Zahid Anwar

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Zahid Anwar is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Signal Processing. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahid Anwar has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 38 papers in Information Systems and 29 papers in Signal Processing. Recurrent topics in Zahid Anwar's work include Network Security and Intrusion Detection (34 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (26 papers) and Information and Cyber Security (15 papers). Zahid Anwar is often cited by papers focused on Network Security and Intrusion Detection (34 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (26 papers) and Information and Cyber Security (15 papers). Zahid Anwar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Zahid Anwar's co-authors include Asad Waqar Malik, Umara Noor, Hafiz Farooq Ahmad, Raihan Ur Rasool, Wajid Rafique, Mujahid Mohsin, Ehab Al‐Shaer, Rafia Mumtaz, Tehmina Amjad and Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zahid Anwar

80 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. A systematic threat analysis and defense strategies for the metaverse and extended reality systems
    2023 83 citations Zahid Anwar et al. Computers & Security profile →

Peers

Zahid Anwar
Shukor Abd Razak Malaysia
Anazida Zainal Malaysia
Mohd Aizaini Maarof Malaysia
Shafi’i Muhammad Abdulhamid Nigeria
Rahmat Budiarto Malaysia
Luis Javier García Villalba Spain
Qianmu Li China
Abbas Yazdinejad Canada
Chhagan Lal Italy
Erdoğan Doğdu Türkiye
Shukor Abd Razak Malaysia
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Fields of papers citing papers by Zahid Anwar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahid Anwar

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

All Works

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Norouzzadeh, Payam, et al.. (2024). A machine learning approach to predict the S&P 500 absolute percent change. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 1 indexed citations
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Anwar, Zahid, et al.. (2024). A Review of Cybersecurity Challenges in Small Business: The Imperative for a Future Governance Framework. Journal of Information Security. 15(1). 24–39. 4 indexed citations
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Anwar, Zahid, et al.. (2024). A novel framework for detection and prevention of denial of service attacks on autonomous vehicles using fuzzy logic. Vehicular Communications. 46. 100741–100741. 10 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Mehreen, Rafia Mumtaz, Zahid Anwar, & Syed Mohammad Hassan Zaidi. (2023). Assessment of the monsoonal impact of air pollutants and meteorological factors on physicochemical water quality parameters using remote sensing. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 14(7). 2164–2190. 3 indexed citations
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Hayawi, Kadhim, et al.. (2023). A Fog Computing Framework for Intrusion Detection of Energy-Based Attacks on UAV-Assisted Smart Farming. Applied Sciences. 13(6). 3857–3857. 21 indexed citations
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Hayawi, Kadhim, Zahid Anwar, Asad Waqar Malik, & Zouheir Trabelsi. (2023). Airborne Computing: A Toolkit for UAV-Assisted Federated Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10(21). 18941–18950. 9 indexed citations
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Anwar, Zahid, et al.. (2023). Smartphone Security and Privacy: A Survey on APTs, Sensor-Based Attacks, Side-Channel Attacks, Google Play Attacks, and Defenses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(3). 76–76. 14 indexed citations
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Rasool, Raihan Ur, Hafiz Farooq Ahmad, Wajid Rafique, et al.. (2023). Quantum Computing for Healthcare: A Review. Future Internet. 15(3). 94–94. 84 indexed citations
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Malik, Asad Waqar, et al.. (2022). An analysis of zero-trust architecture and its cost-effectiveness for organizational security. Computers & Security. 122. 102911–102911. 21 indexed citations
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Khan, Muazzam A., et al.. (2022). Forensic Analysis of Blackhole Attack in Wireless Sensor Networks/Internet of Things. Applied Sciences. 12(22). 11442–11442. 9 indexed citations
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Malik, Asad Waqar, Zahid Anwar, & Anis Ur Rahman. (2022). A Novel Framework for Studying the Business Impact of Ransomware on Connected Vehicles. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10(10). 8348–8356. 12 indexed citations
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Malik, Asad Waqar & Zahid Anwar. (2022). Do Charging Stations Benefit from Cryptojacking? A Novel Framework for Its Financial Impact Analysis on Electric Vehicles. Energies. 15(16). 5773–5773. 4 indexed citations
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Malik, Asad Waqar, et al.. (2019). Big Data in Motion: A Vehicle-Assisted Urban Computing Framework for Smart Cities. IEEE Access. 7. 55951–55965. 20 indexed citations
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Noor, Umara, Zahid Anwar, Asad Waqar Malik, Sharifullah Khan, & Shahzad Saleem. (2019). A machine learning framework for investigating data breaches based on semantic analysis of adversary’s attack patterns in threat intelligence repositories. Future Generation Computer Systems. 95. 467–487. 44 indexed citations
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Anwar, Zahid, et al.. (2016). SCEAMS: Secure corporate environment adhered to mobile & smartphones. IEEE Conference Proceedings. 2016. 566. 1 indexed citations
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Iftikhar, Saman, Sharifullah Khan, Zahid Anwar, & Muhammad Kamran. (2015). GenInfoGuard—A Robust and Distortion-Free Watermarking Technique for Genetic Data. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117717–e0117717. 2 indexed citations
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Anwar, Zahid, et al.. (2014). Ontology for attack detection: An intelligent approach to web application security. Computers & Security. 45. 124–146. 47 indexed citations

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