Avni Hajdari

@uni-pr.edu

Department of Biology
University of Prishtina

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
3199

Scholar Citations

27

Scholar h-index

40

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Population Genomics of a Cosmopolitan Weed Provides Insights Into Its Local Adaptation and Recent Demographic History
    MS Lucas, C Rosche, I Hensen, SG Michalski, DU Nagy, D Gamba, ...
    Molecular Ecology 35 (10), e70368 , 2026
    2026
  • Ecological fingerprints of mountain migration in wild food plants of North Macedonian and other Balkan Gorani
    M Alrhmoun, B Rexhepi, N Sulaiman, C Yebouk, J Prakofjewa, A Hajdari, ...
    Discover Food , 2026
    2026
  • Bioindicator potential and stress responses of Achillea millefolium to heavy metal contamination in Kosovo soils
    T Bajra-Brahimaj, S Muriqi, M Zogaj, H Sahiti, A Hajdari, E Dalo, B Bresilla
    Journal of Ecological Engineering 27 (3), 140-149 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • The Resilience and Change in the Biocultural Heritage of Wild Greens Foraging Among the Arbëreshë Communities in Argolis and Corinthia Areas, Peloponnese, Greece
    M Alrhmoun, N Sulaiman, A Bajrami, A Hajdari, A Pieroni, R Sõukand
    Plants 14 (21), 3371 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Variation in VOCs, phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity among natural populations of Centaurea kosaninii in Kosovo
    M Buzhala, B Mustafa, B Pulaj, X Mala, K Peters, C Rosche, H Sahiti, ...
    Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 122, 105037 , 2025
    2025
  • Variation in Anthyllis vulneraria L. populations in adjacent regions across acidic and basic soils in Val Piora
    E Gjeta, D Lajçi, A Hajdari, X Shabanllari, R Bachofen, J Schneller
    Academia Biology 3 (3) , 2025
    2025
  • Differentiation of Achillea millefolium, A. crithmifolia, and A. nobilis through Analysis of Volatile Constituents using HS-SPME-GC/MS and Chemometric Techniques.
    B Pulaj, B Mustafa, A Hajdari
    Records of Natural Products 18 (6) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Performance in the recruitment life stage and its potential contribution to invasive success in the polyploid invader Centaurea stoebe
    K Kožić, M Hartmann, RM Callaway, I Hensen, DU Nagy, P Mráz, ...
    NeoBiota 95, 309-329 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 7
  • Analysis of chemical and genetic variability in wild hop (Humulus lupulus L.) populations of Kosovo
    AH Blerta Salihu, Tharangamala Samarakoon, Bledar Pulaj, Cassandra L. Quave ...
    Plant Biology Journal , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Assessment of Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity Variability in Wild Populations of Humulus Lupulus L. In Kosovo
    A Hajdari, K Gashi, B Salihu, S Woo, B Mustafa, A Spahiu, B Pulaj, ...
    Kosovo , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • An analytical investigation of hydroxylated cinnamoyl polyamines as biomarkers of commercial bee pollen botanical origin
    R Nasti, S Orlandini, S Furlanetto, M Casale, A Daci, A Hajdari, ...
    International Journal of Food Science and Technology 57 (12), 7787-7796 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Research Article Volatile Constituents of Some Selected Plant Species Traditionally Used as Tea in the Sharri Mountains (Kosovo)
    A Hajdari, N Kelmendi, G Mustafa, B Mustafa, D Nebija
    2022
  • Total phenolic, total flavonoid and anti-oxidant activity of methanolic extracts of some Centaurea species from Kosovo
    M Buzhala, B Mustafa, B Pulaj, A Hajdari
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Chemical composition of the essential oil of hops (Humulus lupulus L.) growing wild in Kosovo
    B Salihu, B Mustafa, B Pulaj, A Hajdari
    Macedonian pharmaceutical bulletin 68 (2), 67-68 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Volatile constituents of some selected plant species traditionally used as tea in the Sharri mountains (Kosovo)
    A Hajdari, N Kelmendi, G Mustafa, B Mustafa, D Nebija
    The Scientific World Journal 2022 (1), 2594195 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 9
  • Medicinal plants in the Balkans with antimicrobial properties
    S Shabih, A Hajdari, B Mustafa, CL Quave
    Medicinal plants as anti-Infectives, 103-138 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • The concentration of phthalates in toys and children's care items in Kosovo
    T Arbneshi, B Mustafa, L Berisha, A Hajdari
    Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 56 (14), 1496-1502 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 9
  • A phylogenetic analysis of the wild Tulipa species (Liliaceae) of Kosovo based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequence
    A Hajdari, B Pulaj, C Schmiderer, X Malaj, B Wilson, K Lluga‐Rizani, ...
    Advanced Genetics , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 23
  • Ethnobotany of rural and urban Albanians and Serbs in the Anadrini region, Kosovo
    B Mullalija, B Mustafa, A Hajdari, CL Quave, A Pieroni
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 68 (5), 1825-1848 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 36
  • Essential oil composition of tilia platyphyllos scop. collected from different regions of Kosovo
    N Kelmendi, B Mustafa, F Zahiri, D Nebija, A Hajdari
    Records of Natural Products 14 (5), 371 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 7

