| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Artificial neural network for modeling nitrate pollution of groundwater in marginal area of Zayandeh-rood River, Isfahan, Iran | KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering | 2017 | 296 |
| 2 | An experimental survey on combined effects of fibers and nanosilica on the mechanical, rheological, and durability properties of self-compacting concrete | Materials & Design | 2013 | 221 |
| 3 | Lightweight aggregate concrete fiber reinforcement – A review | Construction and Building Materials | 2012 | 213 |
| 4 | Application of a Hybrid Artificial Neural Network-Particle Swarm Optimization (ANN-PSO) Model in Behavior Prediction of Channel Shear Connectors Embedded in Normal and High-Strength Concrete | Applied Sciences (Switzerland) | 2019 | 197 |
| 5 | A new predictive model for compressive strength of HPC using gene expression programming | Advances in Engineering Software | 2012 | 183 |
| 6 | A study of the mechanical properties of ground ceramic powder concrete incorporating nano-SiO2 particles | Construction and Building Materials | 2013 | 159 |
| 7 | Rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement in high strength concrete containing micro silica: Evaluating durability and mechanical properties | Case Studies in Construction Materials | 2017 | 156 |
| 8 | Acid resistance and durability properties of steel fiber-reinforced concrete incorporating rice husk ash and recycled aggregate | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 155 |
| 9 | Ensemble models with uncertainty analysis for multi-day ahead forecasting of chlorophyll a concentration in coastal waters | Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics | 2019 | 153 |
| 10 | Prediction and modeling of mechanical properties in fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete using particle swarm optimization algorithm and artificial neural network | Construction and Building Materials | 2016 | 143 |
| 11 | Evaluating the efficacy of SVMs, BNs, ANNs and ANFIS in wave height prediction | Ocean Engineering | 2011 | 136 |
| 12 | Application of soft computing methods for predicting the elastic modulus of recycled aggregate concrete | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2018 | 135 |
| 13 | Prediction and optimization of energy consumption in an office building using artificial neural network and a genetic algorithm | Sustainable Cities and Society | 2020 | 132 |
| 14 | Extremely large oscillation and nonlinear frequency of a multi-scale hybrid disk resting on nonlinear elastic foundation | Thin-Walled Structures | 2020 | 131 |
| 15 | Mechanical properties and durability assessment of rice husk ash concrete | Biosystems Engineering | 2011 | 130 |
| 16 | An experimental investigation on the erosion resistance of concrete containing various PET particles percentages against sulfuric acid attack | Construction and Building Materials | 2015 | 130 |
| 17 | Comparison of shielding properties for ordinary, barite, serpentine and steel–magnetite concretes using MCNP-4C code and available experimental results | Annals of Nuclear Energy | 2013 | 124 |
| 18 | Frequency characteristics of FG-GPLRC viscoelastic thick annular plate with the aid of GDQM | Thin-Walled Structures | 2020 | 124 |
| 19 | Diseases diagnosis using fuzzy logic methods: A systematic and meta-analysis review | Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine | 2018 | 122 |
| 20 | Microstructure, strength, and durability of eco-friendly concretes containing sugarcane bagasse ash | Construction and Building Materials | 2018 | 121 |
| 21 | Effect of management strategies on reducing negative impacts of climate change on water resources of the Isfahan–Borkhar aquifer using MODFLOW | River Research and Applications | 2019 | 121 |
| 22 | Non-polynomial framework for stress and strain response of the FG-GPLRC disk using three-dimensional refined higher-order theory | Engineering Structures | 2021 | 118 |
| 23 | The role of synthesis parameters on the workability, setting and strength properties of binary binder based geopolymer paste | Construction and Building Materials | 2017 | 116 |
| 24 | Evaluation of warm mix asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt pavement and crumb rubber | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2017 | 115 |
| 25 | Multi-objective optimization for the reliable pollution-routing problem with cross-dock selection using Pareto-based algorithms | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2020 | 112 |
