Rahim Khanizad

Rahim Khanizad

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Rahim Khanizad has a total of 12 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:


Latest Publications

  • Open Access

    Strategic forecasting of internet of things technologies through patent social network and innovation cluster analysis

    by Mehrdad Maghsoudi, Reza Nourbakhsh, Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Rahim Khanizad


  • Open Access

    Uncovering Semantic Patterns in Sustainability Research: A Systematic NLP Review

    by Ehsan Tashakori, Yaser Sobhanifard, Adel Aazami, Rahim Khanizad

    This study maps how Natural Language Processing (NLP) contributes to sustainability. Using a PRISMA‐guided review of 131 English‐language articles from Web of Science (2018–2025), we combine bibliometric co‐word mapping with BERTopic to derive complementary structural and semantic views. Four themes emerge: Topic 0—Climate Change Discourse and Energy Innovation (SDG 13, SDG 7); Topic 1—Sustainability Policy and Public Engagement (SDG 11, SDG 16); Topic 2—Tech‐Driven Environmental Solutions (SDG 6, SDG 9, SDG 15); and Topic 3—Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Infrastructure (SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 12). Social equity remains comparatively under‐covered, with limited attention to SDG 5 and SDG 10. Theoretically, we position NLP as a bridge that supports sensemaking, coordination, and accountability across the environmental, social, and economic pillars. Practically, our synthesis highlights deployable uses of NLP for real‐time narrative monitoring, environmental, social, governance (ESG) claim assessment, and horizon scanning for emerging risks and innovation niches. For policy, coupling narrative analytics with policy‐text tracking can create feedback loops that enhance communication, legitimacy, and policy‐mix coherence for SDG implementation. By jointly leveraging network‐based and embedding‐based evidence, the review reveals thematic frontiers, makes SDG linkages explicit, and offers a topic‐based agenda with testable propositions.


  • Open Access

    Mapping the Landscape of AI-Driven Human Resource Management: A Social Network Analysis of Research Collaboration

    by Mehrdad Maghsoudi, Motahareh Kamrani Shahri, Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Rahim Khanizad

    As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms human resource management (HRM), understanding the research landscape becomes crucial for both academics and practitioners. While existing studies examine isolated aspects of AI in HRM, a comprehensive analysis of collaboration patterns and emerging themes remains lacking. This research employs social network analysis (SNA) to examine the co-authorship network within AI applications in HRM research, providing insights into collaboration dynamics and identifying key research directions. Through analysis of centrality measures and application of the TOPSIS method, the study identifies influential authors, institutions, and emerging research themes. Analysis of 102,296 authors and 287,799 collaborations reveals distinct communities focusing on specific aspects of AI-HRM across regions. The findings identify four primary research themes: AI for System Identification and Control, focusing on workforce planning and adaptive management; HR Analytics and Performance Management, emphasizing data-driven decision making; Machine Learning for Classification and Prediction, addressing talent acquisition and retention; and AI-Driven HR Decision-Making, exploring strategic planning and unbiased evaluation systems. The country co-authorship network analysis uncovers three main communities: Global HR Applications, HRM in the Middle East and Asia, and Global Integration of AI in HRM, reflecting shared regional challenges. Institutional collaboration patterns indicate five distinct communities, from established Asian AI research centers to emerging research hubs in developing economies. These findings provide valuable insights for researchers exploring collaboration opportunities, practitioners implementing AI solutions, and policymakers developing strategic frameworks for AI adoption in HRM. This research contributes to understanding the evolving landscape of AI-HRM research and offers practical guidelines for leveraging AI in HR practices.


  • Open Access

    Building Energy Efficiency through Advanced Regression Models and Metaheuristic Techniques for Sustainable Management

    by Hamed Khosravi, Hadi Sahebi, Rahim Khanizad, Imtiaz Ahmed

    In the context of global sustainability, buildings are significant consumers of energy, emphasizing the necessity for innovative strategies to enhance efficiency and reduce environmental impact. This research leverages extensive raw data from building infrastructures to uncover energy consumption patterns and devise strategies for optimizing resource use. We investigate the factors influencing energy efficiency and cost reduction in buildings, utilizing Lasso Regression, Decision Tree, and Random Forest models for accurate energy use forecasting. Our study delves into the factors affecting energy utilization, focusing on primary fuel and electrical energy, and discusses the potential for substantial cost savings and environmental benefits. Significantly, we apply metaheuristic techniques to enhance the Decision Tree algorithm, resulting in improved predictive precision. This enables a more nuanced understanding of the characteristics of buildings with high and low energy efficiency potential. Our findings offer practical insights for reducing energy consumption and operational costs, contributing to the broader goals of sustainable development and cleaner production. By identifying key drivers of energy use in buildings, this study provides a valuable framework for policymakers and industry stakeholders to implement cleaner and more sustainable energy practices.


  • Open Access

    Optimal allocation of human resources based on operational performance of organizational units using fuzzy game theory

    by Rahim Khanizad, Gholamali Montazer

    The allocation of human resources is considered as one of daily challenges of many organizations to achieve optimal efficiency. After investigating this challenge, in this research, a multi-agent system is used to make a cooperative game between organizational units for allocation of tasks and human resources in an organization. In the game, every unit provides a proposal for promoting his and other unit’s performance. Our model uses fuzzification to facilitate game process and increase probability of reaching an agreement in the game. Meanwhile it helps for simulation of real conditions in organizations. Results of the fuzzy game have shown that for special allocations of human resources and tasks, organizational performance is more desirable, and its productivity will be higher. We used an example to apply the model and show the results. The model can improve the human resources and task allocation in organizations by using a fuzzy game theory.