Guest Editor of Scientific Journal:
- Aini Ideris, Abbas Ghanbari Baghestan & Zaid Ahmad. (2018) Current Issues and Challenges Facing Iran Through the Lens of the Social Sciences. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, A scientific journal published by Universiti Putra Malaysia Press. Vol. 26 (T) Feb.
Award:
- Tehran International Award for "best research" on “The Lived Experience of Loneliness among Citizens in Tehran Megacity”. 8th International Festival of Research & Innovation and 2nd Scientific Conference on Urban Management . (2015). Tehran Urban Planning & Research Center, Tehran Municipality.
Research Project with Grant
- Content Analysis of the Selected Youth Magazine in Tehran. (2001). Tehran’s Center for Research and Media Studies.
- Content Analysis of the Selected Youth Magazine in Tehran. (2002). Tehran’s Center for Research and Media Studies.
- Customer Satisfaction with Service Centers at Tehran. (2002). “SIPA Group” Car Company.
- Customer Satisfaction with Engine Oil Service Centers at Zanjan, Hamadan and West Azerbaijan Provinces in Iran. (2003). IRANOIL Company.
- Malaysian Experience on developing Private Higher Education. (2010). Amin Research and Cultural center.
- Performing Prayer among Malaysian Muslims. (2011). Cultural Consular of Iran in Malaysia.
- Hijab from the Malaysian Women Perspective (2012). Cultural Consular of Iran in Malaysia.
- Iranian Youth after Immigrant: Social and Cultural Identity (2012). Iran’s Culture & Communication Organization.
- Islam and Communication: Malaysian Experience on Islamization of Knowledge (2013). Amin Research and Cultural Center.
- Iranian Elites in Malaysia and National Identity (2015). Iran’s Culture & Communication Organization.
- Health-related quality of life and influencing factors among students: case of Iran and Malaysia. (2018). University of Tehran & Cancer Resource and Education Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
-Content Production on Modern Govenance of S&T Parks (2019-2021). ICT Park & University of Tehran.
Development of International Relation and Commercialization of ICT innovative Products (2022-2023). ICT PARK & University of Tehran.
Books in English:
- Ghanbari, A., & Hassan, M. A (2010). Islamic Understanding of Information Society: Interview with Muslim Communication Scholars. Malaysia: UPM Press.
- Ghanbari Bagestan A. , Ideris A. & Osman M. (2023). Health and Environmental Issues in Iran: Moving Forward. Kuala Lumpur: UPM Press.
Chapters of a Book
-Abbas Ghaanbari Baghestan and Mohd Nizam Osman (2021). "US Image and Trump Coverage in Major Malaysian Ethnic Newspapers". In "Global Media Perceptions of the United States: The Trump Effect" Edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour and forward by Cees J. Hamelink, Rowman & Littlefield, USA.
- Abbas Ghanbari Baghestan and Topic Peremobowei Akoje (2021). "Nigerian Media Coverage of the United States". In "Global Media Perceptions of the United States: The Trump Effect" Edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour and forward by Cees J. Hamelink, Rowman & Littlefield, USA.
Scientific Articles in English:
- Baghestan, A. G., Zavareh, M. A., & Hassan, M. A. (2009). Communication Channels Used by Academic Staff in Interacting with Their Students. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 17(2).
- Baghestan, A. G., & Hassan, M. A. (2009). Iran’s Media Landscape: Law, policy and media freedom. Human Communication, 12(3), 239-254.
- Ghanbari-Baghestan, A., Rahmati, M., & Hassan, M. A. (2010). Factors Influencing Media Choice For Interact With Their Students among Lectures of Two Academic Institutions: Case of Iran. Asian Social Science, 6(1). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v6n1p115.
- Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare, & Ghanbari-baghestan, A. (2010). Iranian Student’s Emotion in Government University in Malaysia. Global journal of health science, 2(2), 72-79. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v2n2p72.
- Ghanbari-Baghestan, A., Esfandiari, H., Maghazei, O., & Khorasani, S. (2012). The Impact of Service Recovery on Customer Satisfaction: Case of Iran. Archives Des Sciences, 65(11).
- Vegiayan, K. D., Baghestan, A. G., & Asfaranjan, Y. S. (2013). Exploring employees preference of communication channel. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, 18(4), 504-511. doi:10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.18.4.11710.
- Froget, J. R. L., Baghestan, A. G., & Asfaranjan, Y. S. (2013). A uses and gratification perspective on social media usage and online marketing. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, 15(1), 134-145. doi:10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.15.1.2127.
- Gbadamosi, O., Baghestan, A. G., & Al-Mabrouk, K. (2014). Gender, age and nationality: Assessing their impact on conflict resolution styles. Journal of Management Development, 33(3), 245-257. doi:10.1108/JMD-02-2011-0024.
