Research & Publications

A scholarly record across
technology and society

Peer-reviewed work indexed in Scopus and Web of Science — spanning machine learning, cybersecurity, healthcare informatics, project management, and the adoption of technology in transition economies. What follows is a selection rather than a full bibliography: up to two works per year in each category, chosen for their closeness to computer science, project management, and information systems. Every entry links to the source; the complete record is on Scopus and ORCID.

18
h-index · Google Scholar
11
h-index · Scopus
6
h-index · Web of Science

h-index as reported by each author profile — Google Scholar · Scopus · Web of Science — as of August 2026. The three differ because each index covers a different slice of the literature: Google Scholar counts everything it can crawl, Scopus a curated set, and the Web of Science Core Collection narrower still. They measure the full record; the list below is a curated selection of it.

At a glance

The record in numbers

Selected output — journal articles, conference papers, books & chapters
20Journal Articles16Conference Papers9Books & Monographs15Book Chapters60 works

Counts the works listed on this page — up to two per year in each category — not the full indexed record shown in the Scopus and Web of Science figures above.

Citations per year · Scopus
030609012012014420158201614201772018920192020201920213820224420236520241082025602026

Citations received each year, from the Scopus citation overview. 2026 is year-to-date.

Most cited · Scopus
Cited by 25
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
2022
Cited by 22
Statistical modeling and visualizing Open Big data using a terrorism case study
2015
Cited by 21
A study of application of Web 3.0 technologies in Indian small and medium enterprises
2018
Cited by 18
Student resistance to a mandatory learning-management system in online supply-chain courses
2017

Refereed journal articles indexed in Scopus and/or Web of Science — up to two per year, listed most recent first. Impact Factor, CiteScore, and quartile reflect the Clarivate JCR 2025 and Scopus 2025 releases.

