Farooq Aftab

864 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 584 citations indexed

About

Farooq Aftab is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Farooq Aftab has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 584 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Farooq Aftab's work include Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks (5 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (5 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (5 papers). Farooq Aftab is often cited by papers focused on Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks (5 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (5 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (5 papers). Farooq Aftab collaborates with scholars based in China and Pakistan. Farooq Aftab's co-authors include Zhongshan Zhang, Ali Khan, Saad Rehman, Rao Muzamal Liaqat, Muhammad Uzair, Usman Akram, Usman Qamar, Shahzad Ali, Shaldon Leparan Suntu and S.M. Farouq Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, China Communications and International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks.

In The Last Decade

Farooq Aftab

16 papers receiving 547 citations

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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.

Internet of Medical Things (IOMT): Applications, Benefits and Future Challenges in Healthcare Domain

2017 266 citations Rao Muzamal Liaqat, Farooq Aftab et al. Journal of Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Farooq Aftab China	9	354	160	110	109	78	16	584
Giuseppe Caliciuri Italy	6	398 1.1×	25 0.2×	133 1.2×	135 1.2×	145 1.9×	11	595
Doug Young Suh South Korea	17	382 1.1×	59 0.4×	142 1.3×	394 3.6×	147 1.9×	72	851
Ezedin Barka United Arab Emirates	17	546 1.5×	123 0.8×	353 3.2×	233 2.1×	52 0.7×	73	1.1k
Linfeng Li China	8	247 0.7×	32 0.2×	84 0.8×	125 1.1×	70 0.9×	29	553
Caixia Yang China	10	206 0.6×	28 0.2×	306 2.8×	92 0.8×	63 0.8×	19	583
Răzvan Crăciunescu Romania	12	274 0.8×	70 0.4×	99 0.9×	166 1.5×	125 1.6×	49	530
Adrian Moore United Kingdom	7	160 0.5×	89 0.6×	73 0.7×	129 1.2×	40 0.5×	37	414
Sujit Bebortta India	14	272 0.8×	12 0.1×	102 0.9×	128 1.2×	81 1.0×	49	474
S. K. Srivatsa India	9	138 0.4×	24 0.1×	88 0.8×	82 0.8×	34 0.4×	103	518
Saima Anwar Lashari Malaysia	10	108 0.3×	49 0.3×	66 0.6×	70 0.6×	76 1.0×	42	407

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16 of 16 papers shown

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Uzair, Muhammad, et al.. (2020). Social Network Analysis Visualization Tools: A Comparative Review. 1–6. 24 indexed citations

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Khan, Ali, Farooq Aftab, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2019). BICSF: Bio-Inspired Clustering Scheme for FANETs. IEEE Access. 7. 31446–31456. 86 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, Ali Khan, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2019). Bio-inspired clustering scheme for Internet of Drones application in industrial wireless sensor network. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 15(11). 812341758–812341758. 13 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, Ali Khan, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2019). Hybrid Self-Organized Clustering Scheme for Drone Based Cognitive Internet of Things. IEEE Access. 7. 56217–56227. 38 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq & Zhongshan Zhang. (2019). Hybrid Self-Organization based Cluster Management Scheme for Group Mobility Aware MANET. 23. 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Khan, Ali, Farooq Aftab, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2019). UAPM: An urgency-aware packet management for disaster management using flying ad-hoc networks. China Communications. 16(11). 167–182. 8 indexed citations

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Khan, Ali, Farooq Aftab, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2019). Self-organization based clustering scheme for FANETs using Glowworm Swarm Optimization. Physical Communication. 36. 100769–100769. 61 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, et al.. (2018). A Technique to Identify Key Players that Helps to Improve Businesses Using Multilayer Social Network Analysis. International Journal of Future Computer and Communication. 7(4). 98–102. 3 indexed citations

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Qamar, Usman, et al.. (2018). State of Art Techniques for Social Influence Analysis: A Systematic Literature Review. 33. 200–205. 2 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, Shaldon Leparan Suntu, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2018). Self-Organized Security Framework for WiGig WLAN against Attacks and Threats. 18. 249–253. 2 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, Shaldon Leparan Suntu, & Zhongshan Zhang. (2018). Self-Organized Security Framework for WiGig WLAN against Attacks and Threats. 18. 249–253. 1 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, et al.. (2018). Detection of influential nodes using social networks analysis based on network metrics. 1–6. 25 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, et al.. (2018). Prediction of Top Trade Leading Countries Through Social Network Analysis Using Hybrid Classification Techniques. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Aftab, Farooq, et al.. (2017). Self-Organization Based Clustering in MANETs Using Zone Based Group Mobility. IEEE Access. 5. 27464–27476. 35 indexed citations

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Liaqat, Rao Muzamal, et al.. (2017). Internet of Medical Things (IOMT): Applications, Benefits and Future Challenges in Healthcare Domain. Journal of Communications. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aftab, Farooq, et al.. (2016). Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) Based Indoor Communication System. International journal of Computer Networks & Communications. 8(3). 21–31. 14 indexed citations

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