Fatma Alahouel | Finance | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Fatma Alahouel | Finance | Research Excellence Award

University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis | Tunisia

Dr. Fatma Alahouel research portfolio advances contemporary finance scholarship through interdisciplinary and innovative investigations spanning sustainable finance, climate finance, Islamic finance, cryptocurrency markets, investor behavior, and broader financial market dynamics. A core contribution lies in linking environmental risk to financial market behavior by empirically examining how physical climate risk affects volatility across multiple asset classes, including cryptocurrencies, conventional and Islamic equities and bonds, and listed private equity. This research introduces a novel behavioral and cyclical dimension by demonstrating the moderating role of lunar phases (moon days), providing a unique conceptual extension to climate finance and behavioral finance literature. Methodologically, the work combines advanced econometric techniques with behavioral insights to explain heterogeneous market responses to environmental and psychological drivers. The research output is reflected in 10 peer-reviewed journal publications and 11 completed research projects, achieving measurable scholarly impact with 69 citations, an h-index of 3, and an i10-index of 3 (Google Scholar). In addition, contributions to the academic ecosystem include rigorous peer review for international journals published by Emerald and Wiley, supporting research quality and dissemination. Collectively, this body of work deepens understanding of the interactions between sustainability, behavioral factors, and financial systems, offering valuable insights for future academic research, evidence-based policymaking, and the development of resilient and responsible financial markets.

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Financial uncertainty valuation: does Shariah compliant screening matter?

– International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2021

Co-movements and diversification opportunities among Dow Jones Islamic indexes

– International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2020

An Islamic inter-temporal capital asset pricing model: evidence from GCC indexes

– International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2025

Kashif Abbasi | Energy economics and environment | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Kashif Abbasi | Energy economics and environment | Research Excellence Award

University of Bucharest | Romania

Dr. Kashif Abbasi research portfolio advances knowledge at the intersection of environmental economics, energy transition, and sustainable development by delivering rigorous empirical evidence on how policy stringency, innovation, finance, and structural change shape decarbonization outcomes across diverse economies. Using advanced time-series and panel econometric frameworks—such as ARDL and its dynamic, Fourier, bootstrap, and cross-sectionally augmented variants; FMOLS/DOLS; MMQR; and wavelet-based methods—the studies quantify short- and long-run effects of renewable and non-renewable energy use, green innovation, agricultural land dynamics, and financial development on emissions intensity, energy productivity, and progress toward SDGs 7 and 13. Cross-country and country-specific analyses (e.g., China, the United States, the UK, Iceland, and G7 economies) provide policy-relevant insights on energy efficiency, R&D, industrialization, and governance mechanisms that accelerate low-carbon transitions without compromising growth. The work also integrates environmental technologies, ESG considerations, and digitalization to explain heterogeneous impacts across quantiles and regimes, offering robust guidance for targeted climate policy design. High-impact publications in WoS Q1 journals demonstrate originality, methodological depth, and applicability, informing evidence-based strategies for emissions reduction, green finance, and sustainable agriculture. Citations: 5171 | h-index: 32 | i10-index: 38.

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Yun Zhou | Metallurgical Engineering | Research Excellence Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yun Zhou | Metallurgical Engineering
| Research Excellence Award

Anhui University of Technology | China

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yun Zhou research demonstrates measurable scholarly and industrial impact, reflected by 255 total citations across 213 citing documents, with 69 indexed publications and an h-index of 10. These metrics highlight sustained influence in low-carbon metallurgy, CO₂ utilization, and metallurgical waste recycling. The work’s visibility across international journals and patents underscores its relevance, originality, and applicability to both academic research and industrial practice, supporting long-term advancements in sustainable steelmaking technologies.

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Xulei Cao | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Xulei Cao | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award

University of Science and Technology of China | China

Mr. Xulei Cao research centers on advancing intelligent communication systems, large-scale machine learning, and adaptive networked environments, with a primary emphasis on vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), device–edge–cloud collaboration, and large language models. His work explores street-centric and microtopology-based routing strategies to address the challenges of dynamic mobility, frequent topology changes, and complex urban communication environments, proposing opportunistic routing protocols that leverage link correlation to enhance reliability, reduce packet loss, and optimize end-to-end performance. He has contributed to routing solutions grounded in urban road structure awareness, improving scalability and robustness in dense vehicular networks and supporting next-generation intelligent transportation systems. In parallel, his research extends into intelligent computing frameworks that integrate device, edge, and cloud layers to enable efficient distributed learning, resource-aware decision-making, and latency-sensitive AI applications. He also investigates algorithmic innovation within large language models, emphasizing scalability, deployment efficiency, and real-world applicability. Additionally, his work on biometric recognition, including palmprint feature extraction and direction coding, demonstrates expertise in pattern recognition and vision-based authentication systems. Supported by growing scholarly recognition, his work has been cited 212 times overall, including 101 citations since 2020, with an h-index of 3 and an i10-index of 2, underscoring the increasing impact and relevance of his contributions to networking, artificial intelligence, and intelligent mobility research.

