Dr. Muhammad Wasif Hanif | Enterprenuership | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Muhammad Wasif Hanif | Enterprenuership | Best Researcher Award

Post Doctoral Researcher | Hanshan Normal University | China

Muhammad Wasif Hanif is a Management Sciences scholar with expertise in consumer psychology, sustainable consumption, energy economics, behavioral science, and business ethics, recognized for his extensive research contributions and academic leadership. He holds a PhD in Management Sciences with notable academic distinctions, including departmental achievements and national talent awards, and has served as a Lecturer at reputable business schools where he taught a wide range of courses across management, marketing, economics, and communication while supervising numerous graduate and undergraduate research projects. His professional work reflects strong proficiency in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including structural equation modeling, multi-criteria decision-making, interpretive structural modeling, and grey relational analysis, supported by expertise in SPSS, AMOS, STATA, and SMART-PLS. His research portfolio encompasses publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals across Q1–Q4 categories, addressing themes such as energy policy, environmental sustainability, geopolitical risk, behavioral economics, and the circular economy, with multiple first-author and correspondence-author roles demonstrating his leadership in scholarly inquiry. He has produced numerous accepted, under-review, and submitted articles, reflecting a consistently expanding research trajectory supported by strong academic impact and editorial service in internationally indexed journals. His commitment to rigorous research, interdisciplinary integration, and sustainable development principles positions him as an exemplary candidate for recognition, underscored by his citation count of 124, an h-index of 7, and an i10-index of 4.

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Featured Publications

Hanif MW*, Factors influencing consumer preferences to purchase environmentally friendly products. J. Public Value Adm. Insight, 2021, 4(3), 271-282.

Hanif MW*, Model of electricity consumption and conservation: The determinants from a household perspective. J. Hunan Univ. Nat. Sci., 2021, 48(10), Published.

Hafeez S., Aslam M., Hanif MW*, Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages: Adolescents’ emotive reaction toward smoking. J. Hunan Univ. Nat. Sci., 2023, 50(1), Published.

Nazir H., Idrees MY., Hanif MW*, Unlocking sustainability’s potential: Revolutionizing supply chains through blockchain. Kurdish Stud., 2024, 12(5), 117-128.

Sultana F., Siddiqui MA., Kashif M., Hanif MW*, Earnings management cosmetics and tricks: An exploratory study. J. Hunan Univ. Nat. Sci., 2022, 49(10), Published.

Zhang-Peng Tian | Data-Driven Decision Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Zhang-Peng Tian | Data-Driven Decision Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Associate professor | China University of Mining and Technology | China

Zhang-peng Tian, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Head of the Master’s Program in Management Science and Engineering at the School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology. He earned his Ph.D. and M.E. in Management Science and Engineering from Central South University and a B.E. in Electronic Commerce from Tianjin Chengjian University. Dr. Tian has extensive experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, leading national research projects, and contributing as a principal investigator on multiple grants focused on decision-making theory, social network analysis, and data-driven consensus models. His research specializes in data-driven decision analysis, preference learning, and multi-criteria group decision-making, with over 40 publications in top international and Chinese journals, including IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Information Fusion, and Applied Soft Computing. He is a council member of national academic associations, serves as a reviewer for leading journals such as Tourism Management, Decision Support Systems, and IEEE Transactions, and regularly participates in prestigious conferences. Dr. Tian has received numerous honors, including recognition for his excellent doctoral dissertation, national and provincial scholarships, and selection into Jiangsu Province’s Double Innovation Doctor program. His academic contributions reflect a commitment to advancing decision science and fostering innovation in information management and engineering applications, making him a distinguished candidate for the Best Researcher Award.

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Featured Publications

Tian Zhang-peng*, Xu Fu-xin, Ma Wei-min, Analysis of coalition stability based on graph model under power asymmetry. Syst. Eng. Theory Pract., 2024, 44(7), 2309-2324.

Tian Zhang-peng, Xu Fu-xin, Nie Ru-xin*, Wang Xiao-kang, Wang Jian-qiang, An adaptive consensus model for multi-criteria sorting under linguistic distribution group decision making considering decision-makers' attitudes. Inf. Fusion, 2024, 108, 102406.

Yang Yu, Tian Zhang-peng, Lin Jun*, Strategic outsourcing in reverse logistics: Neutrosophic integrated approach with a hierarchical and interactive quality function deployment. Appl. Soft Comput., 2024, 152, 111256.

Ma Wei-min, Gong Kai-xin*, Tian Zhang-peng, Heterogeneous large-scale group decision making with subgroup leaders: An application to the green supplier selection. J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2023, 74(6): 1570-1586.

Tian Zhang-peng, Liang He-ming, Nie Ru-xin*, Wang Xiao-kang, Wang Jian-qiang, Data-driven multi-criteria decision support method for electric vehicle selection. Comput. Ind. Eng., 2023, 177: 109061.

Tian Zhang-peng, Xu Fu-xin, Nie Ru-xin*, Wang Xiao-kang, Wang Jian-qiang, Linguistic single-valued neutrosophic multi-criteria group decision making based on personalized individual semantics and consensus. Informatica, 2023, 34(2): 387-413.

Tian Zhang-peng, Liang He-ming, Nie Ru-xin*, Wang Jian-qiang, An integrated multi-granular distributed linguistic decision support framework for low-carbon tourism attraction evaluation. Curr. Issues Tourism, 2023, 26(6): 977-1002.

Nie Ru-xin, Chin Kwai Sang, Tian Zhang-peng*, Wang Jian-qiang, Zhang Hong-yu, Exploring dynamic effects on classifying service quality attributes under the impacts of COVID-19 with evidence from online reviews. Int. J. Contemp. Hosp. Manage., 2023, 35(1): 159-185.

Wang Xiao-kang, Hou Wen-hui, Zhang Hong-yu, Wang Jian-qiang, Goh Mark, Tian Zhang-peng, Shen Kai-wen, KDE-OCSVM model using Kullback-Leibler divergence to detect anomalies in medical claims. Expert Syst. Appl., 2022, 200: 117056.