Journals Articles

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2025

[1] Zain Ul Abidin, RA Naqvi, Muhammad Zubair Islam, HS Kim, Abbas Jafar, D. Jeong, SW Lee.: "Dual-task hierarchical feature refinement and fusion network for precise segmentation of surgical tools and polyps in endoscopy" Expert Systems with Applications [Link]

IF: 7.5, IF RANK: (28/204=93.4%), SCIE(COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) (JCR 2024)

[2] Zain Ul Abidin, RA Naqvi, HS Kim, HS Kim, SW Lee, D. Jeong.: "Optimizing Optic Cup and Optic Disc Delineation: Introducing the Efficient Feature Preservation Segmentation Network" Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence [Link]

IF: 7.5, IF RANK: (6/84=93.5%), SCIE(COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) (JCR 2023)

2024

[1] A. Jafar, Zain Ul Abidin, SW Lee, RA Naqvi,: "“Unmasking Colorectal Cancer: A High-Performance Semantic Segmentation Network for Polyp and Surgical Instrument Segmentation." Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence 

IF: 7.5, IF RANK: (6/84=93.5%), SCIE(COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) (JCR 2023)

[2] Zain Ul Abidin, RA Naqvi, MZ Islam, A. Jafar, HS Kim, SW Lee,: "Automatic Delineation and Prognostic Assessment of Head and Neck Tumor Lesion in Multi-Modality Positron Emission Tomography/ Computed Tomography Images based on Deep Learning: A Survey." Neurocomputing (Accepted: 31st August 2024)

IF: 5.5, IF RANK: (42/197=78.9%), SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) (JCR 2023)

[3] ZU Abidin, RA Naqvi, A. Haider, HS Kim, D. Jeong, SW Lee,: "Recent Deep Learning-Based Brain Tumor Segmentation Models Using Multi-Modality Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Survey.” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2024) (Volume 12): [Link] 

IF: 4.3, IF RANK: (41/174 = 76.7%), SCIE (BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY) (JCR 2023)

[4] A Naeem,; T Anees,; M Khalil,; K Zahra,; RA Naqvi,; SW Lee,; "SNC_Net: Skin Cancer Detection by Integrating Handcrafted and Deep Learning-Based Features Using Dermoscopy Images". Mathematics (2024), 12 (7), 1030: [Link]

IF: (2.3), IF RANK: (21/489 = 95.8%), SCIE (MATHEMATICS) (JCR 2023) 

[5] SMA Sharif,; RA Naqvi,; WK Loh,; "Two-Stage Deep Denoising With Self-Guided Noise Attention for Multimodal Medical Images". IEEE Transactions on Radiations and Plasma Medical Sciences (2024) (Volume: 8, Issue: 5): [Link]

IF: (4.6), IF RANK: (25/204 = 88.0%), SCIE (RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING ) (JCR 2023) 

[6] A Jafar,; N Bibi,; RA Naqvi,; A Sadeghi-Niaraki,; D Jeong,; "Revolutionizing agriculture with artificial intelligence: plant disease detection methods, applications, and their limitations". Frontiers in Plant Science (2024), volume 15: [Link]  

IF: (4.1), IF RANK: (44/265 = 83.6%), SCIE (PLANT SCIENCES) (JCR 2023) 

[7] SA Khowaja,; P Khuwaja,; FA Dharejo,; S Raza,; IH Lee,; RA Naqvi,; K Dev,; "ReFuSeAct: Representation fusion using self-supervised learning for activity recognition in next generation networks". Information Fusion (2024), 102, 102044: [Link] 

IF: (14.7), IF RANK: (4/197 = 98.2%), SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY) (JCR 2023) 

[8] MS Iqbal,; RA Naqvi,; R Alizadehsani,; S Hussain,; SA Moqurrab,; SW Lee,; "An adaptive ensemble deep learning framework for reliable detection of pandemic patients". Computers in Biology and Medicine (2024), 168, 107836: [Link]   

