Amin Vafadarnikjoo

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 989 citations indexed

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Amin Vafadarnikjoo is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Amin Vafadarnikjoo has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 9 papers in Strategy and Management and 4 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Amin Vafadarnikjoo's work include Multi-Criteria Decision Making (13 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (7 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (4 papers). Amin Vafadarnikjoo is often cited by papers focused on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (13 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (7 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (4 papers). Amin Vafadarnikjoo collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Iran and Austria. Amin Vafadarnikjoo's co-authors include Kannan Govindan, Roohollah Khodaverdi, Konstantinos Chalvatzis, Tiago Botelho, Hadi Badri Ahmadi, James J.H. Liou, Nishikant Mishra, Madjid Tavana, Mohammadsadegh Mobin and David Bamford and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Amin Vafadarnikjoo

23 papers receiving 956 citations

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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.

Intuitionistic fuzzy based DEMATEL method for developing green practices and performances in a green supply chain

2015 388 citations Kannan Govindan, Roohollah Khodaverdi et al. Expert Systems with Applications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amin Vafadarnikjoo United Kingdom	13	515	334	196	173	100	25	989
Reza Rostamzadeh Iran	14	563 1.1×	422 1.3×	213 1.1×	265 1.5×	110 1.1×	37	1.2k
Melfi Alrasheedi Saudi Arabia	18	499 1.0×	548 1.6×	131 0.7×	156 0.9×	135 1.4×	44	1.4k
Krishnendu Shaw India	17	640 1.2×	488 1.5×	249 1.3×	138 0.8×	95 0.9×	24	1.3k
Hadi Badri Ahmadi Taiwan	15	817 1.6×	399 1.2×	263 1.3×	259 1.5×	138 1.4×	32	1.4k
Lixin Shen China	14	436 0.8×	263 0.8×	138 0.7×	147 0.8×	88 0.9×	46	924
Ahmad Esmaeili Iran	10	624 1.2×	493 1.5×	199 1.0×	217 1.3×	126 1.3×	13	1.1k
Anoop Kumar Sahu India	19	567 1.1×	268 0.8×	299 1.5×	105 0.6×	71 0.7×	51	1.0k
Xiaojun Fan China	18	426 0.8×	501 1.5×	375 1.9×	367 2.1×	115 1.1×	32	1.3k
İsmail Erol Türkiye	18	655 1.3×	301 0.9×	272 1.4×	247 1.4×	128 1.3×	33	1.3k
Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji China	18	806 1.6×	267 0.8×	349 1.8×	253 1.5×	104 1.0×	31	1.3k

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Papalexi, Marina, et al.. (2026). Developing pharmaceutical supply chain resilient capabilities: the role of Industry 4.0 technologies. Supply Chain Management An International Journal. 31(7). 1–20.

Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, et al.. (2025). Risk assessment of the UK electricity supply network: A preference-based decision support method. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 264. 111439–111439.

Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, et al.. (2023). Unpacking critical success factors to improve supply chain effectiveness, efficiency and performance: a 7Vs framework for consideration. Production Planning & Control. 1–15. 3 indexed citations

Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Md. Abdul Moktadir, Sanjoy Kumar Paul, & Syed Mithun Ali. (2023). A novel grey multi-objective binary linear programming model for risk assessment in supply chain management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100012–100012. 10 indexed citations

Hoxha, Endrit, et al.. (2022). A hierarchical reference-based know-why model for design support of sustainable building envelopes. Automation in Construction. 139. 104276–104276. 16 indexed citations

Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Konstantinos Chalvatzis, Tiago Botelho, & David Bamford. (2022). A stratified decision-making model for long-term planning: Application in flood risk management in Scotland. Omega. 116. 102803–102803. 23 indexed citations

Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Madjid Tavana, Konstantinos Chalvatzis, & Tiago Botelho. (2021). A socio-economic and environmental vulnerability assessment model with causal relationships in electric power supply chains. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 80. 101156–101156. 22 indexed citations

Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, et al.. (2021). A Hybrid Neutrosophic-Grey Analytic Hierarchy Process Method: Decision-Making Modelling in Uncertain Environments. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2021. 1–18. 10 indexed citations

Bamford, David, et al.. (2021). Services procurement: A systematic literature review of practices and challenges. International Journal of Management Reviews. 24(3). 352–372. 13 indexed citations

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Hadi Badri Ahmadi, James J.H. Liou, Tiago Botelho, & Konstantinos Chalvatzis. (2021). Analyzing blockchain adoption barriers in manufacturing supply chains by the neutrosophic analytic hierarchy process. Annals of Operations Research. 327(1). 129–156. 89 indexed citations

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Hadi Badri Ahmadi, Benjamin T. Hazen, & James J.H. Liou. (2020). Understanding Interdependencies among Social Sustainability Evaluation Criteria in an Emerging Economy. Sustainability. 12(5). 1934–1934. 20 indexed citations

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Nishikant Mishra, Kannan Govindan, & Konstantinos Chalvatzis. (2019). Assessment of consumers' motivations to purchase a remanufactured product by applying Fuzzy Delphi method and single valued neutrosophic sets. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, Nishikant Mishra, Kannan Govindan, & Konstantinos Chalvatzis. (2018). Assessment of consumers' motivations to purchase a remanufactured product by applying Fuzzy Delphi method and single valued neutrosophic sets. Journal of Cleaner Production. 196. 230–244. 88 indexed citations

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Govindan, Kannan, Roohollah Khodaverdi, & Amin Vafadarnikjoo. (2016). A grey DEMATEL approach to develop third-party logistics provider selection criteria. Industrial Management & Data Systems. 116(4). 690–722. 161 indexed citations

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Taylan, Osman, et al.. (2015). Commentary on ‘Construction projects selection and risk assessment by Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS methodologies’ [Applied Soft Computing 17 (2014): 105–116]. Applied Soft Computing. 36. 419–421. 12 indexed citations

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, et al.. (2015). An Integrated Gray-Fuzzy Cause and Effect Approach to Determine the Most Significant Categories of Project Risks. 10 indexed citations

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Mobin, Mohammadsadegh, et al.. (2015). An Integrated AHP-GIS-MCLP Method to Locate Bank Branches. 17 indexed citations

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Govindan, Kannan, Roohollah Khodaverdi, & Amin Vafadarnikjoo. (2015). Intuitionistic fuzzy based DEMATEL method for developing green practices and performances in a green supply chain. Expert Systems with Applications. 42(20). 7207–7220. 388 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, et al.. (2015). A HYBRID APPROACH OF INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY SET THEORY AND DEMATEL METHOD TO PRIORITIZE SELECTION CRITERIA OF BANK BRANCHES LOCATIONS. 595–604. 8 indexed citations

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Vafadarnikjoo, Amin, et al.. (2014). WITHDRAWN: Erratum to “A comparison between Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS methods to supplier selection” [Appl. Soft Comput. 21 (2014) 194–209]. Applied Soft Computing. 26. 545–545. 2 indexed citations

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