Behzad Foroughi

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Behzad Foroughi is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Management and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Behzad Foroughi has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Information Systems and Management and 23 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Behzad Foroughi's work include Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (27 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (18 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (13 papers). Behzad Foroughi is often cited by papers focused on Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (27 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (18 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (13 papers). Behzad Foroughi collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Australia and Taiwan. Behzad Foroughi's co-authors include Mohammad Iranmanesh, Sunghyup Sean Hyun, Morteza Ghobakhloo, Davoud Nikbin, Madugoda Gunaratnege Senali, Elaheh Yadegaridehkordi, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Kavigtha Mohan Kumar, Nagaletchimee Annamalai and Yuvaraj Ganesan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Computers in Human Behavior and Australasian Journal of Paramedicine.

In The Last Decade

Behzad Foroughi

77 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Determinants of Intention to Use ChatGPT for Educational Purposes: Findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA

2023 240 citations Behzad Foroughi, Madugoda Gunaratnege Senali et al. profile →
Understanding the determinants of mobile banking continuance usage intention

2019 210 citations Behzad Foroughi, Mohammad Iranmanesh et al. profile →
Industry 5.0 implications for inclusive sustainable manufacturing: An evidence-knowledge-based strategic roadmap

2023 96 citations Morteza Ghobakhloo, Mohammad Iranmanesh et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Behzad Foroughi Malaysia	31	1.1k	818	711	490	384	83	2.9k
Kawaljeet Kaur Kapoor United Kingdom	23	1.3k 1.2×	782 1.0×	591 0.8×	383 0.8×	318 0.8×	39	2.9k
Hangjung Zo South Korea	26	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	786 1.1×	355 0.7×	351 0.9×	86	4.1k
Elvira Ismagilova United Kingdom	15	1.9k 1.6×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	377 0.8×	418 1.1×	23	3.8k
Xu Xin China	16	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	570 0.8×	308 0.6×	383 1.0×	94	3.3k
Dan‐Cristian Dabija Romania	29	1.2k 1.0×	475 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	460 0.9×	467 1.2×	147	3.3k
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman Bangladesh	31	784 0.7×	421 0.5×	855 1.2×	761 1.6×	256 0.7×	166	2.8k
Shahrokh Nikou Finland	26	652 0.6×	593 0.7×	398 0.6×	668 1.4×	179 0.5×	98	2.8k
Pedro R. Palos‐Sánchez Spain	28	913 0.8×	479 0.6×	476 0.7×	220 0.4×	294 0.8×	101	2.4k
Santha Vaithilingam Malaysia	14	1.0k 0.9×	680 0.8×	862 1.2×	612 1.2×	281 0.7×	32	3.3k
Abdul Hafaz Ngah Malaysia	26	913 0.8×	522 0.6×	491 0.7×	493 1.0×	361 0.9×	126	2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Behzad Foroughi

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Nikbin, Davoud, et al.. (2025). Acceptance of ChatGPT as an auxiliary tool enhancing travel experience. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. 8(7). 2744–2763. 5 indexed citations

Al‐Emran, Mostafa, Mohammed A. Al‐Sharafi, Behzad Foroughi, et al.. (2025). From adoption to social sustainability: examining the factors affecting students’ use of virtual reality in higher education. Education and Information Technologies. 30(17). 24625–24648.

Foroughi, Behzad, Bita Naghmeh‐Abbaspour, Jun Wen, et al.. (2025). Determinants of Generative AI in Promoting Green Purchasing Behavior: A Hybrid Partial Least Squares–Artificial Neural Network Approach. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(4). 4072–4094. 13 indexed citations

Wen, Jun, et al.. (2025). Profiling Outbound Tourists With Mild Dementia: A Motivation‐Based Segmentation Approach. International Journal of Tourism Research. 27(5).

