2025 Journal Article Spatial multilevel analysis of individual, household, and community factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Dominican RepublicKiani, Behzad, Sartorius, Benn, Martin, Beatris Mario, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen J., Paulino, Cecilia Then, Jarolim, Petr, De St Aubin, Micheal, Ramm, Ronald Skews, Dumas, Devan, Garnier, Salome, Etienne, Marie Caroline, Peña, Farah, Abdalla, Gabriela, Kucharski, Adam, Duke, William, Baldwin, Margaret, Henríquez, Bernarda, de la Cruz, Lucia, Nilles, Eric J. and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Spatial multilevel analysis of individual, household, and community factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Dominican Republic. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 11203. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-94653-3 |
2025 Journal Article Nationwide spatial epidemiological dataset of over 100,000 influenza-like illness notifications in Iran by county (2015-2019)Sedghian, Atieh, Mohammadebrahimi, Shahab, Sartorius, Benn and Kiani, Behzad (2025). Nationwide spatial epidemiological dataset of over 100,000 influenza-like illness notifications in Iran by county (2015-2019). Bmc Research Notes, 18 (1) 72. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07139-w |
2025 Journal Article A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean regionKiani, Behzad, Mario Martin, Beatris, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen J., Skinner, Eloise, Karina Maldonado Alcaíno, Ana, Nilles, Eric J., Lau, Colleen L. and Sartorius, Benn (2025). A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region. Global Health Action, 18 (1) 2461867, 2461867-1. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2461867 |
2025 Journal Article Spatiotemporal clusters of acute respiratory infections associated with socioeconomic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in South Punjab, PakistanFatima, Munazza, Butt, Ibtisam, MohammadEbrahimi, Shahab, Kiani, Behzad and Gruebner, Oliver (2025). Spatiotemporal clusters of acute respiratory infections associated with socioeconomic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in South Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Public Health, 25 (1) 469, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21741-4 |
2025 Journal Article Empowering access: unveiling an overall composite spatial accessibility index to healthcare services in Southeastern IranRaeesi, Ahmad, Hashtarkhani, Soheil, Tara, Mahmood, Sargolzaei, Narjes and Kiani, Behzad (2025). Empowering access: unveiling an overall composite spatial accessibility index to healthcare services in Southeastern Iran. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24 (1) 35, 35-1. doi: 10.1186/s12939-025-02399-1 |
2025 Journal Article Cardiovascular health in perspective: a comprehensive five-year geodatabase of hospitalizations and environmental factors in Mashhad, IranMohammadebrahimi, Shahab, Dehghan, Mohammad and Kiani, Behzad (2025). Cardiovascular health in perspective: a comprehensive five-year geodatabase of hospitalizations and environmental factors in Mashhad, Iran. Bmc Research Notes, 18 (1) 12. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07087-5 |
2025 Journal Article Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex bloodstream infection in adult patients: changing epidemiology and determinants of poor outcomesStewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Edwards, Felicity, Kiani, Behzad, Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2025). Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex bloodstream infection in adult patients: changing epidemiology and determinants of poor outcomes. Infection. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02457-w |
2025 Journal Article Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South AmericaAllel, Kasim, Cabada, Miguel M, Kiani, Behzad, Martin, Beatris Mario, Tanabe, Melinda, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, De Souza Dos Santos, Gabriela, Lloveras, Susana, Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Sartorius, Benn, Mills, Deborah J, Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (1) taae119, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae119 |
2024 Journal Article STROBE-GEMA: a STROBE extension for reporting of geographically explicit ecological momentary assessment studiesKingsbury, Célia, Buzzi, Marie, Chaix, Basile, Kanning, Martina, Khezri, Sadun, Kiani, Behzad, Kirchner, Thomas R., Maurel, Allison, Thierry, Benoît and Kestens, Yan (2024). STROBE-GEMA: a STROBE extension for reporting of geographically explicit ecological momentary assessment studies. Archives of Public Health, 82 (1) 84. doi: 10.1186/s13690-024-01310-8 |