- Akhtari-Zavare, M., Ghanbari-Baghestan, A., Latiff, L. A., Matinnia, N., & Hoseini, M. (2014). Knowledge of breast cancer and breast self-examination practice among Iranian women in Hamedan, Iran. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 15(16), 6531-6534. doi:10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.16.6531
- Akhtari-Zavare, M., Ghanbari-Baghestan, A., Latiff, L. A., & Khaniki, H. (2015). Breast Cancer Prevention Information Seeking Behavior and Interest on Cell Phone and Text Use: a Cross-sectional Study in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16(4), 1337-1341. doi:10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.4.1337.
- Ghanbari-Baghestan, A., Indriyanto, S., SazmandAsfaranjan, Y., & Akhtari-Zavare, M. (2016). Preferred communication channels used by students to interact with their lecturers. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 19(2), 227-241. doi:10.1504/IJIL.2016.074476.
- Acheampong Owusu, Abbas Ghanbari-Baghestan, & Kalantari, A. (2017). Investigating the Factors Affecting Business Intelligence Systems Adoption: A Case Study of Private Universities in Malaysia. International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 8(2). doi:10.4018/IJTD.2017040101.
- S.M. Etemadifard, H. Khaniki., A. Ghanbari Baghestan*, & M. Akhtari-Zavare (2018). Iran’s Social Sciences Issues in Web of Science (WoS): Who Said What? Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 26(2), 1159 - 1174
- Farahmand, E; Mariani, MD; Ghanbari Baghestan, A; Ale Ebrahim, N; and Matinnia N. (2018). Five Decades of Scientific Development on “Attachment Theory”: Trends and Future Landscape. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 26(3), 2145-2160.
- Akhtari-Zavare; M, Aliyan-Fini; F, GhanbariBaghestan; A, et al. (2018) Development and Validation of Breast Cancer Knowledge and Beliefs Questionnaire for Malaysian Student Population. Pertanika J. Soc. Sci. & Hum 26: 2541 - 2554.
- Seyed Abolhassan Riazi, Abbas Ghanbari Baghestan, Aini Ideris, et al. (2019) Science and Technology Diplomacy and the Power of Students: The Case of Iranian Student in Malaysia. Pertanika J. Soc. Sci. & Hum 27 (1): 649-662.
- Ghanbari Baghestan A, Khaniki H, Kalantari A, et al. (2019) A Crisis in “Open Access”: Should Communication Scholarly Outputs Take 77 Years to Become Open Access? Sage Open 9: 2158244019871044.
-Ghanbari Baghestan A, Afshani F, Kousari M(2023). "Health Messages Effectiveness on Instagram: The Role of Source, Message Framing, Involvement and Social Support". Iran J Health Educ Health Promot 2023; 11 (2) :141-153
-Ghanbari, A., Etemad Golestani, F. (2023). 'Critical Discourse Analysis of Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani's Condolence Message Following the Shah Cheragh Terrorist Incident', Society Culture Media, 12(47), pp. 11-26.
-Ghanbari Baghestan, A., Hoseinzade, F., gholami, F. (2023). 'Social Media and the Process of Identity-Formation Among Z Generation: Case of the Mashhad City', Cultural Studies & Communication, 19(71), pp. 135-162. doi: 10.22034/jcsc.2023.2014283.2704.
-Bichranlou, A., Ghanbari Baghstan, A., Najafi H., M. (2023). 'Constructing Social meanings in the historical documentary film; Case study: "Mr. Prime Minister" and "Mosaddegh, Oil and Coup" documentaries', Communication Research, 30(115), pp. 39-71. doi: 10.22082/cr.2023.2003995.2546.
