Mohd Abdul Ahad

2.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Mohd Abdul Ahad is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohd Abdul Ahad has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Information Systems, 18 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Mohd Abdul Ahad's work include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (15 papers), Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (12 papers) and Smart Cities and Technologies (5 papers). Mohd Abdul Ahad is often cited by papers focused on IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (15 papers), Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (12 papers) and Smart Cities and Technologies (5 papers). Mohd Abdul Ahad collaborates with scholars based in India, Italy and Portugal. Mohd Abdul Ahad's co-authors include Gautami Tripathi, Sara Paiva, Gabriella Casalino, Bharat Bhushan, S.C. Saxena, Narayan C. Debnath, K. Martin Sagayam, Aditya Khamparia, Sudhir Kumar Sharma and Ranjit Biswas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mohd Abdul Ahad

31 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Enabling technologies and sustainable smart cities

2020 377 citations Mohd Abdul Ahad, Sara Paiva et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
Blockchain for smart cities: A review of architectures, integration trends and future research directions

2020 202 citations Bharat Bhushan, Mohd Abdul Ahad et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
Enabling Technologies for Urban Smart Mobility: Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

2021 192 citations Sara Paiva, Mohd Abdul Ahad et al. Sensors profile →
A comprehensive review of blockchain technology: Underlying principles and historical background with future challenges

2023 93 citations Gautami Tripathi, Mohd Abdul Ahad et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mohd Abdul Ahad India	16	612	466	327	213	188	34	1.4k
Sara Paiva Portugal	13	273 0.4×	259 0.6×	263 0.8×	218 1.0×	137 0.7×	66	1.3k
Gautami Tripathi India	10	318 0.5×	242 0.5×	247 0.8×	180 0.8×	128 0.7×	15	950
Theo Tryfonas United Kingdom	20	542 0.9×	528 1.1×	154 0.5×	61 0.3×	257 1.4×	141	1.7k
Luı́s Sánchez Spain	19	212 0.3×	790 1.7×	337 1.0×	203 1.0×	166 0.9×	57	1.5k
Andrej Kos Slovenia	18	252 0.4×	391 0.8×	196 0.6×	63 0.3×	88 0.5×	67	1.1k
Kostas Kolomvatsos Greece	16	557 0.9×	547 1.2×	95 0.3×	77 0.4×	434 2.3×	106	1.4k
Luı́s Muñoz Spain	20	163 0.3×	910 2.0×	441 1.3×	235 1.1×	130 0.7×	89	1.7k
Bharat Bhushan India	23	962 1.6×	1.0k 2.2×	198 0.6×	64 0.3×	497 2.6×	122	2.2k
Hans‐Martin Neumann Austria	10	364 0.6×	248 0.5×	109 0.3×	63 0.3×	564 3.0×	15	1.1k
Kary Främling Finland	27	436 0.7×	593 1.3×	347 1.1×	32 0.2×	359 1.9×	124	2.7k

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Siddiqui, Farheen, et al.. (2025). Bridging efficiency and interpretability: Explainable AI for multi-classification of pulmonary diseases utilizing modified lightweight CNNs. Image and Vision Computing. 158. 105553–105553. 2 indexed citations

Siddiqui, Farheen, et al.. (2025). Deep Learning for Classification and Efficacy of Medicinal Plants for Managing Respiratory Disorders. Procedia Computer Science. 258. 1640–1650. 1 indexed citations

Siddiqui, Farheen, et al.. (2025). Lightweight authentication for IoT devices (LAID) in sustainable smart cities. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25410–25410. 1 indexed citations

Tripathi, Gautami, et al.. (2023). BAuth-ZKP—A Blockchain-Based Multi-Factor Authentication Mechanism for Securing Smart Cities. Sensors. 23(5). 2757–2757. 31 indexed citations

Ahad, Mohd Abdul. (2023). A REVIEW ARTICLE: USE OF SENTIMENT ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL MEDIA. 7(9). 171–176. 1 indexed citations

Alam, M. Afshar, et al.. (2023). Cloud sans server architecture for sustainable development in smart cities: Indian perspective. Wireless Networks. 29(6). 2671–2684.

Rahmani, Mohammad Khalid Imam, et al.. (2022). A Deterministic Model for Determining Degree of Friendship Based on Mutual Likings and Recommendations on OTT Platforms. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2022. 1–11.

Ahad, Mohd Abdul, et al.. (2021). Introducing “α-Sustainable Development” for transforming our world: A proposal for the 2030 agenda. Journal of Cleaner Production. 321. 129030–129030. 19 indexed citations

Saxena, S.C., Bharat Bhushan, & Mohd Abdul Ahad. (2021). Blockchain based solutions to secure IoT: Background, integration trends and a way forward. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 181. 103050–103050. 114 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul, et al.. (2021). Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Cities in India: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges. Sensors. 21(22). 7714–7714. 14 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul, et al.. (2020). Enabling technologies and sustainable smart cities. Sustainable Cities and Society. 61. 102301–102301. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Paiva, Sara, et al.. (2020). Privacy and security challenges in smart and sustainable mobility. SN Applied Sciences. 2(7). 18 indexed citations

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Tripathi, Gautami, Mohd Abdul Ahad, & Sara Paiva. (2019). S2HS- A blockchain based approach for smart healthcare system. Healthcare. 8(1). 100391–100391. 114 indexed citations

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Tripathi, Gautami, Mohd Abdul Ahad, & Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan. (2019). The Role of Blockchain in Internet of Vehicles (IoV): Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. 26–31. 28 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul & Ranjit Biswas. (2018). Sorted r-Train: An Improved Dynamic Data Structure for Handling Big Data. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications. 10(11). 27–35. 2 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul, et al.. (2018). Score Level Fusion of Multispectral Palmprint with Triangular Conorm. 6(6). 88–88. 1 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul, et al.. (2017). Enhancing Random Forest Classifier using Genetic Algorithm. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science. 8(5). 540–545. 3 indexed citations

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Tripathi, Gautami & Mohd Abdul Ahad. (2017). Impact of excessive use of internet on cognitive development of youngsters. International Journal of Information Technology. 9(3). 281–286. 4 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul & Ranjit Biswas. (2017). Comparing and Analyzing the Characteristics of Hadoop, Cassandra and Quantcast File Systems for Handling Big Data. Indian Journal of Science and Technology. 10(8). 1–6. 9 indexed citations

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Ahad, Mohd Abdul, et al.. (2014). Calculating Dynamic Time Quantum for Round Robin Process Scheduling Algorithm. International Journal of Computer Applications. 98(21). 20–27.

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