Behzad Esmaeilian

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Behzad Esmaeilian is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Behzad Esmaeilian has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 5 papers in Strategy and Management and 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Behzad Esmaeilian's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (6 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (5 papers) and Green IT and Sustainability (3 papers). Behzad Esmaeilian is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (6 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (5 papers) and Green IT and Sustainability (3 papers). Behzad Esmaeilian collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Behzad Esmaeilian's co-authors include Sara Behdad, Ben Wang, Kemper Lewis, Joseph Sarkis, Carlo Ratti, Fábio Duarte, Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, Willie Cade, Mostafa Sabbaghi and Kyle Wiens and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Waste Management and Resources Conservation and Recycling.

In The Last Decade

Behzad Esmaeilian

19 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0

2020 558 citations Behzad Esmaeilian, Joseph Sarkis et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
The evolution and future of manufacturing: A review

2016 492 citations Behzad Esmaeilian, Sara Behdad et al. Journal of Manufacturing Systems profile →
The future of waste management in smart and sustainable cities: A review and concept paper

2018 313 citations Behzad Esmaeilian, Ben Wang et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Behzad Esmaeilian United States	12	724	590	402	309	232	20	1.7k
Saurabh Pratap India	28	695 1.0×	608 1.0×	132 0.3×	172 0.6×	189 0.8×	109	2.2k
Sara Behdad United States	25	1.2k 1.6×	1.2k 2.1×	750 1.9×	389 1.3×	365 1.6×	117	3.2k
Maria Grazia Gnoni Italy	22	941 1.3×	643 1.1×	379 0.9×	67 0.2×	428 1.8×	78	2.1k
Christopher Turner United Kingdom	23	470 0.6×	713 1.2×	111 0.3×	154 0.5×	144 0.6×	80	1.8k
Elif Kongar United States	21	637 0.9×	682 1.2×	258 0.6×	71 0.2×	93 0.4×	63	1.6k
Fuli Zhou China	26	591 0.8×	489 0.8×	155 0.4×	83 0.3×	268 1.2×	80	2.0k
Zhitao Xu China	22	716 1.0×	258 0.4×	177 0.4×	77 0.2×	173 0.7×	42	1.6k
Tijun Fan China	28	1.2k 1.7×	385 0.7×	314 0.8×	131 0.4×	512 2.2×	111	2.5k
Pezhman Ghadimi Ireland	28	1.2k 1.7×	368 0.6×	375 0.9×	61 0.2×	320 1.4×	64	2.4k
Gengui Zhou China	18	765 1.1×	483 0.8×	319 0.8×	64 0.2×	152 0.7×	76	1.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Esmaeilian, Behzad, et al.. (2026). Electric Vehicle Batteries Recycling: A Review. Waste Management. 212. 115302–115302.

Esmaeilian, Behzad, et al.. (2023). Automated Evaluation and Rating of Product Repairability Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. 146(2). 3 indexed citations

Esmaeilian, Behzad, et al.. (2021). Marketing strategies for refurbished products: Survey-based insights for probabilistic selling and technology level. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 167. 105401–105401. 25 indexed citations

Esmaeilian, Behzad, Joseph Sarkis, Kemper Lewis, & Sara Behdad. (2020). Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 163. 105064–105064. 558 indexed citations breakdown →

Esmaeilian, Behzad, et al.. (2019). A Blockchain Platform for Protecting Intellectual Property: Implications for Additive Manufacturing. 7 indexed citations

Esmaeilian, Behzad, Ben Wang, Kemper Lewis, et al.. (2018). The future of waste management in smart and sustainable cities: A review and concept paper. Waste Management. 81. 177–195. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

Esmaeilian, Behzad, Michael J. Rust, Praveen Kumare Gopalakrishnan, & Sara Behdad. (2018). Use of Citizen Science to Improve Student Experience in Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Sustainability Education. Procedia Manufacturing. 26. 1361–1368. 9 indexed citations

Esmaeilian, Behzad, Sara Behdad, & Ben Wang. (2016). The evolution and future of manufacturing: A review. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 39. 79–100. 492 indexed citations breakdown →

Sabbaghi, Mostafa, Behzad Esmaeilian, Willie Cade, Kyle Wiens, & Sara Behdad. (2016). Business outcomes of product repairability: A survey-based study of consumer repair experiences. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 109. 114–122. 59 indexed citations

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Mashhadi, Ardeshir Raihanian, Behzad Esmaeilian, & Sara Behdad. (2016). Simulation Modeling of Consumers' Participation in Product Take-Back Systems. Journal of Mechanical Design. 138(5). 21 indexed citations

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Mashhadi, Ardeshir Raihanian, Behzad Esmaeilian, Willie Cade, Kyle Wiens, & Sara Behdad. (2016). Mining consumer experiences of repairing electronics: Product design insights and business lessons learned. Journal of Cleaner Production. 137. 716–727. 61 indexed citations

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Huang, Jida, Behzad Esmaeilian, & Sara Behdad. (2016). Design for Ease-of-Repair: Insights From Consumers’ Repair Experiences. 6 indexed citations

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Esmaeilian, Behzad, et al.. (2015). Predictive Modeling Techniques to Forecast Energy Demand in the United States: A Focus on Economic and Demographic Factors. 3 indexed citations

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Mashhadi, Ardeshir Raihanian, Behzad Esmaeilian, & Sara Behdad. (2015). Impact of Additive Manufacturing Adoption on Future of Supply Chains. 23 indexed citations

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Mashhadi, Ardeshir Raihanian, Behzad Esmaeilian, & Sara Behdad. (2015). Uncertainty Management in Remanufacturing Decisions: A Consideration of Uncertainties in Market Demand, Quantity, and Quality of Returns. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems Part B Mechanical Engineering. 1(2). 25 indexed citations

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Esmaeilian, Behzad, et al.. (2015). Predictive Modeling Techniques to Forecast Energy Demand in the United States: A Focus on Economic and Demographic Factors. Journal of Energy Resources Technology. 138(2). 21 indexed citations

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Huang, Jida, Behzad Esmaeilian, & Sara Behdad. (2015). Multi-Purpose Disassembly Sequence Planning. 5 indexed citations

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Sabbaghi, Mostafa, Behzad Esmaeilian, Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, Willie Cade, & Sara Behdad. (2015). Reusability Assessment of Lithium-Ion Laptop Batteries Based on Consumers Actual Usage Behavior. Journal of Mechanical Design. 137(12). 19 indexed citations

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Mashhadi, Ardeshir Raihanian, Behzad Esmaeilian, & Sara Behdad. (2015). Modeling Consumer Decisions on Returning End-of-Use Products Considering Design Features and Consumer Interactions: An Agent Based Simulation Approach. 4 indexed citations

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Sabbaghi, Mostafa, Behzad Esmaeilian, Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, Sara Behdad, & Willie Cade. (2014). An investigation of used electronics return flows: A data-driven approach to capture and predict consumers storage and utilization behavior. Waste Management. 36. 305–315. 47 indexed citations

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