OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Synergising expertise towards sustainability and robustness of cement-based materials and concrete structures	26
Terahertz (THz) Wave Imaging in Civil Engineering to Assess Self-Healing of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites (FRCC)	20
Simplified Three-Parameter Kinematic Theory for Shear Strength of Short Reinforced Concrete Walls	19
Effects of Cement Brand on the Macro-performance and Microstructure of Self-compacting Concrete under Freeze-thaw Cycles	19
Cold-sintered Carbonated Concrete Waste Fines: A Calcium Carbonate Concrete Block	18
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Japan and Role of Cementitious Materials	18
Full-scale Testing and Theoretical Analysis of Wall Circumferential Stress in the Prefabricated Steel Plate-concrete Underground Silos	17
Modification of Concrete Mix Design with Crystalline Admixture for Self-healing Improvement	15
Probabilistic Service Life Prediction of Alkali Activated Concretes Exposed to Chloride Induced Corrosion	12
Development of a Large-scale Thermogravimetry and Gas Analyzer for Determining Carbon in Concrete	12
Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Fiber Recycled Concrete under Cyclic Compression	12
Stress Self-sensitivity of Carbon Black-filled Mortar under Nondestructive Compression and the Effects of Electric Circuit and Specimen Dimensions	12
Effects of Severe Accident Conditions on Integrity of RPV Pedestal of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant	12
Influence of Rebar Strength, Pre-treatment, and Measurement Method on Residual Stress Measurement using Portable X-ray Diffractometer	12
Quantification of CO<sub>2</sub> in Cement Pastes with Different Degrees of Carbonation	11
Punching Shear Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Slabs Made of Lightweight Concrete Mixed with Short Fibers	11
Investigation on Preparation and Application in Concrete of Physically Modified Fly Ash	11
Bond Strength of Post-installed Anchor Adhering to Damaged Concrete by Freeze-thaw Action	11
Deterioration of C-S-H Gel and Pore Structure in Young Cement Paste Due to Frost Attack	10
Influence of Transverse Sectional Pre-crack on Shear Failure Behavior of RC Slender Beams Based on Experimental Loading Test	10
Effect of Seawater and Various Parameters on Electro-deposition Repairing Cracks of Reinforced Concrete Exposed to Marine Environment	10
Tests and Design of Welded-bar Angle Connections of Precast Floor Elements	10
Evaluation of Applicability of FRTP to Rebar in Concrete	10
An Adaptive Homogenization Scheme for Modeling the Effective Elastic Properties of Early Age Concrete	10
In-Situ Deep-Sea Monitoring of Cement Mortar Specimen at a Depth of 3515 m and Changes in Mechanical Properties after Exposure to Deep Sea Condition	10

Application of the German Standardization Approach for the Reliability Assessment of NDT – Honeycomb Detection in Concrete using Ultrasonic Testing	10
Effect of Sepiolite@MgAl-LDH Core-shell Materials on Chloride Transport Resistance of Cement Mortar	10
Estimation of Corrosion Risk Using Concrete Electrical Resistivity Model	9
Optimizing Aqueous Amine Blends for Enhanced Carbon Capture and Mineralization in Cement-Based Materials	9
Shear Behaviour of Full-Scale Squat Shear Walls with and without Precast Pre-walls	9
Crack Resistance under Compressive Stress of Concrete Made Using Granulated Blast-furnace Slag Sand	9
Extended Multi-directional Crack Model Applied to the RC Precast Joint Interface with Shear Dowel	9
Recycled Aggregate Concrete with Industrially Pre-carbonated Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Low Clinker Content	9
Performance of Superplasticizers in Alkaline Environment of Self Compacting Geopolymer Mortar	9
Quasi-static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Engineered Geopolymer Composites with Hybrid PVA and Recycled Steel Fibres	9
Characterisation of “One-part” Ambient Cured Engineered Geopolymer Composites	9
A Micromechanics-based Study on Cracking Characteristics of Engineered Geopolymer Composite	8
Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete in Nuclear Applications	8
Optimisation and Prediction of Fresh Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Properties Enhanced with Nanosilica	8
Flexural Analysis Combined with Freeze-thaw Depth for Reinforced Concrete Beams and Columns	8
Performance of Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced GGBFS-based Alkali Activated Composite under Elevated Temperatures	8
A Pointwise Model Based on a Total Strain Approach to Simulate Long-term Concrete Behaviour	8
Properties and Reaction Mechanism of Light-burned Magnesia-based Magnesium Phosphate Cement at Varied Mass Ratio of K<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> and KH<sub>2</sub>PO	8
Numerical Simulation of Dimensional Stability of Precast Segments Exposed to Solar Radiation During Yard Storage	8
Evaluation of the Spatial Distribution of Aggregate Particles in Concrete and its Implications for the Existence of Interfacial Transition Zones	8
Electrical Monitoring of Setting and Hardening of UHPC/UHPFRC with Graphene	7
