Waqas Ahmad

10.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
384 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Waqas Ahmad is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Waqas Ahmad has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 55 papers in Materials Chemistry and 54 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Waqas Ahmad's work include Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (23 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (14 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers). Waqas Ahmad is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (23 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (14 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers). Waqas Ahmad collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Waqas Ahmad's co-authors include Imtiaz Ahmad, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Ibrahim Jantan, Hizbullah Khan, Yaseen Muhammad, Muhammad Ilyas, Kashif Gul, Ali Attiq, Jörg Henkel and Muhammad Shafique and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physics and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Waqas Ahmad

357 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Cyber Security in IoT-Based Cloud Computing: A Comprehensive Survey

2021 140 citations Waqas Ahmad et al. profile →
Hegemony of inflammation in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease

2024 87 citations Waqas Ahmad et al. profile →
Hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilization for energy sector: A current status review

2024 86 citations Waqas Ahmad et al. profile →
Superoleophilic cotton fabric decorated with hydrophobic Zn/Zr MOF nanoflowers for efficient self-cleaning, UV-blocking, and oil–water separation

2024 46 citations Waqas Ahmad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Waqas Ahmad Pakistan	44	1.6k	1.2k	984	843	650	384	7.1k
Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto Indonesia	40	2.7k 1.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	703 0.8×	526 0.8×	368	8.1k
Tao Chen China	45	819 0.5×	578 0.5×	608 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	483 0.7×	414	7.3k
Xiaoyan Yu China	41	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	799 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	687 1.1×	451	6.7k
Bingbing Li China	37	918 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	771 0.9×	250 0.4×	322	5.2k
Sami Ullah Pakistan	49	2.8k 1.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.7×	1.7k 2.0×	544 0.8×	378	8.2k
Muhammad Bilal Khan Pakistan	43	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	582 0.7×	256 0.4×	395	7.2k
Muhammad Mubashir Malaysia	39	1.5k 1.0×	839 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	1.4k 1.7×	431 0.7×	165	6.3k
Jihong Li China	51	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	823 1.0×	263 0.4×	532	9.8k
Huihui Wang China	50	795 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.9×	947 1.1×	220 0.3×	612	10.6k
Andrew J. Hunt United Kingdom	50	1.6k 1.0×	733 0.6×	3.0k 3.0×	1.2k 1.4×	1.9k 3.0×	201	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Waqas Ahmad

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hussain, Fida, et al.. (2025). Enhanced photocatalytic efficiency of flowerlike In-doped CdS microstructures for CO2 conversion and Cr(VI) reduction. Journal of Materials Science. 60(32). 13943–13958.

Zhu, Afang, Waqas Ahmad, Yi Xu, et al.. (2024). Trace detection of S. aureus cells in food samples via RCA-assisted SERS signal amplification with core-shell nanoprobe. Talanta. 286. 127458–127458. 10 indexed citations

Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2024). The Importance of China's Competition Law in the Management of Data in the Country's Rapidly Developing Digital Economy: Policy Recommendations for Pakistan. 4(1). 27–51. 2 indexed citations

Ahmad, Waqas, Yassir Makkawi, & Fatin Samara. (2024). Co-Pyrolysis of Date Palm Waste and Salicornia Bigelovii: Insights for Bioenergy Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. ACS Omega. 9(22). 24082–24094. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Waqas, Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Saad Amjad, et al.. (2023). Socio-economic benefits and policy implications of generating sustainable energy from municipal solid waste in Pakistan. 5. 100124–100124. 7 indexed citations

Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2023). Bargaining based Design Mechanism for delay sensitive tasks of mobile crowdsensing in IoT. ICT Express. 10(1). 111–117. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2023). Detection and Analysis of Active Attacks using Honeypot. International Journal of Computer Applications. 184(50). 27–31. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Deok‐kee, Nasir Sarwar, Aamir Rasheed, et al.. (2023). Highly Efficient, Non-Covalent Functionalization of CVD-Graphene via Novel Pyrene-Based Supporter Construct. Chemosensors. 11(2). 83–83. 13 indexed citations

Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2023). Hybrid Multichannel-Based Deep Models Using Deep Features for Feature-Oriented Sentiment Analysis. Sustainability. 15(9). 7213–7213. 6 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2022). Data Dimension Reduction makes ML Algorithms efficient. 1–7. 5 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Waqas. (2021). EFFECT OF HYDROCOLLOIDS AS FAT REPLACER IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOW FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE. 2(1). 1–8. 5 indexed citations

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Khan, Afaq Ullah, Arif Ullah Khan, Arif Ullah Khan, et al.. (2020). Biosynthesis of silver capped magnesium oxide nanocomposite using Olea cuspidata leaf extract and their photocatalytic, antioxidant and antibacterial activity. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 33. 102153–102153. 72 indexed citations

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Hussain, Fida, Waqas Ahmad, Imtiaz Ahmad, & Sheng Guo. (2019). Enhanced and Facile Desulfurization of Commercial Oil Using Air-Assisted Performic Acid Oxidation System. Environmental Engineering Science. 36(11). 1404–1411. 1 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Waqas. (2019). Abiotic Stresses and their Effects, Responses, and Adaptations in Grapevines (Vitis vinifera): Overview of Modern Research: a Review. 4. 2 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2017). Exploring diet, exercise, chronic illnesses, occupational stressors and mental well-being of healthcare professionals in Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Research Notes. 10(1). 745–745. 2 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Waqas, et al.. (2014). Effects of Growing Media and Irrigation Interval on Growth of Amaryllis (Amaryllis Belladonna). Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 18. 20–27. 1 indexed citations

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Hussain, Rahib, et al.. (2014). Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Process in Industry "A Case Study of Hattar Industrial Estate Haripur". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(1). 7. 7 indexed citations

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Alam, Mahboob, Salman Bandeali, Waleed Kayani, et al.. (2013). Comparison by Meta-Analysis of Mortality After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Women Versus Men. The American Journal of Cardiology. 112(3). 309–317. 86 indexed citations

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Fazel-Rezai, Reza, et al.. (2011). A Comparison among Several P300 Brain-Computer Interface Speller Paradigms. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 42(4). 209–213. 11 indexed citations

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Khan, Naqib Ullah, Gul Hassan, K. B. Marwat, et al.. (2009). GENETIC VARIABILITY AND HERITABILITY IN UPLAND COTTON. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 41(4). 1695–1705. 29 indexed citations

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