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  1. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance and Financial Outcomes in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Region: A Novel Decision Support Framework

    Article • Sustainability, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  2. Integrated Industry 4.0, Circular Economy, and Low‐Carbon Management Framework: Implications for Sustainability Performance in the Manufacturing Sector

    Article • Business Strategy & Development, February 2026, Wiley

    Dr. ZULKAIF AHMED SAQIB, Professor Luay Jum'a, Professor Muhammad Ikram

  3. A promise or paradox? Assessing corporate social responsibility and green marketing's impact on electronic word of mouth in emerging markets

    Article • Future Business Journal, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  4. Converting green into good: Pathways from green building practices to social well-being

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  5. Redesigning the Value Chain: A Net‐Zero Circular Economy Approach to Resource Retention

    Article • Business Strategy and the Environment, January 2026, Wiley

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  6. Assessing Barriers to the Adoption of Green Technologies in Developing Countries by Using an Integrated Decision‐Making System

    Article • Sustainable Development, December 2025, Wiley

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  7. Assessing Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in North Africa: A Composite Indicator Approach Using Data Envelopment Analysis

    Article • Sustainability, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  8. Energy Security and Environmental Efficiency in OECD Countries: Pathways to Sustainable Growth

    Article • June 2025, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  9. Toward Green Growth in Morocco: An Integrated Strategic Decision‐Making Framework for Sustainable Development

    Article • Sustainable Development, April 2025, Wiley

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  10. Toward sustainable development: Unfolding the nexus among exports, foreign direct investment, capital formation, natural resource rent, unemployment, and low-carbon transition in Morocco

    Article • Resources Policy, March 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  11. A novel sequential block path planning method for 3D unmanned aerial vehicle routing in sustainable supply chains

    Article • Supply Chain Analytics, March 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  12. Mediating role of eWOM’s in green behavior interaction and corporate social responsibility: a stakeholder theory perspective

    Article • International Journal of Ethics and Systems, February 2025, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  13. The role of quality governance in achieving sustainable development goals in North Africa: An integrated decision-support system

    Article • Sustainable Operations and Computers, January 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  14. Resilient and sustainable green technology strategies: A study of Morocco's path toward sustainable development

    Article • Sustainable Futures, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  15. Developing resilience strategies amid supply chain risks in the automotive industry: A stakeholder theory perspective

    Article • Business Strategy and the Environment, September 2024, Wiley

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Professor Luay Jum'a

  16. Towards circular economy: A IoT enabled framework for circular supply chain integration

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Luay Jum'a, Professor Muhammad Ikram

  17. Role of unmanned air vehicles in sustainable supply chain: queuing theory and ant colony optimization approach

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  18. Development Goals towards Sustainability

    Article • Sustainability, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Professor Muhammad Ikram, Syed Mithun Ali

  19. The Consequences of COVID-19 Disruption on Sustainable Economy in the Top 30 High-Tech Innovative Countries

    Article • Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  20. Transition toward green economy: Technological Innovation's role in the fashion industry

    Article • Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, October 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  21. Analysis of Consumers’ Electric Vehicle Purchase Intentions: An Expansion of the Theory of Planned Behavior

    Article • Sustainability, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  22. Developing a Sustainable Omnichannel Strategic Framework toward Circular Revolution: An Integrated Approach

    Article • Sustainability, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  23. Evaluating natural resources volatility in an emerging economy: The influence of solar energy development barriers

    Article • Resources Policy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  24. Performance Evaluation of Green Furniture Brands in the Marketing 4.0 Period: An Integrated MCDM Approach

    Article • Sustainability, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  25. Do Companies Adopt Big Data as Determinants of Sustainability: Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in Jordan

    Article • Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Professor Luay Jum'a

  26. Towards a sustainability paradigm; the nexus between lean green practices, sustainability-oriented innovation and Triple Bottom Line

    Article • International Journal of Production Economics, March 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Professor Luay Jum'a

  27. Do sustainability innovation and firm competitiveness help improve firm performance? Evidence from the SME sector in vietnam

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, January 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  28. Enabling Progress in Developing Economies: A Novel Hybrid Decision-Making Model for Green Technology Planning

    Article • Sustainability, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  29. Critical Factors in Process Quality of Engineering Construction Projects during Building Design Phase

    Article • International Journal of Grey Systems, December 2021, Science Insight

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  30. Green growth and sustainable development: dynamic linkage between technological innovation, ISO 14001, and environmental challenges

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  31. Developing a Framework for the Optimization Processes of Logistics Costs: A Hurwitz Criterion Approach

    Article • SAGE Open, October 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  32. Intensifying effects of COVID-19 on economic growth, logistics performance, environmental sustainability and quality management: evidence from Asian countries

    Article • Journal of Asia Business Studies, September 2021, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Prof. Marcos Ferasso

  33. Assessing green technology indicators for cleaner production and sustainable investments in a developing country context