Experimental and Numerical Study of Early-age Cracking of Concrete Slabs Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Bars	7
Effect of Rib Spatial Distribution on Bond Behavior between Steel and Concrete using 3D Meso-scale Model	7
Effect of Water Reducing Agent and Retarder on Properties of Ternesite-Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement Synthesized at Low Temperatures	7
Review of Performance Assessment for Engineered Barrier Systems to Support Future RD&D of Radioactive Waste Management in Japan	7
Cyclic Behavior of Steel-Concrete Composite Dowel by Clothoid-Shaped Shear Connectors under Fully Reversed Cyclic Stress	7
Effects of the Mineral Composition of Cement on the Temperature Dependency of Strength Development	6
Compressive Strength and Hydration Products of Oil Well Cement Mixed with Fly Ash at Ultra-high Temperature	6
Impact Resistance of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Hybrid Fibers	6
Experimental and Analytical Performance of Recycled Aggregates Produced by Customized Chemical-Mechanical Treatment	6
Extraction of Carbonation Rate from Depth Profile of Concrete Carbonation by using Pseudo-analytical Solution of Two-component Reaction-diffusion Equation	6
Incineration Bottom Ash as Aggregate for Controlled Low Strength Materials: Implications and Coping Strategies	6
How to Measure the Absorption and Desorption Curves of Superabsorbent Polymers in the Presence of Calcium Ions	6
Abrasion Resistance Improvement of Recycled Aggregate Pervious Concrete with Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Copper Slag	6
Simulation of Concrete Pumped in Horizontal Coil and Super High-Rise Building Based on CFD	6
Development of Mesoscale Simulation Approach of Concrete Material and Structural Behavior with Physical Damages with RBSM	6
Using GGBS: Clarification of the Importance of Relative Humidity at Storage on Reactivity of GGBS	6
Behavior of a 60-year-old Reinforced Concrete Box Beam Strengthened with Basalt Fiber-reinforced Polymers Using Steel Plate Anchorage	5
Safety Function of Cementitious Materials and the Analytical Assessment of Long-Term Evolution of Cement-Bentonite Interface for Geological Disposal in Japan	5
The Influence of Polypropylene Fiber on the Working Performance and Mechanical Anisotropy of 3D Printing Concrete	5
Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Constitutive Model of Early Strength Concrete at Different Age	5
Structural Performance of RC Members Affected by Alkali–silica Reaction According to Crack Patterns	5
Effect of Cementitious Capillary Crystalline Waterproofing (CCCW) Materials on the Frost Resistance of Panel Concrete (PC): Experiment and Mechanism	5
Hardened Mechanical Properties of Self Compacting Geopolymer Mortar	5
Impact of Fuel Consumption by Traffic on the CO<sub>2</sub> Balance of Pavements	5
Experimental Study of Bonding Performance of Post-installed Rebar Anchors under Unilateral Pressure	5
Development of Post-installed Headed Bars Embedded into Grouted Holes with Enlarged Ends	5
Study on Mix Proportion Design Procedure for Super-high Cementitious RCC with Stone Powder Replacement	5
Thermal Expansion of Cement Paste at Various Relative Humidities after Long-term Drying: Experiments and Modeling	5
Polymer/Carbon Fiber Co-modification: Dynamic Compressive Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Modified Polymer Reinforced Concrete	5

Impact of Aggregate Physical Properties on the Compressive Strength of Concrete	5
Influence of Reinforcing Rebar on Expansion due to Delayed Ettringite Formation along the Bonding Length – Part II: Bond Performance of Reinforced Concrete Affected by DEF Expansion	4
Influence of Temperature in the Early-age Elastic Modulus Evolution of Cement Pastes and Concrete	4
Understanding the Process of Carbonation in Concrete using Numerical Modeling	4
Experimental Studies to Investigate Efficacies of Granite Porphyry Powder as Homologous Manufactured Sand Substitute	4
Contribution of the Tricalcium Silicate Hydration Products to the Formation of Radiolytic H<sub>2</sub>: A Systemic Approach	4
Hydration Characteristics and Products of β-C<sub>2</sub>S Doping with Na and Al in the Presence of NaAlO<sub>2</sub> and NaOH	4
Effect of Vinyl Acetate, Vinyl Versatate, Acrylic Ester Terpolymer on the Durability of Polymer Cement Mortar Surface Coatings	4
The Influence of Temperatures on the Hydration of Cement Paste at the Early Age, and Behaviour of Cement Paste with the Addition of Triethanolamine (TEA) and Triisopropanolamine (TIPA)	4
Effects of Solid Activator and Fly Ash on Rheology and Thixotropy of One-Part Alkali-Activated Pastes	4
Study on Radio Wave Transparency Improvement of Concrete Focusing on Internal Water Content	3
Tension Stiffening Affected by Radiation-induced Volume Expansion of Aggregate	3
Comparison of Accelerated Calcium Leaching Tests for Evaluating Long-term Durability of Cement-based Materials used in Radioactive Waste Repositories	3
Estimation of the Protected Paste Volume by Spatial Tessellation Associated with the Point Pattern of Air Voids	3
Space Averaging of Electric Field accompanying Corrosion of Reinforcement and its Verification by Pseudo-Concrete	3