IF: (7.0), IF RANK: (7/109 = 94.0%), SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY) (JCR 2023) 

2023

[1] ML Betalo,; S Leng,; HN Abishu,; FA Dharejo,; AM Seid,; A Erbad,; RA Naqvi,; L Zhou,; M Guizani,; "Multi-agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Task Scheduling and Resource Sharing for O-RAN-empowered Multi-UAV-assisted Wireless Sensor Networks". IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2023): [Link]

IF: (6.1), IF RANK: (15/119 = 87.8%), SCIE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) (JCR 2023) 

[2] S Imran,; RA Naqvi,; M Sajid,; TS Malik,; S Ullah,; SA Moqurrab,; DK Yon ; "Artistic Style Recognition: Combining Deep and Shallow Neural Networks for Painting Classification". Mathematics (2023) 11 (22), 4564: [Link] 

IF: (2.3), IF RANK: (21/489 = 95.8%), SCIE (MATHEMATICS) (JCR 2023) 

[3] S Iqbal,; AN Qureshi,; M Alhussein,; K Aurangzeb,; K Javeed,; RA Naqvi,; "Privacy-preserving collaborative AI for distributed deep learning with cross-sectional data".  Multimedia Tools and Applications (2023), 1-23: [Link] 

IF: (3.0), IF RANK: (37/131 = 72.1%), SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ) (JCR 2023) 

[4] SV Razavi-Termeh,; A Sadeghi-Niaraki,; RA Naqvi,; SM Choi,; "Dust detection and susceptibility mapping by aiding satellite imagery time series and integration of ensemble machine learning with evolutionary algorithms".  Environmental Pollution (2023) 335, 122241: [Link] 

IF: (7.6), IF RANK: (37/358 = 89.8%), SCIE (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ) (JCR 2023) 

[5] M Khalil,; A Naeem,; RA Naqvi,; K Zahra,; SA Muqarib,; SW Lee,; "Deep Learning-Based Classification of Abrasion and Ischemic Diabetic Foot Sores Using Camera-Captured Images".  Mathematics (2023)11 (17), 3793: [Link] 

IF: (2.3), IF RANK: (21/489 = 95.8%), SCIE (MATHEMATICS) (JCR 2023) 

[6] M Zubair,; M Umair,; RA Naqvi,; D Hussain,; M Owais,; N Werghi,; "A comprehensive computer-aided system for an early-stage diagnosis and classification of diabetic macular edema". Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences (2023) 35 (8), 101719: [Link]  

IF: (5.2), IF RANK: (40/249 = 84.1%), SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (JCR 2023) 

[7] MZ Islam,; RA Naqvi,; A Haider,; HS Kim,; "Deep learning for automatic tumor lesions delineation and prognostic assessment in multi-modality PET/CT: A prospective survey".  Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (2023) 123, 106276: [Link]

IF: (7.5), IF RANK: (6/84 = 93.5%), SCIE (AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS) (JCR 2023) 

[8] SMA Sharif,; RA Naqvi,; F Ali,; M Biswas,; "DarkDeblur: Learning single-shot image deblurring in low-light condition". Expert Systems with Applications (2023) 222, 119739: [Link]

IF: (7.5), IF RANK: (6/106 = 94.8%), SCIE (OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE) (JCR 2023) 

[9] M Ishaq,; S Raza,; H Rehar,; SZ Abadeen,; D Hussain,; RA Naqvi,; SW Lee,; "Assisting the Human Embryo Viability Assessment by Deep Learning for In Vitro Fertilization". Mathematics (2023) 11 (9): [Link]  

IF: (2.3), IF RANK: (21/489 = 95.8%), SCIE (MATHEMATICS) (JCR 2023) 

[10] H Malik,; A Naeem,; S Hassan,; F Ali,; RA Naqvi,; DK Yon,; "Multi-classification deep neural networks for identification of fish species using camera captured images". Plos one (2023) 18 (4), e0284992: [Link] 