Seminars/Conference Papers:
- Ghanbari, A., & Khahar, R. (2008). Communication Channels Used by Academic Staffs. Paper presented at the 6th International Seminar in “Language for Specific Purpose., Johor Baru, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari, A., & Hassan, M. A. . (2008). Toward Building an Islamic Theory of Information Society. . Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Communication and Media., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari, A., & Hassan, M. A. (2009). Factors Influencing Media Choice for Interact with Their Students among Lectures. Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Communication and Media., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Froget, L., & Ghanbari, A. (2001). Public Relations in Mauritius: Using Consumer Generated Media as Two-Way Symmetrical Model of Communication. Paper presented at the 2nd International SEARCH Conference., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Azizsoltani, V., Ahmadi-Joopari, H., & Ghanbari, A. (2011). Status of Public Relation in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities. . Paper presented at the 2nd International -SEARCH Conference., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Gbadamosi, C. O., Almabrouk, Khalil, A. M., & Ghanbari, A. (2011). Using -Conflict Resolution Styles among Students in Multicultural Environment: Case of Malaysia. Paper presented at the 2nd International SEARCH Conference., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari, A., Naidu, S. N., & Radmanesh, A. (2011). The influence of professionalism, Responsiveness and availability of public relation practitioners on journalists’ perception. . Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari, A., Naidu, S. N., & Radmanesh, A. (2011). The influence of professionalism, Responsiveness and availability of public relation practitioners on journalists’ perception. . Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Rahman, T., Ghanbari, A., & Kulandayan, R. (2011). The Past, Present and Future: Transformation of Mass Media In Bangladesh. Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari, A., & Jacques Richard, L. F. (2011). Public Relations and Media Choice: How PR Practitioners Perceive Journalists. Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Shamini Naidu, S. N., Ghanbari, A., & Vijayasundraw, B. . (2011). Media Transformation in the Age of Information: Case of India. Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Jacques Richard, L. F., Ghanbari, A., Kulandayan, R. . (2011). Mauritius Media Landscape: History, Media Freedom and Recent Developments. . Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Kulmanova, M., Ghanbari, A., & Karimi, K. (2011). Mass Media Landscape In Kazakhstan: Laws, Legislations and Censorship. Paper presented at the 5th Global Communication Association Conference [GCA]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Zi, Y., and Abbas Ghanbari-Baghestan. (2013). Journalism Ethics Development: A Comparison of Ethics Code In USA, UK, AUS, Tunisia And China. Paper presented at the 3rd International SEARCH Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari Baghestan, A. (2015). The Lived Experience of Loneliness among Citizens. Paper presented at the 8th International Festival of Research & Innovation and 2th Scientific Conference on Urban Management, Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran.
- Ghanbari Baghestan, A. (2015). Malaysia's Experience in Cultural Protection in the Age of ICT. Paper presented at the Symposium on “Cultural Preservation in the Age of ICT, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
- Ghanbari Baghestan, A. (2016). "Iranian Students' Contribution to Malaysian Higher Education: The Past, Current & Ways Forward" Paper presented at the Propelling Research Synergy In Higher Education: The Iranian Window, UKM, Malaysia.
- Ghanbari Baghestan, A. & Aini, Ideris (2018). Scientific Diplomacy: Case of Iran And Asaihl Members. Paper presented at the 2018 ASAIHL Conference, Soka Univaersity; Japan. (Country Report).
- Varatharajoo;, R., Ideris;, A., & Baghestan, A. G. (2018). Malaysia-Iran Collaboration: A Sustainable Model. Paper presented at the ASAIHL Conference 2018, Qazvin, Iran.
Thesis Supervised:
A-Master Level:
- Khan, S. (2010). Strategic Public Relation in Medical Device SMEs in Malaysia. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Sambo, L. A. (2010). Communication Barriers among Lecturers and Students in an Intercultural Setting: A Case Study of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. (MA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia.
- Naidu, S. (2011). The impact of television viewing on the lives of women: A case of Delhi, India. (MBAThesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Jacques Richard, L. F. (2011). A uses and gratification perspective on the consumption of social media: Motives of use of Face book by Mauritians. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Zhao, C. (2011). A study of Trust on Public organization in government organization in Hubei China. (Master Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Assanbayeva, A. (2012). Media perceptions of public relations in Kazakhstan. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Esmaeili Nia, M. (2012). The Impact of Workplace Design On Employee Productivity: Among Private Higher Education Institution In Malaysia (Selangor). (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Gbadamosi, O. (2012). Gender, age and nationality: Assessing their impact on conflict resolution styles. (Master Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Azizsoltani, V. (2013). Excellent Leadership in Public Relations. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Indriyanto, S. (2013). Preferred Communication Channels used by Students to Interact with Their Lecturers. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Vee, T. T. (2013). Local Perception on Government’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programs in Sustaining Local Community Livelihood in the Business Centric Island of - - - Labuan, M (2014). (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Vegiayan, K. D. (2014). Exploring Employees Preference of Communication Channel: Dell Company in Malaysia. . (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Fares, I. A. F. (2014). The perception of Egyptian revolutionary on the role of social media during the 2011 revolution. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Kulmanova, M. (2014). A uses and gratification perspective on the consumption of social media: Motives of use of “Vkontakte" By Students In Kazakhstan. (MBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Zi, Y. (2014). A Uses And Gratification Perspective On The Consumption Of Social Media By Chinese Students In Malaysia: Motives For Using Facebook. (Master Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervior).
- Farideh Afshani(2022). Seeking Health Information through Social Media: the Role of Source, Message
Framing, Involvement and Social Support in Accepting Message (Master Thesis), University of Tehran, Iran.
