Muhammad Saad

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 946 citations indexed

About

Muhammad Saad is a scholar working on Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Saad has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 946 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Information Systems, 18 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 13 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Saad's work include Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (22 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (7 papers) and Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting (6 papers). Muhammad Saad is often cited by papers focused on Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (22 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (7 papers) and Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting (6 papers). Muhammad Saad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and South Korea. Muhammad Saad's co-authors include Aziz Mohaisen, DaeHun Nyang, Charles Kamhoua, Laurent Njilla, Ashar Ahmad, Joongheon Kim, Jeffrey Spaulding, Sachin Shetty, My T. Thai and Jinchun Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and IEEE Communications Magazine.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Saad

44 papers receiving 907 citations

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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.

Exploring the Attack Surface of Blockchain: A Comprehensive Survey

2020 201 citations Muhammad Saad, Jeffrey Spaulding et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Saad United States	17	725	333	237	107	67	47	946
Nguyen Khoi Tran Australia	10	354 0.5×	192 0.6×	156 0.7×	41 0.4×	55 0.8×	36	599
Hamdi Yahyaoui Kuwait	14	452 0.6×	293 0.9×	344 1.5×	32 0.3×	70 1.0×	68	745
Nuno Laranjeiro Portugal	14	584 0.8×	399 1.2×	229 1.0×	80 0.7×	95 1.4×	77	868
Joseph P. Bigus United States	11	304 0.4×	382 1.1×	363 1.5×	59 0.6×	33 0.5×	20	812
Bruno Rodrigues Switzerland	15	594 0.8×	383 1.2×	146 0.6×	15 0.1×	63 0.9×	46	782
Byoungju Choi South Korea	17	490 0.7×	194 0.6×	140 0.6×	118 1.1×	100 1.5×	68	986
Víctor Muntés-Mulero Spain	13	322 0.4×	369 1.1×	194 0.8×	66 0.6×	61 0.9×	40	645
Sarika Jain India	14	319 0.4×	109 0.3×	375 1.6×	107 1.0×	31 0.5×	86	715
Tariq Mahmood Pakistan	10	318 0.4×	106 0.3×	234 1.0×	89 0.8×	62 0.9×	36	536

Countries citing papers authored by Muhammad Saad

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Saad

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20 of 20 papers shown

Naveed, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Identification of the common pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and exploration of their relationship with immune cells. Allergologia et Immunopathologia. 53(6). 20–31. 1 indexed citations

Saad, Muhammad, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, et al.. (2025). Ameliorative effects of Ocimum sanctum in Oreochromis niloticus against waterborne sub-lethal cadmium toxicity. Veterinary Research Communications. 49(6). 320–320.

Yang, Yang, Rui Sun, Xue Lin, et al.. (2024). Characterization of PANoptosis-related genes with immunoregulatory features in osteoarthritis. International Immunopharmacology. 140. 112889–112889. 5 indexed citations

Khan, Mustaqeem, Muhammad Saad, Wail Gueaieb, et al.. (2024). Action Knowledge Graph for Violence Detection Using Audiovisual Features. 1–5. 3 indexed citations

Saad, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Conning the Crypto Conman: End-to-End Analysis of Cryptocurrency-based Technical Support Scams. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 17–35. 1 indexed citations

Saad, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Security Posture of Real-World FIDO2 Deployments. 2381–2395. 7 indexed citations

Saad, Muhammad & Aziz Mohaisen. (2023). Three Birds with One Stone: Efficient Partitioning Attacks on Interdependent Cryptocurrency Networks. 111–125. 3 indexed citations

Enck, William, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Payment Service Provider SDKs in Android. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Ashar, Muhammad Saad, Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi, DaeHun Nyang, & Aziz Mohaisen. (2021). BlockTrail: A Service for Secure and Transparent Blockchain-Driven Audit Trails. IEEE Systems Journal. 16(1). 1367–1378. 16 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, Zhan Qin, Kui Ren, DaeHun Nyang, & Aziz Mohaisen. (2021). e-PoS: Making Proof-of-Stake Decentralized and Fair. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 32(8). 1961–1973. 50 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, Jeffrey Spaulding, Laurent Njilla, et al.. (2020). Exploring the Attack Surface of Blockchain: A Comprehensive Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 22(3). 1977–2008. 201 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saad, Muhammad, et al.. (2020). Deep Learning Based Approach for Fresh Produce Market Price Prediction. 1–7. 20 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, Jinchun Choi, DaeHun Nyang, Joongheon Kim, & Aziz Mohaisen. (2019). Toward Characterizing Blockchain-Based Cryptocurrencies for Highly Accurate Predictions. IEEE Systems Journal. 14(1). 321–332. 87 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, Ashar Ahmad, & Aziz Mohaisen. (2019). Fighting Fake News Propagation with Blockchains. 1–4. 21 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, et al.. (2019). Photoperiodic stress induces genotype-specific shift in DNA methylation in Tartary buckwheat. Biologia Futura. 70(4). 278–285. 2 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, Laurent Njilla, Charles Kamhoua, et al.. (2019). Mempool optimization for Defending Against DDoS Attacks in PoW-based Blockchain Systems. 285–292. 50 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad, et al.. (2018). Countering Double-Spending in Next-Generation Blockchains. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 5 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Ashar, Muhammad Saad, Mostafa Bassiouni, & Aziz Mohaisen. (2018). Towards Blockchain-Driven, Secure and Transparent Audit Logs. 443–448. 43 indexed citations

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Saad, Muhammad & Aziz Mohaisen. (2018). Towards characterizing blockchain-based cryptocurrencies for highly-accurate predictions. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 704–709. 38 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Ahmad, et al.. (2014). DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE OF SORGHUM CULTIVARS FOR FODDER YIELD AND QUALITY. 2(1). 6–10. 15 indexed citations

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