Morteza Akbari

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Morteza Akbari is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Soil Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Morteza Akbari has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 5 papers in Soil Science and 5 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Morteza Akbari's work include Soil and Land Suitability Analysis (13 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (4 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (3 papers). Morteza Akbari is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Land Suitability Analysis (13 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (4 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (3 papers). Morteza Akbari collaborates with scholars based in Iran, China and United States. Morteza Akbari's co-authors include Hadi Memarian, Peyman Neamatollahi, Masoud Jafari Shalamzari, Ahmad Nezami, Jafar Nabati, Majid Ownegh, Reza Modarres, Amir Sadoddin, Hassan Khosravi and Hasan Khosravi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Morteza Akbari

26 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Potential of solar energy in developing countries for reducing energy-related emissions

2018 703 citations Morteza Akbari et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Morteza Akbari Iran	9	303	199	198	166	156	28	1.0k
Fernando Fahl Italy	10	256 0.8×	344 1.7×	172 0.9×	56 0.3×	255 1.6×	14	1.8k
Bert J. M. de Vries Netherlands	11	217 0.7×	174 0.9×	124 0.6×	150 0.9×	206 1.3×	19	1.1k
Asher Kiperstok Brazil	23	694 2.3×	156 0.8×	205 1.0×	85 0.5×	287 1.8×	78	2.1k
Georgia Kakoulaki Italy	13	222 0.7×	234 1.2×	320 1.6×	48 0.3×	155 1.0×	34	1.1k
Tony Weir Australia	11	243 0.8×	177 0.9×	268 1.4×	39 0.2×	91 0.6×	19	1.1k
Dirk-Jan Van de Ven Spain	19	307 1.0×	179 0.9×	193 1.0×	74 0.4×	286 1.8×	35	1.0k
Hatim M. E. Geli United States	11	246 0.8×	102 0.5×	222 1.1×	46 0.3×	138 0.9×	35	1.2k
Liang Yuan China	27	389 1.3×	99 0.5×	260 1.3×	101 0.6×	296 1.9×	66	2.0k
Ioanna Mouratiadou Germany	17	311 1.0×	143 0.7×	166 0.8×	46 0.3×	281 1.8×	29	1.2k
Amaro Olímpio Pereira Brazil	20	281 0.9×	322 1.6×	420 2.1×	48 0.3×	202 1.3×	70	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Morteza Akbari

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morteza Akbari

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2025). Analyzing the impacts of natural and anthropogenic drivers on the spatio-temporal changes of net primary production in northeastern Iran. Anthropocene. 52. 100502–100502.

Jahani, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2024). Quantitative evaluation of soil erodibility potential using SLEMSA model (Case study: Karkheh watershed, Lorestan province, Iran). 14(2). 161–179.

Isazadeh, Alireza, Javad Ahmadian Heris, Parviz Shahabi, et al.. (2023). Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) in SARS-CoV-2. Life Sciences. 329. 121940–121940. 16 indexed citations

Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2023). Assessing impacts of floods disaster on soil erosion risk based on the RUSLE-GloSEM approach in western Iran. Natural Hazards. 117(2). 1689–1710. 6 indexed citations

Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2020). Assessing Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy in Iran with Focus on Development of Wind Power Plants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 67–79. 3 indexed citations

Nabati, Jafar, et al.. (2020). GIS-based agro-ecological zoning for crop suitability using fuzzy inference system in semi-arid regions. Ecological Indicators. 117. 106646–106646. 54 indexed citations

Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2020). Assessing the effects of desertification control projects using socio-economic indicators in the arid regions of eastern Iran. Environment Development and Sustainability. 23(7). 10455–10469. 6 indexed citations

Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2020). Prioritizing effective indicators of desertification hazard using factor-cluster analysis, in arid regions of Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 13(8). 8 indexed citations

Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2019). Monitoring desertification processes using ecological indicators and providing management programs in arid regions of Iran. Ecological Indicators. 111. 106011–106011. 49 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2019). Assessing early warning for desertification hazard based on E-SMART indicators in arid regions of northeastern Iran. Journal of Arid Environments. 174. 104086–104086. 22 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2019). Quantitative analysis of relative active tectonics using geomorphic indices in Band-Golestan basin, northeastern Iran. Spatial Information Research. 28(4). 419–429. 4 indexed citations

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Mohammadi, Reza, et al.. (2019). The impacts of magnetized water treatment on different morphological and physiological factors of plant species in arid regions. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 19(6). 1587–1596. 4 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2018). Evaluating land suitability for spatial planning in arid regions of eastern Iran using fuzzy logic and multi-criteria analysis. Ecological Indicators. 98. 587–598. 66 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2018). Potential of solar energy in developing countries for reducing energy-related emissions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 90. 275–291. 703 indexed citations breakdown →

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2016). Design and Development of Early Warning System for Desertification and Land Degradation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 111–130. 3 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2016). Drought Monitoring Based on the SPI and RDI Indices under Climate Change Scenarios (Case Study: Semi-Arid Areas of West Golestan Province). 4(4). 1585–1602. 8 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2016). Desertification risk assessment and management program. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 365–380. 23 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2016). Soil Erosion Risk Assessment Using the CORINE Model (Case Study: Semi-Arid Region in Golestan Province). 5(12). 63–78. 3 indexed citations

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Akbari, Morteza, et al.. (2011). Seasonal Influences of Boundary Conditions in Coastal Water Quality Variations. World Applied Sciences Journal. 13. 3 indexed citations

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Sj, et al.. (2008). DETECTING DESERTIFICATION PROCESSES USING TM AND ETM+ DATA, NORTH OF ISFAHAN, IRAN. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 32(2). 328–335. 1 indexed citations

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