Peer-reviewed journal papers:
55- Bagheri, S., Karimzadeh, S., Feizizadeh, B., Samadianfard, S. 2025. An integrated data-driven approach using dual polarized SAR data for spatiotemporal analysis of water surface changes. Advances in Space Research, Elsevier, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2025.09.018 [LINK].
54- Abdulwahid, W.M., Feizizadeh, B., Blaschke, T., Karimzadeh, S. 2025. A Geoinformation Approach for Spatiotemporal Mapping of Climate Change Environmental Impacts on Sustainable Food Production in Iraq. International Journal of Environmental Research, Springer, 19, 175. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-025-00821-8 [LINK].
53- Karimzadeh, S. 2025. An investigation of ground deformation and infrastructure damages following Noto peninsula earthquake (2024) using L-band remote sensing, Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Environmental Sciences, 4, 14, doi: https://doi.org/10.22034/rsgi.2025.64015.1106 [LINK].
52- Matsuoka, M., Karimzadeh, S., Ogushi, F., Kuwabara, K., Nishimura, K., Yamaguchi, M. 2024. Affected Areas due to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan Observed by Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellites, Journal of The Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 44, 1, 52-57. doi: https://doi.org/10.11440/rssj.44.52 [LINK].
51- Ghasemi, M., Ghaffarian, S., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Miura, H., Feizizadeh, B. 2024. Evaluating Multi-Hazard Preparedness for a Major Earthquake: A Case Study of Tabriz City (NW Iran). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Elsevier, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.105086 [LINK].
50- Wang, W., Motagh, M., Xia, Z, Lu, Z., Karimzadeh, S., Zhou, C., Shevchenko, A., Roessner, S. 2024. Characterization of transient movements within the Joshimath hillslope complex: Results from multi-sensor InSAR observations. PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science, Springer, 92, 629–648. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-024-00315-w [LINK].
49- Toprak, S., Zulfikar, A.C., Mutlu, A. Tgsal, U., Nacaroglu, E., Karabulut, S., Ceylan, M., Ozdemir, K., Parlak, S., Dal, O., Karimzadeh, S. 2024. The aftermath of 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes: evaluation of strong motion data, geotechnical, building, and infrastructure issues. Natural Hazards, Springer, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06890-w [LINK].
48- Bagheri, A., Sadeghfam, S., Karimzadeh, S., Nadiri, A.A. 2024. Subsidence vulnerability indexing using convolutional neural networks based on clustering and regression modeling strategies. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Elsevier, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101180 [LINK].
47- Kuang, J., Ge, L., Hay-Man, A., Clark, S., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Du, Z., Zhang, Q. 2024. Monitoring slope stabilization of a reactivate landslide in the three Gorges Reservior Region (China) with multi-source satellite SAR and optical datasets. Landslides, Springer , doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-024-02289-7 [LINK].
46- Xia, Z., Motagh, M., Wang, W., Li, T., Peng, M., Zhou, C., Karimzadeh, S. Modeling slope instabilities with multi-temporal InSAR considering hydrogeological triggering factors: A case study across Badong County in the Three Gorges Area, Remote Sensing of Environment, Elsevier, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114212 [LINK].
45- Karimzadeh, S., Zulfikar, A.C., Matsuoka, M. 2024. Time series analysis of L-band PALSAR-2 images in Istanbul and Kocaeli, Turkey, Big Earth Data, Taylor & Francis, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2024.2320466 [LINK].
44- Golshadi, Z., Famiglietti, NA., Caputo, R., Soltani Moghadam, S., Karimzadeh, S.,Memmolo, A., Falco, L., Vicari, A. 2023. Contemporaneous thick- and thin-skinned seismotectonics in the external Zagros: the case of the 2021 Fin doublet, Iran, Remote Sensing, MDPI, 15(12), 2981, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15122981 [LINK].
43- Mahdavifard, M., Kaviani, S., Feizizadeh, B., Valizadeh Kamran, K., Karimzadeh, S. 2023. Spatio-Temporal monitoring of Qeshm mangrove forests through machine learning classification of SAR and optical images on Google Earth Engine. International Journal of Engineering and Geoscience, Dergipark, 8(3), 239-250, doi: https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.1118542 [LINK].
