Ashraf Ashour

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
232 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Ashraf Ashour is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashraf Ashour has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 221 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 163 papers in Building and Construction and 24 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Ashraf Ashour's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (133 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (112 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (87 papers). Ashraf Ashour is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (133 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (112 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (87 papers). Ashraf Ashour collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Türkiye. Ashraf Ashour's co-authors include Baoguo Han, Keun‐Hyeok Yang, İlker Fatih Kara, Sufen Dong, Heon‐Soo Chung, Musab Alhawat, Mustafa Şahmaran, Xinyue Wang, Gürkan Yıldırım and Qiaofeng Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Cleaner Production and Small.

In The Last Decade

Ashraf Ashour

225 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Self-healing cement concrete composites for resilient infrastructures: A review
    2020 359 citations Ashraf Ashour, Baoguo Han et al. profile →
  2. Properties of geopolymers sourced from construction and demolition waste: A review
    2022 157 citations Ashraf Ashour, Gürkan Yıldırım et al. Journal of Building Engineering profile →
  3. Self‐Sensing Cementitious Composites with Hierarchical Carbon Fiber‐Carbon Nanotube Composite Fillers for Crack Development Monitoring of a Maglev Girder
    2022 142 citations Siqi Ding, Xinyue Wang et al. profile →
  4. A comprehensive study on the compressive strength, durability-related parameters and microstructure of geopolymer mortars based on mixed construction and demolition waste
    2023 101 citations Emircan Özçelikci, Anıl Kul et al. profile →
  5. Revolutionizing infrastructure: The evolving landscape of electricity-based multifunctional concrete from concept to practice
    2024 87 citations H. X. Qin, Siqi Ding et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ashraf Ashour 7.3k 5.1k 1.0k 782 433 232 8.1k
Mohamed Lachemi 9.5k 1.3× 5.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 568 0.7× 997 2.3× 223 10.2k
Mustafa Şahmaran 9.4k 1.3× 5.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 1.4k 3.3× 207 10.2k
Parviz Soroushian 5.2k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 903 0.9× 427 0.5× 182 0.4× 200 6.3k
Роман Федюк 4.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 232 0.3× 452 1.0× 253 6.3k
Weina Meng 5.1k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 820 0.8× 380 0.5× 240 0.6× 97 5.8k
Hyeong-Ki Kim 3.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.3× 850 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 371 0.9× 123 4.8k
Wu Yao 3.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 886 1.1× 745 1.7× 172 4.6k
Shiho Kawashima 4.2k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 254 0.3× 252 0.6× 81 5.2k
Shi-Cong Kou 9.1k 1.3× 7.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 255 0.3× 454 1.0× 81 10.5k
Zhihui Sun 3.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 744 0.7× 524 0.7× 201 0.5× 124 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Dong, Sufen, et al.. (2025). Tailoring mechanical properties and microstructure of stainless steel wires-modified ultra-high performance concrete via direct electric curing. Construction and Building Materials. 479. 141425–141425. 4 indexed citations
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Ge, Wenjie, et al.. (2025). Flexural performance of FRP-prestressed RPC beams reinforced with steel-FRP composite bars. Structures. 73. 108437–108437. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yi, et al.. (2025). Bending performance of reactive powder concrete frame beams reinforced with steel-FRP composite Bars. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04219–e04219. 1 indexed citations
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Ge, Wenjie, et al.. (2025). Bending performance of SFCBs reinforced UHPC beams prestressed with FRP bars. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04172–e04172. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinyue, et al.. (2025). Developing electrothermal energy storage system for building heating by using stainless steel wires reinforced ultra-high performance concrete. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 193. 108832–108832. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinyue, et al.. (2024). High-durability, low-carbon, and low-cost nano-engineered concrete for marine concrete infrastructures. Cement and Concrete Composites. 157. 105877–105877. 20 indexed citations
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Qin, H. X., et al.. (2024). Revolutionizing infrastructure: The evolving landscape of electricity-based multifunctional concrete from concept to practice. Progress in Materials Science. 145. 101310–101310. 87 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ge, Wenjie, et al.. (2024). Machine learning predictions for bending capacity of ECC-concrete composite beams hybrid reinforced with steel and FRP bars. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e03670–e03670. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhiwen, Ashraf Ashour, & Wenjie Ge. (2024). Shear behavior of FRP-UHPC composite beams enhanced by FRP shear key: Experimental study and theoretical analysis. Structures. 70. 107796–107796. 3 indexed citations
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Akbulut, Zehra Funda, et al.. (2024). Exploring the flowability, physical, and mechanical properties of eco-friendly colored cement mortars with metakaolin under sulfuric (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3) attacks. Journal of Building Engineering. 91. 109463–109463. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinyue, et al.. (2024). Blast-resistance characteristics and design of steel wire reinforced ultra-high performance concrete slabs. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 193. 105059–105059. 4 indexed citations
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Dong, Sufen, et al.. (2024). Stainless steel wires reinforced ultra-high performance concrete for self-moderating and self-sensing temperature deformations. Construction and Building Materials. 431. 136563–136563. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhiwen, Ashraf Ashour, & Wenjie Ge. (2024). Seismic performance of ultra-high performance concrete-filled FRP tube composite columns reinforced with SFCBs: Test and modeling. Thin-Walled Structures. 205. 112430–112430. 6 indexed citations
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Qiu, Liangsheng, et al.. (2024). Dynamic damage constitutive model for UHPC with nanofillers at high strain rates based on viscoelastic dynamic constitutive model and damage evolution equation. Journal of Building Engineering. 83. 108428–108428. 5 indexed citations
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Ashour, Ashraf, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on mechanical behavior of steel truss-reinforced concrete box girders. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 212. 108251–108251. 3 indexed citations
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Ge, Wenjie, Zhiwen Zhang, Zhongwei Guan, et al.. (2023). Eccentric compression behavior of Steel-FRP composite bars RC columns under coupling action of chloride corrosion and load. Structures. 50. 1051–1068. 15 indexed citations
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Bideci, Özlem Sallı, et al.. (2023). Mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight concrete produced with polyester-coated pumice aggregate. Construction and Building Materials. 394. 132204–132204. 19 indexed citations
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Aldemir, Alper, et al.. (2023). Structural performance of construction and demolition waste-based geopolymer concrete columns under combined axial and lateral cyclic loading. Engineering Structures. 297. 116973–116973. 9 indexed citations
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Aldemir, Alper, et al.. (2021). Experimental investigations on the structural behaviour of reinforced geopolymer beams produced from recycled construction materials. Journal of Building Engineering. 41. 102776–102776. 34 indexed citations

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