Publication & Citation Trends
Publications Per Year
Annual research output · 2026* = partial year (Jan–Apr)
35
Total Papers
5.8
Avg / Year
10
Peak (2022)
Citation Growth
Annual citations received · 2026* = Jan–Apr, projected ~585
1,931
Total Citations
+52%
2024→2025
~585
2026 Projected
Impact Momentum
48.8
Citations per month (Jan–Apr 2026)
↑ On pace for record year
897
Citations for top paper (KNN Variants, 2022)
46.5% of all citations from 1 paper
11×
Growth in avg citations/paper since 2021
5.0 → 55.2 citations per paper
83%
Papers published in Q1 journals
Scientific Reports, PLOS ONE, Springer, Elsevier
43%
First-author publication rate
15 of 35 papers as lead author
2
Top-tier conference papers (ICLR + EMNLP)
A* rated in CORE ranking
Research Landscape
Research Topic Distribution
Classified across 6 thematic areas (n = 35)
Graph ML & Disease Networks
LLMs & NLP
Fairness & AI Ethics
COVID & Public Health
ML Methods & Benchmarking
Project Analytics & Other
Publication Venue Type
Journal articles vs. conference papers
Venue Highlights
- ICLR 2026 & EMNLP 2024 — flagship ML/NLP conferences (A*)
- Scientific Reports (Nature) — 6 papers, high-impact open access
- Machine Learning (Springer) — premier ML theory journal
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine — top clinical AI journal
Authorship & Role Analysis
Authorship Role by Year
First-author vs. co-author breakdown per year
15
First Author
20
Co-author
43%
Lead Rate
Average Citations Per Paper Over Time
Cumulative impact trajectory (total cites ÷ total papers)
Impact Trajectory
- 2021: 5.0 avg cites/paper → 2026: 55.2 (11× growth)
- Steepest rise between 2022–2023 as early papers accumulated citations
- Plateauing suggests new papers need time to accumulate
Top Cited Papers
| # | Paper | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Comparative performance analysis of K-nearest neighbour (KNN) algorithm and its different variants for disease prediction
|
2022 | 937 citations |
| 2 |
A patient network-based machine learning model for disease prediction: The case of type 2 diabetes mellitus
|
2022 | 176 citations |
| 3 |
A weighted patient network-based framework for predicting chronic diseases using graph neural networks
|
2021 | 121 citations |
| 4 |
Machine learning in project analytics: a data-driven framework and case study
|
2022 | 109 citations |
| 5 |
Confirming the statistically significant superiority of tree-based machine learning algorithms over their counterparts for tabular data
|
2024 | 108 citations |
Collaboration Network
Top Co-authors by Joint Publications
Number of co-authored papers
Most Cited Papers (Visual)
Top 5 papers by citation count
Research Evolution Over Time
Topic Distribution by Year
How research focus has shifted across 2021–2026 — Graph ML remained core while LLMs and Fairness emerged from 2024 onward
Venue Analysis
| Venue | Type | Papers | Publisher / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Reports | Journal | 6 | Nature Portfolio · Q1 |
| PLOS ONE | Journal | 2 | PLOS · Q1 Open Access |
| Applied Intelligence | Journal | 2 | Springer · Q1 |
| Production Planning & Control | Journal | 2 | Taylor & Francis · Q1 |
| Int'l J. Environmental Research & Public Health | Journal | 2 | MDPI · Q2 |
| Machine Learning | Journal | 1 | Springer · Q1 Premier ML journal |
| Artificial Intelligence in Medicine | Journal | 1 | Elsevier · Q1 |
| Expert Systems with Applications | Journal | 1 | Elsevier · Q1 |
| Neurocomputing | Journal | 1 | Elsevier · Q1 |
| Transportation Research Part C | Journal | 1 | Elsevier · Q1 |
| AI and Ethics | Journal | 1 | Springer |
| EMNLP 2024 | Conference | 1 | ACL · A* CORE ranking |
| ICLR 2026 | Conference | 1 | OpenReview · A* CORE ranking |
| Australasian Joint Conference on AI | Conference | 2 | Springer · B CORE ranking |