Afram Keivani

675 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 523 citations indexed

About

Afram Keivani is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Afram Keivani has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 523 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Building and Construction, 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 2 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Afram Keivani's work include Energy Load and Power Forecasting (4 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (3 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (2 papers). Afram Keivani is often cited by papers focused on Energy Load and Power Forecasting (4 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (3 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (2 papers). Afram Keivani collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Malaysia and Serbia. Afram Keivani's co-authors include Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Sareh Naji, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Milad Baghalzadeh Shishehgarkhaneh, Dalibor Petković, Robert Moehler, Malrey Lee, Zulkefli Mansor and Eiman Tamah Al-Shammari and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy and Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Afram Keivani

8 papers receiving 510 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Internet of Things (IoT), Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Digital Twin (DT) in Construction Industry: A Review, Bibliometric, and Network Analysis

2022 140 citations Milad Baghalzadeh Shishehgarkhaneh, Afram Keivani et al. Buildings profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afram Keivani Iran	7	294	216	134	75	60	8	523
Zixiao Shi Canada	12	377 1.3×	198 0.9×	100 0.7×	78 1.0×	29 0.5×	23	561
Edward Corry Ireland	9	576 2.0×	126 0.6×	86 0.6×	124 1.7×	83 1.4×	13	750
Cathal Hoare Ireland	11	613 2.1×	198 0.9×	305 2.3×	78 1.0×	19 0.3×	29	779
Christian Anker Hviid Denmark	17	699 2.4×	81 0.4×	386 2.9×	83 1.1×	37 0.6×	55	872
Razak Olu-Ajayi United Kingdom	9	388 1.3×	231 1.1×	178 1.3×	43 0.6×	14 0.2×	11	548
Ngoc-Son Truong Vietnam	8	292 1.0×	209 1.0×	128 1.0×	53 0.7×	13 0.2×	11	496
Ismail Sulaimon United Kingdom	5	344 1.2×	199 0.9×	162 1.2×	39 0.5×	13 0.2×	7	472
Karim Beddiar France	11	288 1.0×	109 0.5×	69 0.5×	10 0.1×	43 0.7×	25	480
Sergio Rodríguez United Kingdom	8	448 1.5×	77 0.4×	84 0.6×	20 0.3×	46 0.8×	24	597
Bejay Jayan United Kingdom	6	189 0.6×	248 1.1×	71 0.5×	41 0.5×	18 0.3×	8	450

Countries citing papers authored by Afram Keivani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Afram Keivani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Afram Keivani

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Shishehgarkhaneh, Milad Baghalzadeh, et al.. (2022). Application of Classic and Novel Metaheuristic Algorithms in a BIM-Based Resource Tradeoff in Dam Projects. Smart Cities. 5(4). 1441–1464. 9 indexed citations

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Shishehgarkhaneh, Milad Baghalzadeh, et al.. (2022). Internet of Things (IoT), Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Digital Twin (DT) in Construction Industry: A Review, Bibliometric, and Network Analysis. Buildings. 12(10). 1503–1503. 140 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zandi, Yousef & Afram Keivani. (2021). Analysis of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Liquied Tanks by Using Yield Line Theory. 1(1). 50–59. 1 indexed citations

4.

Naji, Sareh, Afram Keivani, Shahaboddin Shamshirband, et al.. (2016). Estimating building energy consumption using extreme learning machine method. Energy. 97. 506–516. 172 indexed citations

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Shamshirband, Shahaboddin, Afram Keivani, Kasra Mohammadi, et al.. (2016). Assessing the proficiency of adaptive neuro-fuzzy system to estimate wind power density: Case study of Aligoodarz, Iran. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 59. 429–435. 13 indexed citations

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Al-Shammari, Eiman Tamah, Kasra Mohammadi, Afram Keivani, et al.. (2016). Prediction of Daily Dewpoint Temperature Using a Model Combining the Support Vector Machine with Firefly Algorithm. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 142(5). 31 indexed citations

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Naji, Sareh, Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Hossein Basser, et al.. (2015). Application of adaptive neuro-fuzzy methodology for estimating building energy consumption. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 53. 1520–1528. 52 indexed citations

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Al-Shammari, Eiman Tamah, Afram Keivani, Shahaboddin Shamshirband, et al.. (2015). Prediction of heat load in district heating systems by Support Vector Machine with Firefly searching algorithm. Energy. 95. 266–273. 105 indexed citations

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