Aref A. Abadel

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
171 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Aref A. Abadel is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Aref A. Abadel has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 117 papers in Building and Construction and 26 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Aref A. Abadel's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (97 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (91 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (60 papers). Aref A. Abadel is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (97 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (91 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (60 papers). Aref A. Abadel collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Australia. Aref A. Abadel's co-authors include Yousef Al-Salloum, Husain Abbas, Yousef R. Alharbi, Tarek Almusallam, Mohamed Kohail, Nadeem A. Siddiqui, Hussein Elsanadedy, Abdulrahman Albidah, Hussam Alghamdi and Ibrahim M.H. Alshaikh and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Cement and Concrete Composites and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Aref A. Abadel

156 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Application of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Bridge ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2024 25 50 75
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Application of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Bridge Engineering: Current Status, Limitations, Challenges, and Future Prospects
    2023 93 citations Walid Mansour, Ibrahim Saad Agwa et al. Buildings profile →
  2. Physico-mechanical, thermal insulation properties, and microstructure of geopolymer foam concrete containing sawdust ash and egg shell
    2024 50 citations Mohamed Abdellatief, Aref A. Abadel et al. Journal of Building Engineering profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aref A. Abadel Saudi Arabia 34 3.1k 2.0k 603 91 84 171 3.3k
M. Mastali Finland 31 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 556 0.9× 60 0.7× 114 1.4× 54 2.8k
Phillip Visintin Australia 36 4.4k 1.4× 3.1k 1.5× 747 1.2× 123 1.4× 110 1.3× 141 4.7k
Mücteba Uysal Türkiye 28 2.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 497 0.8× 111 1.2× 165 2.0× 83 3.1k
Dinakar Pasla India 27 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 604 1.0× 70 0.8× 111 1.3× 53 2.7k
B.H. Abu Bakar Malaysia 35 3.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 376 0.6× 105 1.2× 138 1.6× 113 3.6k
Abd Elmoaty M. Abd Elmoaty Egypt 19 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 605 1.0× 162 1.8× 108 1.3× 24 2.7k
Kasım Mermerdaş Türkiye 30 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 484 0.8× 89 1.0× 119 1.4× 64 2.7k
Baoju Liu China 32 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 554 0.9× 99 1.1× 140 1.7× 61 2.7k
Yifeng Ling China 26 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 653 1.1× 85 0.9× 135 1.6× 64 2.6k
Obada Kayali Australia 28 2.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 712 1.2× 48 0.5× 92 1.1× 44 2.8k

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All Works

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Hamoda, Ahmed, Mizan Ahmed, Aref A. Abadel, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigations and design of precast concrete‐filled steel corrugated sheet slender columns with intermediate connection. Structural Concrete. 27(1). 193–210. 1 indexed citations
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Hamoda, Ahmed, Saad A. Yehia, Mizan Ahmed, et al.. (2024). Experimental and numerical analysis of deep beams with openings strengthened with galvanized corrugated and flat steel sheets. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e03522–e03522. 24 indexed citations
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Abbas, Husain, Aref A. Abadel, Abdulaziz Alaskar, Tarek Almusallam, & Yousef Al-Salloum. (2024). Effects of Moisture on Properties of Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperature. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 50(3). 1477–1492. 1 indexed citations
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Abadel, Aref A., et al.. (2024). Flexural behavior of precast concrete-filled steel tubes connected with high-performance concrete joints. Materials Science-Poland. 42(3). 72–85. 3 indexed citations
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Abdel‐Gawwad, Hamdy A., Jarosław Strzałkowski, Hussam Alghamdi, et al.. (2024). Sustainable utilization of sodium silicate-based lead glass sludge as an alkali-activator for alkali-activated slag: Performance, characterization, and Pb-stabilization. Construction and Building Materials. 434. 136681–136681. 9 indexed citations
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Abadel, Aref A. & Radhouane Masmoudi. (2024). Experimental investigation of heat-damaged reinforced concrete columns strengthened with different schemes. Structures. 69. 107282–107282. 2 indexed citations
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Hamoda, Ahmed, Saad A. Yehia, Aref A. Abadel, Khaled Sennah, & Ramy I. Shahin. (2024). Strengthening of simply supported deep beams with openings using steel-reinforced ECC and externally bonded CFRP sheets. Magazine of Concrete Research. 77(3-4). 154–170. 13 indexed citations
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Alshaikh, Ibrahim M.H., Aref A. Abadel, Moncef L. Nehdi, & Ahmed Hamoda. (2024). Impact of balcony geometry on the performance of rubberized concrete structures against progressive collapse. Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures. 20(5). 839–868. 2 indexed citations
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Abadel, Aref A., et al.. (2023). Mechanical properties, high temperature resistance and microstructure of eco-friendly ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete: Role of ceramic waste addition. Construction and Building Materials. 401. 132677–132677. 70 indexed citations
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Alghamdi, Hussam, et al.. (2023). Performance assessment of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)-Based lightweight green mortars incorporating recycled waste aggregate. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 23. 2065–2074. 32 indexed citations
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Abdellatief, Mohamed, Mohamed Abd Elrahman, Aref A. Abadel, Muhammad Wasim, & Ahmed M. Tahwia. (2023). Ultra-high performance concrete versus ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete: Mechanical performance, microstructure, and ecological assessment. Journal of Building Engineering. 79. 107835–107835. 65 indexed citations
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Alrubaidi, Mohammed & Aref A. Abadel. (2023). Numerical study on upgrading beam-column connections in steel framed buildings for progressive collapse mitigation. Structures. 48. 1576–1597. 10 indexed citations
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Mansour, Walid, Ibrahim Saad Agwa, Mohammed A. F. Nasr, et al.. (2023). Application of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Bridge Engineering: Current Status, Limitations, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Buildings. 13(1). 185–185. 93 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alshaikh, Ibrahim M.H., et al.. (2023). Progressive collapse resistance of post-fire cellular beam-column substructures with various web-opening shapes. Structures. 55. 1874–1893. 9 indexed citations
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Alshaikh, Ibrahim M.H., Aref A. Abadel, Khaled Sennah, et al.. (2022). Progressive Collapse Resistance of RC Beam–Slab Substructures Made with Rubberized Concrete. Buildings. 12(10). 1724–1724. 22 indexed citations
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Mayhoub, Ola A., Aref A. Abadel, Yousef R. Alharbi, et al.. (2022). Effect of Polymers on Behavior of Ultra-High-Strength Concrete. Polymers. 14(13). 2585–2585. 21 indexed citations

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