Abdullah Yousafzai

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 830 citations indexed

About

Abdullah Yousafzai is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdullah Yousafzai has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 830 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Information Systems, 12 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Abdullah Yousafzai's work include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (8 papers), Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (8 papers) and Cloud Computing and Resource Management (7 papers). Abdullah Yousafzai is often cited by papers focused on IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (8 papers), Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (8 papers) and Cloud Computing and Resource Management (7 papers). Abdullah Yousafzai collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Malaysia and China. Abdullah Yousafzai's co-authors include Abdullah Gani, Muhammad Shiraz, Raja Wasim Ahmad, Feng Xia, Siti Hafizah Ab Hamid, Rafidah Md Noor, Qianmu Li, Usman Tariq, Victor Chang and Mussarat Yasmin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Access and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Abdullah Yousafzai

15 papers receiving 788 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A survey on virtual machine migration and server consolidation frameworks for cloud data centers

2015 267 citations Raja Wasim Ahmad, Abdullah Gani et al. Journal of Network and Computer Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abdullah Yousafzai Pakistan	11	478	461	198	80	78	21	830
Noshina Tariq Pakistan	18	424 0.9×	640 1.4×	264 1.3×	51 0.6×	90 1.2×	44	941
Rizik Al-Sayyed Jordan	11	261 0.5×	211 0.5×	296 1.5×	63 0.8×	39 0.5×	47	694
Mohsen Amini Salehi United States	14	148 0.3×	157 0.3×	219 1.1×	73 0.9×	45 0.6×	40	638
Jinquan Zhang China	13	246 0.5×	312 0.7×	226 1.1×	96 1.2×	126 1.6×	44	645
Zhibo Zhang China	9	252 0.5×	169 0.4×	352 1.8×	132 1.6×	85 1.1×	30	688
Arif Iqbal Umar Pakistan	18	210 0.4×	351 0.8×	293 1.5×	498 6.2×	143 1.8×	49	978
Yichuan Wang China	15	193 0.4×	341 0.7×	315 1.6×	151 1.9×	140 1.8×	98	722
Aso Mohammad Darwesh Iraq	15	241 0.5×	349 0.8×	115 0.6×	60 0.8×	88 1.1×	45	625
Dongfang Zhao United States	16	420 0.9×	598 1.3×	113 0.6×	69 0.9×	34 0.4×	65	814
Ahmed Afif Monrat Sweden	6	608 1.3×	280 0.6×	149 0.8×	62 0.8×	46 0.6×	9	736

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Saudagar, Abdul Khader Jilani, Muhammad Mateen Yaqoob, Muhammad Nazir, et al.. (2025). Federated learning for heart disease detection and classification in edge enabled IoMT-based healthcare: taxonomy, challenges, and opportunities. Computing. 107(11).

Yousafzai, Abdullah, et al.. (2025). Blockchain for the metaverse: Recent advances, taxonomy, and future challenges. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 244. 104355–104355.

Yousafzai, Abdullah, et al.. (2024). Robust Federated Learning: Defence against Model Poisoning using Mean Filtering. 1–5.

Khan, Saif Ur Rehman, et al.. (2024). A similarity-based multi-objective test optimization technique using search algorithm. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 200164–200164.

Yousafzai, Abdullah, et al.. (2024). Steering Angle Prediction of Autonomous Vehicle Using Machine Learning. 1–5.

Li, Qianmu, et al.. (2023). Blockchain and federated learning-based intrusion detection approaches for edge-enabled industrial IoT networks: a survey. Ad Hoc Networks. 152. 103320–103320. 84 indexed citations

Azeem, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). A Blockchain-Based Requirement Management Framework for Distributed Software Development Environment. 816–825. 1 indexed citations

Yousafzai, Abdullah, Latif U. Khan, Umer Majeed, Owais Hakeem, & Choong Seon Hong. (2022). FedMarket: A Cryptocurrency Driven Marketplace for Mobile Federated Learning Services. IEEE Access. 10. 87602–87616. 4 indexed citations

Yousafzai, Abdullah, Priyan Malarvizhi Kumar, & Choong Seon Hong. (2022). Blockchain-based incentive management framework for desktop clouds. Cluster Computing. 26(1). 137–156. 4 indexed citations

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Yaqoob, Muhammad Mateen, Muhammad Nazir, Abdullah Yousafzai, et al.. (2022). Modified Artificial Bee Colony Based Feature Optimized Federated Learning for Heart Disease Diagnosis in Healthcare. Applied Sciences. 12(23). 12080–12080. 29 indexed citations

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Arif, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Recent advancements in predicting protein phosphorylation sites using machine learning methods. 1–6.

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Yousafzai, Abdullah, Priyan Malarvizhi Kumar, & Choong Seon Hong. (2021). CROWD-CDN: A cryptocurrency incentivized crowdsourced peer-to-peer content delivery framework. Computer Communications. 179. 260–271. 5 indexed citations

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Majeed, Umer, Latif U. Khan, Abdullah Yousafzai, et al.. (2021). ST-BFL: A Structured Transparency Empowered Cross-Silo Federated Learning on the Blockchain Framework. IEEE Access. 9. 155634–155650. 25 indexed citations

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Hussain, Muzammil, Owais Hakeem, Abdullah Yousafzai, et al.. (2021). Blockchain-Based IoT Devices in Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability. 13(24). 13646–13646. 75 indexed citations

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Majid, Abdul, Muhammad Attique Khan, Mussarat Yasmin, et al.. (2020). Classification of stomach infections: A paradigm of convolutional neural network along with classical features fusion and selection. Microscopy Research and Technique. 83(5). 562–576. 128 indexed citations

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Talebian, Hamid, Abdullah Gani, Mehdi Sookhak, et al.. (2019). Optimizing virtual machine placement in IaaS data centers: taxonomy, review and open issues. Cluster Computing. 23(2). 837–878. 41 indexed citations

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Yousafzai, Abdullah, Abdullah Gani, Rafidah Md Noor, et al.. (2016). Cloud resource allocation schemes: review, taxonomy, and opportunities. Knowledge and Information Systems. 50(2). 347–381. 77 indexed citations

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Yousafzai, Abdullah, Victor Chang, Abdullah Gani, & Rafidah Md Noor. (2016). Multimedia augmented m-learning: Issues, trends and open challenges. International Journal of Information Management. 36(5). 784–792. 59 indexed citations

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Yousafzai, Abdullah, Victor Chang, Abdullah Gani, & Rafidah Md Noor. (2016). Directory-based incentive management services for ad-hoc mobile clouds. International Journal of Information Management. 36(6). 900–906. 16 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Raja Wasim, Abdullah Gani, Siti Hafizah Ab Hamid, et al.. (2015). A survey on virtual machine migration and server consolidation frameworks for cloud data centers. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 52. 11–25. 267 indexed citations breakdown →

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