Personal profile
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Dr. Mohammad Reza Nikoo is an Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman (2021-present), and a member of the Iranian Federation of Young Elites (2008-present). He was awarded the prestigious Oman National Research Award 2024 and was recognized as one of the world’s top 2% scientists in 2024 and 2025, based on Stanford's Top 2% Scientists Ranking. He is also the top-ranked Civil Engineer in Oman (https://www.adscientificindex.com/scientist/mohammad-reza-nikoo/419647) in the 2024 Scientists Ranking.
Dr. Nikoo has served as an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, for four consecutive years (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025). Previously, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, from 2017-2021. During his tenure at Shiraz University, he was selected as the Top Young Researcher for three consecutive years (2018-2020) and Iran’s Eminent Young Scientist in 2020.
He has supervised 12 Ph.D. and 45 MSc theses and published over 240 journal papers, 85% of which are in Q1 Journals. The impact of his research is evident in his 6798 citations (H-index=45, I10-index=159).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Harnessing AI Power for Drought Prediction & Sustainable Resource Management: Advancing Oman’s Climate Resilience & Food-Water-Energy Nexus
Al Wardy, M. (PI), Nikoo, M. R. (CoPI), Al Jabri, S. (CoI), Jelalli, S. (CoI), Etri, T. (CoI), Kerachian, R. (CoI), Zolghadr-Asli, B. (CoI), Madani, K. (CoI), Al Khatri, A. (CoI) & Al Thuhli, H. (CoI)
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: HM Grants ( Strategic)
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Developing Policies and Guidelines for Soil Contamination Management in Industrial Estates, Economic and Free Zones, and Ports
Al Wardy, M. (PI), Al-Nadabi, H. (CoPI), Jelalli, S. (CoI), Nikoo, M. R. (CoI), Al-Rawas, G. (CoI), Al Jabri, S. (CoI), Al-Sabahi, D. J. (CoI), Al Raeesi, A. A. K. (CoI) & Al Sidairi, A. (CoI)
5/1/25 → 4/30/27
Project: Consultancy project
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Quantification, Qualification and Risk assessment of Microplastic in wastewater treatment plants: Different technology in OMAN
Yavari, Z. (PI), Nikoo, M. R. (CoPI), Etri, T. (CoI), Al Wardy, M. (CoI), Al-Mamun, A. (CoI) & Al-Sabahi, D. J. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: HM Grants ( Strategic)
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MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE OMANI COAST: SOHAR AND SALALAH PORTS AS CASE STUDY
Etri, T. (PI), Nikoo, M. R. (CoPI), Bruss, G. (CoI), Yavari, Z. (CoI), AL REZAIQI, M. (CoI), AlMamari, S. (CoI) & Ambu Saidi, M. (CoI)
8/1/24 → 8/1/26
Project: MoHERI
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Occurrence and distribution of organic and inorganic pollutants in water reservoir: A Case study Wadi Dayqah Dam
Yavari, Z. (PI), Nikoo, M. R. (CoPI), Al Wardy, M. (CoI) & Etri, T. (CoI)
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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A causal diagnostic framework for artificial intelligence-driven risk assessment and decision support in complex marine environments
Etri, T., Seyed-Djawadi, M. H., Nikoo, M. R., Nazari, R. & Al-Rawas, G., Jan 1 2026, In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 163, 113066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accessible reservoir water quality monitoring: An integrated google earth engine and machine learning framework
Yavari, Z., Shahmiri, A. & Nikoo, M. R., Jan 30 2026, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 196, 106767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing reservoir water quality management by a depth-specific approach integrating Bayesian optimization and machine learning algorithms
Zaghiyan, M. R., Nikoo, M. R., Al-Rawas, G., Chen, M., Nazari, R., Al-Wardy, M. & Gandomi, A. H., Feb 20 2026, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 545, 147713.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the fidelity of multi-satellite precipitation estimates for drought monitoring in a mountain water tower to arid basin system
Nikoo, M. R., Tosan, M., Nazari, R., Vahabzadeh, M., Karimi, M. & Zarrinabadi, E., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 232, 105519.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the vulnerability of U.S. energy infrastructure to dual source flood hazards: A spatial and population exposure analysis
Tufail, S. A., Nazari, R., Nikoo, M. R., Karimi, M., Museru, M. L., Kamali, M. I. & Ghasemi, S. H., Feb 1 2026, In: Science of the Total Environment. 1014, 181381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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Findings from Sultan Qaboos University Update Knowledge of Machine Learning (Integrated Ensemble Learning Approach for Multi-depth Water Quality Estimation In Reservoir Environments)
Al-Rawas, G., Al Wardy, M., Nikoo, M. R. & Etri, T.
9/18/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Studies from Sultan Qaboos University Update Current Data on Machine Learning (Two-stage Meta-ensembling Machine Learning Model for Enhanced Water Quality Forecasting)
9/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Studies from University of Kassel in the Area of Climate Change Described (Historical Hazard Assessment of Climate and Land Use-Land Cover Effects on Soil Erosion Using Remote Sensing: Case Study of Oman)
9/5/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Researcher at Sultan Qaboos University Has Published New Data on Climate Change (A Critical Review of Emerging Technologies for Flash Flood Prediction: Examining Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, ...)
Al-Rawas, G., Al Wardy, M., Nikoo, M. R. & Etri, T.
8/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
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