Peer Review Activity
- Invited Peer Reviewer — Planning Practice & Research (Taylor & Francis, SSCI Journal), 2025.
Invited to review the manuscript titled “Maintaining community ties by visualizing shared emotional connections: Lessons from practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Published / In Press
- Karimi, M., Ilbeigi, M., Ranjbar, H., Javaheri, E., Keynezhad, M., Shiva, N., Antikchi, M. E., & Barjani, A. (Accepted, in press). Evaluating sick building syndrome among residential occupants using artificial neural networks: A case study from Iran. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment (Springer Nature).
- Karimi, M., Safaripoor, S., Ilbeigi, M., & Behrouzifard, E. (Accepted, in press). Evaluating the hotel kinetic façade to optimize energy consumption and user comfort by using genetic algorithms (Case study: Sari, Iran). Discover sustainability (Springer Nature).
- Karimi, M., Safaripoor, S., Hamidi, N., & Ilbeigi, M. (2025). Mimicking nature, empowered by technology: A biomimetic approach to sustainable building envelopes. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 12(7), 408–425. https://doi.org/10.51244/IJRSI.2025.120700042
- Chavoshi, N., Ilbeigi, M., Karimi, M., Asgharzade, A., & Behrouzifard, E. (2023). Investigating the relationship between emotional and cultural mapping by considering collective memory in urban design from the citizen’s perspective (Case study: Tehran, Iran). City, Territory and Architecture, 12(3), 45–67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-024-00234-8
Under Revision / Under Review
- Ilbeigi, M., Karimi, M., & Safaripoor, S. (Under revision). Reviving the past for a circular future: A lifecycle and circularity assessment of bio-based retrofitting strategies for heritage buildings. Energy Strategy (Elsevier).
- Karimi, M., Safaripoor, S., Jafarpour, M. S., Radmandmehr, T., Shiva, N., & Ilbeigi, M. (Under revision). Shaping young minds: Investigating the impact of architectural education on children’s spatial awareness and environmental preferences. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (Elsevier).
- Ilbeigi, M., Karimi, M., Ranjbar, H., Ramyar, S., Zare Mohammadjani, F., & Najafi, R. (Under review). The relation between citizens’ comfort and human interaction in healthy design: Pre- and post-pandemic COVID-19. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment (Springer Nature).
- Ilbeigi, M., Karimi, M., & Safaripoor, S. (Under review). How social interaction shapes habitual and occasional low-carbon consumption behaviors: Evidence from ten cities in Iran. Energy and Buildings (Elsevier).
- Hamidi, N., Karimi, M., Safaripoor, S., & Ilbeigi, M. (Under review). Assessing the impact of neighborhood physical features on place attachment: Toward human-centered urban design in Iran. Indoor and Built Environment (SAGE Publications).
Conference Papers
- Karimi, M., & Ahmadsamei, M. (2024). A review of interacting biophilic design in sustainability, health, and well-being in architecture. 13th International Conference on Civil, Architecture and Urban Management. https://civilica.com/doc/2069614
- Karimi, M. (2022). Analyzing selected architectural design based on Wayne Attoe's critical theory. 11th International Conference on Modern Research in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Management, and Environment. https://civilica.com/doc/1719117