Faisal Abbas

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Faisal Abbas is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Faisal Abbas has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 10 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Faisal Abbas's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (7 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers). Faisal Abbas is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (7 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers). Faisal Abbas collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Germany and United States. Faisal Abbas's co-authors include Anis Omri, Samia Nasreen, Muhammad Shahbaz, Tahir Mahmood, Ratana Somrongthong, Ramesh Kumar, Muhammad Arshad Khan, Khalid Mushtaq, Rafi Amir‐ud‐Din and Ulrich Hiemenz and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Faisal Abbas

47 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Does foreign direct investment impede environmental quality in high-, middle-, and low-income countries?

2015 512 citations Muhammad Shahbaz, Samia Nasreen et al. Energy Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Faisal Abbas Pakistan	14	967	575	336	245	118	52	1.4k
Janet Dzator Australia	20	836 0.9×	370 0.6×	294 0.9×	137 0.6×	59 0.5×	40	1.4k
Pabitra Kumar Jena India	18	801 0.8×	508 0.9×	236 0.7×	240 1.0×	29 0.2×	61	1.3k
Noshaba Aziz China	18	704 0.7×	305 0.5×	167 0.5×	217 0.9×	61 0.5×	42	1.2k
Franklin Amuakwa‐Mensah Sweden	20	734 0.8×	331 0.6×	263 0.8×	207 0.8×	54 0.5×	43	1.4k
Maoyong Fan United States	16	812 0.8×	245 0.4×	255 0.8×	275 1.1×	36 0.3×	52	2.1k
Shamal Chandra Karmaker Bangladesh	19	513 0.5×	319 0.6×	532 1.6×	88 0.4×	88 0.7×	53	1.2k
Khosrul Alam Australia	14	777 0.8×	416 0.7×	211 0.6×	232 0.9×	12 0.1×	16	1.0k
Sofia Anwar Pakistan	19	1.3k 1.4×	746 1.3×	396 1.2×	348 1.4×	24 0.2×	80	1.8k
Adeyemi Ogundipe Nigeria	18	575 0.6×	198 0.3×	152 0.5×	45 0.2×	22 0.2×	78	950
Hussain A. Samad United States	21	678 0.7×	449 0.8×	1.2k 3.6×	31 0.1×	305 2.6×	47	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Faisal Abbas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Faisal Abbas

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abbas, Faisal & Waleed Al-Zubari. (2025). Evaluating Future Alternatives for a Sustainable Water Management System in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 14(2). 97–118.

Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2025). Human Brucellosis in the Rural and Urban Population of Pakistan: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Manifestations. Current Microbiology. 82(2). 80–80. 3 indexed citations

Ibrahim, I.A., et al.. (2024). A hybrid system of mixture models for the prediction of particle size and shape, density, and flowability of pharmaceutical powder blends. International Journal of Pharmaceutics X. 8. 100298–100298.

Ullah, Kafait, et al.. (2023). Barriers to the adoption of social welfare measures in the electricity tariff structure of developing countries: A case of Pakistan. Energy Policy. 179. 113648–113648. 9 indexed citations

Abbas, Faisal, Imran Sadiq, Sajjad Hussain, et al.. (2022). Structural, Morphology, Electrical Polarization and FTIR Properties of Zn Substituted T-type Hexagonal Ferrites. 3(1). 115–128. 2 indexed citations

Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2022). Selecting correct functional form in consumption function: Analysis of energy demand at household level. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0270222–e0270222. 3 indexed citations

Amir‐ud‐Din, Rafi, et al.. (2022). Association of breast feeding and birth interval with child mortality in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study using nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey data. BMJ Open. 12(1). e053196–e053196. 2 indexed citations

Abbas, Faisal, Ramesh Kumar, Tahir Mahmood, & Ratana Somrongthong. (2021). Impact of children born with low birth weight on stunting and wasting in Sindh province of Pakistan: a propensity score matching approach. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 19932–19932. 39 indexed citations

Mahmood, Tahir, Faisal Abbas, Ramesh Kumar, & Ratana Somrongthong. (2020). Why under five children are stunted in Pakistan? A multilevel analysis of Punjab Multiple indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-2014). BMC Public Health. 20(1). 952–952. 35 indexed citations

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Kumar, Ramesh, Faisal Abbas, Tahir Mahmood, & Ratana Somrongthong. (2019). Prevalence and factors associated with underweight children: a population-based subnational analysis from Pakistan. BMJ Open. 9(7). e028972–e028972. 34 indexed citations

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Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2018). Prevalence and determinants of Caesarean delivery in Punjab, Pakistan. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 24(11). 1058–1065. 10 indexed citations

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Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2018). What is causing high polio vaccine dropout among Pakistani children?. Public Health. 164. 16–25. 12 indexed citations

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Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2016). Patient's perceptions about the service quality of public hospitals located at District Kohat.. PubMed. 66(1). 72–5. 23 indexed citations

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Shahbaz, Muhammad, Samia Nasreen, Faisal Abbas, & Anis Omri. (2015). Does foreign direct investment impede environmental quality in high-, middle-, and low-income countries?. Energy Economics. 51. 275–287. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2013). Impact of Job Satisfaction on Turnover Intention: A Case of Private Schools. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Khalid, et al.. (2009). TESTING THE LAW OF ONE PRICE: RICE MARKET INTEGRATION IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN. 26(12). 1609–1615. 9 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Khalid & Faisal Abbas. (2007). TESTING THE LAW OF ONE PRICE: COTTON MARKET INTEGRATION IN PAKISTAN'S PUNJAB. 1 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Khalid & Faisal Abbas. (2007). Government intervention and market integration in prominent wheat markets of Pakistan. 1 indexed citations

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Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (2002). Health issues in ethnic minorities: awareness and action. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 95(6). 293–295. 6 indexed citations

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Abbas, Faisal, et al.. (1999). Reducing health risks in ethnic communities.. PubMed. 95(27). 49–51. 1 indexed citations

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