2024 Journal Article Geospatial modelling of ambient air pollutants and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases at regional scale in PakistanFatima, Munazza, Ahmad, Adeel, Butt, Ibtisam, Arshad, Sana and Kiani, Behzad (2024). Geospatial modelling of ambient air pollutants and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases at regional scale in Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196 (10) 929, 1-26. doi: 10.1007/s10661-024-13105-z |
2024 Journal Article Investigating the role of the built environment, socio-economic status, and lifestyle factors in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Mashhad: PLS-SEM modelIrankhah, Kiyavash, Asadimehr, Soheil, Kiani, Behzad, Jamali, Jamshid, Rezvani, Reza and Sobhani, Seyyed Reza (2024). Investigating the role of the built environment, socio-economic status, and lifestyle factors in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Mashhad: PLS-SEM model. Frontiers in Public Health, 12 1358423, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1358423 |
2024 Journal Article The relationship between sidewalk access and weight-related outcomes: a systematic reviewIrankhah, Kiyavash, Asadimehr, Soheil, Ranjbar, Golnaz, Kiani, Behzad and Sobhani, Seyyed Reza (2024). The relationship between sidewalk access and weight-related outcomes: a systematic review. Nutrition and Food Science, 54 (4), 732-750. doi: 10.1108/NFS-09-2023-0214 |
2024 Journal Article A gender-specific geodatabase of five cancer types with the highest frequency of occurrence in IranFaramarzi, Sharareh, Kiani, Behzad, Hoseinkhani, Mohammedreza and Firouraghi, Neda (2024). A gender-specific geodatabase of five cancer types with the highest frequency of occurrence in Iran. BMC Research Notes, 17 (1) 83, 1-5. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06737-4 |
2024 Journal Article Associations between gentrification, census tract-level socioeconomic status, and cycling infrastructure expansions in Montreal, CanadaKiani, Behzad, Thierry, Benoit, Apparicio, Philippe, Firth, Caislin, Fuller, Daniel, Winters, Meghan and Kestens, Yan (2024). Associations between gentrification, census tract-level socioeconomic status, and cycling infrastructure expansions in Montreal, Canada. SSM - Population Health, 25 101637, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101637 |
2024 Journal Article Mastering geographically weighted regression: key considerations for building a robust modelKiani, Behzad, Sartorius, Benn, Lau, Colleen L. and Bergquist, Robert (2024). Mastering geographically weighted regression: key considerations for building a robust model. Geospatial Health, 19 (1) 1271. doi: 10.4081/gh.2024.1271 |
2024 Journal Article Cancer patterns in Iran: a gender-specific spatial modelling of cancer incidence during 2014–2017Faramarzi, Sharareh, Kiani, Behzad, Faramarzi, Shahla and Firouraghi, Neda (2024). Cancer patterns in Iran: a gender-specific spatial modelling of cancer incidence during 2014–2017. BMC Cancer, 24 (1) 191, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-11940-4 |
2024 Journal Article Space-time analysis of tuberculosis (2016–2020) in South Punjab, PakistanFatima, Munazza, Butt, Ibtisam, Firouraghi, Neda, Khalil, Maria and Kiani, Behzad (2024). Space-time analysis of tuberculosis (2016–2020) in South Punjab, Pakistan. GeoJournal, 89 (1) 1. doi: 10.1007/s10708-024-11020-x |
2024 Journal Article Food waste in hospitals: implications and strategies for reduction: a systematic reviewMahmoudifar, Kamiar, Raeesi, Ahmad, Kiani, Behzad and Rezaie, Mitra (2024). Food waste in hospitals: implications and strategies for reduction: a systematic review. Management of Environmental Quality, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 50-71. doi: 10.1108/MEQ-07-2023-0221 |
2023 Journal Article Gentrification, neighborhood socioeconomic factors and urban vegetation inequities: A study of greenspace and tree canopy increases in Montreal, CanadaKiani, Behzad, Thierry, Benoit, Fuller, Daniel, Firth, Caislin, Winters, Meghan and Kestens, Yan (2023). Gentrification, neighborhood socioeconomic factors and urban vegetation inequities: A study of greenspace and tree canopy increases in Montreal, Canada. Landscape and Urban Planning, 240 104871, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104871 |
2023 Journal Article From Snow’s map of cholera transmission to dynamic catchment boundary delineation: current front lines in spatial analysisKiani, Behzad, Lau, Colleen and Bergquist, Robert (2023). From Snow’s map of cholera transmission to dynamic catchment boundary delineation: current front lines in spatial analysis. Geospatial Health, 18 (2) 1247. doi: 10.4081/gh.2023.1247 |