- Keivany, Y., G. Nassrollahzadeh, and M. Saadati. 1990. A preliminary study on Gorgan-Rud River aquatic life - a limnological approach.(from Gonbad to Gorgan-Dam). B.Sc. thesis. University of Gorgan. 115 p.(In Farsi).
- Keivany, Y. 1991. Characteristics of freshwater prawn farming. Proceedings of the Iranian National Aquaculture Conference. Iranian Fisheries Company, Tehran. December, 1991. pp. 321-346. (In Farsi).
- Keivany, Y. 1991. Biology of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Abzeeian (aquatic Organisms) Magazine. 1991(24): 59-61.(In Farsi).
- Keivany, Y. 1992. A dictionary of fish curing technical terms - . Abzeeian Magazine. 1992(25-31): Middle pages.(In Farsi).
- Keivany, Y. et al. 1992. The suitable springs for trout-culture in Chahar Mahal province. Iranian Fisheries Company.173 pp. (In Farsi).
- Keivany, Y. 1993. A dictionary of aquaculture. Abzeeian Magazine. 4 (8-10): Middle pages.(In Farsi).
- Keivany, Y. 1996. Taxonomic revision of the genus Pungitius with emphasis on P. hellenicus. M.Sc. thesis. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Edmonton. 98 pp.
- Keivany, Y., J.S. Nelson, and P.S. Economidis. 1997. Validity of Pungitius hellenicus, a stickleback fish from Greece. Copeia, 1997(3): 558-564.
- Keivany, Y., and J.S. Nelson. 1998. Comparative osteology of the Greek ninespine stickleback, Pungitius hellenicus (Teleostei, Gasterosteidae). Journal of Ichthyology, 38(6): 430-440.
- Coad, B.W., and Y. Keivany. 1998. Lebias vladykovi (Coad, 1988). Killi-Kontakt, 26(3): 43-48.
- Keivany, Y., C.K. Daoulas, J.S. Nelson, and P.S. Economidis. 1999. Threatened fishes of the world: Pungitius hellenicus Stephanidis, 1971 (Gasterosteidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 55(4): 390.
- Coad, B.W., J.W. Atz, and Y. Keivany. 2000. Fish imagery in art 82: Jonah and the fish. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 57(1): 9.
- Keivany, Y., and J.S. Nelson. 2000. Taxonomic review of the genus Pungitius, ninespine sticklebacks (Teleostei, Gasterosteidae). Cybium, 24(2): 107-122.
- Keivany, Y. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of Gasterosteiformes. Ph.D. thesis. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Edmonton. 201 pp.
- Coad, B.W. and Y. Keivany. 2000. Aphanius vladykovi Coad, 1988. Zagros pupfish, mahi-e gour-e khari. Journal of the American Killifish Association, 33(6):195-198.
- Keivany, Y. 2002. Review of the book "Southern fishes of Iran". Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 9(3): 185-188. (In Farsi).
- Coad, B.W. and Y. Keivany. 2002. Book review:"Atlas of Iranian fishes: Gilan inland waters", "The inland freshwater fishes of Iran", "A guide to the fauna of Iran", and "Freshwater fishes of Iran". Copeia, 2002 (4): 1164-1166.
- Coad, B.W. and Y. Keivany. 2002. Aphanius vladykovi Coad, 1988. Zagros pupfish, mahi-e gour-e khari. Skandinaviska Killi Sallskapet Killibladet, 2002(2): 3-6. (In Swedish).
- Keivany, Y. 2003. Book review of “Atlas of the Persian Gulf & Sea of Oman fishes. Vol. 1.” and “Morphological and biological characteristics of the southern Iranian fishes (Persian Gulf and Oman Sea)”. Ichthyological Research, 50(2): 201-202.
- Keivany, Y. 2004. Superfacial skull bones in Zagros toothcarp, Aphanius vladykovi (Cyprinodontidae). Iranian Journal of Biology, 15(3): 25-30.
- Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2004. Contribution to the biology of Zagros tooth-carp, Aphanius vladykovi, in central Iran (Cyprinodontidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 71(2): 165-169.
- Keivany, Y. and J.S. Nelson. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae), with emphasis on ninespine sticklebacks (Pungitius spp.). Behaviour, 141(11): 1485-1497.
- Kazemipour, Y., M. Rezaei, and Y. Keivany. 2005. Qualitative comparison of effects of garlic and mallow and motherworth extracts in healing of superfacial wounds in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Pajouhesh & Sazandegi, 66: In press (In Farsi).