Selected Publications and Books

Journal Articles 

                                                                                                       2026

  1. Kibria, M. G., Mohtasim, M. S., Paul, A. K., Nayan, S. P., Ahamed, M. S., & Mourshed, M. (2026). Performance Insights into Cooling Pad Materials for Efficient Evaporative Cooling in Hot and Humid Climates. Next Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxener.2026.100674. Cite Score: 1.3
  2. Akter, N., Cammarisano, L., & Ahamed, M. S. (2026). Interactive effects of electrical conductivity and light intensity on growth, yield, and nutrient dynamics of hydroponic lettuce. Scientific Reports. IF: 3.9 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44508-2   
  3. Karimzadeh, S., McAllister, R. D., & Ahamed, M. S. (2026). OptiDose: An optimal control for macronutrient dosing in hydroponics. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. IF: 8.9.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2026.111428
  4. Ahsan, T. A., Thakur, A. K., Rupam, T. H., Saha, B. B., & Ahamed, M. S. (2026). Sustainable greenhouse climate management using solar-assisted adsorption air-conditioning system in hot-humid climates. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 101507. IF:7.6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.101507 
  5. Khan, S. A., Thakur, A. K., Asim, M., Dong, K., & Ahamed, M. S., Mubashir, M., & Zhao, J. (2026). Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Based Composite PCM for Battery Thermal Management Given Fast Charging/Discharging Applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 141, 119407. IF: 9.8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.119407
  6. Hussain, N., Saifuzzaman, M., Islam, D., Ahmed, S. S., Ahamed, M. S., & Shamsuddin, D. (2025). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon, Water, and Energy Balance in Bangladesh Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Climate Data. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 101847. IF:4.5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101847   

2025

  1. Samara, O; Ahamed, M. S.; Kisekka, I. (2025). Genetic Optimization of Fixed Panel Agrivoltaics Systems Using 3D Crop Model. IFAC Jounral. IF: 1.7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2025.11.785
  2. Syed, S.; Ahamed, M. S.; Karimzadeh, S., & Omwange, K. A. (2025). Forecasting lettuce yield in indoor vertical farming using machine learning approaches. Journal of ASABE. IF: 1.2. https://doi:10.13031/ja.16491 
  3. Ahsan, T. M. A., Ahamed, M. S., & Hassan, A. (2025). Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump for Sustainable Greenhouse Climate Control in Hot and Humid Regions. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. IF: 7.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104615 
  4. Rahman, M. S., Ahamed, M. S., Sultan, M., Aleem, M., Ahsan, T. A., Rahman, M. H., Thakur, A. K., Kashif, M., & Guo, H. (2025). Present status and challenges with water harvesting in indoor farming applications. ACS Agriculture Science and Technology. IF:2.9. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsagscitech.5c00269 
  5. Thakur, A. K., Akter, N., Ahamed, M. S., Hebert, D., Ganley, E., Gurchiek, J. K., Cammarisano, L., Li, Z., Ahsan, T. M. A., & Kabir, M. S. (2025). Spectrally selective quantum dot laminated glass for photonic modulation and climate regulation in greenhouses. Materials Today Sustainability. IF:7.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2025.101221 
  6. Thakur, A. K., Ferguson, A., Ahamed, M. S., Miao, Z., Attia, M. E., Hung, T.-C., Fath, H., Kassem, A. S., Jailany, A. T., & Eldin, A. Z. (2025). Toward resource-intelligent greenhouses: A prospective vision for drylands. Results in Engineering. IF: 7.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.107035
  7. Thakur, A. K., Ahsan, T. A., Islam, M. S., & Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Spectrally engineered greenhouse cool cover for energy and water efficiency in diverse climates. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. IF:5.7. https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500217       
  8. Thakur, A. K.; Saleque, A. M.; Abir, T. M.; Zaed, M. A.; Tan, K.H.; Saidur, R.; Tsang, Y. H.; Lynch, Y.; Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Development of advanced photothermal material for rapid fertilizer brine evaporation and sustainable water reuse in controlled environment agriculture. ACS ES&T. IF:4.7.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.5c00452
  9. Hussain, G., Sultan, M., Aleem, M., Shahzad, M. W., Ahamed, M. S., Farooq, M., Sajjad, U., Zhang, Z., & Ahmad, S. (2025). Development and Performance Evaluation of a Solar-powered Cold Storage System for Perishable Agricultural Products. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 109408. IF: 6.4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.109408 
  10. Kashif, M; Ahamed, M.S.; Islam, S; Thakur, A. K; Ahshan, T. M.; Michael, S. (2025). Food-Energy-Water Nexus with Agrivoltaics Integration in Greenhouses for Sustainable Food Production: A Review. Energy Nexus. 100469, IF: 9.5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2025.100469
  11. Li, Z.; Karimzadeh, S.; Moghimi, A.; & Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Detection of Calcium Deficiency in Indoor-Grown Lettuce under LED Lighting using Computer Vision. Smart Agricultural Technology. 101144. IF: 5.7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.101144 
  12. Hussain, N., Islam, D., Ahmed, S. M. S., Saifuzzaman, M., Ahamed, M. S., & Shamsuddin, D. (2025). Assessing the Impact of Long-Term Drought on Agriculture in Bangladesh Using Multisource Remote Sensing Data. Earth Systems and Environment. IF:4.7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-00762-4
  13. Ahsan, T. A., Hassan, A. A., Thakur, A. K., & Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Transitioning from conventional systems to ground source heat pumps for climate-smart greenhouse conditioning. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 72, 106314. IF: 6:4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2025.106314 
  14. Ahamed, M. S., Chowdhury, M., Inam, A. S., Kar, K. A., Islam, M. N., Karimzadeh, S., ... & Momin, A. (2025). A comprehensive review of advances in sensing and monitoring technologies for precision hydroponic cultivation. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 237, 110601. IF: 8.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110601
  15. Karimzadeh, S., Li, Z., & Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Machine learning-based fault detection and diagnosis of electrical conductivity and pH sensors in hydroponic systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 237, 110544. IF: 8.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110544  
  16. Karimzadeh, S., Daccache, A., Rulli, M. C., & Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Global water-nutrient-salinity-energy nexus in lettuce production: from open-field irrigation to closed-loop hydroponics in greenhouses. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 101935. IF: 6.2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101935

