Muhammad Akram

17.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
560 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Akram is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Akram has authored 560 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 439 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 209 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 124 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Akram's work include Multi-Criteria Decision Making (390 papers), Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory (167 papers) and Optimization and Mathematical Programming (120 papers). Muhammad Akram is often cited by papers focused on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (390 papers), Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory (167 papers) and Optimization and Mathematical Programming (120 papers). Muhammad Akram collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. Muhammad Akram's co-authors include José Carlos R. Alcantud, Wiesław A. Dudek, Sumera Naz, Gulfam Shahzadi, Kiran Zahid, Anam Luqman, Ghous Ali, Cengiz Kahraman, Musavarah Sarwar and Arooj Adeel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nano Letters and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Akram

536 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Group decision-making based on complex spherical fuzzy VI... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2023 50 100 150
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.

  1. Group decision-making based on complex spherical fuzzy VIKOR approach
    2021 192 citations Muhammad Akram, Cengiz Kahraman et al. Knowledge-Based Systems profile →
  2. Linguistic Pythagorean fuzzy CRITIC-EDAS method for multiple-attribute group decision analysis
    2023 102 citations Muhammad Akram, Muhammet Deveci et al. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Muhammad Akram Pakistan 55 10.1k 4.2k 3.1k 2.8k 2.0k 560 12.5k
Meimei Xia China 31 6.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 56 7.4k
Yucheng Dong China 69 9.9k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 5.6k 2.0× 887 0.4× 232 14.5k
Tahir Mahmood Pakistan 47 7.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 389 9.3k
Francisco Chiclana United Kingdom 80 13.9k 1.4× 4.5k 1.1× 2.6k 0.8× 8.4k 3.0× 2.5k 1.2× 322 20.5k
Пэйдэ Лю China 74 14.8k 1.5× 4.0k 1.0× 6.7k 2.1× 3.4k 1.2× 4.2k 2.1× 556 18.5k
Harish Garg India 75 15.4k 1.5× 4.6k 1.1× 8.0k 2.5× 3.8k 1.4× 5.3k 2.7× 498 19.7k
Janusz Kacprzyk Poland 51 7.6k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 6.4k 2.3× 2.5k 1.3× 464 14.5k
Krassimir Atanassov Bulgaria 34 18.4k 1.8× 5.4k 1.3× 6.6k 2.1× 6.8k 2.5× 6.1k 3.1× 272 22.0k
Vicenç Torra Spain 38 5.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 3.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 378 8.8k
Florentín Smarandache United States 46 6.9k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 952 10.8k

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All Works

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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Multi-criteria group decision-making with spherical fuzzy rough numbers for biomedical materials in hip prosthesis. Journal of Industrial Information Integration. 44. 100766–100766. 3 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, Inayat Ullah, Tofigh Allahviranloo, & Mohammadreza Shahriari. (2025). An integrated weighted multi-criteria decision making method using Z -number and its application in failure modes and effect analysis. Journal of Industrial Information Integration. 45. 100805–100805. 1 indexed citations
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Muhammad, Ghulam, Muhammad Akram, Nawab Hussain, & Tofigh Allahviranloo. (2024). Fuzzy Langevin fractional delay differential equations under granular derivative. Information Sciences. 681. 121250–121250. 3 indexed citations
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Ullah, Inayat, Muhammad Akram, & Tofigh Allahviranloo. (2024). Multi-criteria decision making with Hamacher aggregation operators based on multi-polar fuzzy Z-numbers. Information Sciences. 694. 121707–121707. 2 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Pythagorean fuzzy incidence graphs with application in one-way toll road network. Granular Computing. 9(2). 1 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Policy Perspective of Special Education Teachers Regarding Quality of Work Life. 10(2). 658–665. 2 indexed citations
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Muhammad, Ghulam & Muhammad Akram. (2024). Fuzzy fractional generalized Bagley–Torvik equation with fuzzy Caputo gH-differentiability. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 133. 108265–108265. 4 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). An integrated outranking technique with spherical fuzzy rough numbers for the treatment of cadmium-contaminated water problem in China. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 139. 109633–109633. 5 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad & Inayat Ullah. (2024). Solution of Z-number-based multi-objective linear programming models with different membership functions. Information Sciences. 659. 120100–120100. 9 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, Kiran Zahid, & Cengiz Kahraman. (2023). A new ELECTRE-based decision-making framework with spherical fuzzy information for the implementation of autonomous vehicles project in Istanbul. Knowledge-Based Systems. 283. 111207–111207. 36 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Arun, Sarbast Moslem, Domokos Esztergár‐Kiss, et al.. (2023). A hybrid approach based on dual hesitant q-rung orthopair fuzzy Frank power partitioned Heronian mean aggregation operators for estimating sustainable urban transport solutions. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 124. 106505–106505. 52 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Solution of the Pythagorean fuzzy wave equation with Pythagorean fuzzy Fourier sine transform. Granular Computing. 8(6). 1149–1171. 4 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). A fully Fermatean fuzzy multi-objective transportation model using an extended DEA technique. Granular Computing. 8(6). 1173–1204. 13 indexed citations
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Naz, Sumera, et al.. (2023). 2-Tuple Linguistic q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Power MSM Approach for Choosing Sustainable Waste Disposal Technology. Scientia Iranica. 0(0). 0–0. 5 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). An outranking approach with 2-tuple linguistic Fermatean fuzzy sets for multi-attribute group decision-making. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 121. 105992–105992. 55 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad, Gulfam Shahzadi, & Sundas Shahzadi. (2020). Protraction of Einstein operators for decision-making under q-rung orthopair fuzzy model. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems. 40(3). 4779–4798. 12 indexed citations
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Akram, Muhammad. (2017). Certain Bipolar Neutrosophic Competition Graphs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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