Articles
Haris, Muhammad, HongXing Yao, Hijab Fatima (2024). The Impact of liquidity risk and credit risk on bank profitability during COVID-19. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308356. (IF: 2.9, SCIE, Scopus)
Akhtar, Muhammad, Muhammad Haris*, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, and Yasir Rasool (2024). Electricity shortfalls and financial leverage of listed firms in Pakistan. Utilities Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2024.101719. (IF: 3.8, SSCI-SCIE, Scopus, ABS “1”)
Xu, Jian, Muhammad Haris, and Muhammad Irfan (2023). Assessing intellectual capital performance of banks during COVID-19: Evidence from China and Pakistan. Quantitative Finance and Economics. https://doi.org/10.3934/QFE.2023017. (IF: 3.2, ESCI, Scopus)
Xu, Jian, Muhammad Haris, and Feng Liu (2022). Intellectual capital efficiency and firm’s financial performance based on business life cycle. Journal of Intellectual Capital. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-12-2020-0383. (IF:
6.2, SSCI, Scopus, ABS “2”, ABDC “B”)
Xu, Jian, Muhammad Haris*, and Muhammad Irfan (2022). The impact of intellectual capital on banks profitability
during COVID-19: Comparison with China and Pakistan. Complexity. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2112519.(IF:
1.7, SCIE, Scopus)
Xu, Jian, Muhammad Haris*, and HongXing Yao (2019). Should Listed Banks be Concerned with Intellectual Capital
in Emerging Asian Markets? A Comparison between China and Pakistan. Sustainability.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11236582. (IF: 3.3, SSCI-SCIE, Scopus)
Yao, HongXing, Muhammad Haris*, Gulzara Tariq, Hafiz Mustansar Javaid, and Muhammad Aamir Shafique Khan
(2019). Intellectual Capital, Profitability, and Productivity: Evidence from Pakistan Financial Institutions.
Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11143842. (IF: 3.3, SSCI-SCIE, Scopus)
Xu, Jian, Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Haris, Sulaman Muhammad, Olivier Joseph Abbad, and Farhad
Taghizadeh-Hesary (2022). Energy Crises, Firm Profitability, and Productivity: An Emerging Economy Perspective.
Energy Strategy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100849. (IF: 7.9, SCIE, Scopus)
Sun, Hua-ping, Gulzara Tariq, Muhammad Haris, and Muhammad Mohsin (2019). Evaluating the environmental
effects of economic openness: evidence from SAARC countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05750-6. (IF: 5.8, SCI-SCIE, Scopus)
Jin, Guangchun, Jian Xu, Feng Liu, Muhammad Haris, Faizi Weqar (2021). Does R&D investment moderate
the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and firm performance in China’s high-tech
industries? Based on DuPont components. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2021.1963699. (IF: 2.9, SSCI, Scopus, ABS “2”, ABDC “B”)
Su, Chi-Wei, Shi-Wen Huang, Ran Tao, and Muhammad Haris(2021). Does Economic Overheating Provide Positive
Feedback on Population Health? Evidence from BRICS and ASEAN Countries. Frontiers in Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.661279. (IF: 3.0, SSCI-SCIE, Scopus)
Akhtar, Muhammad, Kong Yusheng, Muhammad Haris, Qurat Ul Ain, and Hafiz Mustansar Javaid (2021). Impact
of financial leverage on sustainable growth, market performance, and profitability. Economic Change and
Restructuring. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-021-09321-z. (IF: 4, SSCI, Scopus, ABS “1”, ABDC “B”)
Yao HongXing, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Bilal Ahmed Memon, Shoaib Ali, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Akhtar
& Muhammad Mohsin (2023). Connectedness between Currency Risk Hedging and Firm Value: A Deep Neural
Network-based Evaluation. Computational Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-022-10353-4. (IF:
1.9, SSCI-SCIE, Scopus, ABS “1”, ABDC “B”)
Tan, Yong, Zhenghui Li, Siming Liu, Muhammad Nazir, and Muhammad Haris (2021). Competition in different
banking markets and shadow banking: evidence from China. International Journal of Emerging Markets.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-04-2020-0401. (IF:2.7, SSCI, Scopus, ABS “1”, ABDC “B”)
Qurat Ul Ain, Xianghui Yuan, Hafiz Mustansar Javaid, Muhammad Usman, and Muhammad Haris (2020). Female
directors and agency cost: evidence from Chinese listed firms. International Journal of Emerging Markets.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-10-2019-0818. (IF: 2.7, SSCI, Scopus, ABS “1”, ABDC “B”)
Akhtar, Muhammad, Jian Xu, Umair Kashif, Kishwar Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, and Muhammad Haris (2025).
Bayesian neural network modelling for estimating ecological footprints and blue economy sustainability across
G20 nations. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04378-x.(IF:
3.7, SSCI, AHCI, Scopus)
Abban, Olivier Joseph, Jiying Wu, Muhammad Haris, Patrick Ocran, and Antoinette Asabea Addo (2020). Exploring
the relationship between CO2 emisisons, urbanization, economic growth, economic structure, energy
consumption and trade along the BRI based on income classifications. Energy, Ecology and Environment.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40974-020-00176-0.(IF: 3.9, ESCI, Scopus)
Haris, Muhammad*, HongXing Yao, Gulzara Tariq, and Ali Malik (2019). An evaluation of performance of public
sector financial institutions: evidence from Pakistan. International Journal of Business Performance Management.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2019.098642.(IF: 0.8, ESCI, Scopus, ABS “1”, ABDC “C”)
Haris, Muhammad*, Yong Tan, Ali Malik, and Qurat Ul Ain (2020). A Study on the Impact of Capitalization on
Profitability of Banks in Emerging Markets: A Case of Pakistan. Journal of Risk and Financial Management.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13090217.(Scopus, ABDC “B”)
Haris, Muhammad*, HongXing Yao, Gulzara Tariq, Hafiz Mustansar Javaid, and Qurat Ul Ain (2019). Corporate
governance, political connections and banks performance. International Journal of Financial Studies.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs7040062. (IF: 2.1, ESCI, Scopus, ABDC “B”)
Haris, Muhammad*, HongXing Yao, Gulzara Tariq, Ali Malik, and Hafiz Mustansar Javaid (2019). Intellectual Capital
Performance and Profitability of Banks: Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Risk and Financial Management.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm12020056. (Scopus, ABDC “B”)
Haris, Muhammad*, HongXing Yao, Gulzara Tariq, Hafiz Mustansar Javaid, and Ali Malik. 2018. The Impact of
Intellectual Capital and Employee Size on Bank Profitability: A Comparative Study of Islamic and Conventional
Banks in Pakistan. Pacific Business Review International. http://www.pbr.co.in/2018/nov6.aspx.(IF: 0.1,ESCI)
Yao, HongXing, Muhammad Haris*, and Gulzara Tariq (2018), ‘’Profitability Determinants of Financial Institutions:
Evidence from Banks in Pakistan’’, International Journal of Financial Studies. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs6020053.(IF: 2.1, ESCI, Scopus, ABDC “B”) *Among Top Ten Highly Cited Papers Published in IJFS
Tariq, G. Hua-ping Sun, and Muhammad Haris (2018), ‘’Trade Liberalization, FDI Inflows, Economic Growth and
Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan and India’’, Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International
Development. https://doi.org/10.12895/jaeid.20182.722.(IF: 0.5,Indexed in ESCI, Scopus)