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Yazeed Alkhrijah | Business Studies | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Yazeed Alkhrijah | Business Studies
| Research Excellence Award

Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Yazeed Alkhrijah research focuses on cutting-edge wireless communication systems, intelligent networking, and next-generation digital infrastructures, emphasizing artificial intelligence–driven optimization, secure communication mechanisms, and resilient network architectures across emerging technologies such as 5G, 6G, IoT, UAV networks, VANETs, FANETs, and Industrial IoT, supported by a strong scholarly record of 175 citations across 151 documents, 44 publications, and an h-index of 7. His work advances computational intelligence-based routing strategies, deep learning–enabled decision frameworks, and generative adversarial network–driven optimization models to enhance spectrum efficiency, reliability, latency performance, and energy management in highly dynamic and dense network environments. He has significantly contributed to AI-powered resource allocation, semantic communication enhancement, aerial–ground wireless integration, and secure multimedia transmission using blockchain technologies in vehicular and UAV communication ecosystems. His studies further explore RIS-assisted communication, underwater IoT connectivity, smart home system security, smart vehicle technologies, and advanced MAC protocol design to address critical challenges of throughput, fairness, security, and connectivity stability. His research outcomes provide intelligent solutions to network scalability, adaptive routing under uncertainty, autonomous communication coordination, and cyber–physical system resilience, ultimately supporting safer transportation networks, smarter cities, secure digital ecosystems, and energy-aware communication infrastructures while shaping robust, efficient, and sustainable future communication landscapes.

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Chen Yang | Engineering | Research Excellence Award

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Prof. Chen Yang | Engineering | Research Excellence Award

School of Energy and Power, Chongqing University  |  China

Prof. Chen Yang  research centers on advanced energy systems, renewable energy utilization, and thermal power engineering, with strong emphasis on modeling, optimization, and dynamic control of complex thermo-energy systems, supported by a research record of 1,004 citations across 868 documents, 98 publications, and an h-index of 18. His contributions span ultra-supercritical circulating fluidized bed boilers, nuclear power reactor secondary systems, compressed air energy storage, and hybrid solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine systems, advancing the efficiency, reliability, and safety of large-scale power generation. He has developed multi-physics and multi-scale reduced-order modeling techniques to address nonlinear dynamics, uncertainty, cooperative simulation, and system stability challenges, enabling enhanced operational performance under transient and abnormal working conditions. His work integrates mechanistic models with artificial intelligence, including neural networks and time-series methods, to achieve online simulation, intelligent prediction, fault early warning, and predictive control in energy systems. He has also contributed to thermodynamic coupling analysis, waste heat utilization strategies, and multi-objective optimization frameworks for green energy systems. Through these innovations, his research significantly supports sustainable power technology development, promotes intelligent and resilient energy infrastructures, and contributes to low-carbon energy transformation and modern energy system advancement.

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Efthimios Dragotis | Marketing | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Efthimios Dragotis | Marketing | Best Researcher Award

University of Patras | Greece

Dr. Efthimios Dragotis research focuses on the strategic integration of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), marketing innovation, digital communication, and technology adoption, with particular emphasis on tourism, services, and contemporary business environments. It explores how CSR is embedded in marketing strategy and how its multidimensional impacts influence business effectiveness, consumer behavior, trust, competitiveness, and market performance. A significant stream of work examines CSR adoption drivers, perceived benefits, and moderating factors such as market competition, communication strategies, and stakeholder engagement, using empirical quantitative methods. Another core research axis investigates digital transformation in marketing, including social media adoption, influencer marketing, chatbot satisfaction, artificial intelligence adoption among marketing executives, and the role of empathy, trust, and communication intensity in shaping consumer responses.  Collectively, the work contributes to marketing theory and practice by advancing understanding of responsible marketing, digital innovation, and strategic decision-making in competitive and technology-driven markets. Dr. Dragotis’s scholarly impact is reflected in his Google Scholar citation metrics, including 38 citations, an h-index of 2, and an i10-index of 1.

