Dr. Syed Ali Raza

Research Faculty

·        Educational background (Ph.D. - granting institution and year of completion)

I completed my Ph.D. in Finance and Banking at the University of Utara Malaysia, Malaysia, in 2017.

·        Notable awards or achievements (if any)

Ø  Received Certificate of Recognition for service as a judge at the QS Reimagine Education Awards in 2023.

Ø  Received Life Time Achievement Award, Awarded by RCK-Allied in 2023.

Ø  Recognized as one of Asia’s Top 15 Scientists in the category of Accounting and Finance based on Google’s Scholar H-index by AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) in 2023.

Ø  Included in Stanford University’s list of the World’s Top 2% scientists in the field of “Business & Management” for four consecutive years, i.e., 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.

Ø  Winner of Emerald Literati Award 2021 from world-renowned Emerald Publisher.

Ø  Included in the list of “Top Young Economists of the World” (based on research output) by the world-leading economics and finance research database “IDEAS, RePEc (Research Papers in Economics).”

Ø  Received Top Cited Article Award in 2021, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Wiley Publisher.

Ø  Recognized as a top author/researcher in the field of Economics and Finance from Pakistan by RePEc and MPRA (Munich Personal RePEc Archive).

Ø  Recipient of Distinguished Leadership Award 2022 and 2023 at Iqra University.

Ø  Recipient of the “Outstanding Researcher Award” for the last 6 years at Iqra University.

Ø  Recipient of the “Highest Cited Researcher Award” for the last 5 years at Iqra University.

Ø  Recipient of Best Research Supervisor Award, Iqra University, Pakistan.

·        Editorial roles or appointments (if any)

Throughout my academic journey, I have been privileged to undertake diverse editorial roles that have allowed me to contribute meaningfully to scholarly publications and academic communities.

These roles include serving as a Member of the Editorial Board for journals such as Financial Innovation, Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, and Annals of Financial Economics. Also, I serve as a Guest Editor for renowned journals, i.e., International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Resources Policy, China Economic Journal, International Journal of Educational Management, and Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies,. Additionally, I have contributed as an Advisory Board Member and Academic Editor for Heliyon Finance and PLOS One, respectively. Lastly, I am an editor and associate editor of the South Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Journal of Management Sciences, respectively.

·        Professional memberships (e.g., IEEE), board memberships

The details are mentioned below:

Ø  Visiting Professor, Roma Tre University, Italy, 2023 – Current.

Ø  Honorary Visiting Professor, UCSI University, Malaysia, 2023 – Current.

Ø  External Examiner for Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia, 2023 – Current.

Ø  Member, Scientific Committee of the Modern Finance Conference (MFC), 2023 – Current.

Ø  Research Fellow, INTI International University, Malaysia, 2023 – 2025.

Ø  External Examiner, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2022 – Current.

Ø  Panel Assessor, Research Grant Committee, Iqra University, Pakistan, 2021 – Current.

Ø  Expert Member, European Science Foundation, 2021 – Current.

Ø  Expert Member, Committee for Innovative Financing under Govt. of Pakistan, Ehsaas program, 2019-2022.

Ø  Member, Academic Expert Committee, Sindh Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, 2022 - Current.

Ø  Member, Chartered Institute of Management Accountant, United Kingdom.

Ø  Member, Management Association of Pakistan, Pakistan.

Ø  Chairperson, Doctoral Review Committee, Business Administration, Iqra University, Pakistan, 2017-Current.

Ø  Assessor Member, Board of Advanced Research Studies, Iqra University, Pakistan, 2016 – Current.

Ø  Assessor Member, Academic Council, Iqra University, Pakistan, 2016 – Current.

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·        Any additional noteworthy exposure or activities

I have successfully published over 100 articles in top-ranked ABDC-indexed journals and more than 70 research papers in top-ranked ABS-indexed journals. Additionally, nearly 100 research papers have been published in journals with high impact factors, creating a cumulative impact factor of 424.158. Furthermore, my research work has been cited more than 11900 times.

Most importantly, I have played a pivotal role in enhancing the University’s research output, significantly increasing the number of Scopus-indexed publications annually. Moreover, I have contributed to improving the citation count of the University’s research publications over the past 5 years.

2.     Selected Publications: Up to 5 key publications from the last 5 years

Ø  Forecasting the volatility of precious metals prices with global economic policy uncertainty in pre and during the COVID-19 period Novel evidence from the GARCH-MIDAS Approach (2023), Energy Economics. 120, 106591, Impact factor: 9.252, Listed as an ‘A*’ category journal in ABDC, Listed in ABS-3.

Ø  The importance of climate policy uncertainty in forecasting the green, clean, and sustainable financial markets volatility (2023), International Review of Financial Analysis, 91, 102984. Impact factor 8.2, Listed as an ‘A’ category journal in ABDC.

Ø  Precious metals and currency markets during the Russia-Ukraine conflicts inflationary periods (2023), Research in International Business and Finance, 67-Part A, 102138. Impact factor 6.5, Listed as ‘B’ category journal in ABDC.

Ø  Connectedness between monetary policy uncertainty and sectoral stock market returns: Evidence from Asymmetric TVP-VAR approach (2023), International Review of Financial Analysis, 90, 102946. Impact factor: 8.2, Listed as an ‘A’ category journal in ABDC.

Ø  Uncertainty in the financial regulation policy and the boom of cryptocurrencies (2023). Finance Research Letters, 52, 103515. Impact factor: 9.848, Listed as an ‘A’ category journal in ABDC, Listed in ABS-2.

3.     Academic Profiles: Links to your Google Scholar and Scopus profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fbZVzlEAAAAJ&hl=en