He is listed among the top 2% most cited scientists of the world by Stanford University.
[7] Shakeel Ahmed was born and raised in the small village Nonial of Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir.
He obtained his bachelor's degree from Government Post Graduate College Rajouri.
He obtained a master's and Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
He has published several research articles and books in the area of polymer nanocomposites, biopolymer and green nanomaterials.