IF: (2.9), IF RANK: (31/134 = 77.2%), SCIE (MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES) (JCR 2023) 

[11] M Tahir,; A Naeem,; H Malik,; J Tanveer,; RA Naqvi,; SW Lee,; "DSCC_Net: Multi-Classification Deep Learning Models for Diagnosing of Skin Cancer Using Dermoscopic Images".  Cancers (2023) 15 (7), 2179: [Link] 

IF: (6.1), IF RANK: (49/322 = 84.9%), SCIE (ONCOLOGY) (JCR 2023) 

[12] A Raza,; S Adnan,; M Ishaq,; HS Kim,; RA Naqvi,; SW Lee,; "Assisting Glaucoma Screening Process Using Feature Excitation and Information Aggregation Techniques in Retinal Fundus Images". Mathematics (2023) 11 (2), 257: [Link] 

IF: (2.3), IF RANK: (21/489 = 95.8%), SCIE (MATHEMATICS) (JCR 2023) 

2022

[1] Naeem, A.; Anees, T.; Ahmed, T.K.; Naqvi, R.A.; Ahmad,S.;  Whangbo,T.;  " Deep learned vectors’ formation using auto-correlation, scaling, and derivations with CNN for complex and huge image retrieval". Complex & Intelligent Systems (2022): 1-23. [Link] 

(IF RANK 6.70%) (35/145) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[2] Tauqeer,M.; Rubab, S.; Khan, M.A.;  Naqvi, R.A.; Javed, K.;  Alqahtani, A.; Alsubai, S.; Binbusayyis, A.; "Driver’s emotion and behavior classification system based on Internet of Things and deep learning for Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS)". Computer Communications 194 (2022): 258-267.  [Link]

(IF RANK 5.047% (43/164) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[3] Naeem, A.; Anees, T.; Fiza, M.; Naqvi,R.A.; Seung-Won Lee "SCDNet: A Deep Learning-Based Framework for the Multiclassification of Skin Cancer Using Dermoscopy Images". Sensors 22, no. 15 (2022): 5652. [Link]

(IF RANK 3.847% (19/64) SCIE (INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[4] Jafar,A.; Hameed,M.T.; Akram,N.;  Waqas,U.;  Kim,H.S.; Naqvi, R.A.;  "CardioNet: Automatic Semantic Segmentation to Calculate the Cardiothoracic Ratio for Cardiomegaly and Other Chest Diseases". Journal of Personalized Medicine 12, no. 6 (2022): 988.  [Link]

(IF RANK 3.508% (42/109) SCIE (MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[5]  Akram,N.; Adnan,S.; Asif,M.; Imran, S.M.A.;  Yasir, M.N.;  Naqvi, R.A.; Hussain, D.; "Exploiting the Multiscale Information Fusion Capabilities for Aiding the Leukemia Diagnosis Through White Blood Cells Segmentation". IEEE Access ( Volume: 10) [Link]

(IF RANK 3.476% (105/276) SCIE (ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[6] Sharif, S M A.; Naqvi, R.A.*; Biswas, M.; Loh, W.K. "Deep Perceptual Enhancement for Medical Image Analysis." IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (2022). [Link] 

(IF RANK 7.021% (23/164) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[7] Khan, A.; Jin, W.; Naqvi, R.A.  "Perceptual adversarial non-residual learning for blind image denoising." Soft Computing (2022): 1-25. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.732% (65/145) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[8] Naeem, A.; Anees, T.; Naqvi, R.A.*; Loh, W.K. "A Comprehensive Analysis of Recent Deep and Federated-Learning-Based Methodologies for Brain Tumor Diagnosis." Journal of Personalized Medicine 12, no. 2 (2022): 275. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.508% (42/109) SCIE (HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[9] Mehdi, S. R.; Raza, K.; Huang, H.; Naqvi, R.A.; Ali, A. ; Song, H. "Combining Deep Learning with Single-Spectrum UV Imaging for Rapid Detection of HNSs Spills." Remote Sensing 14, no. 3 (2022): 576. [Link] 

