Leila Ismail

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Leila Ismail is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Leila Ismail has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 42 papers in Information Systems and 15 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Leila Ismail's work include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (27 papers), Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (22 papers) and Cloud Computing and Resource Management (17 papers). Leila Ismail is often cited by papers focused on IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (27 papers), Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (22 papers) and Cloud Computing and Resource Management (17 papers). Leila Ismail collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, Australia and United Kingdom. Leila Ismail's co-authors include Huned Materwala, Sherali Zeadally, Juma Al Kaabi, Daniel Hagimont, Rajkumar Buyya, Achim P. Karduck, Fida K. Dankar, Maryam Tayefi, Abdu Adem and Abbas A. Fardoun and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Access and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Leila Ismail

83 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Association of risk factors with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review

2021 159 citations Leila Ismail, Huned Materwala et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leila Ismail United Arab Emirates	21	791	739	331	193	158	90	1.7k
Muhammad Fermi Pasha Malaysia	17	544 0.7×	442 0.6×	346 1.0×	181 0.9×	105 0.7×	71	1.4k
Bahar Farahani Iran	15	638 0.8×	950 1.3×	328 1.0×	231 1.2×	104 0.7×	50	1.7k
Huned Materwala United Arab Emirates	15	578 0.7×	423 0.6×	165 0.5×	100 0.5×	122 0.8×	32	1.0k
Rachid Benlamri Canada	20	632 0.8×	349 0.5×	345 1.0×	167 0.9×	66 0.4×	78	1.3k
Anichur Rahman Bangladesh	22	538 0.7×	690 0.9×	455 1.4×	195 1.0×	65 0.4×	63	1.6k
Farshad Firouzi United States	19	522 0.7×	831 1.1×	274 0.8×	619 3.2×	102 0.6×	74	1.9k
Hafiz Farooq Ahmad Pakistan	20	826 1.0×	704 1.0×	836 2.5×	119 0.6×	139 0.9×	146	2.0k
Lalit Garg Malta	22	417 0.5×	269 0.4×	321 1.0×	99 0.5×	77 0.5×	124	1.8k
Rahmat Budiarto Malaysia	16	313 0.4×	838 1.1×	647 2.0×	199 1.0×	99 0.6×	205	1.7k
Zon‐Yin Shae United States	16	573 0.7×	497 0.7×	262 0.8×	98 0.5×	31 0.2×	63	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leila Ismail

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20 of 20 papers shown

Osaili, Tareq M., Ahmed M. Almehdi, Leila Ismail, et al.. (2025). Quality and authenticity of animal and vegetable fats imported to the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 24. 102507–102507.

Rodriguez, Maria A., et al.. (2025). Efficient Training Approaches for Performance Anomaly Detection Models in Edge Computing Environments. ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems. 20(2). 1–27.

Ismail, Leila, et al.. (2025). VisioSLR: A Vision Data-Driven Framework for Sign Language Video Recognition and Performance Evaluation on Fine-Tuned YOLO Models. Procedia Computer Science. 257. 85–92.

Ismail, Leila, Huned Materwala, & Fida K. Dankar. (2024). Machine Learning Data-Driven Residential Load Multi-Level Forecasting With Univariate and Multivariate Time Series Models Toward Sustainable Smart Homes. IEEE Access. 12. 55632–55668. 5 indexed citations

Ismail, Leila, et al.. (2023). ML-NLPEmot: Machine Learning-Natural Language Processing Event-Based Emotion Detection Proactive Framework Addressing Mental Health. IEEE Access. 11. 144126–144149. 6 indexed citations

Ali, Habiba I., et al.. (2023). Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18. Heliyon. 9(7). e17623–e17623. 7 indexed citations

Elbarazi, Iffat, et al.. (2022). Influence of Religiosity on Youths’ Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Religion and Health. 63(3). 2423–2442. 5 indexed citations

Chomutare, Taridzo, Miguel Tejedor, Luis Marco-Ruiz, et al.. (2022). Artificial Intelligence Implementation in Healthcare: A Theory-Based Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 16359–16359. 74 indexed citations

Ismail, Leila, Huned Materwala, Maryam Tayefi, Phuong Thao Thi Ngo, & Achim P. Karduck. (2021). Type 2 Diabetes with Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning: Methods and Evaluation. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 29(1). 313–333. 38 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila & Huned Materwala. (2021). ESCOVE: Energy-SLA-Aware Edge–Cloud Computation Offloading in Vehicular Networks. Sensors. 21(15). 5233–5233. 12 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila, et al.. (2021). A Scoping Review of Integrated Blockchain-Cloud (BcC) Architecture for Healthcare: Applications, Challenges and Solutions. Sensors. 21(11). 3753–3753. 39 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila, Huned Materwala, Maryam Tayefi, Phuong Thao Thi Ngo, & Achim P. Karduck. (2021). Correction to: Type 2 Diabetes with Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning: Methods and Evaluation. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 28(7). 5039–5039. 2 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila & Huned Materwala. (2020). Computing Server Power Modeling in a Data Center. ACM Computing Surveys. 53(3). 1–34. 33 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila, Huned Materwala, Achim P. Karduck, & Abdu Adem. (2020). Requirements of Health Data Management Systems for Biomedical Care and Research: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(7). e17508–e17508. 61 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila & Huned Materwala. (2020). Blockchain Paradigm for Healthcare: Performance Evaluation. Symmetry. 12(8). 1200–1200. 37 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila, Huned Materwala, & Sherali Zeadally. (2019). Lightweight Blockchain for Healthcare. IEEE Access. 7. 149935–149951. 165 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila & Huned Materwala. (2019). A Review of Blockchain Architecture and Consensus Protocols: Use Cases, Challenges, and Solutions. Symmetry. 11(10). 1198–1198. 145 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila & Huned Materwala. (2018). Energy-Aware VM Placement and Task Scheduling in Cloud-IoT Computing: Classification and Performance Evaluation. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 5(6). 5166–5176. 34 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila. (2012). A Ring-Based Parallel Oil Reservoir Simulator. Scalable Computing Practice and Experience. 13(1). 85–98. 2 indexed citations

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Ismail, Leila, et al.. (2008). A Formal Model of Dynamic Resource Allocation in Grid Computing Environment. 685–693. 18 indexed citations

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