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 (2026 journal articles are listed in full), 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.

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h-index · Google Scholar
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h-index · Scopus
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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
22Journal Articles16Conference Papers9Books & Monographs15Book Chapters62 works

Counts the works listed on this page — up to two per year in each category, plus every 2026 journal article — not the full indexed record shown in the Scopus and Web of Science figures above.

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

Paper summaries & key findings

Plain-language summaries, numbered key findings, full abstracts, and ready-made citations — one page per paper — plus evidence overviews that synthesise each research theme.

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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 — every 2026 article, then up to two per year, listed most recent first. Impact Factor, CiteScore, and quartile reflect the Clarivate JCR 2025 and Scopus 2025 releases.

22 entries
2026
Regulatory Volatility in Digital Supply Chains: An Information Systems Analytics Study of Decision-Maker Risk Perceptions and Sustainability-Related Outcomes
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. Sustainability, 18(18), Article 9359. Impact Factor 4.1 (JCR 2025) · Scopus CiteScore 8.9. Published in the guest-edited Special Issue Digital Supply Chains Management and Sustainability.
Scopus · Q1Web of Science · Q2DOI Key findings & abstract →
2026
Machine Learning and Data Science for ESG Compliance Measurement in Financial Software Engineering Projects: A Single-Case Socio-Technical Systems Analysis
Strang, K. D., & Vajjhala, N. R. Systems, 14(8), Article 990. Impact Factor 3.8 (JCR 2025) · Scopus CiteScore 5.4. Published in the guest-edited Special Issue Artificial Intelligence in Socio-Technical Systems.
Scopus · Q1Web of Science · Q1DOI Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 · ScopusDOI Key findings & abstract →
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 · Q2DOI Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 · ScopusDOI Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 · ScopusDOI Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 · WoSDOI Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →
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 Key findings & abstract →

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).