Yadegaridehkordi, Elaheh, et al.. (2025). Factors Affecting Academic Staff’s Willingness to Use ChatGPT for Teaching and Learning: A PLS-SEM and ANN Approach. Innovative Higher Education. 51(1). 1–28.

Foroughi, Behzad, Morteza Ghobakhloo, Jun Wen, & Masood Fathi. (2025). Sustained use of generative AI for shopping: a PLS-ANN analysis. Service Industries Journal. 46(3-4). 250–283. 2 indexed citations

Al‐Emran, Mostafa, Mohammed A. Al‐Sharafi, Behzad Foroughi, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the barriers affecting cybersecurity behavior in the Metaverse using PLS-SEM and fuzzy sets (fsQCA). Computers in Human Behavior. 159. 108315–108315. 20 indexed citations

Foroughi, Behzad, Elaheh Yadegaridehkordi, Jun Wen, et al.. (2024). Factors Affecting the Use of ChatGPT for Obtaining Shopping Information. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 49(1). 6 indexed citations

Foroughi, Behzad, et al.. (2024). Roles of big data analytics and organizational culture in developing innovation capabilities: a hybrid PLS ‐ fsQCA approach. R and D Management. 55(3). 736–754. 3 indexed citations

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Senali, Madugoda Gunaratnege, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Morteza Ghobakhloo, et al.. (2024). Determinants of trust and purchase intention in social commerce: Perceived price fairness and trust disposition as moderators. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications. 64. 101370–101370. 24 indexed citations

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Ghobakhloo, Morteza, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Masood Fathi, et al.. (2024). Beyond Industry 4.0: a systematic review of Industry 5.0 technologies and implications for social, environmental and economic sustainability. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration. 17(4). 889–914. 36 indexed citations

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Tırkolaee, Erfan Babaee, Vladimir Šimić, Morteza Ghobakhloo, et al.. (2024). Integrated design of a sustainable waste management system with co-modal transportation network: A robust bi-level decision support system. Journal of Cleaner Production. 449. 141760–141760. 8 indexed citations

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Al‐Emran, Mostafa, Noor Al-Qaysi, Mohammed A. Al‐Sharafi, et al.. (2024). Role of perceived threats and knowledge management in shaping generative AI use in education and its impact on social sustainability. The International Journal of Management Education. 23(1). 101105–101105. 14 indexed citations

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Yadegaridehkordi, Elaheh, Behzad Foroughi, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, & Morteza Ghobakhloo. (2022). Determinants of environmental, financial, and social sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 35. 129–140. 97 indexed citations

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Foroughi, Behzad, Mark D. Griffiths, Mohammad Iranmanesh, & Yashar Salamzadeh. (2021). Associations Between Instagram Addiction, Academic Performance, Social Anxiety, Depression, and Life Satisfaction Among University Students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 20(4). 2221–2242. 75 indexed citations

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Ali, Mohd Helmi, Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh, & Behzad Foroughi. (2019). Impacts of Environmental Factors on Waste, Energy, and Resource Management and Sustainable Performance. Sustainability. 11(8). 2443–2443. 65 indexed citations

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Ganesan, Yuvaraj, et al.. (2019). Using smartwatches for fitness and health monitoring: the UTAUT2 combined with threat appraisal as moderators. Behaviour and Information Technology. 40(3). 282–299. 148 indexed citations

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Gholipour, Hassan F. & Behzad Foroughi. (2019). Business Sentiment and International Business Travels: A Cross-country Analysis. Journal of Travel Research. 59(6). 1061–1072. 18 indexed citations

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Amran, Azlan, et al.. (2019). Drivers of sustainability reporting quality: financial institution perspective. International Journal of Ethics and Systems. 35(4). 632–650. 45 indexed citations

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Nikbin, Davoud, et al.. (2014). Effects of perceived justice for coaches on athletes' satisfaction, commitment, effort, and team unity.. International journal of sport psychology. 45(2). 100–120. 17 indexed citations

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