Farzad Pour Rahimian

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Farzad Pour Rahimian is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Management Science and Operations Research and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Farzad Pour Rahimian has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Building and Construction, 26 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 20 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Farzad Pour Rahimian's work include BIM and Construction Integration (56 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (26 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (20 papers). Farzad Pour Rahimian is often cited by papers focused on BIM and Construction Integration (56 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (26 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (20 papers). Farzad Pour Rahimian collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malaysia and Australia. Farzad Pour Rahimian's co-authors include Saleh Seyedzadeh, Ivan Glesk, Jack Steven Goulding, Rahinah Ibrahim, Stephen Oliver, Nashwan Dawood, Marc Roper, Sergio Rodríguez, Mohammed Arif and Faris Elghaish and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Farzad Pour Rahimian

113 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

On-demand monitoring of construction projects through a game-like hybrid application of BIM and machine learning

2019 217 citations Farzad Pour Rahimian, Saleh Seyedzadeh et al. Automation in Construction profile →
Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects

2023 78 citations Atul Kumar Singh, Saeed Reza Mohandes 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
Farzad Pour Rahimian United Kingdom	30	2.0k	579	487	401	349	126	3.1k
Carol C. Menassa United States	35	2.8k 1.4×	432 0.7×	290 0.6×	618 1.5×	485 1.4×	138	4.2k
Juan Manuel Dávila Delgado United Kingdom	24	1.6k 0.8×	446 0.8×	392 0.8×	210 0.5×	529 1.5×	35	3.1k
Anuoluwapo Ajayi United Kingdom	23	1.6k 0.8×	512 0.9×	171 0.4×	261 0.7×	367 1.1×	44	3.0k
Lúcio Soibelman United States	36	1.7k 0.8×	571 1.0×	595 1.2×	266 0.7×	214 0.6×	144	4.0k
Chimay Anumba United States	37	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 2.1×	508 1.0×	228 0.6×	689 2.0×	193	4.4k
Fernanda Leite United States	29	2.1k 1.0×	792 1.4×	795 1.6×	405 1.0×	298 0.9×	140	3.2k
Hakeem A. Owolabi United Kingdom	32	2.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.8×	230 0.5×	193 0.5×	383 1.1×	46	4.0k
Fonbeyin Henry Abanda United Kingdom	26	1.5k 0.7×	543 0.9×	374 0.8×	231 0.6×	262 0.8×	74	2.2k
Thomas Froese Canada	26	1.6k 0.8×	621 1.1×	276 0.6×	201 0.5×	235 0.7×	115	2.3k
Muhammad Bilal United Kingdom	31	3.0k 1.5×	1.2k 2.1×	333 0.7×	297 0.7×	533 1.5×	52	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Farzad Pour Rahimian

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Farzad Pour Rahimian's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Farzad Pour Rahimian with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Farzad Pour Rahimian more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Farzad Pour Rahimian

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Farzad Pour Rahimian. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Farzad Pour Rahimian. The network helps show where Farzad Pour Rahimian may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Farzad Pour Rahimian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Farzad Pour Rahimian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Farzad Pour Rahimian based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Farzad Pour Rahimian. Farzad Pour Rahimian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Rahimian, Farzad Pour, et al.. (2025). Editorial: Harnessing digital innovation for smart and sustainable built environments. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 14(5). 1333–1338.

Al-Mhdawi, M.K.S., et al.. (2025). Developing a sustainability-driven risk management framework for green building projects: A literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 519. 145891–145891. 2 indexed citations

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Hind Bril El-Haouzi, Alexis Aubry, Farook Hamzeh, & Farzad Pour Rahimian. (2025). A data-driven and knowledge-based decision support system for optimized construction planning and control. Automation in Construction. 173. 106066–106066.

Matarneh, Sandra, Faris Elghaish, Farzad Pour Rahimian, et al.. (2025). Optimised denoising-based deep learning classification for evaluating concrete surface cracks. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 30(1). 1573–1573.

Singh, Atul Kumar, et al.. (2025). Blockchain-based approach to improve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting in construction organizations. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 30(1). 1497–1497.

GhaffarianHoseini, Ali, et al.. (2024). Digital twin applications for overcoming construction supply chain challenges. Automation in Construction. 167. 105679–105679. 22 indexed citations

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, et al.. (2024). From NLP to Taxonomy: Identifying and Classifying Key Functionality Concepts of Multi-level Project Planning and Control Systems. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 29. 1200–1218. 1 indexed citations

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Hind Bril El-Haouzi, Alexis Aubry, Farook Hamzeh, & Farzad Pour Rahimian. (2024). From process-based to technology-driven: a study on functionalities as key elements of collaborative planning methods for construction projects. Production Planning & Control. 36(10). 1330–1351. 5 indexed citations

Al-Mhdawi, M.K.S., et al.. (2024). Implementation of a Combined Fuzzy Controller Model to Enhance Risk Assessment in Oil and Gas Construction Projects. IEEE Access. 12. 68319–68333. 2 indexed citations

10.

Elghaish, Faris, et al.. (2024). Multi-layers deep learning model with feature selection for automated detection and classification of highway pavement cracks. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 14(2). 511–535. 7 indexed citations

11.

Ansari, Mojtaba, et al.. (2023). Morphological analysis of historical landscapes based on cultural DNA approach. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. 30. e00277–e00277. 3 indexed citations

12.

Elghaish, Faris, et al.. (2023). Blockchain-based decentralised material management system for construction projects. Journal of Building Engineering. 82. 108263–108263. 20 indexed citations

13.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour, et al.. (2023). Platform Based Design and Immersive Technologies for Manufacturing and Assembly in Offsite Construction. TeesRep (Teesside University). 1 indexed citations

14.

Seyedzadeh, Saleh, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Ivan Glesk, & Marc Roper. (2018). Machine learning for estimation of building energy consumption and performance: a review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 320 indexed citations

15.

Salama, Ashraf M., et al.. (2017). A DECADE OF ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN ‘ARCHNET-IJAR: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH’. International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAR. 11(1). 6–6. 6 indexed citations

16.

Goulding, Jack Steven, Farzad Pour Rahimian, & Xiangyu Wang. (2014). Virtual reality-based cloud BIM platform for integrated AEC projects. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 19(18). 308–325. 64 indexed citations

17.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour, et al.. (2014). Offsite manufacturing: the way forward for Nigeria's housing industry. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 4 indexed citations

18.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour, et al.. (2013). IMPACTS OF URBAN PASSAGES ON FORMATION OF IRANIAN BAZAARS:Case Study of the Historic Bazaar of Tabriz. International Journal of Architectural Research: Archnet-IJAR. 7(2). 61–75. 3 indexed citations

19.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour & Rahinah Ibrahim. (2013). Behavioural design protocols in architectural design studios: a microscopic analysis. Pertanika journal of social science & humanities. 21(1). 235–258. 1 indexed citations

20.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Rahinah Ibrahim, Rahmita Wirza O. K. Rahmat, Muhamad Taufik Abdullah, & Mohd Saleh Jaafar. (2011). Mediating cognitive transformation with VR 3D sketching during conceptual architectural design process. International Journal of Architectural Research: Archnet-IJAR. 5(1). 99–113. 28 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact