Saeed Farzin

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Saeed Farzin is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Saeed Farzin has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Water Science and Technology, 37 papers in Environmental Engineering and 33 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Saeed Farzin's work include Water resources management and optimization (28 papers), Hydrological Forecasting Using AI (27 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (19 papers). Saeed Farzin is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (28 papers), Hydrological Forecasting Using AI (27 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (19 papers). Saeed Farzin collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Malaysia and Georgia. Saeed Farzin's co-authors include Hojat Karami, Mahdi Valikhan Anaraki, Sayed‐Farhad Mousavi, Mohammad Ehteram, Özgür Kişi, Ahmed El‐Shafie, Armin Azad, Seyedali Mirjalili, Mana Motamedi and Mohsen Ahmadi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Saeed Farzin

97 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Flow Direction Algorithm (FDA): A Novel Optimization Appr... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Flow Direction Algorithm (FDA): A Novel Optimization Approach for Solving Optimization Problems
    2021 228 citations Hojat Karami, Mahdi Valikhan Anaraki et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saeed Farzin Iran 31 944 837 763 592 590 103 2.7k
Hojat Karami Iran 31 950 1.0× 829 1.0× 1.0k 1.4× 698 1.2× 576 1.0× 127 2.9k
Sinan Q. Salih Vietnam 36 931 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 452 0.6× 183 0.3× 737 1.2× 79 3.2k
Mohammad Ehteram Iran 34 1.7k 1.8× 1.7k 2.0× 533 0.7× 665 1.1× 803 1.4× 111 3.5k
Upaka Rathnayake Sri Lanka 28 854 0.9× 866 1.0× 391 0.5× 174 0.3× 903 1.5× 222 2.9k
Feifei Zheng China 33 759 0.8× 733 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 755 1.3× 817 1.4× 142 3.3k
Narjes Nabipour Vietnam 29 648 0.7× 681 0.8× 266 0.3× 206 0.3× 746 1.3× 57 2.7k
Wenyan Wu Australia 28 1.0k 1.1× 913 1.1× 502 0.7× 442 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 105 2.5k
Chow Ming Fai Malaysia 33 1.4k 1.5× 1.9k 2.2× 289 0.4× 229 0.4× 797 1.4× 127 3.3k
Mehdi Jamei Iran 37 544 0.6× 891 1.1× 469 0.6× 222 0.4× 458 0.8× 112 2.9k
Othman Jaafar Malaysia 26 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 247 0.3× 340 0.6× 617 1.0× 82 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saeed Farzin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2025). Integrating Deep Learning and Copula Models for Flood–Drought Compound Analysis in Iran. Water. 17(24). 3479–3479.
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2025). Novel methodology for prediction of missing values in river flow based on convolution neural networks: Principles and application in Iran country. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 138. 103875–103875. 2 indexed citations
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2023). Introducing improved atom search optimization (IASO) algorithm: Application to optimal operation of multi-reservoir systems. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 131. 103415–103415. 9 indexed citations
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Anaraki, Mahdi Valikhan, et al.. (2023). Predicting rainfall response to climate change and uncertainty analysis: Introducing a novel downscaling CMIP6 models technique based on the stacking ensemble machine learning. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 14(10). 3671–3691. 9 indexed citations
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Anaraki, Mahdi Valikhan, Mohammed Achite, Saeed Farzin, et al.. (2023). Modeling of Monthly Rainfall–Runoff Using Various Machine Learning Techniques in Wadi Ouahrane Basin, Algeria. Water. 15(20). 3576–3576. 21 indexed citations
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Mousavi, Sayed‐Farhad, et al.. (2022). Modeling of Reference Crop Evapotranspiration in Wet and Dry Climates Using Data-Mining Methods and Empirical Equations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2021). Development of Dam-Break Model Considering Real Case Studies with Asymmetric Reservoirs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Karami, Hojat, et al.. (2020). Effect of MDF-Cover for Water Reservoir Evaporation Reduction, Experimental, and Soft Computing Approaches. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2020). Shape Optimization of Gravity Dams Using a Nature-Inspired Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Mousavi, Sayed‐Farhad, Hojat Karami, Saeed Farzin, et al.. (2020). Properties of metakaolin-based green pervious concrete cured in cold and normal weather conditions. European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering. 26(6). 2074–2087. 18 indexed citations
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Mousavi, Sayed‐Farhad, Hojat Karami, Saeed Farzin, et al.. (2019). Integrated support vector regression and an improved particle swarm optimization-based model for solar radiation prediction. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0217634–e0217634. 49 indexed citations
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Ehteram, Mohammad, Ahmed El‐Shafie, Sai Hin Lai, et al.. (2019). Toward Bridging Future Irrigation Deficits Utilizing the Shark Algorithm Integrated with a Climate Change Model. Applied Sciences. 9(19). 3960–3960. 7 indexed citations
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Mousavi, Sayed Farhad, et al.. (2019). Removal of sulfate from Gamasiab river water samples by using natural nano-Clinoptilolite. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 39–44. 7 indexed citations
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Yousefi, Hossein, et al.. (2018). Management of Water Resources and Demands in Mulla Sadra, Doroodzan and Sivand Dams Located in Bakhtegan-Maharlou Watershed. 12(42). 31–41. 3 indexed citations
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Karami, Hojat, et al.. (2018). Improving the Performance of Porous Concrete Composites Using Zeolite as a Coarse Grain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 157–163. 2 indexed citations
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2018). Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Flow Hydrodynamics in Flip Bucket and Approach Channel. 12(41). 41–50.
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Farzin, Saeed, et al.. (2012). An Investigation on Changes and Prediction of Urmia Lake water Surface Evaporation by Chaos Theory. International Journal of Environmental Research. 6(3). 815–824. 27 indexed citations

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