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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 47 4831 4648 256 252 152 9104
Earth Science 47 3988 3660 210 196 147 8824

Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2016. 3 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2016. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1995 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 1
2004 4
2005 2
2006 4
2007 3
2008 10
2009 7
2010 3
2011 4
2012 5
2013 9
2014 9
2015 9
2016 15
2017 10
2018 12
2019 13
2020 13
2021 8
2022 15
2023 7
2024 2
2025 1
Total 183
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Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 147 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491 147
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Iran Leader Award

Overview

Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani is affiliated with Sharif University of Technology in Iran and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on multiple topics within hydrology and environmental studies. Key areas include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Groundwater and Watershed Analysis, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani has co-authored numerous papers with frequent collaborators including Seiyed Mossa Hosseini, Craig T. Simmons, Marwan Fahs, Anis Younés, and Shabnam Taghipour.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to hydrology, groundwater, and environmental change. Selected recent papers are:

  • "Land subsidence: A global challenge," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Review of assimilating GRACE terrestrial water storage data into hydrological models: Advances, challenges and opportunities," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Interaction of lake-groundwater levels using cross-correlation analysis: A case study of Lake Urmia Basin, Iran," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Normalized difference vegetation index as the dominant predicting factor of groundwater recharge in phreatic aquifers: case studies across Iran," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Comparison of statistical and MCDM approaches for flood susceptibility mapping in northern Iran," 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Their publications appear frequently in several academic journals, with multiple papers published in the Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, The Science of The Total Environment, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, and Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Best Publications

  • Seawater intrusion processes, investigation and management: Recent advances and future challenges

    Adrian Deane Werner;Mark Bakker;Vincent E. A. Post;Alexander Vandenbohede

  • Tidal effects on sea water intrusion in unconfined aquifers

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;R.E. Volker;D.A. Lockington

  • Experimental Investigation of Clear-Water Local Scour at Pile Groups

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;A. A. Beheshti

  • Sea-level rise impacts on seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers: review and integration.

    Hamed Ketabchi;Davood Mahmoodzadeh;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Craig T. Simmons

  • Land subsidence: A global challenge.

    Mehdi Bagheri-Gavkosh;Seiyed Mossa Hosseini;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Yasamin Sohani

  • Numerical simulation of landslide impulsive waves by incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;G. Shobeyri

  • Numerical modeling of subaerial and submarine landslide-generated tsunami waves—recent advances and future challenges

    S. Yavari-Ramshe;B. Ataie-Ashtiani;B. Ataie-Ashtiani

  • Nitrate reduction by nano-Fe/Cu particles in packed column

    S. Mossa Hosseini;B. Ataie-Ashtiani;M. Kholghi

  • Impulsive waves caused by subaerial landslides

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;A. Nik-Khah

  • A stable moving-particle semi-implicit method for free surface flows

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;Leila Farhadi

  • Experimental Investigation of Clear-Water Local Scour of Compound Piers

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;Z. Baratian-Ghorghi;Aliasghar Beheshti

  • Tidal effects on groundwater dynamics in unconfined aquifers

    B. Ataie-Ashtiani;R. E. Volker;D. A. Lockington

  • Estimation of current-induced scour depth around pile groups using neural network and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system

    Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani;Ali-Asghar Beheshti;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Saeed-Reza Sabbagh-Yazdi

  • Evolutionary algorithms for the optimal management of coastal groundwater: A comparative study toward future challenges

    Hamed Ketabchi;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani

  • Analysis of threshold and incipient conditions for sediment movement

    Aliasghar Beheshti;B. Ataie-Ashtiani

  • Sea-level rise impact on fresh groundwater lenses in two-layer small islands

    Hamed Ketabchi;Davood Mahmoodzadeh;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Adrian D. Werner

  • Polynomial chaos expansions for uncertainty propagation and moment independent sensitivity analysis of seawater intrusion simulations

    Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Craig T. Simmons

  • Flow Field Around Single and Tandem Piers

    Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Abolfazl Aslani-Kordkandi

  • How important is the impact of land-surface inundation on seawater intrusion caused by sea-level rise?

    Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Adrian D. Werner;Craig T. Simmons;Leanne K. Morgan

  • Numerical simulation of wave generated by landslide incidents in dam reservoirs

    Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Saeedeh Yavari-Ramshe

  • Modified incompressible SPH method for simulating free surface problems

    B Ataie-Ashtiani;G Shobeyri;L Farhadi

  • Engineering nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment: review of classifications, properties and applications

    Shabnam Taghipour;Seiyed Mossa Hosseini;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani

  • Review: Coastal groundwater optimization—advances, challenges, and practical solutions

    Hamed Ketabchi;Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig T. Simmons
Craig T. Simmons University of Newcastle Australia
Anis Younes
Anis Younes University of Strasbourg
David Lockington
David Lockington University of Queensland
Adrian D. Werner
Adrian D. Werner Flinders University
Michael A. Celia
Michael A. Celia Princeton University
Amir Etemad-Shahidi
Amir Etemad-Shahidi Griffith University
Mart Oostrom
Mart Oostrom Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jichun Wu
Jichun Wu Nanjing University
S. Majid Hassanizadeh
S. Majid Hassanizadeh Utrecht University
Jian Song
Jian Song Tsinghua University

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