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Patrycja Anna Glogowski | Biotechnology | Research Excellence Award

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Mrs. Patrycja Anna Glogowski | Biotechnology | Research Excellence Award

IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna | Italy

Mrs. Patrycja Anna Glogowski is a biomedical researcher specializing in mitochondrial biology, cardiometabolic disorders, and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Her research focuses on the role of mitochondrial respiratory complexes, bioenergetic dysfunction, and supramolecular organization in conditions such as hypertension-related stroke, cardiac hypertrophy, hypoxia/reoxygenation injury, and mitral valve degeneration. She has developed strong expertise in molecular biology and mitochondrial physiology, working extensively with advanced techniques including nucleic acid extraction, PCR-based methods, next-generation sequencing, proteomics, mitochondrial isolation, and cellular bioenergetic profiling. Her scientific contributions emphasize the translational relevance of mitochondrial dysfunction in complex human diseases, with particular interest in how alterations in oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthase activity influence disease susceptibility and progression. In addition to cardiovascular research, she has contributed to molecular parasitology studies, demonstrating interdisciplinary competence. Her work supports the development of new therapeutic targets aimed at improving mitochondrial performance and cellular resilience under pathological stress. She has presented her findings in international scientific forums and continues to contribute to high-impact, collaborative research initiatives. According to Scopus, her research impact includes 5 documents, 11 citations, and an h-index of 3, while Google Scholar records 11 citing documents reflecting growing recognition of her work within the scientific community. Her consistent contributions to mitochondrial medicine and molecular pathology demonstrate strong potential for a Research Excellence Award, reflecting both innovation and scientific rigor.

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  • Cugliari, A., Algieri, C., Glogowski, P. A., Granata, S., Cotugno, M., Bernardini, C., Lopa, C., Litterio, M., Pietrangelo, D., Trombetti, F., Fabbri, M., Rubattu, S., & Nesci, S. (2025). The function and supramolecular assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory complexes underlie hypertension-related stroke susceptibility in a model of complex human disease. Biofactors.

  • Algieri, C., Bernardini, C., Cugliari, A., Granata, S., Trombetti, F., Glogowski, P. A., Fabbri, M., Morciano, G., Pedriali, G., Pinton, P., & Nesci, S. (2024). Melatonin rescues cell respiration impaired by hypoxia/reoxygenation in aortic endothelial cells and affects the mitochondrial bioenergetics targeting the F1FO-ATPase.

  • Granata, S., Bernardini, C., Glogowski, P. A., Romito, G., Salaroli, R., Algieri, C., Cugliari, A., Fabbri, M., Trombetti, F., Zannoni, A., & Nesci, S. (2024). Mitochondrial bioenergetic dysfunction linked to myxomatous mitral valve degeneration explored by PBMCs metabolism analysis.

  • Algieri, C., Cugliari, A., Glogowski, P. A., Granata, S., Fabbri, M., Trombetti, F., Bacci, M. L., & Nesci, S. (2025). Inside-out submitochondrial particles affect the mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening under conditions of mitochondrial dysfunction.

  • Caffara, M., Tedesco, P., Davidovich, N., Rubini, S., Luci, V., Cantori, A., Glogowski, P. A., Fioravanti, M. L., & Gustinelli, A. (2023). Molecular and morphological studies on Contracaecum rudolphii A and Contracaecum rudolphii B in great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) from Italy and Israel.

Efthimios Dragotis | Marketing | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Efthimios Dragotis | Marketing | Best Researcher Award

University of Patras | Greece

Dr. Efthimios Dragotis is an accomplished marketing scholar recognized for his contributions to strategic marketing, corporate social responsibility (CSR), tourism marketing, and digital consumer behavior. His research focuses on how CSR integration influences business performance, brand trust, consumer perceptions, and competitive strategy, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making and empirical analysis. He has produced a growing body of interdisciplinary work that bridges marketing theory with real-world applications in tourism, digital commerce, and social media strategy. His academic output demonstrates a consistent focus on emerging market trends, ethical branding, market competition, and technology-driven marketing practices, offering valuable insights for both academics and industry practitioners. He has contributed to high-impact journals, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and international academic collaborations, with research that advances knowledge in sustainable marketing, influencer impact, mobile commerce behavior, digital advertising trust, and CSR adoption models. His scholarly influence is reflected in his citation performance and research impact metrics reported by major academic databases. According to Google Scholar, his research record reflects 38 total citations (37 since 2020), an h-index of 2, and an i10-index of 1, while Scopus currently reports 0 citing documents and an h-index of 0 based on indexed sources, with a total of 5 scholarly documents recorded. These metrics highlight an emerging global research footprint and growing academic visibility, supporting his candidacy for recognition under the Best Researcher Award for his focused and impactful contributions to contemporary marketing research.

