Muhammad Khurram Khan

31.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
707 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Khurram Khan is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Khurram Khan has authored 707 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 278 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 275 papers in Information Systems and 192 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Khurram Khan's work include User Authentication and Security Systems (166 papers), Advanced Authentication Protocols Security (157 papers) and Cryptography and Data Security (108 papers). Muhammad Khurram Khan is often cited by papers focused on User Authentication and Security Systems (166 papers), Advanced Authentication Protocols Security (157 papers) and Cryptography and Data Security (108 papers). Muhammad Khurram Khan collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, China and Pakistan. Muhammad Khurram Khan's co-authors include Saru Kumari, Neeraj Kumar, Debiao He, Khaled Alghathbar, Xiong Li, SK Hafizul Islam, Jiashu Zhang, Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo, Ashok Kumar Das and Shi‐Jinn Horng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Khurram Khan

674 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

A survey on privacy protection in blockchai... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2018 2010 2021 2016 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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. A survey on privacy protection in blockchain system
    2018 528 citations Muhammad Khurram Khan et al. Journal of Network and Computer Applications profile →
  2. Cryptanalysis and Security Improvements of ‘Two-Factor User Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks’
    2010 312 citations Muhammad Khurram Khan, Khaled Alghathbar profile →
  3. A Survey on Blockchain Technology: Evolution, Architecture and Security
    2021 278 citations Muhammad Khurram Khan, Houbing Song et al. IEEE Access profile →
  4. Design of an anonymity-preserving three-factor authenticated key exchange protocol for wireless sensor networks
    2016 262 citations Ruhul Amin, Muhammad Khurram Khan et al. profile →
  5. A robust and anonymous patient monitoring system using wireless medical sensor networks
    2016 251 citations Ruhul Amin, Muhammad Khurram Khan et al. profile →
  6. Applications of blockchain in ensuring the security and privacy of electronic health record systems: A survey
    2020 249 citations Muhammad Khurram Khan, Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo et al. Computers & Security profile →
  7. Edge-computing-driven Internet of Things: A Survey
    2022 145 citations Muhammad Khurram Khan et al. ACM Computing Surveys profile →
  8. Vision-Motion Codesign for Low-Level Trajectory Generation in Visual Servoing Systems
    2023 120 citations Muhammad Khurram Khan et al. 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 Khurram Khan Saudi Arabia 78 11.0k 10.2k 6.2k 4.5k 3.2k 707 22.1k
Xiaojiang Du United States 71 11.0k 1.0× 7.1k 0.7× 7.0k 1.1× 5.0k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 628 19.8k
Laurence T. Yang Canada 79 11.2k 1.0× 6.1k 0.6× 6.6k 1.1× 5.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 888 23.7k
Albert Y. Zomaya Australia 77 14.4k 1.3× 9.9k 1.0× 6.2k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 936 26.6k
Naixue Xiong China 76 9.1k 0.8× 4.6k 0.5× 6.2k 1.0× 4.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 915 21.6k
Sherali Zeadally United States 75 12.0k 1.1× 7.4k 0.7× 4.6k 0.7× 8.9k 2.0× 1.5k 0.5× 411 22.3k
Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues Portugal 92 17.1k 1.6× 8.0k 0.8× 6.9k 1.1× 10.6k 2.3× 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 33.5k
Mamoun Alazab Australia 72 8.7k 0.8× 5.8k 0.6× 7.3k 1.2× 2.7k 0.6× 4.4k 1.4× 312 18.4k
Houbing Song United States 76 8.9k 0.8× 3.6k 0.4× 4.3k 0.7× 5.8k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 626 19.9k
Arun Kumar Sangaiah India 77 6.9k 0.6× 4.2k 0.4× 4.9k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 483 18.3k
Ning Zhang China 75 10.6k 1.0× 4.3k 0.4× 4.9k 0.8× 9.3k 2.0× 1.3k 0.4× 834 23.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Khurram Khan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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AlQahtani, Ali Abdullah S., et al.. (2025). Navigating cybersecurity training: A comprehensive review. Computers & Electrical Engineering. 123. 110097–110097. 2 indexed citations
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Musamih, Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Using large language models for enhanced fraud analysis and detection in blockchain based health insurance claims. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 29763–29763.
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Amin, Ruhul, et al.. (2025). Secure and Dynamic Route Navigation Through RSU-Based Authentication in IoV for Smart City. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 12(5). 3590–3599.
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Zhang, Wenfang, et al.. (2025). QF2PM: Quantum-Secure Fine-Grained Privacy-Preserving Profile Matching for Mobile Social Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 13. 2678–2693.
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Shuja, Junaid, et al.. (2024). Deep Neural Networks meet computation offloading in mobile edge networks: Applications, taxonomy, and open issues. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 226. 103886–103886. 10 indexed citations
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Bojjagani, Sriramulu, et al.. (2024). VESecure: Verifiable authentication and efficient key exchange for secure intelligent transport systems deployment. Vehicular Communications. 49. 100822–100822. 6 indexed citations
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Elhabob, Rashad, et al.. (2024). Pairing-free certificateless public key encryption with equality test for Internet of Vehicles. Computers & Electrical Engineering. 116. 109140–109140. 8 indexed citations
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Gupta, Akhil, et al.. (2024). A review on 5G and beyond wireless communication channel models: Applications and challenges. Physical Communication. 67. 102488–102488. 8 indexed citations
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Adil, Muhammad, Houbing Song, Mian Ahmad Jan, et al.. (2024). UAV-Assisted IoT Applications, QoS Requirements and Challenges with Future Research Directions. ACM Computing Surveys. 56(10). 1–35. 12 indexed citations
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Ray, Sangram, et al.. (2023). An improved authentication and key management scheme in context of IoT-based wireless sensor network using ECC. Computer Communications. 209. 47–62. 13 indexed citations
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Sethuraman, Sibi Chakkaravarthy, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive examination of email spoofing: Issues and prospects for email security. Computers & Security. 137. 103600–103600. 7 indexed citations
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Dwivedi, Sanjeev Kumar, et al.. (2023). D³APTS: Design of ECC-Based Authentication Protocol and Data Storage for Tactile Internet Enabled IoD System With Blockchain. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 70(1). 4239–4248. 16 indexed citations
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Zografopoulos, Ioannis, et al.. (2021). Consumer, Commercial, and Industrial IoT (In)Security: Attack Taxonomy and Case Studies. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(1). 199–221. 105 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Khurram, et al.. (2020). Frequency of COVID-19 IgG Antibodies among Special Police Squad Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan. 30(7). 735–739. 14 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Khurram, et al.. (2018). An Improved Control Strategy for Three-Phase Power Inverters in Islanded AC Microgrids. Inventions. 3(3). 47–47. 7 indexed citations
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Majid, Muhammad, et al.. (2018). A Newly Developed Ground Truth Dataset for Visual Saliency in Videos. IEEE Access. 6. 20855–20867. 6 indexed citations
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Din, Ikram Ud, Suhaidi Hassan, Muhammad Khurram Khan, et al.. (2017). Caching in Information-Centric Networking: Strategies, Challenges, and Future Research Directions. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 20(2). 1443–1474. 137 indexed citations
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Alghathbar, Khaled, et al.. (2013). Cyber Security Using Arabic CAPTCHA Scheme. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology. 10. 76–84. 16 indexed citations
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Khalil, Mohammed S., et al.. (2010). Singular points detection using fingerprint orientation field reliability. International Journal of the Physical Sciences. 5(4). 352–357. 20 indexed citations

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