42- Aghazadeh, F., Ghasemi, M., Ghrajeh, M.K., Feizizadeh, B., Karimzadeh, S., Morsali, R. 2023. An integrated approach of deep learning convolutional neural network and google earth engine for salt storm monitoring and mapping. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Elsevier, 14, 3, 101689, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2023.101689 [LINK].
41 - Karimzadeh, S., Valizadeh Kamran, Kh., Mahdavifard, M. 2022. A Multisensor Satellite Image Classification for Detection of Mangrove Forests in Qeshm Island (Southern Iran). Applied Geomatics, doi: https://10.1007/s12518-022-00475-7 [LINK].
40 - Karimzadeh, S., Ghasemi, M., Matsuoka, M., Yagi, K., Zulfikar, A. 2022. A Deep Learning Model for Road Damage Detection after an Earthquake Based on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Field Datasets. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, IEEE, 15, 5753-5765, doi: https://10.1109/JSTARS.2022.3189875 [LINK].
39 - Bagheri, S. , Karimzadeh, S., Feizizadeh, B. 2022. Investigation and modeling of physical development of urban areas and its effects on light pollution using night light data. International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences, DergiPark, 8, 98-110, doi: https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.976495 [LINK].
38 - Fouladi Osgouei, H., Zarghami, M., Mosaferi, M., Karimzadeh, S., 2022. A novel analysis of critical water pollution in the transboundary Aras River using the Sentinel-2 satellite images and ANNs. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Springer, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04129-4 [LINK].
37- Feizizadeh, B., Lakes, T., Omarzadeh, D., Sharifi, A., Blaschke, T., Karimzadeh, S., 2022. Scenario-based analysis of the impacts of lake drying on food production in the Lake Urmia Basin of Northern Iran, Scientific Reports, Nature, 12,6237, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10159-2 [LINK].
36- Bagheri, S., Karimzadeh, S., Feizizadeh, B., 2022. Investigation and modeling of physical growth of urban areas and its impacts on traffic using night-time light data, Journal of Geomatics Sciences and Technology, 11 (3), 51-61 [LINK].
35- Nadiri, A.A., Habibi, I., Gharekhani, M., Sadeghfam, S., Barzegar, R., Karimzadeh, S., 2022. Introducing dynamic land subsidence index based on the ALPRIFT framework using artificial intelligence techniques, Earth Science Informatics, Springer, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-021-00760-w [LINK].
34- Mahmood Nasir, S., Valizadeh Kamran, Kh., Blaschke, T., Karimzadeh, S., 2022. Change of land use / land cover in Kurdistan region of Iraq: A semi-automated object-based approach, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Elsevier, 26, 100713, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100713 [LINK].
33- Abdikan, S., Bayik, C., Sekertekin, A.E., Balcik, F.B., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Sanli, F.B., 2022. Burned Area Detection Using Multi-Sensor SAR, Optical and Thermal Data in Mediterranean Pine Forest, Forests, MDPI, 13(2), 347, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020347 [LINK].
32- Mahdavifard, M., Jafari, S., Chookhachian, Y., Karimzadeh, S., 2022. Observation of maritime traffic in southern Iran during the Covid-19 outbreak using Sentinel-1 images In the Google Earth Engine Platform, Journal of Oceanography, 13 (51) [LINK].
31- Omarzadeh, D., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Feizizadeh, B., 2021. Earthquake Aftermath from Very High-Resolution WorldView-2 Image and Semi-automated Object-Based Image Analysis, Remote Sensing MDPI, 13(21),4272, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13214272 [LINK].
30- Ghasemi, M., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Feizizadeh, B., 2021. What Would Happen if the M 7.3 (1721) and M 7.4 (1780) Historical Earthquakes of Tabriz City (NW Iran) Occurred Again in 2021?, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, MDPI, 10, 657, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10100657 [LINK].
29- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka M., 2021. A Preliminary Damage Assessment Using Dual Path Synthetic Aperture Radar Analysis for the M 6.4 Petrinja Earthquake (2020), Croatia, Remote Sensing , MDPI, 13, 2267, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13122267 [LINK].
28- Ghasemi, M., Karimzadeh, S., Feizizadeh, B., 2021, Urban Classification Using Preserved Information of High Dimensional Textural Features of Sentinel-1 Images in Tabriz, Iran, Earth Science Informatics, Springer, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-021-00617-2 [LINK].
27- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2021. Development of Nationwide Road Quality Map: Remote Sensing Meets Field Sensing, Sensors, MDPI , 21, 2251, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21062251 [LINK].
26- Hasanlou, M., Shah-Hosseini, R., Seydi, ST., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka M., 2021. Earthquake Damage Region Detection by Multi-Temporal Coherence Map Analysis of Radar and Multispectral Imagery, Remote Sensing, MDPI , 13, 1195, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13061195 [LINK].
25- Karimzadeh, S., 2021. Identifying collapsed buildings after Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake using multisensor analysis and machine learning, Journal of Geomatics Sciences and Technology, 10, 3 [LINK].
24- Mohammadi, A., Karimzadeh, S., Jalal, SJ., Valizadeh Kamran, Kh., Shahabi, H., Homayouni, S., Al-Ansari, N., 2020. A Multi-Sensor Comparative Analysis on the Suitability of Generated DEMs from Sentinel-1 SAR Interferometry Using Statistical and Hydrological Models, Sensors, MDPI, 20, 7214, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247214 [LINK].
23- Hajeb, M., Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2020. SAR and LIDAR Datasets for Building Damage Detection Based on Support Vector Machine and Random Forest Algorithms – A Case Study of Kumamoto Earthquake, Japan, Applied Sciences, MDPI, 10, 8932, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10248932 [LINK].
22- Mohammadi, A., Karimzadeh, S., Valizadeh Kamran, Kh., Matsuoka, M., 2020. Extraction of Land Information, Future Landscape Changes and Seismic Hazard Assessment: A Case Study of Tabriz, Iran, Sensors, MDPI, 20, 7010, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247010 [LINK].
21- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2020. Ground Deformation in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Revealed by L-band and C-band InSAR Analyses, Sensors, MDPI, 20, 6913, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236913 [LINK].
20- Mohammadi, A., Valizadeh Kamran, Kh., Karimzadeh, S., Shababi, H., Al-Ansari, N., 2020. Flood Detection and Susceptibility Mapping Using Sentinel-1 Time Series, Alternating Decision Trees, and Bag-ADTree Models, Complexity, Hindawi, ID 4271376, doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4271376 [LINK].
19- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2020. Remote Sensing X-band SAR Data for Land Subsidence and Pavement Monitoring, Sensors, MDPI, 20, 4751, doi: doi.org/10.3390/s20174751 [LINK].
18- Nhu, V.-H., Mohammadi, A., Shahabi, H., Ahmad, B.B., Al-Ansari, N., Shirzadi, A., Geertsema, M., R. Kress, V.R., Karimzadeh, S., Valizadeh Kamran, K., Chen, W., Nguyen, H., 2020. Landslide Detection and Susceptibility Modeling on Cameron Highlands (Malaysia): A Comparison between Random Forest, Logistic Regression and Logistic Model Tree Algorithms, Forests , MDPI, 11, 830, doi: doi.org/10.3390/f11080830 [LINK].
17- Hajeb, M., Karimzadeh, S., Fallahi, A., 2020. Seismic damage assessment in Sarpole-Zahab town (Iran) using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images and texture analysis, Natural Hazards, Springer, doi: 10.1007/s11069-020-03991-0 [LINK].
16- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2020. Ground Displacement and Building Damage Estimation of the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake Using SAR Remote Sensing, Advance Researches in Civil Engineering, 2: 49-56, doi:10.30469/ARCE.2020.106048 [LINK].
15- Karimzadeh, S., Feizizadeh, B., Matsuoka, M., 2019. DEM-Based Vs30 Map and Terrain Surface Classification in Nationwide Scale—A Case Study in Iran, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, MDPI, 8,12, doi:10.3390/ijgi8120537 [LINK].
14- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Kuang, J., Ge, L., 2019. Spatial Prediction of Aftershocks Triggered by a Major Earthquake: A Binary Machine Learning Perspective, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, MDPI, 8,10, doi:10.3390/ijgi8100462 [LINK].
13- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2018. A Weighted Overlay Method for Liquefaction-related Urban Damage Detection: A Case Study of the 6 September 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake, Japan, Geosciences, MDPI, 8, 487, doi:10.3390/geosciences8120487 [LINK].
12- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Miyajima, M., Adriano, B., Fallahi, A., Karashi, J., 2018. Sequential SAR Coherence Method for the Monitoring of Buildings in Sarpole-Zahab, Iran, Remote Sensing, MDPI, 10, 1255, doi:10.3390/rs10081255 [LINK].
11- Miyajima, M., Fallahi, A.; Ikemoto, T., Samaei, M., Karimzadeh, S., Setiawan, H., Talebi, F., Kareshi, J., 2018. Site Investigation of the Sarpole-Zahab Earthquake, Mw 7.3 in SW Iran of November 12, 2017, Journal of Disaster Factsheets, JSCE, FS2018-E-0002 [LINK].
10- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., Ogushi, F., 2018. Spatiotemporal deformation patterns of the Lake Urmia Causeway as characterized by multisensor InSAR analysis. Scientific Reports, Nature, Vol.8, 5357, 10p., 2018.4, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23650-6 [LINK].
9- Karimzadeh, S., Miyajima, M., Ikemoto, T., 2018. Topographic characterization of seismic networks using topographic position index and Voronoi tiles: a case study: Hokuriku region, Japan. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer, 11: 99, doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3451-4 [LINK].
8- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2018. Building Damage Characterization for the 2016 Amatrice Earthquake Using Ascending-Descending COSMO SkyMed Data and Topographic Position Index. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, IEEE, 11 (8), 2668-2682 , doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2825399 [LINK].
7- Karimzadeh, S., Matsuoka, M., 2017. Building Damage Assessment Using Multisensor Dual-Polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar Data for the 2016 M 6.2 Amatrice Earthquake, Italy. Remote Sensing, MDPI, 9 (4), 330, doi:10.3390/rs9040330 [LINK].
6- Karimzadeh, S., Feizizadeh, B., Matsuoka, M., 2017. From a GIS-based hybrid site condition map to an earthquake damage assessment in Iran: Methods and Trends. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Elsevier, 2: 23-36, doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.02.016 [LINK].
5- Zhe, S., Wang, E., Hu, J., Talebian, M., Karimzadeh, S., 2016. Quantifying the Termination Mechanism along the North Tabriz-North Mishu Fault Zone of Northwestern Iran via Small Baseline PS-InSAR and GPS Decomposition. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, IEEE, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2586742 [LINK].
4- Karimzadeh, S., Miyajima, M., Kamel, B., Pessina, V., 2015. A fast topographic characterization of seismic station locations in Iran through integrated use of Digital Elevation Models and GIS. Journal of Seismology, Springer, 19: 949-967, Springer doi: 10.1007/s10950-015-9505-0 [LINK].
3- Karimzadeh, S., 2015. Characterization of land subsidence in Tabriz Basin (NW Iran) using watershed and InSAR analyses, Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica, Springer, doi: 10.1007/s40328-015-0118-4 [LINK].
2- Karimzadeh, S., Miyajima, M., Hassanzadeh, R., Amiraslanzadeh, R., Kamel, B., 2014. A GIS-based seismic hazard, building vulnerability and human loss assessment for the earthquake scenario in Tabriz, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, 66: 263-280, doi: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2014.06.026 [LINK].
1- Karimzadeh, S., Cakir, Z., Osmanoglu, B., Schmalzle, G., Miyajima, M., Amiraslanzadeh, R., Djamour, Y., 2013. Interseismic strain accumulation across the North Tabriz Fault (NW Iran) deduced from InSAR time series. Journal of Geodynamics, Elsevier, 66: 53-58, doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2013.02.003 [LINK].