Wahid Murad is a senior lecturer at UniSA Education Futures, teaching and coordinating courses in data literacy, economics, and personal finance. His research focuses on environmental economics, climate change management, and strategies to enhance students’ motivation and academic success in enabling education. He has led funded research projects and collaborated with scholars from 16 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, France, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Vietnam.
An accomplished economist with over 20 years of experience in tertiary education, Wahid excels in research leadership, data analytics, policy... Read more
About me
Wahid Murad is a senior lecturer at UniSA Education Futures, teaching and coordinating courses in data literacy, economics, and personal finance. His research focuses on environmental economics, climate change management, and strategies to enhance students’ motivation and academic success in enabling education. He has led funded research projects and collaborated with scholars from 16 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, France, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Vietnam.
An accomplished economist with over 20 years of experience in tertiary education, Wahid excels in research leadership, data analytics, policy design, and strategic knowledge management. His work aligns with 16 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), producing impactful insights for policy frameworks and publications in high-impact journals. Fluent in English, Bengali, and Malay, Wahid is recognized for advancing socioeconomic and environmental initiatives addressing poverty and promoting sustainability.
His research articles appear in leading journals such as the Journal of Environment and Development, Waste Management and Research, Journal of Public Health Policy, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, Ecological Indicators, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Management of Environmental Quality, Journal of Environmental Health, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, and American Journal of Environmental Sciences, among others.
With over 3300 Google Scholar citations, an h-index of 21, and an i-10 index of 42, his work is cited 1365 times in Scopus and 1115 times in Web of Science. He serves as deputy editor of the International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management and academic editor of PLOS Climate.
Wahid has supervised honours, master’s, and Ph.D. students to completion, developed curricula, led academic disciplines, and collaborated on teaching and research objectives. He also provides consulting services to external organisations.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy National University of Malaysia
Current position
Previous positions
Leading a research project on student motivation and engagement for academic success
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
4
4
2
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
|
2020 |
Open access
346
307
108
|
2019 |
Open access
117
98
50
|
Year | Output |
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2022 |
2
|
Year | Output |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2020 |
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2015 |
|
Year | Output |
---|---|
2024 |
Open access
6
5
8
|
2024 |
2
2
|
2023 |
Open access
4
4
2
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
6
6
141
|
2021 |
Open access
18
11
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2020 |
Open access
346
307
108
|
2019 |
Open access
8
1
|
2019 |
Open access
37
27
21
|
2019 |
Open access
1
|
2019 |
Open access
117
98
50
|
2018 |
Open access
|
2018 |
Open access
2
2
|
2018 |
Open access
1
1
53
|
2018 |
Open access
4
|
2018 |
Open access
8
3
|
2017 |
Open access
59
43
|
2017 |
Open access
36
25
|
2016 |
Open access
583
501
56
|
2016 |
2
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
Open access
4
1
2
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2013 |
5
|
2012 |
|
2012 |
9
8
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2012 |
1
1
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2011 |
Open access
7
|
2011 |
|
2011 |
1
|
2011 |
Open access
5
|
2010 |
Open access
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
5
5
|
2010 |
25
24
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
6
5
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
Open access
|
2009 |
|
2009 |
|
2009 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
2008 |
2
|
2008 |
Open access
26
|
Year | Output |
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2018 |
Open access
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2014 |
|
2014 |
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2012 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
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Policy-cited research articles
Industry report
Articles published from Ph.D. dissertation
Murad, M.W. & Raquib, M.A. (2007). ‘Factors influencing household income of the urban poor: squatters and low-cost flat dwellers in Kuala Lumpur’, Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, 11(1): 61-77.
Murad, M.W. & Siwar, C. (2006). ‘Waste management and recycling practices of the urban poor: a case study in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia’, Waste Management & Research, 25(1): 3-13.
Murad, M.W. & Siwar, C. (2004). ‘Factors influencing environmental behaviour of the urban poor concerning solid waste management’, Journal of Environmental Systems, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 257-277.
Research
Leading a research project on student motivation and engagement for academic success
Journal Editing
Journal Articles Reviewing
Conference Organising Committee
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Abu Dhabi School of Management | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Asian University of Bangladesh | BANGLADESH |
Australian Institute of Business (AIB) | AUSTRALIA |
Bangladesh Bank | BANGLADESH |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science | INDIA |
Cag University | TURKEY |
Carleton University | CANADA |
Columbia College | CANADA |
Dalian Polytechnic University | CHINA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Delta Medical College and Hospital | BANGLADESH |
East Tennessee State University | UNITED STATES |
EastWest University | UNITED STATES |
ESC Rennes School of Business | FRANCE |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Grameenphone | BANGLADESH |
Green University of Bangladesh | BANGLADESH |
International Islamic University | PAKISTAN |
International Islamic University Chittagong | BANGLADESH |
James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
King Abdulaziz University | SAUDI ARABIA |
Lund University | SWEDEN |
MARA University of Technology (Malaysia) | MALAYSIA |
MRC-MODE | BANGLADESH |
Multimedia University | MALAYSIA |
Nanzan University | JAPAN |
National University Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
National University of Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Thu Dau Mot University | VIET NAM |
Toronto Transit Commission | CANADA |
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos | BRAZIL |
Universiti Kabangsaan Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysi | MALAYSIA |
University Kebangsaan Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Dhaka | BANGLADESH |
University of International Business and Economics | CHINA |
University of Malaya | MALAYSIA |
University of Malaysia, Terengganu (Malaysia) | MALAYSIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of North Texas | UNITED STATES |
University of Putra | MALAYSIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University Utara Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Woxsen University | INDIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Associate EditorInternational Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberPLOS Climate |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberSpringer Nature Switzerland AG |
2022 |
Associate EditorInternational Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberSpringer Nature Switzerland AG |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberPLOS Climate |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberEmerald Publishing Group |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberEmerald Publishing Group |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberSpringer Nature Switzerland AG |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberEmerald Publishing Group |
2019 |
Associate EditorAustralian Journal of Business and Economic Studies |
2018 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEnvironmental and Socio-economic Studies |
2018 |
Expert MemberWorld Association for Sustainable Development |
2018 |
MemberSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics |
2018 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2018 |
Associate EditorAustralian Journal of Business and Economic Studies |
2017 |
Expert MemberWorld Association for Sustainable Development |
2017 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2017 |
MemberSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics |
2017 |
Associate EditorAustralian Journal of Business and Economic Studies |
2016 |
Associate EditorAustralian Journal of Business and Economic Studies |
2015 |
Associate EditorAustralian Journal of Business and Economic Studies |
2014 |
Associate Editor, Encyclopaedia of Environmental Health 2011 (Seven-Volume Set)Elsevier Science, United Kingdom |
2011 |
Best Paper AwardRegional Development International Conference and Exhibition, Kuala lumper, Malaysia |
2008 |
Best Service Award For Excellent Contribution to Teaching and ResearchUniversity of Malaysis Terengganu, Malaysia |
2008 |
Leading community organisation and volunterring for multicultural community organisations in South Australia
Teaching & student supervision