12,000 Google Scholar Citations => A Journey That Was Never Supposed to Happen💚💚💚💚
When I began this career 18 years ago, even my own mother, the woman who brought me into this world, told me it was time to slow down. "Travel. Play golf. Enjoy the rest of your life," she said💚💚💚💚
I chose a different path!
I still remember the quiet thrill of reaching 1,000 citations, a number that felt almost unreal at the time. Today, as that number crosses 12,000, I find myself overwhelmed not by the count itself, but by everything it represents: the late nights, the countless revisions, the rejections that stung, the acceptances that healed, and the beautiful minds I've had the privilege to work alongside.
Every single citation is a conversation, someone, somewhere in the world, read our work and found it worthy of building upon. That thought alone humbles me beyond words.
This milestone belongs not to me, but to all of you!
To my co-authors and colleagues who trusted me and walked this road together. To my students, my greatest pride, who challenged me to grow even as I tried to guide them. To the journal editors and reviewers whose rigorous eyes sharpened every word we wrote. And to every scholar who cited our work, thank you for listening, for engaging, and for carrying these ideas forward.
They say academia is a lonely journey. I disagree. It is the most connected journey I have ever known.
The path of scholarship has no finish line, and at 12,000 citations, I am more certain than ever that the best chapters are still ahead.
With a heart full of gratitude, mj in Sunway 🇲🇾
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