Ali Farooq

2.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ali Farooq is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Farooq has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Information Systems and 8 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Ali Farooq's work include Information and Cyber Security (10 papers), Privacy, Security, and Data Protection (9 papers) and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (6 papers). Ali Farooq is often cited by papers focused on Information and Cyber Security (10 papers), Privacy, Security, and Data Protection (9 papers) and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (6 papers). Ali Farooq collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Qatar. Ali Farooq's co-authors include Samuli Laato, A.K.M. Najmul Islam, Amandeep Dhir, Jouni Isoaho, Saira Hanif Soroya, Khalid Mahmood, Seppo Virtanen, Imran Makhdoom, Jari Porras and Mohamed Abou‐Shouk and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neuroscience and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Ali Farooq

39 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Unusual purchasing behavior during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: The stimulus-organism-response approach

2020 633 citations Samuli Laato, A.K.M. Najmul Islam et al. profile →
From information seeking to information avoidance: Understanding the health information behavior during a global health crisis

2020 357 citations Saira Hanif Soroya, Ali Farooq et al. Information Processing & Management profile →
Impact of Online Information on Self-Isolation Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study

2020 326 citations Ali Farooq, Samuli Laato et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ali Farooq Finland	14	816	403	332	276	225	47	1.8k
Samuli Laato Finland	18	1.1k 1.3×	426 1.1×	350 1.1×	341 1.2×	249 1.1×	85	2.3k
Soojung Kim United States	20	690 0.8×	306 0.8×	114 0.3×	90 0.3×	153 0.7×	119	1.7k
Yeolib Kim South Korea	12	663 0.8×	339 0.8×	82 0.2×	96 0.3×	398 1.8×	23	1.6k
Idris Adjerid United States	17	892 1.1×	159 0.4×	96 0.3×	178 0.6×	182 0.8×	43	1.4k
Suzanne B. Shu United States	20	791 1.0×	963 2.4×	251 0.8×	118 0.4×	203 0.9×	59	2.2k
Ching‐Yuan Huang United States	18	734 0.9×	358 0.9×	62 0.2×	74 0.3×	294 1.3×	57	1.7k
Shalini Chandra France	16	563 0.7×	191 0.5×	72 0.2×	115 0.4×	506 2.2×	60	1.7k
Qinghua Zhu China	19	845 1.0×	240 0.6×	81 0.2×	64 0.2×	450 2.0×	64	2.0k
Wasim Ahmed United Kingdom	17	1.1k 1.3×	130 0.3×	87 0.3×	104 0.4×	126 0.6×	97	1.7k
Prabu David United States	25	1.2k 1.4×	335 0.8×	53 0.2×	231 0.8×	316 1.4×	58	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Farooq

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ali Farooq. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ali Farooq based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ali Farooq. Ali Farooq is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2025). Representing groups of students as personas: A systematic review of persona creation, application, and trends in the educational domain. Computers and Education Open. 8. 100242–100242.

Farooq, Ali & Claes H. de Vreese. (2025). Deciphering authenticity in the age of AI: how AI-generated disinformation images and AI detection tools influence judgements of authenticity. AI & Society. 41(1). 493–504.

Dawood, M. Yusoff, et al.. (2025). Nipah Virus: An Emerging Zoonotic Threat with Pandemic Potential, Therapeutic Control and Vaccine Development. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi.

Salminen, Joni, et al.. (2024). Using ChatGPT in Content Marketing: Enhancing Users’ Social Media Engagement in Cross-Platform Content Creation through Generative AI. 376–383. 2 indexed citations

Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2024). The effect of job and personal demands and resources on healthcare workers’ wellbeing: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 19(5). e0303769–e0303769.

Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2024). Exploring Social Media Privacy Concerns: A Comprehensive Survey Study Across 16 Middle Eastern and North African Countries. IEEE Access. 12. 147087–147105. 3 indexed citations

Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2024). FREQUENCY OF DRY SOCKET POST-IMPACTED MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR EXTRACTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SURGICAL DIFFICULTY. 14(3). 2–7.

Khan, Naurin Farooq, et al.. (2024). Explanatory and predictive modeling of cybersecurity behaviors using protection motivation theory. Computers & Security. 149. 104204–104204. 3 indexed citations

Laato, Samuli, et al.. (2022). Higher Education during Lockdown: Literature Review and Implications on Technology Design. Education Research International. 2022. 1–13. 10 indexed citations

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Koshy, A., Gennaro Giustino, Samantha Sartori, et al.. (2022). Ticagrelor vs Prasugrel in a Contemporary Real-World Cohort Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 15(22). 2270–2280. 5 indexed citations

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Salgado, Teresa M., et al.. (2021). Health Care Providers’ Acceptance of a Personal Health Record: Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(10). e31582–e31582. 22 indexed citations

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Salgado, Teresa M., Ali Farooq, Laura E. McClelland, et al.. (2021). Predicting Patients’ Intention to Use a Personal Health Record Using an Adapted Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model: Secondary Data Analysis. JMIR Medical Informatics. 9(8). e30214–e30214. 17 indexed citations

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Farooq, Ali, Samuli Laato, A.K.M. Najmul Islam, & Jouni Isoaho. (2021). Understanding the impact of information sources on COVID-19 related preventive measures in Finland. Technology in Society. 65. 101573–101573. 57 indexed citations

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Soroya, Saira Hanif, et al.. (2020). From information seeking to information avoidance: Understanding the health information behavior during a global health crisis. Information Processing & Management. 58(2). 102440–102440. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2020). Cybersecurity Education and Skills: Exploring Students’ Perceptions, Preferences and Performance in a Blended Learning Initiative. 1361–1369. 5 indexed citations

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Farooq, Ali, Samuli Laato, & A.K.M. Najmul Islam. (2020). Impact of Online Information on Self-Isolation Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(5). e19128–e19128. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Farooq, Ali. (2019). In Quest of information security in higher education institutions : security awareness, concerns and behaviour of students. UTUPub (University of Turku). 1 indexed citations

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Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2018). Individual Differences and E-Learning Acceptance among Saudi Students. 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2012). INNOVATIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS AND LEARNERS IN E-LEARNING. 4121–4127. 3 indexed citations

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Farooq, Ali, et al.. (2012). INTEGRATION OF ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE IN E-EDUCATION. 3759–3765. 2 indexed citations

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