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  • Dragotis, E., & Karayanni, D. A. (2025). Visualizing the accessibility: Exploring Greek tourism enterprises’ adoption of infographics as a marketing tool. Tourism and Hospitality, 6(5).

  • Dragotis, E., Karayanni, D. A., Stamatiou, Y., & Giannopoulou, I. (2025). A marketing executives’ empirical survey upon social media adoption: Perceived barriers and the mediating role of trust. Proceedings of the International Conference on Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism.

  • Dragotis, E., Ntavari, A., Ntarlas, G., Koutsogiannopoulou, N., & Karayanni, D. A. (2024). Multi-level benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR) adoption and the moderation of market competition. Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism: Creative Solutions and Digital Transformation Challenges.

  • Dragotis, E., & Karayanni, D. A. (2024). Evaluating the multiple benefits of corporate social responsibility adoption. Proceedings of the European Marketing Academy.

  • Kavoura, A., Borges-Tiago, T., & Dragotis, E. (2024). Strategic innovative marketing and tourism: Current trends and future outlook. Springer Nature.

 

 

Feng-shan Gao | Animal immunology | Best Research Article Award

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Prof. Dr. Feng-shan Gao | Animal immunology | Best Research Article Award

Dalian University | China

Prof. Dr. Feng-shan Gao is an accomplished researcher in preventive veterinary medicine whose work spans viral immunology, molecular virology, antigen presentation, host–pathogen interactions, and the development of diagnostic and vaccine-related tools for major animal infectious diseases. His scholarly contribution focuses strongly on swine and feline viral pathogens, with a special emphasis on foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), porcine circoviruses, African swine fever virus, and coronaviruses. Through extensive structural biology research, he has identified novel cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes, reconstructed swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) protein complexes, characterized antigen-peptide binding mechanisms, and applied crystallographic and computational modeling tools to explore immune recognition pathways. His research further extends to molecular diagnostics, including duplex fluorescence qPCR assays, genomic characterization of pathogenic viruses, immune-evasion mechanisms, and comparative studies of animal coronaviruses with emerging human viruses. His contributions are published in leading journals such as Cell Research, PLoS Biology, Gene, Virulence, Heliyon, Virus Research, Veterinary Research, and BMC Veterinary Research. Feng-shan Gao has authored 30 Scopus-indexed documents, accumulating 466 Scopus citations from 423 citing documents, with an h-index of 10. On Google Scholar, his citation count is substantially higher (commonly exceeding Scopus metrics), reflecting his wide scientific impact and interdisciplinary collaborations across immunology, virology, and structural biology. His research continues to advance the understanding of viral pathogenesis and T-cell immunity, contributing valuable knowledge for vaccine design and antiviral development. This strong record of high-impact publications, structural immunology breakthroughs, collaborative contributions to viral research, and increasing citation metrics positions him as a prominent candidate for a Best Research Article Award, particularly in fields related to veterinary immunology, structural virology, and molecular diagnostics.

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  • Li, Z., Brecher, M., Deng, Y. Q., Zhang, J., Sakamuru, S., Liu, B., … Gao, F. (2017). Existing drugs as broad-spectrum and potent inhibitors for Zika virus by targeting NS2B-NS3 interaction. Cell Research, 27(8), 1046-1064.

  • Green, C. M., Li, Z., Smith, A. D., Novikova, O., Bacot-Davis, V. R., Gao, F., … Belfort, M. (2019). Spliceosomal Prp8 intein at the crossroads of protein and RNA splicing. PLoS Biology, 17(10), e3000104.

  • Gao, Y. Y., Wang, Q., Li, H. W., Zhang, S., Zhao, J., Bao, D., … Gao, F. S. (2024). Genomic composition and pathomechanisms of porcine circoviruses: A review. Virulence, 15(1), 2439524.

  • Gao, Y. Y., Zhang, Z. H., Sang, C. J., Han, Y., Cao, Y. D., Tang, Y., … Gao, F. S. (2025). A new strategy to identify naturally presenting SLA-I bound peptides derived from the O serotype of foot-and-mouth disease virus. Animals, 15(21), 3097.

  • Gao, F. S., Zhai, X. X., Jiang, P., Zhang, Q., Gao, H., Li, Z. B., … Zhang, Z. H. (2018). Identification of two novel FMDV cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes that can bind six SLA-I proteins. Gene, 653, 91-101.