Muhammad Azhar Naeem

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Azhar Naeem is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Azhar Naeem has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Azhar Naeem's work include ZnO doping and properties (7 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (5 papers) and Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties (5 papers). Muhammad Azhar Naeem is often cited by papers focused on ZnO doping and properties (7 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (5 papers) and Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties (5 papers). Muhammad Azhar Naeem collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and United States. Muhammad Azhar Naeem's co-authors include Adnan Abid, Kamran Abid, Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, S. İsmat Shah, Scott Buzby, Y. Ishida, Masaki Kobayashi, A. Fujimori, S. K. Hasanain and Iram Fatima and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Express, IEEE Access and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Azhar Naeem

28 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

A Survey on the Role of IoT in Agriculture for the Implementation of Smart Farming

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Azhar Naeem Pakistan	15	440	417	308	248	205	31	1.3k
José Luis González Spain	23	323 0.7×	1.8k 4.3×	85 0.3×	135 0.5×	195 1.0×	141	2.7k
Zhimin He China	27	509 1.2×	545 1.3×	41 0.1×	146 0.6×	437 2.1×	52	2.3k
Abid Ullah Pakistan	18	224 0.5×	327 0.8×	357 1.2×	36 0.1×	79 0.4×	70	1.2k
Shuqing Li China	20	382 0.9×	97 0.2×	40 0.1×	391 1.6×	37 0.2×	56	1.5k
Shaohua Huang China	21	518 1.2×	307 0.7×	51 0.2×	70 0.3×	37 0.2×	65	1.2k
Kamran Abid Pakistan	11	162 0.4×	236 0.6×	303 1.0×	21 0.1×	218 1.1×	27	908
Yimeng Zhao China	21	217 0.5×	142 0.3×	63 0.2×	30 0.1×	88 0.4×	67	1.5k
Emre Yavuz Türkiye	23	174 0.4×	713 1.7×	32 0.1×	54 0.2×	510 2.5×	61	1.9k
Suwarno Suwarno Indonesia	24	1.6k 3.6×	1.8k 4.4×	87 0.3×	53 0.2×	59 0.3×	373	2.6k

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Ashraf, Adnan, M. Faisal, Muhammad Azhar Naeem, et al.. (2025). Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Levofloxacin by Silver and Vanadium Co-Doped Bismuth Oxide: Structural, Optical, and Optoelectronic Properties. Chemistry Africa. 8(9). 4567–4582.

Alshammari, Riyadh H., Muhammad Aadil, Tehmina Kousar, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Binary Metal Doped CuO Nanoarchitecture for Congo red dye Removal: Synergistic Effects of Adsorption and Mineralization Techniques. Optical Materials. 144. 114314–114314. 56 indexed citations

Duncan, Todd, Muhammad Azhar Naeem, T. Michael Redmond, et al.. (2023). Dual AAV-based PCDH15 gene therapy achieves sustained rescue of visual function in a mouse model of Usher syndrome 1F. Molecular Therapy. 31(12). 3490–3501. 9 indexed citations

Husain, Mudasser, Nourreddine Sfina, Hind Albalawi, et al.. (2022). First-principles calculations to investigate structural, electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of a scintillating double perovskite halide (Cs2LiCeCl6). Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 21. 4790–4798. 47 indexed citations

Khan, Abdul Ahad, Zeshan Zada, A.H. Reshak, et al.. (2022). Effects of anion-ligands replacement on the Structural, Electronic and Magnetic properties of ThCo2X2 (X = Si, Ge). Chinese Journal of Physics. 77. 956–964. 14 indexed citations

Noor, N.A., Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Hamid Ullah, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive study of ferromagnetic MgNd2X4 (X = S, Se) spinels for spintronic and solar cells device applications. Ceramics International. 48(2). 2385–2393. 32 indexed citations

Khan, M.I., Muhammad Azhar Naeem, M. Atif, et al.. (2020). Structural, morphological, optical, and photocatalytic properties of Ag-doped MoS2 nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1220. 128735–128735. 41 indexed citations

Akbar, Jehan, et al.. (2020). AlGaInAs/InP Based Five & Three Quantum Wells Mode Locked Laser Diodes: A Comparative Study. Elektronika ir Elektrotechnika. 26(5). 22–27. 1 indexed citations

Sajjad, Muhammad, N.A. Noor, Q. Mahmood, et al.. (2020). Spinel-type Na2MoO4 and Na2WO4 as promising optoelectronic materials: First-principle DFT calculations. Chemical Physics. 538. 110902–110902. 30 indexed citations

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Mustafa, Ghulam, N.A. Noor, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, et al.. (2020). Study of optoelectronic and transport properties of MgLu2Z4 (Z=S, Se) spinels for optoelectronic and energy harvesting applications. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 121. 105452–105452. 43 indexed citations

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Naeem, Muhammad Azhar, et al.. (2019). Size-dependent inhibition of bacterial growth by chemically engineered spherical ZnO nanoparticles. Journal of Biological Physics. 45(2). 147–159. 75 indexed citations

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Tariq, Salman, et al.. (2018). TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF NO2 OVER SAUDI ARABIA AND IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOTSPOT AREAS DURING 2005-2014 BY USING SATELLITE DATA. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 16(5). 5757–5770. 4 indexed citations

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Ali, Sajid, et al.. (2018). Effect of particle size distribution on magnetic behavior of nanoparticles with uniaxial anisotropy. Chinese Physics B. 27(9). 97503–97503. 3 indexed citations

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Naeem, Muhammad Azhar, et al.. (2017). MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE IN Cu-DOPED ZnO FROM ROD-LIKE TO FLOWERS-LIKE NANOSTRUCTURES: A VITAL ROLE FOR THE OPTICAL BAND GAP TUNING. Surface Review and Letters. 24(Supp01). 1850001–1850001. 6 indexed citations

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Hassan, Najam Ul, et al.. (2016). INFLUENCE OF ION BEAM IRRADIATION ON STRUCTURAL, MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF Ho-DOPED AlN THIN FILMS. Surface Review and Letters. 24(2). 1750021–1750021. 9 indexed citations

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Usman, Muhammad, Muhammad Azhar Naeem, Najam Ul Hassan, et al.. (2015). Structural, optical, and electrical characteristics of AlN:Ho thin films irradiated with 700 keV protons. Applied Surface Science. 357. 179–183. 23 indexed citations

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Naeem, Muhammad Azhar, Mohsin Haji, B. M. Holmes, et al.. (2014). Generation of High Speed Polarization Modulated Data Using a Monolithically Integrated Device. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 21(4). 207–211. 4 indexed citations

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Holmes, B. M., Muhammad Azhar Naeem, D. C. Hutchings, J.H. Marsh, & Anthony E. Kelly. (2012). A semiconductor laser with monolithically integrated dynamic polarization control. Optics Express. 20(18). 20545–20545. 18 indexed citations

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Naeem, Muhammad Azhar, et al.. (2012). Effect of size reduction on the electronic and ferromagnetic properties of the In2O3 nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 14(4). 10 indexed citations

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Naeem, Muhammad Azhar, S. K. Hasanain, Masaki Kobayashi, et al.. (2006). Effect of reducing atmosphere on the magnetism of Zn_1−xCo_xO (0≤x≤0.10) nanoparticles. Nanotechnology. 17(10). 2675–2680. 192 indexed citations

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