT ULLAH Studying the impact of nutritional immunology underlying the modulation of immune responses by nutritional compounds ??? a review Food and Agricultural Immunology 205-229 2016 27 1.548
20 MUHAMMAD AJ MAL, MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD , FARHAN SAEED , TANVEER AHMED , AZMAT ULLAH KHAN , HUMA BADER-UL-AIN AND HAFIZ ANSAR RASUL SULERIA Exploring The Nutritional Characteristics of Different Parts of Fig in Relation to Hypoglycemic Potential Pakistan Journal of life and social sciences 115-122 2016 14 0
21 PROPOLIS TO CURB LIFESTYLE RELATED DISORDERS: AN OVERVIEW FARHAN SAEED, RABIA SHABIR AHMAD, MUHAMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, BUSHRA NIAZ, RIZWANA BATOOL, RABIA NAZ & HAFIZ ANSAR RASUL SULERIA Propolis to Curb Lifestyle Related Disorders: An Overview International Journal of Food Properties 420-437 2016 19 1.58
22 FARHAN SAEED, NAZIR AHMAD, MUHAMMAD TAHIR NADEEM, AIZA QAMAR, AZMAT ULLAH KHAN AND TABUSSAM TUFAIL EFFECT OF ARABINOXYLAN ON RHEOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTESAND BREAD QUALITY OF SPRING WHEATS Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 1164-1170 2016 40 .894
23 AFTAB AHMED, FARHAN SAEED, MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, SHINAWAR WASEEM ALI, ALI IMRAN, MUHAMMAD AFZAAL, AZMAT ULLAH KHAN Evaluation and Sensorial Assesment of Date Pit-Based Functional Drink journal of food processing and preservation 00-00 2016 0 .894
24 MUNAWAR ABBAS, FARHAN SAEED, FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM, MUHAMMAD AFZAAL, TABUSSAM TUFAIL, MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL BASHIR, ADNAN ISHTIAQ, SHAHZAD HUSSAIN & HAFIZ ANSAR RASUL SULERIA Natural polyphenols: An overview International Journal of Food Properties 1-11 2016 1 1.58
25 IMRAN PASHA, FARHAN SAEED, MUHAMMAD TAUSEEF SULTAN, RIZWANA BATOOL, MAHWASH AZIZ & WAQAS AHMED Wheat Allergy and Intolerence; Recent Updates and Perspectives Critical Reviews in food science and nutrition 13-24 2016 56 5.548
26 MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, SAIMA ISHTIAQ, FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM, FARHAN SAEED, SHAHZAD ALI SHAHID CHATHA & ALI IMRAN Acute effects of different dietary polysaccharides added in milk on food intake, postprandial appetite and glycemic responses in healthy young females International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 715-722 2016 67 1.451
27 HUMA UMBREEN, MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, FARHAN SAEED, NIGHAT BHATTY ANDADULLAH IJAZ HUSSAIN PROBING THE FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF AGRO-INDUSTRIALWASTES IN DIETARY INTERVENTIONS Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 1665???1671 2015 39 .894
28 RIZWANA BATOOL, MASOOD SADIQ BUTT, MUHAMMAD TAUSEEF SULTAN, FARHAN SAEED & RABIA NAZ Protein???Energy Malnutrition: A Risk Factor for Various Ailments Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 242-253 2015 55 5.548
29 HAFIZ ANSAR RASUL SULERIA, MASOOD SADIQ BUTT, FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM, FARHAN SAEED & NAUMAN KHALID Onion: Nature Protection Against Physiological Threats Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 50-66 2015 55 5.548
30 MUHAMMAD ISSA KHAN, MUHAMMAD SAJID ARSHAD, FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM,ADNAN RIASAT, FARHAN SAEED, SHAHZAD HUSSAIN AND MUHAMMAD SOHAIB Assessment of Different Cooking Techniques on Residual Quantification of Ciprofloxacin and Enrofloxacin Antibiotics in Chicken Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 2379???2385 2015 39 .894
31 RABIA SHABIR AHMAD, MASOOD SADIQ BUTT, NUZHAT HUMA, M. TAUSEEF SULTAN, MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, ZARINA MUSHTAQ & FARHAN SAEED Quantitative and Qualitative Portrait of Green Tea Catechins (Gtc) Through Hplc International Journal of Food Properties 1626-1636 2014 17 1.58
32 IMRAN PASHA , FARHAN SAEED , M. TAUSEEF SULTAN , MOAZZAM RAFIQ KHAN & MADIHA ROHI Recent Developments in Minimal Processing: A Tool to Retain Nutritional Quality of Food Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 340-351 2014 54 5.548
33 FARHAN SAEED, MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, IMRAN PASHA, RABIA NAZ, RIZWANA BATOOL, AMMAR AHMED KHAN, MUHAMMAD ADNAN NASIR & BILAL SHAFIQUE Nutritional and Phyto-Therapeutic Potential of Papaya (Carica Papaya Linn.): An Overview International Journal of Food Properties 1637-1653 2014 17 1.58