20 entries
2026
A Comparative Evaluation of Deep Learning Architectures for Weed Classification, with an Exploratory Out-of-Distribution Analysis of Albanian Field Images
Kumar, R., Vajjhala, N. R., Ramollari, E., & Joca, E. Information, 17(8), Article 751. Impact Factor 4.3 (JCR 2025).
Scopus · Q1Web of Science · Q2DOI
2026
Verifying SDG / ESG compliance in manufacturing-industry projects by surveying sponsors
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. Information, 17(4), Article 311. Impact Factor 4.3 (JCR 2025).
Scopus · Q1Web of Science · Q2DOI
2025
Can Project Team Members’ Willingness to Disclose Past Performance During Procurement Improve Organizational Business Process Success?
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. Information, 16(11), Article 955. Impact Factor 4.3 (JCR 2025).
Scopus · Q1Web of Science · Q2DOI
2025
Exploring project-manager commitment using machine learning on fuzzy big data
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 17(2), 135–152. Inderscience. Scopus CiteScore 1.5.
Scopus · Q4Cited by 1 · ScopusDOI
2024
Evaluating the anti-corruption factor in environmental, social, and governance indices by sampling large financial asset-management firms
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. Sustainability, 16(23), Article 10240. Impact Factor 4.1 (JCR 2025).
ScopusWeb of Science · Q2Cited by 3 · ScopusCited by 1 · WoSDOI
2024
Profitability, effectiveness, operational efficiency, and market growth of SMEs in Albania after piloting data analytics
Vajjhala, N. R., & Strang, K. D. International Journal of Services and Standards, 14(1), 51–64. Inderscience. Scopus CiteScore 1.5.
Scopus · Q4Cited by 1 · ScopusLink
2023
Comparative analysis of bit-parallel string pattern-matching algorithms for biological sequences
Muhammad, M. Y., Fonkam, M., Thandekkattu, S. G., Rakshit, S., & Vajjhala, N. R. Operational Research in Engineering Sciences: Theory and Applications, 6(1), 322–331.
Scopus · Q2Link
2023
Mining project-failure indicators from big data using machine-learning mixed methods
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management, 14(1), 1–24. Impact Factor 1.6 (JCR 2025) · Scopus CiteScore 2.5.
ScopusWeb of Science · Q3Cited by 6 · ScopusCited by 2 · WoSDOI
2022
Testing risk-management decision-making competency of project managers in a crisis
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. The Journal of Modern Project Management, 10(1), 52–71.
Scopus (at publication)Cited by 13 · ScopusLink
2022
How bias impacted the project-manager decision to not terminate a failing project
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management, 13(1). Impact Factor 1.6 (JCR 2025).
ScopusWeb of Science · Q3Cited by 1 · WoSDOI
2021
Thematic analysis of agricultural government policy and operational problems
Strang, K. D., Che, F., & Vajjhala, N. R. Agricultural Research, 10(3). Springer. Impact Factor 1.5 (JCR 2025).
ScopusWeb of Science · Q3Cited by 7 · ScopusCited by 5 · WoSDOI
2020
Voice of farmers in the agriculture crisis in North-East Nigeria: focus-group insights from extension workers
Che, F., Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. International Journal of Development Issues, 19(1), 43–61. Emerald. Scopus CiteScore 1.5.
Outstanding Paper · 2021 Emerald Literati AwardsScopus · Q2Cited by 7 · ScopusDOI
2020
Predictors of e-service consumption in a highly productive Brazil–Russia–India–China–South Africa region sample
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications, 12(1), 39–56. Scopus CiteScore 3.0.
Scopus · Q3Cited by 2 · ScopusFind it
2019
Factors impacting farm-management decision-making software adoption
Strang, K. D., Bitrus, S. N., & Vajjhala, N. R. International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 5(1), 1–14. Impact Factor 1.6 (JCR 2025) · Scopus CiteScore 2.7.
Scopus · Q3Web of ScienceCited by 16 · ScopusCited by 9 · WoSDOI
2019
Urgently strategic insights to resolve the Nigerian food-security crisis
Strang, K. D., Che, F., & Vajjhala, N. R. Outlook on Agriculture, 29(1), 77–85. Sage. Impact Factor 2.6 (JCR 2025).
ScopusWeb of Science · Q2Cited by 3 · ScopusCited by 1 · WoSDOI
2018
A study of application of Web 3.0 technologies in Indian small and medium enterprises
Potluri, R. M., & Vajjhala, N. R. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 5(2), 73–79. KODISA.
Scopus (at publication)Web of Science (at publication)Cited by 21 · ScopusCited by 8 · WoSDOI
2017
Student resistance to a mandatory learning-management system in online supply-chain courses
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 29(3), 49–67. Impact Factor 3.6 (JCR 2025).
Scopus · Q2Web of Science · SSCI/SCIECited by 18 · ScopusCited by 10 · WoSFind it
2017
Measuring Organizational-Fit Through Socio-Cultural Big Data
Vajjhala, N. R., & Strang, K. D. New Mathematics and Natural Computation, 13(2), 145–158. Impact Factor 1.1 (JCR 2025) · Scopus CiteScore 2.3.
Scopus · Q3Web of Science · ESCICited by 12 · ScopusCited by 7 · WoSDOI
2015
Influence of cultural factors on knowledge sharing in medium-sized enterprises within transition economies
Vajjhala, N. R., & Baghurst, T. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 5(3/4), 304–321. Inderscience. Scopus CiteScore 1.1.
Scopus · Q3Cited by 11 · ScopusFind it
2014
Collaboration strategies for a transition economy: measuring culture in Albania
Vajjhala, N. R., & Strang, K. D. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 21(1), 78–103. Emerald. Impact Factor 2.4 (JCR 2025).
Web of Science · SSCI · Q1ABDC · ERACited by 18 · ScopusCited by 8 · WoSDOI

Recognition

Awards & honours

2021
Outstanding Paper, Emerald Literati Awards
“Voice of Farmers in the Agriculture Crisis in North-East Nigeria,” International Journal of Development Issues.
2023
Best Researcher Award
University of New York Tirana, Albania (academic year 2022–2023).
2023
Best Paper Award — Data-Driven Sustainability
4th ICRIEMSD, OP Jindal University, India.
2023
Best Paper Award — ML & DL in Healthcare Management
3rd ICMLBDA, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, India.
2012
Best Professor of the Year
University of New York Tirana, Albania (2011–2012).