| 26 | The relationship between interlocking mechanism and bond strength in elastic and inelastic segment of splice sleeve | Construction and Building Materials | 2014 | 111 |
| 27 | Preparation and application of alkali-activated materials based on waste glass and coal gangue: A review | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 111 |
| 28 | Implementation of solar energy in smart cities using an integration of artificial neural network, photovoltaic system and classical Delphi methods | Sustainable Cities and Society | 2021 | 111 |
| 29 | Application of several non-linear prediction tools for estimating uniaxial compressive strength of granitic rocks and comparison of their performances | Engineering With Computers | 2016 | 104 |
| 30 | The role of 0–2mm fine recycled concrete aggregate on the compressive and splitting tensile strengths of recycled concrete aggregate concrete | Materials & Design | 2014 | 103 |
| 31 | Numerical study on stability analysis of geocell reinforced slopes by considering the bending effect | Geotextiles and Geomembranes | 2013 | 102 |
| 32 | Neuro-fuzzy technique to predict air-overpressure induced by blasting | Arabian Journal of Geosciences | 2015 | 102 |
| 33 | Free vibration analysis of an electro-elastic GPLRC cylindrical shell surrounded by viscoelastic foundation using modified length-couple stress parameter | Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines | 2021 | 101 |
| 34 | Optimization of ANFIS with GA and PSO estimating α ratio in driven piles | Engineering With Computers | 2020 | 100 |
| 35 | Experimental study on stabilization of a low plasticity clayey soil with cement/lime | Arabian Journal of Geosciences | 2015 | 97 |
| 36 | Stabilization of soft clay using short fibers and poly vinyl alcohol | Geotextiles and Geomembranes | 2018 | 95 |
| 37 | A comparative study of several machine learning based non-linear regression methods in estimating solar radiation: Case studies of the USA and Turkey regions | Energy | 2020 | 95 |
| 38 | Predicting the compressive strength of concrete containing metakaolin with different properties using ANN | Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation | 2021 | 94 |
| 39 | Environmental impacts and mechanical properties of lightweight concrete containing bauxite residue (red mud) | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2018 | 91 |
| 40 | Evaluation of temperature and loading rate effect on fracture toughness of fiber reinforced asphalt mixture using edge notched disc bend (ENDB) specimen | Construction and Building Materials | 2020 | 91 |
| 41 | Comprehensive evaluation of four high-resolution satellite precipitation products under diverse climate conditions in Iran | Hydrological Sciences Journal | 2016 | 88 |
| 42 | Optimum rice husk ash content and bacterial concentration in self-compacting concrete | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 88 |
| 43 | Wave propagation characteristics of a cylindrical laminated composite nanoshell in thermal environment based on the nonlocal strain gradient theory | European Physical Journal Plus | 2018 | 87 |
| 44 | Waste ceramic powder-based geopolymer mortars: Effect of curing temperature and alkaline solution-to-binder ratio | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 87 |
| 45 | Recycled ceramic waste high strength concrete containing wollastonite particles and micro-silica: A comprehensive experimental study | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 87 |
| 46 | Evaluation of mechanical and durability properties of fiber-reinforced lightweight geopolymer composites based on rice husk ash and nano-alumina | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 85 |
| 47 | Hybridization of metaheuristic algorithms with adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system to predict load-slip behavior of angle shear connectors at elevated temperatures | Composite Structures | 2021 | 85 |
| 48 | Geopolymers vs. alkali-activated materials (AAMs): A comparative study on durability, microstructure, and resistance to elevated temperatures of lightweight mortars | Construction and Building Materials | 2019 | 84 |
| 49 | A new development of ANFIS–GMDH optimized by PSO to predict pile bearing capacity based on experimental datasets | Engineering With Computers | 2021 | 83 |
| 50 | A new approach for modeling of magnetorheological elastomers | Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures | 2016 | 82 |
