Journal Publications

Selected Journal Publications (Scopus, Web of Science)

• Shafik, W., Tufail, A., Namoun, A., De Silva, L. C., & Apong, R. A. A. H. M. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review on Plant Disease Detection: Techniques, Dataset Availability, Challenges, Future Trends, and Motivations. IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 59174-59203, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3284760. (IF: 3.990, Q1) 

• Shafik, W., Matinkhah, S. M., and Ghasemzadeh, M. Theoretical understanding of deep learning in uav biomedical engineering technologies analysis, SN Computer Science, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 1–13, 2020.  (IF: 3.781, Q1)

• Wang, Y., Shafik, W., Seong, J., Al Mutairi A., Mustafa M.S. et al. Service delay and optimization of the energy efficiency of a system in fog-enabled smart cities. Alexandria Engineering Journal, vol. 84, no. pp. 112-125, 2023. (IF: 6.626, Q1).

• Z. Yang, L. Jianjun, H. Faqiri, W. Shafik, A. T. Abdulrahman et al., “Green internet of things and big data application in smart cities development,” Complexity, 2021. Link (impact factor: 2.30, Q1)

• Badr, A., Ahmad, Z., Jean-Claude, M., Jin-Taek, S., Shafik, W. On the identifiability and statistical features of a new distributional approach with reliability applications. AIP Advances, vol. 13, 125211, 2023.  (IF: 1.697, Q1)

• Shafik, W., Tufail, A., Liyanage, C. D. S., & Apong, R. A. A. H. M. Using a Novel Convolutional Neural Network for Plant Pests Detection and Disease Classification. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, pp.-5849-5861, 2023. Link (IF: 4.126, Q1) 

• Shafik, W., Kalinaki, K., Matinkhah, S.M. Technical Loopholes and Trends in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Systems. International Journal of Technology. Volume 15(3), pp. 654-664, 2024. Link (IF. 0.77, Q1)

• Shafik, W., Matinkhah, S. M.,  and Shokoor, F. Cybersecurity in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: a Review. International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems, vol. 16, no.1, 2023. Link (IF: 1.120, Q2) 

• Shafik, W., Tufail, A., Namoun, A., De Silva, L. C., & Apong, R. A. A. H. M. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review on Plant Disease Detection: Techniques, Dataset Availability, Challenges, Future Trends, and Motivations. IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 59174-59203, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3284760. (IF: 3.990, Q1) 

• Alaziz S. N, Albayati B, El-Bagoury A. A, Shafik W. Clustering of COVID-19 Multi-Time Series-Based K-Means and PCA With Forecasting. International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining (IJDWM). 2023 Feb 18;19(3):1-25. (IF: 1.200, Q3) 

• Shokoor F, Shafik W., Matinkhah SM. Overview of 5G & Beyond Security. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things, 2022 Jun 27;8(30). (IF: 1, Q4)

• D. Zhao L, D. Zhu, W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, Z. Ahmad, L. Sharif and A. Craig A. Artificial intelligence analysis in cyber domain: A review. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 18, no. 4, 2020. (IF: 2.312, Q4)

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, F. Shokoor and L. Sharif, “A reawakening of machine learning application in unmanned aerial vehicle: future research motivation,” EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things, vol. 8, no. 29, 2022. (IF: 0.1, Q4)

• Z. Yang, L. Jianjun, H. Faqiri, W. Shafik, A. T. Abdulrahman et al., “Green internet of things and big data application in smart cities development,” Complexity, 2021. (IF: 2.30, Q1)

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, F. Shokoor, “Recommendation system comparative analysis: internet of things aided networks,” EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things, vol. 20, no. 29, 2022. (IF: 0.10, Q4) 

• H. Meng, W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah and Z. Ahmad, “A 5g beam selection machine learning algorithm for unmanned aerial vehicle applications,” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2020. (IF: 2.301, Q2) 

