OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cement and Concrete Research is 70. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Predicting concrete compressive strength using hybrid ensembling of surrogate machine learning models	304
Limestone calcined clay cement and concrete: A state-of-the-art review	269
Inhibition mechanisms of steel slag on the early-age hydration of cement	253
The reaction between metakaolin and limestone and its effect in porosity refinement and mechanical properties	191
Seawater sea-sand engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Assessment and modeling of crack characteristics	181
Eco-friendly high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of fly ash by rice husk ash	179
Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions — A review	163
Fiber orientation effects on ultra-high performance concrete formed by 3D printing	152
Meso-scale modelling of compressive fracture in concrete with irregularly shaped aggregates	125
3D-printable engineered cementitious composites (3DP-ECC): Fresh and hardened properties	119
The realities of additively manufactured concrete structures in practice	118
Rheological and pumping behaviour of 3D printable cementitious materials with varying aggregate content	118
Technology readiness: A global snapshot of 3D concrete printing and the frontiers for development	118
A review of recent advances in the science and technology of seawater-mixed concrete	116
edxia: Microstructure characterisation from quantified SEM-EDS hypermaps	111
Belite cements and their activation	109
Future and emerging supplementary cementitious materials	108
Stability of hydrotalcite (Mg-Al layered double hydroxide) in presence of different anions	107
Recent progress in superabsorbent polymers for concrete	107
Mechanisms of carbonation hydration hardening in Portland cements	106
A novel method for semi-quantitative analysis of hydration degree of cement by 1H low-field NMR	106
Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on carbonation of cement pastes	105
Modelling of 3D concrete printing based on computational fluid dynamics	105
Recent advances in the use of inhibitors to prevent chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete	105
Carbon sequestration of steel slag and carbonation for activating RO phase	103

Pathways towards sustainable concrete	103
Layer-interface properties in 3D printed concrete: Dual hierarchical structure and micromechanical characterization	103
Phase assemblance evolution during wet carbonation of recycled concrete fines	103
Interlayer reinforcement of 3D printed concrete by the in-process deposition of U-nails	102
Effect of temperature on CO2 curing, compressive strength and microstructure of cement paste	101
Rheology control of ultra-high-performance concrete made with different fiber contents	100
Impact of limestone fineness on cement hydration at early age	98
Comparison on the properties of ITZs in fly ash-based geopolymer and Portland cement concretes with equivalent flowability	97
Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes	97
Effects of activator properties and GGBFS/FA ratio on the structural build-up and rheology of AAC	96
On the use of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) in high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (HS-SHCC)	96
Investigation of interlayer adhesion of 3D printable cementitious material from the aspect of printing process	94
Effect of yield stress development on the foam-stability of aerated geopolymer concrete	92
Clinkerless ultra-high strength concrete based on alkali-activated slag at high temperatures	92
Effects of alkali dosage and silicate modulus on autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag cement paste	91
Evaluating the effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete	91
Strain-hardening alkali-activated fly ash/slag composites with ultra-high compressive strength and ultra-high tensile ductility	88
Properties and reaction mechanism of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer at varied curing temperatures	88
40 years of PCE superplasticizers - History, current state-of-the-art and an outlook	87
Microstructure of thermoactivated recycled cement pastes	84
Effects of pH on the nano/micro structure of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) under sulfate attack	84
Microstructural changes of hydrated cement blended with fly ash upon carbonation	83
Effect of alkali hydroxide on calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H)	82
Microstructural developments of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) pastes after long-term (3 years) hydration	82
Characterization of amorphous and crystalline ASR products formed in concrete aggregates	81
Mechanisms dominating thixotropy in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)	80
3D printing of calcined clay-limestone-based cementitious materials	80
Air entraining admixtures: Mechanisms, evaluations, and interactions	80
Experimental investigation and prediction of elastic modulus of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) based on its composition	79
Fibrillar calcium silicate hydrate seeds from hydrated tricalcium silicate lower cement demand	79
Unraveling disadhesion mechanism of epoxy/CSH interface under aggressive conditions	79
Early reactivity of sodium silicate-activated slag pastes and its impact on rheological properties	79
Effect of carbon nanotube and graphite nanoplatelet on composition, structure, and nano-mechanical properties of C-S-H in UHPC	78
Electromagnetic wave absorption of multifunctional cementitious composites incorporating polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers and fly ash: Effects of microstructure and hydration	77
A roadmap for quality control of hardening and hardened printed concrete	75
Degradation mechanism of hybrid fly ash/slag based geopolymers exposed to elevated temperatures	73
Hardened properties of 3D printed concrete with recycled coarse aggregate	72
Distinctive rheological and temporal viscoelastic behaviour of alkali-activated fly ash/slag pastes: A comparative study with cement paste	72
Autogenous shrinkage and hydration property of alkali activated slag pastes containing superabsorbent polymer	72
Pozzolanic reactivity of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes and implication of their incorporation on the chloride permeability of concrete	72
Effect of Ca/Si and Al/Si on micromechanical properties of C(-A)-S-H	72
Understanding of the factors slowing down metakaolin reaction in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) at late ages	71
Detailed in situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy study of the early stages of C-S-H formation during hydration of monoclinic C3S	71
Vibration induced active rheology control for 3D concrete printing	71
Effectiveness of PCE superplasticizers in calcined clay blended cements	70
Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the hydration products of ordinary Portland cement paste	70
Hydration kinetics of ternary slag-limestone cements: Impact of water to binder ratio and curing temperature	70