Faisal Karim Shaikh

3.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Faisal Karim Shaikh is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Faisal Karim Shaikh has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Faisal Karim Shaikh's work include Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (19 papers), IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (11 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (9 papers). Faisal Karim Shaikh is often cited by papers focused on Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (19 papers), IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (11 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (9 papers). Faisal Karim Shaikh collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Germany. Faisal Karim Shaikh's co-authors include Sherali Zeadally, Emad Felemban, Umair Mujtaba Qureshi, Adil A. Sheikh, Saad Qaisar, Quan Z. Sheng, Sarang Karim, Jamel Nebhen, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry and Mukhtiar Ali Unar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Faisal Karim Shaikh

51 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks: A comprehensive review

2015 929 citations Faisal Karim Shaikh, Sherali Zeadally profile →
Underwater Sensor Network Applications: A Comprehensive Survey

2015 312 citations Emad Felemban, Faisal Karim Shaikh et al. profile →
Recent Trends in Internet-of-Things-Enabled Sensor Technologies for Smart Agriculture

2022 134 citations Faisal Karim Shaikh, Sarang Karim et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Faisal Karim Shaikh Pakistan	15	1.3k	838	586	479	427	56	2.2k
Guangming Song China	21	412 0.3×	294 0.4×	308 0.5×	148 0.3×	381 0.9×	128	1.6k
Pai H. Chou United States	27	1.6k 1.3×	974 1.2×	814 1.4×	98 0.2×	384 0.9×	144	2.9k
Guang Li China	27	597 0.5×	76 0.1×	592 1.0×	346 0.7×	332 0.8×	143	2.4k
Zhongwei Liang China	19	269 0.2×	218 0.3×	495 0.8×	91 0.2×	167 0.4×	148	1.5k
Eftichios Koutroulis Greece	31	3.8k 3.0×	128 0.2×	268 0.5×	62 0.1×	101 0.2×	112	5.2k
Chengming Zhang China	30	1.4k 1.1×	88 0.1×	425 0.7×	96 0.2×	212 0.5×	152	2.2k
C. Bharatiraja India	31	3.0k 2.3×	137 0.2×	266 0.5×	32 0.1×	166 0.4×	243	3.6k
Massimo Merenda Italy	16	533 0.4×	195 0.2×	88 0.2×	106 0.2×	108 0.3×	83	969
Marcello Chiaberge Italy	23	811 0.6×	141 0.2×	298 0.5×	60 0.1×	136 0.3×	103	2.5k
Yanbiao Li China	23	183 0.1×	373 0.4×	412 0.7×	88 0.2×	348 0.8×	119	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2025). Smart Water Quality Management System: A Case Study of Tharparkar Region. VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering. 13(1). 207–216.

Wang, Hao, et al.. (2025). A Compact Trowel-Shaped Antenna for Next-Generation 6G Wireless Communication Systems. Sensors. 25(23). 7224–7224.

Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Handover Management in High-Mobility Networks for Smart Cities. Computers. 14(1). 23–23. 7 indexed citations

Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2024). Converging Towards Open Radio Access Networks – A Comprehensive Review. Journal of Mobile Multimedia. 49–86.

Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2024). Role of AI and Open RAN in 6G Networks: Performance Impact and Key Technologies. 1–4.

Shaikh, Faisal Karim, Sarang Karim, Sherali Zeadally, & Jamel Nebhen. (2022). Recent Trends in Internet-of-Things-Enabled Sensor Technologies for Smart Agriculture. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(23). 23583–23598. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2022). CNN‐LSTM‐Based Late Sensor Fusion for Human Activity Recognition in Big Data Networks. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2022(1). 10 indexed citations

Karim, Sarang, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, et al.. (2021). GCORP: Geographic and Cooperative Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks. IEEE Access. 9. 27650–27667. 46 indexed citations

Karim, Sarang, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, et al.. (2021). Corrections to “GCORP: Geographic and Cooperative Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks”. IEEE Access. 9. 67734–67735. 3 indexed citations

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Karim, Sarang, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, & Pablo Otero. (2020). Geographic and Cooperative Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks. 1–8. 4 indexed citations

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Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2019). IoT based smart garbage monitoring & collection system using WeMos & Ultrasonic sensors. 1–6. 38 indexed citations

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Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2018). Vehical Tracking Techniques in ITS:A Survey. International Journal of Advanced Studies. 7(4). 32–38. 1 indexed citations

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Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2017). A Review on: Phase ‘0’ Clinical Trials or Exploratory Investigational New Drug. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 14(1). 84–89. 1 indexed citations

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Qureshi, Umair Mujtaba, et al.. (2016). Performance Analysis of Proximity and Light Sensors for Smart Parking. Procedia Computer Science. 83. 385–392. 30 indexed citations

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Felemban, Emad, Adil A. Sheikh, & Faisal Karim Shaikh. (2014). MMaPFlow: A Crowd-sourcing based Approach for Mapping Mass Pedestrian Flow. 2 indexed citations

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Khelil, Abdelmajid, et al.. (2014). DigiAID: A wearable health platform for automated self-tagging in emergency cases. 296–299. 10 indexed citations

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Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2014). Exploitation of Clustering Techniques in Transactional Healthcare Data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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Shaikh, Faisal Karim, et al.. (2014). Analyzing the Impact of Body Postures and Power on Communication in WBAN. Procedia Computer Science. 32. 894–899. 8 indexed citations

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Chowdhry, Bhawani Shankar, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Dil Muhammad Akbar Hussain, & Muhammad Aslam Uqaili. (2012). Emerging Trends and Applications in Information Communication Technologies: Second International Multi Topic Conference, IMTIC 2012. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Shaikh, Faisal Karim, Abdelmajid Khelil, & Neeraj Suri. (2009). AReIT:Adaptive Reliable Information Transport Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. International Conference on Wireless Networks. 54(12). 75–81. 1 indexed citations

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