Mahdi Bitarafan

471 total citations
21 papers, 398 citations indexed

About

Mahdi Bitarafan is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Management Science and Operations Research and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahdi Bitarafan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 398 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 6 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Mahdi Bitarafan's work include Multi-Criteria Decision Making (5 papers), Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis (4 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (4 papers). Mahdi Bitarafan is often cited by papers focused on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (5 papers), Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis (4 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (4 papers). Mahdi Bitarafan collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Lithuania and Chile. Mahdi Bitarafan's co-authors include Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Mohammad Ataei, Kambod Amini Hosseini, Seyed Bagher Hosseini, Simona Kildienė, Oleg Kapliński, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Jonas Šaparauskas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Alexandria Engineering Journal and Environment Development and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Mahdi Bitarafan

20 papers receiving 372 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahdi Bitarafan Iran 11 195 87 74 68 55 21 398
Marius Lazauskas Lithuania 7 258 1.3× 89 1.0× 106 1.4× 38 0.6× 53 1.0× 10 467
Algimantas Zakarevičius Lithuania 5 213 1.1× 62 0.7× 49 0.7× 46 0.7× 42 0.8× 41 381
Darius Kalibatas Lithuania 12 240 1.2× 54 0.6× 190 2.6× 47 0.7× 69 1.3× 23 535
Ali Lashgari Iran 8 141 0.7× 87 1.0× 28 0.4× 45 0.7× 54 1.0× 16 338
Fatemeh Torfi Iran 3 219 1.1× 49 0.6× 43 0.6× 19 0.3× 72 1.3× 5 376
Zhouquan Zhu China 5 169 0.9× 55 0.6× 25 0.3× 28 0.4× 61 1.1× 7 421
Steen Leleur Denmark 12 234 1.2× 25 0.3× 104 1.4× 60 0.9× 40 0.7× 53 483
F. Ruz-Vila Spain 6 374 1.9× 74 0.9× 186 2.5× 41 0.6× 94 1.7× 9 606
Fangqiu Xu China 9 169 0.9× 96 1.1× 36 0.5× 20 0.3× 70 1.3× 22 605

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mahdi Bitarafan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahdi Bitarafan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2025). Evaluating earthquake resilience in urban areas: A novel fuzzy RANCOM approach. Environment Development and Sustainability. 28(1). 2483–2520. 1 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, Kambod Amini Hosseini, & Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani. (2023). Identification and assessment of man-made threats to cities using integrated Grey BWM- Grey MARCOS method. Decision Making Applications in Management and Engineering. 6(2). 581–599. 18 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, Kambod Amini Hosseini, & Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani. (2023). Evaluating Natural Hazards in Cities Using a Novel Integrated MCDM Approach (Case Study: Tehran City). Mathematics. 11(8). 1936–1936. 8 indexed citations
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Zolfani, Sarfaraz Hashemkhani, et al.. (2019). The Role of Façade Materials in Blast-Resistant Buildings: An Evaluation Based on Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy EDAS. Algorithms. 12(6). 119–119. 13 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2017). Risk Assessment for Water Supply Systems in Iran During Crises Using the RAMCAP Method. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28(4). 10–20. 1 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2016). The architectural evaluation of buildings’ indices in explosion crisis management. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 55(4). 3219–3228. 8 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2016). MODEL FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF VULNERABILITY OF OFFICE BUILDINGS TO BLAST USING SWARA AND SMART METHODS (A CASE STUDY OF SWISS RE TOWER). Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. 22(6). 831–843. 25 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2016). EVALUATION OF LIGHT SUPPLY IN THE PUBLIC UNDERGROUND SAFE SPACES BY USING OF COPRAS-SWARA METHODS. International Journal of Strategic Property Management. 20(2). 198–206. 26 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2016). EVALUATION TYPES OF EXTERIOR WALLS TO RECONSTRUCT IRAN EARTHQUAKE AREAS (AHAR HERIS VARZEQAN) BY USING AHP AND FUZZY METHODS. International Journal of Strategic Property Management. 20(3). 328–340. 12 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2015). CHOOSING THE BEST URBAN TUNNELS AS SAFE SPACE IN CRISIS USING AHP METHOD: A CASE STUDY IN IRAN. Journal of Architecture and Urbanism. 39(2). 149–160. 3 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2015). REINFORCEMENT OF LAMINATED GLASS FACADES AGAINST THE BLAST LOAD. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. 21(8). 1085–1097. 4 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of real-time intelligent sensors for structural health monitoring of bridges based on SWARA-WASPAS; a case in Iran. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering. 9(4). 333–340. 36 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2013). Evaluating the connecting members of cold-formed steel structures in reconstruction of earthquake-prone areas in Iran using the AHP methods. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 52(4). 711–716. 4 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2013). Role of architectural space in blast-resistant buildings. Frontiers of Architectural Research. 2(1). 67–73. 10 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2013). Selecting the optimal composition of architectural forms from the perspective of civil defense using AHP and IHWP methods. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. 11(2). 137–148. 12 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of Types of Shapes of Building Roof against Explosion. International Journal of Engineering and Technology. 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2013). Selecting the Best Design Scenario of the Smart Structure of Bridges for Probably Future Earthquakes. Procedia Engineering. 57. 193–199. 13 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2012). Evaluating the construction methods of cold-formed steel structures in reconstructing the areas damaged in natural crises, using the methods AHP and COPRAS-G. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. 12(3). 360–367. 59 indexed citations
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Bitarafan, Mahdi, et al.. (2012). Finite Elements Modeling and Analysis of Cold-Formed Steel Frame Shear Walls. International Journal of Engineering and Technology. 4(6). 719–722.
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Bitarafan, Mahdi & Mohammad Ataei. (2004). Mining method selection by multiple criteria decision making tools. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 104(9). 493–498. 63 indexed citations

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