2024

  1. Ahsan, T. A., Rahman, M. S., & Ahamed, M. S. (2025). Geothermal energy application for greenhouse microclimate management: A review. Geothermics, 127, 103209. IF: 3.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103209    
  2. Meskher, H., Thakur, A., Hazra, S. K., Ahamed, M. S., Saleque, A. M., Alsalhy, Q. F., ... & Lynch, I. (2025). Recent Advances in Applications of MXenes for Desalination, Water Purification and as an Antibacterial: A Review. Environmental Science: Nano. IF: 5.8. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00427B  
  3. Akter, N., Cammarisano, L., Taylor, G., Naznin, M. T., Verdonk, J. C., & Ahamed, M. S. (2024). Impact of light spectral combinations on morphology, yield, and quality of indoor-grown cilantro. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1499954. IF: 3.7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1499954  
  4. Thakur, A.K.; Hazra, S.K.; Saleque, A. M.; Bhattarai, B.; Hwang, J.; and Ahamed. M. S. (2024): Toward Sustainable Water Solutions: A Review of Nanomaterials for Solar-Driven Water Harvesting. ACS ES&T Water. IF:4.7. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00620    
  5. Saleque, A. M., Thakur, A. K., Saidur, R., Hossain, M. I., Qarony, W., Ahamed, M. S., ... & Tsang, Y. H. (2024). rGO-coated cotton fabric and thermoelectric module arrays for efficient solar desalination and electricity generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(1), 405-418. IF: 11.9. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA04715F

2023

  1. Qarony, W.; Hossain, M. I.; Tamang, A.; Jovanov, V.; Shahiduzzaman, M., Ahamed, M. S.; Ragip Pala, R.; Salleo, Tsang; Y. H.; Knipp, D. On the Potential of Optical Nano-antennas for Visibly Transparent Solar Cells. ACS Photonics. IF: 7.3. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.3c00932 
  2. Ahamed, M. S., Sultan, M., Monfet, D., Rahman, M. S., Zhang, Y., Zahid, A., ... & Achour, Y. (2023). A critical review on efficient thermal environment controls in indoor vertical farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 138923. IF: 11.1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138923 
  3. Chowdhury, M., Ahsan, T. A., & Ahamed, M. S. (2023). Assessment of health hazards of greenhouse workers considering UV exposure and thermal comfort. Smart Agricultural Technology, 5, 100319. IF: 6.3.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100319 
  4. Hosseini Monjezi, P., Taki, M., Abdanan Mehdizadeh, S., Rohani, A., & Ahamed, M. S. (2023). Prediction of Greenhouse Indoor Air Temperature Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Combined with Sensitivity Analysis. horticulturae, 9(8), 853. IF: 3.4.https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9080853 
  5. Rahman, M. S., Han, J., Ge, G., Ahamed, M. S., & Guo, H. (2023). Experimental evaluation of three different dehumidifiers for greenhouses in cold regions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 234, 121324. IF: 6.4.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121324 
  6. Nasrin, T., Mottakin, M., Selvanathan, V., Hossain, M. I., Shahiduzzaman, M., Islam, M. A., ... & Akhtaruzzaman, M. (2023). Performance Optimization and Defect Studies of Pb-free CsSnBr3-based Perovskite Solar Cells. Materials Today Communications, 107000. IF: 3.7.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.167 
  7. Asfahan, H. M., Sultan, M., Farooq, M., Riaz, F., Ibrahim, S. M., Ahamed, M. S., & Imran, M. (2023). Performance Evaluation of Phenol-Resin-Based Adsorbents for Heat Transformation Applications. Materials, 16(15), 5262. IF: 3.4.https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16155262 
  8. Aleem, M., Sultan, M., Farooq, M., Riaz, F., Yakout, S. M., Ahamed, M. S., ... & Shahzad, M. W. (2023). Evaluating the emerging adsorbents for water production potential and thermodynamic limits of adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting systems. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 145, 106863. IF: 7.0.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2023.106863 
  9. Ahsan, T.M.A.; Ahamed, M. S. (2023). Potential of solar-assisted adsorption cooling system for warm Mediterranean greenhouses. ISHS Acta Horticulturae. In XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Innovative Technologies and Production 1377 (pp. 165-172). IF: 0.46.https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1377.20 
  10. Ahamed, M. S.; Sultan, M.; Shamshiri, R. R.; Rahman, M. M.; Aleem, M.; Balasundram, S. K. (2023). Present Status and Challenges of Fodder Production in Controlled Environments: A Review. Smart Farming Technology, 100080. IF:6.3.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2022.100080 

2022

  1. Ahmed, A. K., Rifat, S. M., Basir, M. S., Alam, A. S., Ashik-E-Rabbani, M., & Ahamed, M. S. (2022). Development and assessment of a hand-operated ice crusher for immediate fish preservation in remote areas of Bangladesh. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 7(1), 60-74. https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.140563  
  2. Ahamed, M. S., Guo, H., & Tanino, K. (2022). Cloud cover-based models for estimation of global solar radiation: A review and case study. International Journal of Green Energy, 19(2), 175-189. IF: 3.3. https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2021.1941043 

2021

  1. Dong, S.; Ahamed, M. S.; Ma, C., Guo, H. (2021). A time-dependent model for predicting thermal environment of mono-slope solar greenhouses in cold regions. Energies, 14(18),5956. IF: 3.2. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185956 
  2. Gorjian, S., Calise, F., Kant, K., Ahamed, M. S., Copertaro, B., Najafi, G., ... & Shamshiri, R. R. (2021). A review on opportunities for implementation of solar energy technologies in agricultural greenhouses. Journal of Cleaner Production, 285, 124807. IF: 11.1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124807   

2020

  1. Ahamed, M. S., Zmeureanu, R., Cortrufo, N., & Candanedo, J. (2020). Gray-box virtual sensor of the supply air temperature of air handling units. Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 26(8), 1151-1162. IF: 1.9. https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2020.1785812 
  2. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; and Tanino, K. (2020). Modeling of heating demand in the Chinese-style solar greenhouse using transient building energy simulation model TRNSYS. Journal of Building Engineering, 29, 101114. IF: 7.4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.101114 

2019

  1. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; Lisa, T.; and Tanino, K. (2019). Heating demand and economic feasibility analysis for year-round vegetable production in Canadian Prairies' greenhouses. Information Processing in Agriculture, 6(1), 81-90. IF: 7.4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpa.2018.08.005 
  2. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; and Tanino, K. (2019). Energy-saving techniques for reducing the heating cost of conventional greenhouses. Biosystems Engineering, 178, 9-33. IF: 5.3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2018.10.017 
  3. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; and Tanino, K. (2019). Evaluation of a cloud cover-based model for estimation of hourly global solar radiation in Western Canada. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 39(1), 64-73. IF: 3.1. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2018.1443934 

2018

  1. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; and Tanino, K. (2018). Sensitivity Analysis of CSGHEAT Model For Estimation of Heating Energy Consumption in a Chinese-Style Solar Greenhouse. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 154, 99-111. IF: 8.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.040 
  2. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; and Tanino, K. (2018). A thermal model for simulation of supplemental heating requirements in Chinese-style solar greenhouses. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 50, 235-244. IF: 8.9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.04.025      
  3. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H.; and Tanino, K. (2018). Energy-efficient design of greenhouses for northern climate using heating simulation model. International Journal of Energy Research. 42, 2263-2272. IF:4.6.   https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4019 
  4. Ahamed, M. S.; Guo, H., and Tanino, K. (2018). A quasi-steady-state model for predicting the heating requirement of conventional greenhouses in cold regions. Information Processing in Agriculture, 5(1), 33-46. IF: 7.4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpa.2017.12.003  

Book Chapters

Asif, M., Sultan, M., Khan, Z. M., Ahmad, S., Khan, M. U., Ahamed, M. S., & Shamshiri, R. R. (2023). Disaster Risk Reduction Through Agricultural Engineering Technologies. In Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture (pp. 489-507). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1763-1_23

Asfahan, H. M., Sultan, M., Ahmad, F., Majeed, F., Ahamed, M. S., Aziz, M., Shamshiri, R. R., Sajjad, U., Khan, M. U., & Farooq, M. (2022). Agrovoltaic and Smart Irrigation: Pakistan Perspective. In M. Sultan, & F. Ahmad (Eds.), Irrigation and Drainage - Recent Advances. Intech Open. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106973