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Prof. Marcos Ferasso

  34. Factors affecting managers’ intention to adopt green supply chain management practices: evidence from manufacturing firms in Jordan

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Professor Luay Jum'a

  35. Models for Predicting Non-Renewable Energy Competing with Renewable Source for Sustainable Energy Development: Case of Asia and Oceania Region

    Article • Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  36. Cardiovascular disease (CVD): assessment, prediction and policy implications

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  37. Assessment of the public acceptance and utilization of renewable energy in Pakistan

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, July 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  38. Towards environmental sustainability: Exploring the nexus among ISO 14001, governance indicators and green economy in Pakistan

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, July 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Prof. Marcos Ferasso

  39. Does temperature matter for COVID-19 transmissibility? Evidence across Pakistani provinces

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  40. Environmental effects of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 management system implementation in SSCM

    Article • The TQM Journal, June 2021, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  41. PROPOSITION OF IMPROVING SELECTED LOGISTICS PROCESSES OF PELLET PRODUCTION

    Article • International Journal for Quality Research, May 2021, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  42. Contribution of Certification Bodies and Sustainability Standards to Sustainable Development Goals: An Integrated Grey Systems Approach

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, May 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Prof. Marcos Ferasso

  43. A Relationship between Supply Chain Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Financial Performance: Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in Jordan

    Article • Sustainability, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Professor Luay Jum'a

  44. Assessment and prediction of environmental sustainability: novel grey models comparative analysis of China vs. the USA

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Prof. Marcos Ferasso

  45. Growing green? Sectoral-based prediction of GHG emission in Pakistan: a novel NDGM and doubling time model approach

    Article • Environment Development and Sustainability, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  46. A Sustainable Distribution Design for Multi-Quality Multiple-Cold-Chain Products: An Integrated Inspection Strategies Approach

    Article • Energies, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  47. The Social Dimensions of Corporate Sustainability: An Integrative Framework Including COVID-19 Insights

    Article • Sustainability, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Prof. Marcos Ferasso

  48. Estimating dynamic interactive linkages among urban agglomeration, economic performance, carbon emissions, and health expenditures across developmental disparities

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, October 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  49. Assessment of India's energy dynamics: Prospects of solar energy

    Article • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, September 2020, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  50. Forecasting key indicators of China's inbound and outbound tourism: optimistic–pessimistic method

    Article • Grey Systems Theory and Application, August 2020, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  51. A novel varistructure grey forecasting model with speed adaptation and its application

    Article • Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, June 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  52. Future of quality management system (ISO 9001) certification: novel grey forecasting approach

    Article • Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Dr Robert Sroufe

  53. Sectoral-based CO2 emissions of Pakistan: a novel Grey Relation Analysis (GRA) approach

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  54. A novel model for risk management of outsourced construction projects using decision-making methods: a case study

    Article • Grey Systems Theory and Application, May 2020, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  55. Prioritizing and overcoming barriers to integrated management system (IMS) implementation using AHP and G-TOPSIS

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, May 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  56. Do Quality, Environmental, and Social (QES) Certifications Improve International Trade? A Comparative Grey Relation Analysis of Developing vs. Developed Countries

    Article • Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, May 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  57. Developing integrated management systems using an AHP‐Fuzzy VIKOR approach

    Article • Business Strategy and the Environment, April 2020, Wiley

    Professor Muhammad Ikram, Dr Robert Sroufe

  58. Towards a Sustainable Environment: The Nexus between ISO 14001, Renewable Energy Consumption, Access to Electricity, Agriculture and CO2 Emissions in SAARC Countries

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, April 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  59. Assessment of the Effectiveness and the Adaption of CSR Management System in Food Industry: The Case of the South Asian versus the Western Food Companies

    Article • SAGE Open, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  60. ENERGY SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM OECD COUNTRIES

    Article • The Singapore Economic Review, December 2019, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  61. Does CSR influence firm performance? A longitudinal study of SME sectors of Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Global Responsibility, November 2019, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  62. Does abnormal lending behavior increase bank riskiness? Evidence from Turkey

    Article • Financial Innovation, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  63. Quality of Care for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in Pakistan: A Retrospective Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  64. Analysis of barriers to the adoption of cleaner energy technologies in Pakistan using Modified Delphi and Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  65. Integrated effect of energy consumption, economic development, and population growth on CO2 based environmental degradation: a case of transport sector

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  66. Assessing the solar PV power project site selection in Pakistan: based on AHP-fuzzy VIKOR approach

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  67. Evaluation of key factors influencing process quality during construction projects in Pakistan

    Article • Grey Systems Theory and Application, July 2019, Emerald

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  68. Do environmental management systems help improve corporate sustainable development? Evidence from manufacturing companies in Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, July 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  69. Forecasting number of ISO 14001 certifications of selected countries: application of even GM (1,1), DGM, and NDGM models

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Muhammad Ikram

  70. An Integrated Delphi-AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach toward Ranking and Selection of Renewable Energy Resources in Pakistan

    Article • Processes, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Muhammad Ikram