Arslan Ahmad

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 884 citations indexed

About

Arslan Ahmad is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Arslan Ahmad has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 884 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 13 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Arslan Ahmad's work include Image and Video Quality Assessment (14 papers), Software-Defined Networks and 5G (6 papers) and Network Traffic and Congestion Control (4 papers). Arslan Ahmad is often cited by papers focused on Image and Video Quality Assessment (14 papers), Software-Defined Networks and 5G (6 papers) and Network Traffic and Congestion Control (4 papers). Arslan Ahmad collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Australia. Arslan Ahmad's co-authors include Alcardo Alex Barakabitze, Andrew Hines, Rashid Mijumbi, Luigi Atzori, Alessandro Floris, Maria G. Martini, Lingfen Sun, Nabajeet Barman, Saman Zadtootaghaj and Atif Bin Mansoor and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Access and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

Arslan Ahmad

17 papers receiving 852 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.

  1. 5G network slicing using SDN and NFV: A survey of taxonomy, architectures and future challenges
    2019 521 citations Alcardo Alex Barakabitze, Arslan Ahmad et al. Computer Networks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arslan Ahmad Italy 12 644 305 260 90 87 18 884
Fidel Liberal Spain 15 723 1.1× 434 1.4× 221 0.8× 96 1.1× 75 0.9× 80 935
Harilaos Koumaras Greece 18 661 1.0× 384 1.3× 258 1.0× 77 0.9× 123 1.4× 81 998
Lujie Zhong China 19 840 1.3× 372 1.2× 274 1.1× 150 1.7× 104 1.2× 70 1.1k
Florian Wamser Germany 19 722 1.1× 278 0.9× 577 2.2× 92 1.0× 172 2.0× 79 1.1k
Emir Halepovic United States 19 709 1.1× 336 1.1× 475 1.8× 53 0.6× 180 2.1× 46 992
Pantelis A. Frangoudis France 20 1.1k 1.7× 420 1.4× 118 0.5× 263 2.9× 32 0.4× 62 1.2k
Haohong Wang United States 17 370 0.6× 324 1.1× 426 1.6× 86 1.0× 263 3.0× 78 895
Niels Bouten Belgium 13 1.9k 2.9× 791 2.6× 300 1.2× 387 4.3× 189 2.2× 26 2.0k
David Fernández Spain 14 489 0.8× 115 0.4× 136 0.5× 134 1.5× 108 1.2× 65 689
Michal Ries Slovakia 15 205 0.3× 94 0.3× 318 1.2× 136 1.5× 152 1.7× 50 587

Countries citing papers authored by Arslan Ahmad

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Fields of papers citing papers by Arslan Ahmad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arslan Ahmad

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Arslan Ahmad. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Arslan Ahmad 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 Arslan Ahmad. Arslan Ahmad is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Ahmad, Arslan, et al.. (2025). Multi-Class Visual Cyberbullying Detection Using Deep Neural Networks and the CVID Dataset. Information. 16(8). 630–630.
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Abuarqoub, Abdelrahman, Ahmad Alzu’bi, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Arslan Ahmad, & Bassam Al-Shargabi. (2022). A Survey on Vehicular Ad hoc Networks Security Attacks and Countermeasures. 701–707. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Atif Bin Mansoor, Alcardo Alex Barakabitze, et al.. (2021). Supervised-learning-Based QoE Prediction of Video Streaming in Future Networks: A Tutorial with Comparative Study. IEEE Communications Magazine. 59(11). 88–94. 21 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2020). Timber: An SDN-Based Emulation Platform for Experimental Research on Video Streaming. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 38(7). 1374–1387. 12 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan & Luigi Atzori. (2019). MNO-OTT Collaborative Video Streaming in 5G: The Zero-Rated QoE Approach for Quality and Resource Management. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 17(1). 361–374. 13 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2019). Towards Information-centric Collaborative QoE Management using SDN. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Barakabitze, Alcardo Alex, Nabajeet Barman, Arslan Ahmad, et al.. (2019). QoE Management of Multimedia Streaming Services in Future Networks: A Tutorial and Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 22(1). 526–565. 143 indexed citations
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Barakabitze, Alcardo Alex, Arslan Ahmad, Rashid Mijumbi, & Andrew Hines. (2019). 5G network slicing using SDN and NFV: A survey of taxonomy, architectures and future challenges. Computer Networks. 167. 106984–106984. 521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Floris, Alessandro, Arslan Ahmad, & Luigi Atzori. (2018). QoE-Aware OTT-ISP Collaboration in Service Management. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications. 14(2s). 1–24. 12 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2018). Timber: An SDN based emulation platform for QoE Management Experimental Research. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2017). OTT-ISP joint service management: A Customer Lifetime Value based approach. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 1017–1022. 14 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2017). Towards QoE monitoring at user terminal: A monitoring approach based on quality degradation. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 77. 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Luigi Atzori, & Maria G. Martini. (2017). Qualia: A multilayer solution for QoE passive monitoring at the user terminal. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 1–6. 11 indexed citations
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Robitza, Werner, Arslan Ahmad, Peter A. Kara, et al.. (2017). Challenges of future multimedia QoE monitoring for internet service providers. Multimedia Tools and Applications. 76(21). 22243–22266. 36 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2016). QoE-centric service delivery: A collaborative approach among OTTs and ISPs. Computer Networks. 110. 168–179. 34 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, Alessandro Floris, & Luigi Atzori. (2016). QoE-aware service delivery: A joint-venture approach for content and network providers. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 1–6. 13 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Arslan, et al.. (2014). Image processing and classification in diabetic retinopathy: A review. 1–6. 23 indexed citations

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