(IF RANK 5.349% (83/279) SCIE (HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

2021

[10] Rehmani, A. M.; Yousefpoor, E.; Yousefpoor, M.S.; Mehmood, Z.; Haider, A.; Hosseinzadeh, M.; Naqvi, R.A. "Machine learning (ML) in medicine: review, applications, and challenges." Mathematics 9, no. 22 (2021): 2970. [Link] 

(IF RANK 2.592% (21/333) SCIE (HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[11] Nawaz, M.; Mehmood, Z.; Nazir, T.; Naqvi, R.A.; Rehman, A.; Iqbal, M.; Saba, T. "Skin cancer detection from dermoscopic images using deep learning and fuzzy k‐means clustering." Microscopy Research and Technique 85, no. 1 (2022): 339-351. [Link] 

(IF RANK 2.893% (5/21) SCIE (ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[12] Deeba, F.; Dharejo, F.; Zawish, M.; Memon, F.H. ; Dev, K., Naqvi, R.A.; Zhou, Y. ; Du. Y.  "A novel image dehazing framework for robust vision‐based intelligent systems." International Journal of Intelligent Systems (2021). [Link] 

(IF RANK 8.993% (20/145) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[13]  Akbari, H. ; Sadiq, M.T. ; Rehman, A.U. ; Ghazvini, M. ; Naqvi, R.A.; Payan, M.  "Depression recognition based on the reconstruction of phase space of EEG signals and geometrical features." Applied Acoustics 179 (2021): 108078.[Link] 

(IF RANK 3.614% (8/32) SCIE (ACOUSTICS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[14] Hussain, S.; Naqvi, R.A.; Abbas, S.; Khan, M.A.; Sohail, T.; Hussain, D. "Trait based trustworthiness assessment in human-agent collaboration using multi-layer fuzzy inference approach." IEEE Access 9 (2021): 73561-73574.   [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.476% (105/276) SCIE (ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[15] Shah, A.M.; Yan, X.; Qayyum, A.; Naqvi, R.A.; Shah, S.J. "Mining topic and sentiment dynamics in physician rating websites during the early wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Machine learning approach." International Journal of Medical Informatics 149 (2021): 104434. [Link]

 (IF RANK 4.730% (52/164) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[16] Khan, AU K.; Abdullah, F.; Akram, A.; Naqvi, R.A.; Mehmood, M.; Hussain, D.; Soomro, T.A. "A Scale Normalized Generalized LoG Detector Approach for Retinal Vessel Segmentation." IEEE Access 9 (2021): 44442-44452. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.476% (105/276) SCIE (ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[17] Ali, F.; Ali, A.; Imran, M.; Naqvi, R.A.; Siddique, H.M.; Kwak, K.S.  "Traffic accident detection and condition analysis based on social networking data." Accident Analysis & Prevention 151 (2021): 105973. [Link] 

(IF RANK 6.376% (1/16) SCIE (ERGONOMICS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[18] Shah, A.M.; Naqvi, R.A.; Jeong, O.R. "Detecting topic and sentiment trends in physician rating websites: analysis of online reviews using 3-wave datasets." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (2021): 4743. [Link] 

(IF RANK 6.376% (1/16) SCIE (ERGONOMICS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[19] Siddiqui, S.Y.; Naseer, I.; Khan, M.A.; Mushtaq, M.F.; Naqvi, R.A.*; Hussain, D.; Haider, A. "Intelligent breast cancer prediction empowered with fusion and deep learning." CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA (2021).  [Link] 

(IF RANK 6.376% (1/16) SCIE (ERGONOMICS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

2020

[20] Sharif, S M A.; Naqvi, R.A.*; Biswas, M. "Learning medical image denoising with deep dynamic residual attention network." Mathematics 8, no. 12 (2020): 2192. [Link] 

(IF RANK 2.592% (21/333) SCIE (MATHEMATICS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[21]  Naqvi, R.A.; Hussain, D.; Loh, W.K,  "Artificial intelligence-based semantic segmentation of ocular regions for biometrics and healthcare applications." CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA (2021). [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.860% (69/164) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[22] Nazir, T.; Irtaza, A.; Javed, A.; Malik, H.; Hussain, D.; Naqvi, R.A.*, "Retinal image analysis for diabetes-based eye disease detection using deep learning." Applied Sciences 10, no. 18 (2020): 6185.   

