\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{report}

\usepackage[top=1in,bottom=1in,left=1in,right=1in]{geometry}

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern,graphicx,booktabs}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{siunitx} %for SI units in text
\usepackage{lipsum}

\usepackage[sort&compress,numbers,comma,square]{natbib} %for references

\setlength{\bibsep}{1.8ex plus 0.3ex}
\renewcommand{\bibname}{References}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand\@biblabel[1]{[#1].}
\makeatother

\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{cleveref}

\begin{document}

Hello world!

\end{document}