Saima Rafi

508 total citations
32 papers, 266 citations indexed

About

Saima Rafi is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Rafi has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 266 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Information Systems, 8 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 8 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Saima Rafi's work include Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (16 papers), Software Engineering Research (9 papers) and Software System Performance and Reliability (7 papers). Saima Rafi is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (16 papers), Software Engineering Research (9 papers) and Software System Performance and Reliability (7 papers). Saima Rafi collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Saudi Arabia and Spain. Saima Rafi's co-authors include Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Yu Wu, Ahmed Alsanad, Abdu Gumaei, Sajjad Mahmood, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Syed Furqan Qadri, Arif Ali Khan, Abeer Abdulaziz Alsanad and Víctor Leiva and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, Applied Soft Computing and Electronics.

In The Last Decade

Saima Rafi

23 papers receiving 247 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saima Rafi Finland 11 186 88 57 30 25 32 266
Breno Bernard Nicolau de França Brazil 8 148 0.8× 81 0.9× 64 1.1× 38 1.3× 17 0.7× 30 239
Daniel Kiefer Germany 4 166 0.9× 36 0.4× 59 1.0× 35 1.2× 27 1.1× 8 220
Mārīte Kirikova Latvia 8 148 0.8× 70 0.8× 101 1.8× 68 2.3× 13 0.5× 78 285
Binish Tanveer Sweden 8 225 1.2× 92 1.0× 60 1.1× 30 1.0× 15 0.6× 15 275
Kristian Rautiainen Finland 11 254 1.4× 68 0.8× 55 1.0× 54 1.8× 12 0.5× 23 316
Anna Maria Vollmer Germany 9 218 1.2× 73 0.8× 52 0.9× 80 2.7× 16 0.6× 12 330
Agustín Yagüe Spain 9 163 0.9× 52 0.6× 31 0.5× 45 1.5× 8 0.3× 28 240
M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi Saudi Arabia 12 280 1.5× 94 1.1× 49 0.9× 65 2.2× 14 0.6× 47 354
George Kakarontzas Greece 9 150 0.8× 73 0.8× 29 0.5× 67 2.2× 24 1.0× 36 261
Oluwasefunmi Arogundade Nigeria 8 98 0.5× 40 0.5× 23 0.4× 35 1.2× 18 0.7× 39 178

Countries citing papers authored by Saima Rafi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saima Rafi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saima Rafi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saima Rafi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saima Rafi 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 Saima Rafi. Saima Rafi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Mougouei, Davoud, Mahdi Fahmideh, Hoa Khanh Dam, et al.. (2025). A First Look at AI Trends in Value-Aligned Software Engineering Publications: Human-LLM Insights. 82–93.
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Rafi, Saima, et al.. (2024). MLOps-Enabled Security Strategies for Next-Generation Operational Technologies. 662–667. 1 indexed citations
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Akbar, Muhammad Azeem, Saima Rafi, Sami Hyrynsalmi, & Arif Ali Khan. (2024). Towards People Maturity for Secure Development and Operations: A vision. 528–533.
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Rafi, Saima, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, & Sajjad Mahmood. (2024). Aligning Academic with Industrial Needs: Investigating DevOps. 516–519.
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Rafi, Saima, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, & Sajjad Mahmood. (2024). A Conceptual Framework for Quantum Integration Challenges in 6G Technology. 19–26.
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Akbar, Muhammad Azeem, Arif Ali Khan, Sajjad Mahmood, & Saima Rafi. (2024). Quantum Software Engineering: A New Genre of Computing. 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Akbar, Muhammad Azeem, et al.. (2023). Trustworthy artificial intelligence: A decision‐making taxonomy of potential challenges. Software Practice and Experience. 54(9). 1621–1650. 6 indexed citations
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Akbar, Muhammad Azeem, Arif Ali Khan, & Saima Rafi. (2023). A systematic decision-making framework for tackling quantum software engineering challenges. Automated Software Engineering. 30(2). 11 indexed citations
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Khan, Rafiq Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of requirement engineering best practices for secure software development in GSD: An ISM analysis. Journal of Software Evolution and Process. 36(5). 4 indexed citations
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Alenezi, Mamdouh, et al.. (2023). Optimization of DevOps Transformation for Cloud-Based Applications. Electronics. 12(2). 357–357. 5 indexed citations
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Akbar, Muhammad Azeem, Víctor Leiva, Saima Rafi, et al.. (2022). Towards roadmap to implement blockchain in healthcare systems based on a maturity model. Journal of Software Evolution and Process. 34(12). 27 indexed citations
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Akbar, Muhammad Azeem, et al.. (2022). Toward Successful DevOps: A Decision-Making Framework. IEEE Access. 10. 51343–51362. 18 indexed citations
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Rafi, Saima, et al.. (2022). Selection of DevOps best test practices: A hybrid approach using ISM and fuzzy TOPSIS analysis. Journal of Software Evolution and Process. 34(5). 13 indexed citations
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Rafi, Saima, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Yu Wu, et al.. (2021). Exploration of DevOps testing process capabilities: An ISM and fuzzy TOPSIS analysis. Applied Soft Computing. 116. 108377–108377. 24 indexed citations
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Rafi, Saima, Yu Wu, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Ahmed Alsanad, & Abdu Gumaei. (2020). Prioritization Based Taxonomy of DevOps Security Challenges Using PROMETHEE. IEEE Access. 8. 105426–105446. 36 indexed citations
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Rafi, Saima, Yu Wu, & Muhammad Azeem Akbar. (2020). Towards a Hypothetical Framework to Secure DevOps Adoption. 457–462. 15 indexed citations
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Rafi, Saima, Yu Wu, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, et al.. (2020). Readiness model for DevOps implementation in software organizations. Journal of Software Evolution and Process. 33(4). 27 indexed citations

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