(IF RANK 2.838% (63/175) SCIE (ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[23] Khan, A.; Jin, W.; Ahmad, M. ; Naqvi, R.A.; Wang, D., "An input-perceptual reconstruction adversarial network for paired image-to-image conversion." Sensors 20, no. 15 (2020): 4161. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.847% (19/64) SCIE (INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[24]  Naqvi, R.A.; Khan, M.A. ; Malik, N. ; Saqib, S. ; Alyas, T. ; Hussain, D. "Roman Urdu news headline classification empowered with machine learning." Comput. Mater. Contin 65 (2020): 1221-1236. [Link] 

[25]  Naqvi, R.A.; Arsalan, M.; Rehman, A.; Rehman, A.U.; Loh, W.K. ; Paul, A. "Deep learning-based drivers emotion classification system in time series data for remote applications." Remote Sensing 12, no. 3 (2020): 587. [Link]  

(IF RANK 5.384% (30/202) SCIE (GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

2019

[26] Naqvi, R.A.; Loh, W.K., "Sclera-net: Accurate sclera segmentation in various sensor images based on residual encoder and decoder network." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 98208-98227. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.476% (105/276) SCIE (ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

2018

[27] Batchuluun, G.; Naqvi, R.A.; Kim, W.; Park, K.R., "Body-movement-based human identification using convolutional neural network." Expert Systems with Applications 101 (2018): 56-77.[Link] 

(IF RANK 8.665% (23/276) SCIE (ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[28] Jang, J.W.; Heo, H.; Bang, J.W.; Hong, H.G.; Naqvi, R.A.;  Nguyen, P.H.; Nguyen, D.T.; Lee, M.B.; Park, K.R.,. "Fuzzy-based estimation of continuous Z-distances and discrete directions of home appliances for NIR camera-based gaze tracking system." Multimedia Tools and Applications 77, no. 10 (2018): 11925-11955. [Link] 

(IF RANK 2.577% (42/110) SCIE (COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[29] Nguyen, P.H.; Arsalan, M.; Koo, J.H.; Naqvi, R.A.; Truong, N.Q.; Park, K. R., "LightDenseYOLO: A fast and accurate marker tracker for autonomous UAV landing by visible light camera sensor on drone." Sensors 18, no. 6 (2018): 1703. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.847% (19/64) SCIE (INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[30] Arsalan, M.; Naqvi, R.A.; Kim, D.S.; Nguyen, P.H.; Owais, M.; Park, K. R. "IrisDenseNet: Robust iris segmentation using densely connected fully convolutional networks in the images by visible light and near-infrared light camera sensors." Sensors 18, no. 5 (2018): 1501. [Link] 

(IF RANK 3.847% (19/64) SCIE (INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

[31] Naqvi, R.A.; Arsalan, M.; Batchuluun, G.; Yoon, H.S.; Park, K. R.,. "Deep learning-based gaze detection system for automobile drivers using a NIR camera sensor." Sensors 18, no. 2 (2018): 456.[Link]   

(IF RANK 3.847% (19/64) SCIE (INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)

2016

[32]  Pan, W.; Jung, D.; Yoon, H.Y.; Lee, D.E.; Naqvi, R.A.; Lee, K.W.; Park, K.R. "Empirical study on designing of gaze tracking camera based on the information of user’s head movement." Sensors 16, no. 9 (2016): 1396.[Link] 

(IF RANK 3.847% (19/64) SCIE (INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORY) (JCR 2021)