34 IMRAN PASHA , FARHAN SAEED , KHALID WAQAS , FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM & MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD Nutraceutical and Functional Scenario of Wheat Straw Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 287-295 2013 53 5.548
35 MUHAMMAD ABRAR , FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM , MASOOD SADIQ BUTT , IMRAN PASHA , MUHAMMAD ATIF RANDHAWA , FARHAN SAEED & KHALID WAQAS Aflatoxins: Biosynthesis, Occurrence, Toxicity, and Remedies Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 852-874 2013 53 5.548
36 MASOOD SADIQ BUTT , IMRAN PASHA , MUHAMMAD TAUSEEF SULTAN , MUHAMMAD ATIF RANDHAWA , FARHAN SAEED & WAQAS AHMED Black Pepper and Health Claims: A Comprehensive Treatise Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 875-886 2013 53 5.548
37 NAZ, RABIA; ANJUM, FAQIR MUHAMMAD; RASOOL, GHULAM; NISAR, MUHAMMAD ATIF; BATOOL, RIZWANA; SAEED, FARHAN Total Trans Fat Content in Commercially Available Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 145-149 2012 11 .29
38 HAFIZ ANSAR RASUL SULERIA, MASOOD SADIQ BUTT, FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM, FARHAN SAEED, RIZWANA BATOOL & ATIF NISAR AHMAD Aqueous garlic extract and its phytochemical profile; special reference to antioxidant status International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 431-439 2012 63 1.451
39 MUHAMMAD TAUSEEF SULTAN, MASOOD SADIQ BUTT, FARHAN SAEED AND RIZWANA BATOOL Nigella sativa L. fixed oil supplementation improves nutritive quality, tocopherols and thymoquinone contents of cookies British Food Journal 966-977 2012 114 1.48
40 FARHAN SAEED , IMRAN PASHA , FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM & MUHAMMAD TAUSEEF SULTAN Arabinoxylans and Arabinogalactans: A Comprehensive Treatise Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 467-476 2011 51 5.548
41 FARHAN SAEED , IMRAN PASHA , FAQIR MUHAMMAD ANJUM & JAVAID IQBAL SULTAN Water-extractable arabinoxylan content in milling fractions of spring wheats CyTA - Journal of Food 43-48 2011 9 1.4
Professional Journey
SR. POST HELD INSTITUTE / ORGANIZATION DURATION EXPERIENCE (Y/M/D)
1 Associate Professor Food Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad 2018 - 2025 6/10/14
2 Assistant Professor Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan 2012 - 2018 6/3/4
International Exposure
SR. COUNTRY FUNDING AGENCY DURATION (Y/M/D) PURPOSE
1 AUSTRALIA Australian Government???s competitive Award 0/6/0 Post Doc
2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Higher Education Commission Pakistan 0/0/0 ??? To get international exposure while working with world class food experts especially those working in the area of functional foods and nutraceuticals.
3 UNITED KINGDOM (UK) HEC and British Council 2024-03-03 PhD Supervisor Capacity Building Program
4 THAILAND HEC 2026-01-26 Conference Presentation
5 CHINA Wuhan University 2018-01-12 Conference
Professional qualifications & traninings
SR. INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE YEAR MAJOR SUBJECT
1 Coventry University Birmingham UK YES 2024 - 2024 PhD Supervisor Capacity Building Training
2 HEC Islamabad YES 2023 - 2023 PhD Supervisor Capacity Building Training
3 Wuhan University China YES 2018 - 2018 Pak-China Sino Project
4 HALAL FOUNDATION KARACHI AND GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY FAISALABAD HALAL LEAD AUDITOR COURSE 2014 - 2014 HALAL LEAD AUDITOR
5 UAF FAISALABAD TRAINING COURSE ON SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES 2012 - 2012 ISOLATION OF FUNCTIONAL AND NEUTRACEUTICAL FOOD COMPONENTS
6 SMEDA & NIFSAT FAISALABAD FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 2011 - 2011 FOOD SAFETY
7 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UAF FAISALABAD TRAINING COURSE ON EDIBLE COATINGS 2011 - 2011 EDIBLE COATINGS
Research Projects
SR. PROJECT TITLE PROJECT DETAIL ABSTRACT FUNDING AGENCY
1
POTENTIAL UTILIZATION OF PUMPKIN POWDER IN BAKED PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY & VALUE ADDITION
PM-IPFP/HRD/HEC/2011/399
From the results it can be concluded that it is feasible to produce bread with good nutritional value and sensory characteristics from pumpkin flour supplementation to wheat flour. The addition of 5% pumpkin flour resulted in bread with high loaf volume and good overall acceptability.
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