2026 Azlan Mohd Zain: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	40	9381	9111	21	21	153	5935

Overview

Azlan Mohd Zain is affiliated with the University of Technology Malaysia in Malaysia. Their primary research contributions lie within the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with significant emphasis on subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Molecular Biology, and Computer Networks and Communications.

Their main research topics include:

Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Topic Modeling
Advanced machining processes and optimization

Azlan Mohd Zain has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. The most frequent collaborators include:

Kai-Qing Zhou
Moslem Paidar
Mazhar Javed Awan
Sadok Mehrez
Haitham Nobanee

Their work has been published extensively in various research venues. The venues with the highest number of publications include:

IEEE Access
AIP conference proceedings
Electronics
Vacuum
IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Azlan Mohd Zain include:

Real-Time DDoS Attack Detection System Using Big Data Approach (2021, Sustainability)
Image-Based Malware Classification Using VGG19 Network and Spatial Convolutional Attention (2021, Electronics)
Social Media and Stock Market Prediction: A Big Data Approach (2021, Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print))
Blockchain-Based IoT Devices in Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review (2021, Sustainability)
Harmony search algorithm and related variants: A systematic review (2022, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation)

Best Publications

Prediction of surface roughness in the end milling machining using Artificial Neural Network

Azlan Mohd Zain;Habibollah Haron;Safian Sharif

496
Citations
Overview of NSGA-II for Optimizing Machining Process Parameters

Yusliza Yusoff;Mohd Salihin Ngadiman;Azlan Mohd Zain

483
Citations
Evolutionary techniques in optimizing machining parameters

Norfadzlan Yusup;Azlan Mohd Zain;Siti Zaiton Mohd Hashim

346
Citations
Fuzzy logic for modeling machining process: a review

M. R. Mohd Adnan;Arezoo Sarkheyli;Azlan Mohd Zain;Habibollah Haron

193
Citations
Levy Flight Algorithm for Optimization Problems - A Literature Review

Anis Farhan Kamaruzaman;Azlan Mohd Zain;Suhaila Mohamed Yusuf;Amirmudin Udin

188
Citations
Firefly Algorithm for Optimization Problem

Nur Farahlina Johari;Azlan Mohd Zain;Noorfa Haszlinna Mustaffa;Amirmudin Udin

185
Citations
Recent studies on optimisation method of Grey Wolf Optimiser (GWO): a review (2014–2017)

Nurlydia Natasha Md Hatta;Azlan Mohd Zain;Roselina Sallehuddin;Z. Shayfull

160
Citations
Overview of Support Vector Machine in Modeling Machining Performances

Ashanira Mat Deris;Azlan Mohd Zain;Roselina Sallehuddin

131
Citations
Real-Time DDoS Attack Detection System Using Big Data Approach

Mazhar Javed Awan;Umar Farooq;Hafiz Muhammad Aqeel Babar;Awais Yasin

129
Citations
Image-Based Malware Classification Using VGG19 Network and Spatial Convolutional Attention

Mazhar Javed Awan;Osama Ahmed Masood;Mazin Abed Mohammed;Awais Yasin

128
Citations
Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Optimization Problems: A Literature Review and its Applications

Azizah Binti Mohamad;Azlan Mohd Zain;Nor Erne Nazira Bazin

127
Citations
Optimization of process parameters in the abrasive waterjet machining using integrated SA-GA

Azlan Mohd Zain;Habibollah Haron;Safian Sharif

117
Citations
Overview of PSO for optimizing process parameters of machining

Norfadzlan Yusup;Azlan Mohd Zain;Siti Zaiton Mohd Hashim

115
Citations
Estimation of the minimum machining performance in the abrasive waterjet machining using integrated ANN-SA

Azlan Mohd Zain;Habibollah Haron;Safian Sharif

113
Citations
Regression and ANN models for estimating minimum value of machining performance

Azlan Mohd Zain;Habibollah Haron;Sultan Noman Qasem;Safian Sharif

102
Citations
Potential of conformal cooling channels in rapid heat cycle molding: A review

Z. Shayfull;Z. Shayfull;S. Sharif;Azlan Mohd. Zain;M. F. Ghazali

101
Citations
Social Media and Stock Market Prediction: A Big Data Approach

Mazhar Javed Awan;Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim;Haitham Nobanee;Ashna Munawar

101
Citations
Robust optimization of ANFIS based on a new modified GA

Arezoo Sarkheyli;Azlan Mohd Zain;Safian Sharif

92
Citations
Blockchain-Based IoT Devices in Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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89
Citations
Fuzzy Petri nets and industrial applications: a review

Kai-Qing Zhou;Azlan Mohd Zain

87
Citations
Multi-objective hybrid evolutionary algorithms for radial basis function neural network design

Sultan Noman Qasem;Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin;Azlan Mohd Zain

86
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Safian Sharif University of Technology Malaysia

Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Mazin Abed Mohammed University of Anbar

Pouyan Talebizadehsardari University of Nottingham

Karrar Hameed Abdulkareem Al-Muthana University

Saleh Mobayen National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Chunwei Zhang Shenyang University of Technology

Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin University of Technology Malaysia

External Links

Personal website of Azlan Mohd Zain

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