• Y. Jun, A. Craig, W. Shafik, L. Sharif, “Artificial Intelligence Application in Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense,” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2021. Link (IF: 2.301, Q2)

• Y. Lin, Z. Ahmad, W. Shafik, S. K. Khosa, Z. Almaspoor, H. Alsuhabi, F. Abbas, “Impact of Facebook and Newspaper Advertising on Sales: A Comparative Study of Online and Print Media,” Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2021. (IF: 3.140, Q1) 

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah and M. Ghasemzadeh, “A fast machine learning for 5g beam selection for unmanned aerial vehicle applications,” Information Systems & Telecommunication, vol. 7, no. 28, pp. 262-278, 2019. (IF: 0.6, Q4)

• S. S. Afolabi, J. O. Oyeyode, W. Shafik, Z. Sunusi, A. A. Adeyemi, “Proximate Analysis of Poultry-Mix Formed Feed Using Maize Bran as a Base,” International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2021. (IF: 1.698, Q2)

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, M. N. Sanda and S. S. Afolabi, “A 3-dimensional fast machine learning algorithm for mobile unmanned aerial vehicle base stations,” International Journal of Advances in Applied Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 28–38, 2020. Link (IF: 0.7, Q4)

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah and M. N. Sanda, “Network resource management drives machine learning: a survey and future research direction,” Journal of Communications Technology, Electronics and Computer Science, vol. 30, pp. 1–15, 2020. Link (IF: 0.495, Q2) 

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah and M. Ghasemazade, “Fog-mobile edge performance evaluation and analysis on internet of things,” Journal of Advance Research in Mobile Computing, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 1–17, 2019. (IF: 0.495, Q4) 

• W. Shafik and S. A. Mostafavi, “Knowledge engineering on internet of things through reinforcement learning,” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 177, no. 44, pp. 0975–8887, 2019. (IF: 0.491, Q4) 

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, M. Asadi, Z. Ahmadi and Z. Hadiyan, “A study on internet of things performance evaluation,” Journal of Communications Technology, Electronics and Computer Science, vol. 28, pp. 1–19, 2020. (IF: 0.495, Q4)

• W. Shafik and S. Mostafavi, “Fog computing architectures, privacy and security solutions,” Journal of Communications Technology, Electronics and Computer Science, vol. 24, pp. 1–14, 2019. (IF: 0.495, Q4) 

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, M. Ghasemzadeh, “Internet of things-based energy management, challenges, and solutions in smart cities,” Journal of Communications Technology, Electronics and Computer Science, vol. 27, pp. 1–11, 2020. (impact factor: 0.495, Q4) 

• W. Shafik, M. Matinkhah, P. Etemadinejad, M. N. Sanda, “Reinforcement learning rebirth, techniques, challenges, and resolutions,” JOIV: International Journal on Informatics Visualization, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 127-135, 2020. (IF: 1.065, Q3)

• W. Shafik, S. M. Matinkhah, F. Shokoor, M. N. Sanda, “Internet of thing-based energy efficiency optimization model in fog smart cities,” JOIV: International Journal on Informatics Visualization, 2021. (IF: 1.065, Q3) 

• S. S. Afolabi, M. O. Zakariyah, M. H. Abedi, W. Shafik, “A survey on cobalt metallurgical processes and its application,” Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, vol. 98, no. 11, pp. 100179, 2021.  (IF: 1.313, Q2) 

• Kiwanuka F, Wasswa. S, Alemayehu Y.H, Simbeye J.A. Policy Decisions and Response to Fight 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease in Uganda: A review of Attributes, Comprehensiveness, and Implications to Improve Resilience to Future Pandemics. Research Square; 2020. (IF: 1.313, Q2). 

• Shokoor, F and Shafik, W. ‘Harvesting Energy Overview for Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks’.  Journal of Smart Cities and Society, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 165-180, 2023.  (IF: 0.113, Q4)

A complete list of publications can be accessed on (Google Scholar) or (ResearchGate) accounts.