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • An ethnobotanical perspective on traditional fermented plant foods and beverages in Eastern Europe
    R Sõukand, A Pieroni, M Biró, A Dénes, Y Dogan, A Hajdari, R Kalle, ...
    Journal of Ethnopharmacology 170, 284-296 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 332
  • Medical ethnobotany of the Albanian Alps in Kosovo
    B Mustafa, A Hajdari, F Krasniqi, E Hoxha, H Ademi, CL Quave, A Pieroni
    Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 8 (1), 6 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 256
  • Local knowledge on plants and domestic remedies in the mountain villages of Peshkopia (Eastern Albania)
    A Pieroni, A Nedelcheva, A Hajdari, B Mustafa, B Scaltriti, K Cianfaglione, ...
    Journal of Mountain Science 11 (1), 180-193 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 236
  • Of the importance of a leaf: the ethnobotany of sarma in Turkey and the Balkans
    Y Dogan, A Nedelcheva, Ł Łuczaj, C Drăgulescu, G Stefkov, A Maglajlić, ...
    Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 11 (1), 26 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 197
  • Plants used for making recreational tea in Europe: a review based on specific research sites
    R Sõukand, CL Quave, A Pieroni, M Pardo-de-Santayana, J Tardío, ...
    Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 9 (1), 58 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 191
  • A cross-cultural comparison of folk plant uses among Albanians, Bosniaks, Gorani and Turks living in south Kosovo
    B Mustafa, A Hajdari, A Pieroni, B Pulaj, X Koro, CL Quave
    Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 11 (1), 39 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 156
  • Traditional medicinal plant knowledge among Albanians, Macedonians and Gorani in the Sharr Mountains (Republic of Macedonia)
    B Rexhepi, B Mustafa, A Hajdari, J Rushidi-Rexhepi, CL Quave, A Pieroni
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 60 (7), 2055-2080 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 152
  • An ethnobotanical survey of the Gollak region, Kosovo
    B Mustafa, A Hajdari, Q Pajazita, B Syla, CL Quave, A Pieroni
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 59 (5), 739-754 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 143
  • One century later: the folk botanical knowledge of the last remaining Albanians of the upper Reka Valley, Mount Korab, Western Macedonia
    A Pieroni, B Rexhepi, A Nedelcheva, A Hajdari, B Mustafa, V Kolosova, ...
    Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9 (1), 22 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 134
  • Phytochemical composition, anti-inflammatory activity and cytotoxic effects of essential oils from three Pinus spp.
    M Basholli-Salihu, R Schuster, A Hajdari, D Mulla, H Viernstein, B Mustafa, ...
    Pharmaceutical biology 55 (1), 1553-1560 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 131
  • Resilience at the border: traditional botanical knowledge among Macedonians and Albanians living in Gollobordo, Eastern Albania
    A Pieroni, K Cianfaglione, A Nedelcheva, A Hajdari, B Mustafa, CL Quave
    Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10 (1), 31 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 110
  • Traditional food uses of wild plants among the Gorani of South Kosovo
    A Pieroni, R Sõukand, CL Quave, A Hajdari, B Mustafa
    Appetite 108, 83-92 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 91
  • Ethnobotany and biocultural diversities in the Balkans: perspectives on sustainable rural development and reconciliation
    A Pieroni, CL Quave
    Springer , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 89
  • The chemical and antibacterial evaluation of St. John's Wort oil macerates used in Kosovar traditional medicine
    JT Lyles, A Kim, K Nelson, AL Bullard-Roberts, A Hajdari, B Mustafa, ...
    Frontiers in microbiology 8, 1639 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 84
  • Medical and food ethnobotany among Albanians and Serbs living in the Shtërpcë/Štrpce area, South Kosovo
    B Mustafa, A Hajdari, B Pulaj, CL Quave, A Pieroni
    Journal of Herbal Medicine 22, 100344 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 71
  • Phenolic and flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of honey from Kosovo
    H Ibrahimi, A Hajdari
    Journal of Apicultural Research 59 (4), 452-457 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 56
  • Chemical composition and in vitro antibacterial activity of Pistacia terebinthus essential oils derived from wild populations in Kosovo
    B Pulaj, B Mustafa, K Nelson, CL Quave, A Hajdari
    BMC complementary and alternative medicine 16 (1), 147 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 48
  • Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oils of different Pinus species from Kosovo
    F Kurti, A Giorgi, G Beretta, B Mustafa, F Gelmini, C Testa, S Angioletti, ...
    Journal of Essential Oil Research 31 (4), 263-275 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 44
  • Chemical composition of the essential oil, total phenolics, total flavonoids and antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts of Satureja montana L.
    A Hajdari, B Mustafa, A Kaçiku, X Mala, B Lukas, A Ibraliu, G Stefkov, ...
    Records of Natural Products 10 (6), 750 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 41
  • Essential oil composition variability among natural populations of Pinus mugo Turra in Kosovo
    A Hajdari, B Mustafa, G Ahmeti, B Pulaj, B Lukas, A Ibraliu, G Stefkov, ...
    SpringerPlus 4 (1), 828 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 37