PhD Level
- Abuayyash, H. (2014). Study on Antecedents and Consequences Of Social Media Utilization In Local Radio Stations: Case of Palestine. (DBA Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. (Supervisor).
- Alami., Shila. (2015). Study on Customer Relationship Management Practices: Evidence from Iraniain Tourism Industry. (PhD Thesis), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia.(Main Supervisor).
- Ahmad, Soheil. (2017). Study on Media Coverage of Democracy in Bangladesh. (PhD Thesis), University of Tehran, Iran. (Co Supervisor).
-Razan Richeh (2021). Study the prevailing models of public relations in the two Syriatel and MTN telecommunications companies in Syria: Higher studies students evaluation of Publicity and media messages (PhD Thesis). University of Tehran (UT), Iran. (Main Supervisor).
-Farahmand, Elaheh (2021). The Impact of Attachment on Marital Satisfaction among women: Case of Mashhad City
In Iran (PhD Thesis). University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. (Second Supervisor).
Coordinator/ Co-organizer of Seminars/Symposium
- 2009: Seminar on “Issue & Challenges of New ICT for Development” at UPM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A jointly organized with Faculty of Social Science of Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU) and Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
- 2011: Seminar on “Toward Digital Media” at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. A jointly seminar organized with Global Communication Association (GCA).
- 2012: 12 Monthly Limited Symposiums on “Islamization of Knowledge” at Amin Research & Cultural Center, Malaysia.
- 2015: Symposium on “Cultural Preservation in the Age of ICT” at Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. A jointly Symposium with University of Tehran, Allameh Tabataba'i University and Kharazmi University. .
- 2016: Seminar on “Propelling Research Synergy in Higher Education: Malaysia and Iran Academic Meets” at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur. A jointly seminar organized by UKM, University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology and Tehran University of Medical Science.
- 2017: Seminar on “Health Communication” at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Jointly organized with “Iranian Association of Culture and Communication Studies” and Cancer Resource and Education Center “CaRE”, UPM.
- 2017: “Islam and Contemporary Issues” at Al-Mustafa International University in Tehran Campus. Jointly organized by UPM, Al-Mustafa International University and University of Tehran (UT).
- 2017: Symposium on “The First International Symposium on Media, Culture and Islamic World Issues” at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran. Jointly organized by UPM and University of Tehran (UT).
- 2017: Symposium on “Issues and Challenges of Media and Communication Iran and Malaysia Experiences” at University of Tehran. Jointly organized by UPM, Iranian Association of Culture and Communication Studies, University of Tehran, Allameh Tabataba'i University and Islamic Azad University.
مقالات فارسی (Articles in Persian Scientific Journals)
قنبری, ع. (1382). جایگاه ارتباطات در برنامه های توسعه ایران. فصلنامه رسانه, شماره زمستان.
قنبری , ع. (1384). مارکوزه یا هابرماس: دو منتقد تکنولوژی. نامه فرهنگ, شماره زمستان.
قنبری باغستان, ع. و هدی احمدی. (1390). سه دهه توسعه روابط عمومی در کشور چین. کتاب سال روابط عمومی.
قنبری باغستان, ع. و علی زوار. (1393). کلاه سیاه های روابط عمومی: ویروس های خطرناکتر از ویروس استاکس نت. کتاب سال روابط عمومی.
قنبری باغستان, ع. (1393). نقش ارتباطات در توسعهی مالزی: پیشینه ی تاریخی، نظام حقوقی و چشمانداز آتی. فصلنامه انجمن ایرانی مطالعات فرهنگی و ارتباطات, 10(37), 172-195.
هاشم, آ., & عباس قنبری, ب. (1394). توصیف وضعیت تکدی گری در شهر تهران و پیشنهاد دو سناریو. جامعه شناسی مسائل اجتماعی ایران, 1394(1).
قنبری باغستان, ع. (2013). به سوی تدوین یک چارچوب فرانظری برای اسلامیسازی علوم انسانی. نظریه های اجتماعی متفکران مسلمان, 3(1), 7-30.
قنبری باغستان, ع., & میری, س. م. (2016). اسلامیسازی دانش معاصر: تقسیمبندی موضوعی و فراتحلیل آثار و مهمترین منابع. نظریه های اجتماعی متفکران مسلمان, 6(2), 333-356.
قنبری باغستان ع, اختری زواره م and آل ابراهیم ن. (2018) تحقیق و توسعه در حوزه "ارتباطات سلامت": یک فراتحلیل از نوع علم شناسی. فصلنامه انجمن ایرانی مطالعات فرهنگی و ارتباطات 14: 179-202.
قنبری باغستان ع. (2019) سواد رسانه ای: یک فراتحلیل علم شناسانه از اسناد و تولیدات علمی (1970-2019). مجله جهانی رسانه - نسخه فارسی 14: 75-93.