scientific articles of the year 1404 (2025-2026)

 

ISI articles classified by quartile (Q) rankings based on JCR

Alizadeh, S., Ghassemi, M.R., Arian, M.*, Solgi, A. and Maleki, Z., and Mikail, R., 2025. Numerical Modeling of Discontinuities to Determine Optimal Direction of Dimension Stone Extraction (Case Study: Melika Kerman Marble Quarry, Central Iran). Journal of Mining and Environment (JME), 12p. https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2025.14954.2850 (JCR; Q2, IF 1.5)    

Bahrani, M., Majidifard, M.R.*, Hairapetian, V., Aleali, M., Wilmsen, M. and Leckie, R.M., (2026). Upper Barremian–Aptian Planktonic Foraminifera Biostratigraphy of The Sarcheshmeh Formation, Hosein Abad Section, Northeast Of The Kopet Dagh Basin, Iran. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 56(1), pp.13-30. https://doi.org/10.61551/gsjfr.56.1.13 (JCR; Q4, IF:0.7).

Chen, J., Peng, Z., Chen, L., Liu, Z., Lan, H., Talebian, M. and Yao, D. (2025) ‘Triggered tectonic tremors in the Western Makran Subduction Zone following large teleseismic earthquakes’, Seismological Research Letters, 96(6), pp. 3629–3642. doi:10.1785/0220240497. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220240497 (JCR; Q1, IF:3.2).

Fathian, A.*, Koyi, H., Back, S., Nazari, H., Shugar, D.H., Shokri, M.A. and Reicherter, K., (2026). Onshore-offshore evidence for active tectonics and the propagation of the Zagros deformation front into the Persian Gulf. Quaternary Science Reviews, 375, p.109752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109752 (JCR; Q2, IF:2.2).

Ghassemi, M.R.*, Heydari, M. and Preusser, F., (2025). Mountain lake development by active tectonics and landslides in the North-Central Alborz (Northern Iran). Geomorphology, p.110058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.110058 (JCR; Q2, IF 3.3).

Hajimohammadi, F., Arvin, M.*, Dargahi, S., Jafari, M.K. and Pan, Y., (2025). Volcanic stratigraphy and vesicle analysis of pillow lavas in the North Makran complexes, southeastern Iran: Implications for emplacement depth of extrusive sequences. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 291, p.106649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2025.106649 (JCR; Q2, IF:2.4).

Lahijani, H.A.*, Lak, R.*, Amjadi, S., Pourkerman, M., Beni, A.N., Azizpour, J. and Saleh, A., (2025). Modern and Holocene sedimentation patterns in the Persian Gulf. Geodiversitas, 47(14), pp.623-640. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2025v47a14 (JCR; Q3, IF:1.2)

Lahijani, H.A.*, Nazari, H., Nie, J., Peng, F., Xiao, W., Lak, R., Habibi, P., Hosseindoost, M., Amjadi, S., Pourkerman, M. and Kabiri, K., (2026). Evolution of lagoon formation and desiccation along the southeast Caspian coast: A historical and modern perspective. Journal of Quaternary Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.70058 (JCR; Q2, IF:3.3)

Lei, Y., Chu, Y.*, Allen, M.B., Lin, W., Wan, B., Chen, L., Talebian, M., Xin, G., Liu, T., Guo, Y. and Guo, L., (2025). Restoring the missing Late Cretaceous arc of Iran. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26(12), p.e2025GC012657. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025gc012657 (JCR; Q2, IF:3.0)

Lan, H.*, Chen, L., Wan, B., Talebian, M., Chevrot, S., Chu, Y., Wang, X., Chen, J., Gao, Y., Wu, Z. and Mousavi, N., (2026). A relic slow-spreading ridge preserved beneath the western Makran forearc basin in Iran. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 683, p.119998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2026.119998 (JCR; Q1, IF:5.1)

Majidifard, M.R.* and Wilmsen, M., (2025). Middle Jurassic ammonites from the Shal Formation of northwest Iran: taxonomy and biostratigraphic implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, pp.129-157. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2025/1246 (JCR; Q4, IF:1.0).

Mousavi, Z.*, Talebian, M., Amiri, M., Walker, R.T., Marshall, N. and Walpersdorf, A., (2025). Constancy of geologic and geodetic fault slip rates across the Arabia‐Eurasia collision revealed through two decades of observation. Tectonics, 44(3), p.e2024TC008380. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024TC008380 (JCR; Q1, IF:3.6).

Nazari, H.*, Ritz, J.-F., Fathian, A., Fazeli Nashli, H., Mahan, S. A., Vaezi, A., & Avagyan, A. (2026). Exploring the myth of Lake Saveh on the Iranian Plateau: The effects of climate change and civilizational evolution. The Holocene, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836251414037 (JCR;Q3, IF: 1.8).

Shahbazi, R., Maleki, S.*, Lak, R., Feiznia, S. and Ahmadi, H., (2025). Paleo-shoreline changes in the northwestern Persian Gulf during the Holocene. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 319, p.109286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109286 (JCR; Q1, IF:2.6).

Sun, J.*, Talebian, M., Windley, B.F., Cao, M., Ghalamghash, J., Sheikh, M., Sha, J. and Zhao, W., (2025). Neogene provenance evolution of the Zagros foreland basin: Implication for the uplift and outward growth history of the Zagros orogenic belt, Iran. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 137(9-10), pp.3981-3996. https://doi.org/10.1130/B38125.1 (JCR; Q1, IF:3.7).

Sun, J., Zhao, W., Ghalamghash, J. and Talebian, M. (2025) ‘Late Cenozoic provenance shifts in the Alborz foreland basin in response to uplift and southward growth of the orogeny driven by Arabia-Eurasia collision’, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 682, p. 113447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2025.113447 (JCR; Q1, IF:2.7).

Vaezi, A*., Parsinejad, S., Karimkhani, A. and Pourkerman, M., (2026). Anthropogenic Enrichment and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Surface Sediments from the Talesh Region, Caspian Sea, Northern Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, pp.1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2025.2611282 (JCR; Q4, IF: 1.5).

 Vaezi, A*., Weeks, L., & Routh, J. (2025). From the Last Glacial Maximum to the Late Holocene: Unraveling the Dynamic Complexities of Climate and Human History in Western and Southeastern Iran. Frontiers in Earth Science, 13, 1477290. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2025.1477290 (JCR; Q3, IF: 2.0).

Wilmsen, M.* and Majidifard, M.R., (2026). The upper Middle Jurassic to lowermost Cretaceous Shal Formation, northwest Iran: facies development, integrated stratigraphy and geodynamic implications. Facies, 72(1), p.3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-025-00717-1 (JCR; Q2, IF:1.7).

Zare, F., Vaezi, A*., Tavakoli, V. and Lak, R., (2025). Assessing pollution and ecological risks of potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of the north-central Persian Gulf. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 85, p.104159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104159 (JCR; Q1, IF: 2.4).

Zhao, W., Sun, C., Guo, Z., Sun, J., Ghalamghash, J., Akbari, M., Talebian, M., Caracausi, A., Kashiwabara, T., Ijichi, Y. and Lei, M., (2026). Slab break-off and carbonate metasomatism recorded by MgMo isotopes in post-collisional volcanism of northwestern Iran. Lithos, p.108479.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2026.108479 (JCR; Q2, IF:2.5).