Multi-scale Computational Modeling on the Equivalent Element Method for Freeze-thaw Damage of Concrete	3
Microscopic Modelling of Permeability in Cementitious Materials: Effects of Mechanical Damage and Moisture Conditions	3
Current State of Knowledge on Bare High-Nickel Type Weathering Steel Towards the Application as Concrete Reinforcement	3
Influence of Corrosion Conditions on Prestressing Force and Residual Tensile Capacity of Corroded Prestressed Concrete Steel Strands	3
Meso-scale Modeling of Anomalous Moisture Transport in Concrete Considering Microstructural Change of Cement-based Material	3
Influence of Nano-CaCO<sub>3</sub> on the Strength and Fatigue Behavior of Concrete with 30% or 50% Recycled Coarse Aggregates	3
Case Study on the Effect of Mechanically-compacting Flowable Concrete with Low CO<sub>2</sub> Emission on Productivity, Economic Efficiency, and Environmental Impact	3
Ab- and Desorption Behavior of Superabsorbent Polymer in Cement Pastes	3
Hydration Characteristics and Mechanic Properties of Basic Magnesium Sulfate Cement Containing Steel Slag	3
Freeze-thaw Resistance of Concrete using Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag and Blast-furnace Slag Sand in Salt Water	3
Structural Behaviors of Steel Tube-encased Concrete Columns Confined by Bolted Circular Thin Steel Tube	3
Study on the Low-temperature Performance of High-early-strength Cement using Nitrite/Nitrate-based Anti-freezing agent	3
A New Three-dimensional Fractal Dimension Model to Describe the Complexity of Concrete Pores	3
Image Analysis for Deformation Behaviors of RC Beams with Simulated Deteriorations under Moving Wheel Load	3
Effect of Bond Property Between CFRP Bar and Concrete on Nonlinear Behavior of Circular CFRP Reinforced Concrete Beams	3
Effect of NBO/T of Biomass Ash on Compressive Strength of Hardened Cement: New Insights from Evaluation of Pore Structure and Hydration Products	3
Adding Effects of CaF<sub>2</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> as Mineralizers on the Sintering Temperature and Hardening Properties of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement	3
Multi-exponential Inversion of the Relaxometry Data of Low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Cement-based Materials	3
Ion Evolution in Pore Solution of Alkali-activated Slag System and Its Effect on Passivation Behaviour of Steel Bars	3
Predicting the Ultimate Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites by Maturity Method	2
Mix Design Processing for Self Compacting Geopolymer Mortar	2
Effect of Sodium Paraben-based Anti-fungal Agents in Controlling the Aspergillus Niger Growth in Cement Mortars	2
Developing High-Strength Geopolymer using Least Activator and Pressure-Applied Casting: Techno-Enviro-Economic Performance	2
Use of Cement Hydration Heat as Heating Resource in Curing of Precast Concrete - Temperature Rise Simulation	2
Modelling of Damage Spatiotemporal Distribution in Saturated Cementitious Materials and its Chloride Transport Evolution	2
Hydration Mechanism of Portland and Calcium Sulphoaluminate Cementitious Material	2
Thermo-Mechano-Chemo Dynamics of Clay’s Reactivity and its Correlation with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC<sup>3</sup>) Performance	2
RSM-based Optimized Mix Design of Alkali-activated Slag Pastes Based on the Fresh and Hardened Properties and Unit Cost	2
Recent Advances in High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites for Resilient and Sustainable Construction	2
Anti-corrosion Behavior of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Electrokinetic Nanoparticles on Reinforced Concrete	2
Damage Evaluation of Circular Tunnels Subjected to Local Deformation in Fault Crush Zones	2
Applicability of XRD/Rietveld Analysis with an External Standard Method for the Quantification of Mineral Components in Carbonated Hardened Cement Paste	2
Radiation-induced Alteration of Meta-chert	2
Fire Spalling Behavior of Various Polymer Modified Mortars under Ring Restraint	2
Study of Mechanical Properties of Silicate Minerals by Molecular Dynamics Simulation	2
Test Method of Segregation Resistance of High Fluidity Concrete Based on Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Segregation of Coarse Aggregate	2
Influence of Frost Damage on Performance of Engineered Cementitious Composites	2
Modification of Calcium Aluminate Cement with Phosphate for Incorporation of Strontium Chloride	2
Effects of Lime-Based Expansion Material and Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Air-Void Blockage in Concrete	2
Recent Advances in X-ray Computed Tomography for Alkali-Activated Materials: A Review	2
Biomineralization Analysis and Hydration Acceleration Effect in Self-healing Concrete using <i>Bacillus subtilis natto</i>	2
Freezing Characteristics of Deicing Salt Solution and Influence on Concrete Salt Frost Deterioration	2
Assessment on Bond Strength of CFRP Sheet Bonded to Concrete Focused on Sheet Stiffness	2
Measurement Method for Macrocell Corrosion in Concrete Specimen using a Segmented Steel Bar	2
Experimental Study on the Bearing Performance of Segmented Prestressed Assembled Foundation with Full-Scale Testing	2