Behnaz Saboori

5.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
50 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Behnaz Saboori is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Behnaz Saboori has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 16 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Behnaz Saboori's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (37 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (23 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (15 papers). Behnaz Saboori is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (37 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (23 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (15 papers). Behnaz Saboori collaborates with scholars based in Oman, Iran and Malaysia. Behnaz Saboori's co-authors include Jamalludin Sulaiman, Usama Al‐mulali, İlhan Öztürk, Saidatulakmal Mohd, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, Buhari Doğan, Abdorreza Soleymani, Muhlis Can, Maizan Baba and Paresh Kumar Narayan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy Policy and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Behnaz Saboori

48 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2014 2012 2015 2013 2019 200 400 600
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.

  1. Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in Vietnam
    2014 692 citations Usama Al‐mulali, Behnaz Saboori et al. Energy Policy profile →
  2. Economic growth and CO2 emissions in Malaysia: A cointegration analysis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve
    2012 673 citations Behnaz Saboori, Jamalludin Sulaiman et al. Energy Policy profile →
  3. Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis: the role of tourism and ecological footprint
    2015 444 citations İlhan Öztürk, Usama Al‐mulali et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
  4. Environmental degradation, economic growth and energy consumption: Evidence of the environmental Kuznets curve in Malaysia
    2013 437 citations Behnaz Saboori, Jamalludin Sulaiman Energy Policy profile →
  5. Does economic complexity matter for environmental degradation? An empirical analysis for different stages of development
    2019 218 citations Buhari Doğan, Behnaz Saboori et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Behnaz Saboori Oman 22 4.2k 2.6k 1.6k 884 314 50 4.7k
Emrah Koçak Türkiye 27 3.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 382 1.2× 68 4.3k
Alex O. Acheampong Australia 29 3.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 211 0.7× 74 4.8k
Solomon Prince Nathaniel Nigeria 36 4.7k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 205 0.7× 65 5.3k
Mehdi Ben Jebli Tunisia 30 3.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 184 0.6× 56 4.1k
Roula Inglesi‐Lotz South Africa 36 3.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.7× 207 0.7× 109 4.8k
José Alberto Fuinhas Portugal 41 3.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.6× 378 1.2× 169 5.1k
Muhammad Awais Baloch China 25 4.9k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 158 0.5× 41 5.5k
Manzoor Ahmad China 34 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 717 0.8× 119 0.4× 54 4.1k
Sakiru Adebola Solarin Malaysia 42 5.9k 1.4× 3.4k 1.3× 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 397 1.3× 169 6.9k
António Cardoso Marques Portugal 39 3.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 997 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 375 1.2× 125 4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Behnaz Saboori

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Taghvaee, Vahid Mohamad, et al.. (2024). Renewable energy, energy efficiency, and economic complexity in the middle East and North Africa: A panel data analysis. Energy. 311. 133300–133300. 19 indexed citations
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Tarazkar, Mohammad Hassan, et al.. (2024). Direct and indirect determinants of COVID-19 outbreak in Australia: a spatial panel data analysis. Spatial Information Research. 32(4). 441–450. 1 indexed citations
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Saboori, Behnaz, et al.. (2024). Does private financial development present a trade-off for CO 2 emissions reduction in Oman? Evidence from Markov-switching model. Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy. 19(1). 2 indexed citations
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Can, Muhlis, et al.. (2024). Assessing the environmental implications of structural change in middle-income countries: introducing the structural change index. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21(8). 6339–6356. 16 indexed citations
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Alavijeh, Nooshin Karimi, et al.. (2024). Do circular economy, renewable energy, industrialization, and globalization influence environmental indicators in belt and road initiative countries?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(29). 42111–42132. 6 indexed citations
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Saboori, Behnaz, et al.. (2023). Agricultural products diversification-food security nexus in the GCC countries; introducing a new index. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 12. 100592–100592. 16 indexed citations
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Rahman, Syed Abidur, Behnaz Saboori, & Seyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh. (2023). A New Insight on Tourism-Entrepreneurship Nexus: The Role of Tourism Market Diversification. Tourism Planning & Development. 21(5). 550–569.
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Saboori, Behnaz, et al.. (2023). Does tourism market diversification matter for CO2 emissions? evidence from Singapore. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(30). 76016–76025. 5 indexed citations
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Taghvaee, Vahid Mohamad, Mehrab Nodehi, & Behnaz Saboori. (2022). Economic complexity and CO2 emissions in OECD countries: sector-wise Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(53). 80860–80870. 47 indexed citations
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Can, Muhlis, Buhari Doğan, & Behnaz Saboori. (2020). Does trade matter for environmental degradation in developing countries? New evidence in the context of export product diversification. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(13). 14702–14710. 93 indexed citations
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Doğan, Buhari, Behnaz Saboori, & Muhlis Can. (2019). Does economic complexity matter for environmental degradation? An empirical analysis for different stages of development. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(31). 31900–31912. 218 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aung, Thiri Shwesin, Behnaz Saboori, & Ehsan Rasoulinezhad. (2017). Economic growth and environmental pollution in Myanmar: an analysis of environmental Kuznets curve. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(25). 20487–20501. 92 indexed citations
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Saboori, Behnaz, et al.. (2017). The nexus of oil consumption, CO2 emissions and economic growth in China, Japan and South Korea. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(8). 7436–7455. 114 indexed citations
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Sulaiman, Jamalludin, Azlinda Azman, & Behnaz Saboori. (2014). DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY IN SABAH MALAYSIA: THE CASE OF TRUDGILL'S PERCEPTION. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3(2). 90–99. 10 indexed citations
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Al‐mulali, Usama, Behnaz Saboori, & İlhan Öztürk. (2014). Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in Vietnam. Energy Policy. 76. 123–131. 692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saboori, Behnaz & Jamalludin Sulaiman. (2013). Environmental degradation, economic growth and energy consumption: Evidence of the environmental Kuznets curve in Malaysia. Energy Policy. 60. 892–905. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Soleymani, Abdorreza, et al.. (2011). The J-Curve at Industry Level: Evidence from Malaysia-China Trade. International Journal of Economics and Finance. 3(6). 2 indexed citations
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Saboori, Behnaz & Abdorreza Soleymani. (2011). CO2 emissions, economic growth and energy consumption in Iran: A cointegration approach. International Journal on Environmental Sciences. 2(1). 44–53. 33 indexed citations

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