Muhammad Anwar

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 868 citations indexed

About

Muhammad Anwar is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Anwar has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 868 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 10 papers in Information Systems and 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Anwar's work include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (7 papers), Wireless Body Area Networks (6 papers) and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (6 papers). Muhammad Anwar is often cited by papers focused on IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (7 papers), Wireless Body Area Networks (6 papers) and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (6 papers). Muhammad Anwar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Anwar's co-authors include Rizwan Aslam Butt, M. Faheem, Basit Raza, M. Waqar Ashraf, Vehbi Çağrı Güngör, Md Asri Ngadi, Syed Bilal Hussain Shah, Muhammad Faheem, Kashif Naseer Qureshi and Abdul Hanan Abdullah and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, Renewable Energy and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Anwar

40 papers receiving 804 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.

Smart grid communication and information technologies in the perspective of Industry 4.0: Opportunities and challenges

2018 278 citations Rizwan Aslam Butt, Muhammad Anwar et al. profile →
A Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network Model for Automatic Diabetic Retinopathy Classification From Fundus Images

2023 67 citations Muhammad Anwar, Muhammad Faheem et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Anwar Pakistan	14	258	211	182	157	151	50	868
Tehseen Mazhar Pakistan	21	349 1.4×	304 1.4×	297 1.6×	342 2.2×	179 1.2×	93	1.4k
Hadi Habibzadeh United States	11	371 1.4×	221 1.0×	202 1.1×	143 0.9×	75 0.5×	17	899
Tariq Shahzad Pakistan	17	197 0.8×	104 0.5×	168 0.9×	218 1.4×	65 0.4×	74	799
Youakim Badr France	13	338 1.3×	106 0.5×	364 2.0×	284 1.8×	54 0.4×	59	947
Saadaldeen Rashid Ahmed Iraq	22	345 1.3×	137 0.6×	252 1.4×	234 1.5×	71 0.5×	78	1.0k
Pravin R. Kshirsagar India	19	200 0.8×	90 0.4×	143 0.8×	185 1.2×	49 0.3×	61	807
Yousaf Saeed Pakistan	13	227 0.9×	179 0.8×	138 0.8×	222 1.4×	40 0.3×	34	723
Mubarak Alrashoud Saudi Arabia	19	380 1.5×	195 0.9×	245 1.3×	481 3.1×	68 0.5×	67	1.2k
Salil Bharany India	18	602 2.3×	189 0.9×	339 1.9×	302 1.9×	75 0.5×	113	1.3k
Anandakumar Haldorai India	15	321 1.2×	129 0.6×	217 1.2×	224 1.4×	52 0.3×	76	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Muhammad Anwar

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Anwar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Muhammad Anwar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Muhammad Anwar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Muhammad Anwar. Muhammad Anwar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Automating equipment identification in nuclear engineering drawings. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 436. 114002–114002.

Hussain, Muzammil, et al.. (2025). ISCC: Intelligent Semantic Caching and Control for NDN-Enabled Industrial IoT Networks. IEEE Access. 13. 169881–169898.

Kadir, Rabiah Abdul, et al.. (2025). A review of intelligent data analysis: Machine learning approaches for addressing class imbalance in healthcare - challenges and perspectives. Intelligent Data Analysis. 29(3). 699–719. 2 indexed citations

Jan, Sadaqat, et al.. (2025). A holistic evaluation of machine learning algorithms for text-based emotion detection. International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES. 12(7). 55–75. 2 indexed citations

Shabbir, Maryam, Fahad Ahmad, Saad Alanazi, et al.. (2025). Next‐Generation Human Activity Recognition Using Locality Constrained Linear Coding Combined With Machine Learning (NG‐HAR‐LCML). Healthcare Technology Letters. 12(1).

Anwar, Muhammad, Shajara Ul‐Durar, & Noman Arshed. (2024). Relationships between economic complexity, renewable energy uptake and environmental degradation: A global study. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 1(2). 182–202. 1 indexed citations

Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Depression detection with machine learning of structural and non‐structural dual languages. Healthcare Technology Letters. 11(4). 218–226. 6 indexed citations

Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Nexus between economic growth, renewable energy and climate vulnerability: A global perspective using the EKC framework. Renewable Energy. 237. 121716–121716. 13 indexed citations

Burhan, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Survey on the Cooperation of Fog Computing Paradigm-Based IoT Applications: Layered Architecture, Real-Time Security Issues, and Solutions. IEEE Access. 11. 73303–73329. 41 indexed citations

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Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Machine learning‐based prediction of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with clinical examined features: A quantitative clinical study. Health Science Reports. 6(10). e1656–e1656. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Peng, Ghulam Rasool Madni, Muhammad Anwar, & Iftikhar Yasin. (2023). Imperative of Institutions for Effective Relationship Between Economic Performance and Ethnic Diversity. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 15(1). 2794–2807. 2 indexed citations

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Hussain, Majid, et al.. (2023). A conditioned reflex action embedded associative context learning‐based energy efficient paradigm in smart city milieu. IET Wireless Sensor Systems. 13(4). 151–162.

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Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Environmental Kuznets Curve Approach to Estimate Ecological Footprint in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 11(2). 2500–2511. 1 indexed citations

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Younas, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Data Mining Techniques to Analyze the Impact of Social Media on Academic Performance of High School Students. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2022(1). 20 indexed citations

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Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Deepfake Tweets Detection Using Deep Learning Algorithms. MDPI (MDPI AG). 2–2. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jin, et al.. (2021). Institutional Reforms and Their Impact on Economic Growth and Investment in Developing Countries. Sustainability. 13(9). 4941–4941. 17 indexed citations

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Anwar, Muhammad & Zhiwei Tang. (2020). Research Productivity of Nigerian And Indian Authors In The online Journal Of Library Philosophy And Practice From 2008 to 2013: A Bibliometric Study/Analysis. Library philosophy and practice. 10(2). 85–94. 1 indexed citations

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Ali, Liaqat, et al.. (2019). A Multi-model Framework for Evaluating Type of Speech Samples having Complementary Information about Parkinson's Disease. 1–5. 28 indexed citations

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Anwar, Muhammad, et al.. (2018). Classified Structures and Cryptanalysis of Wg-7, Wg-8 and Wg-16 Stream Ciphers. 23(2). 56–62. 4 indexed citations

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Butt, Rizwan Aslam, Muhammad Waqar Ashraf, Yasir Anwar, & Muhammad Anwar. (2018). Receiver ON time optimization for Watchful sleep mode to enhance Energy Savings of 10-Gigabit Passive Optical Network. 23(2). 72–80. 7 indexed citations

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