B. Chico

5.0k citations

79 papers · 4.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Metals and Alloys top 0.1%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.5%
- Concrete Corrosion and Durability

Papers in ⓘ

Materials Chemistry 61
- Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition 56
Civil and Structural Engineering 38
- Concrete Corrosion and Durability 37

Co-authors: M. Morcillo (65 shared papers)D. de la Fuente (56 shared papers)I. Díaz (28 shared papers)H. Cano (9 shared papers)J. Alcántara (15 shared papers)J. Simancas (12 shared papers)J.A. Jiménez (9 shared papers)J.M. Vega (6 shared papers)
Journals: Corrosion Science (10 papers)Progress in Organic Coatings (8 papers)Materials and Corrosion (7 papers)Materials (4 papers)Metals (4 papers)
Partner nations: Spain Colombia Sweden

In The Last Decade

B. Chico

78 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories log scale

Marine Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel: A Review 2017 · 302 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Materials
2013 Corrosion Science
2010 Corrosion Science

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by B. Chico

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of B. Chico's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by B. Chico with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites B. Chico more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by B. Chico

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B. Chico. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B. Chico. The network helps show where B. Chico may publish in the future.

Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside B. Chico, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

Border = papers with B. Chico Line = papers co-authored together B. Chico links everyone, so they are left out of the graph.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Showing the 20 most-cited of 79 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.

#	Work
1	Long-term atmospheric corrosion of mild steel Corrosion Science ·D. de la Fuente, I. Díaz, J. Simancas, B. Chico, M. Morcillo Hit paper breakdown →	2010	480
2	Atmospheric corrosion data of weathering steels. A review Corrosion Science ·M. Morcillo, B. Chico, I. Díaz, H. Cano, D. de la Fuente Hit paper breakdown →	2013	342
3	Marine Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel: A Review Materials ·J. Alcántara, D. de la Fuente, B. Chico, Joaquín Simancas, I. Díaz, M. Morcillo Hit paper breakdown →	2017	302
4	Weathering steels: From empirical development to scientific design. A review Corrosion Science ·M. Morcillo, I. Díaz, B. Chico, H. Cano, D. de la Fuente	2014	254
5	Airborne chloride deposit and its effect on marine atmospheric corrosion of mild steel Corrosion Science ·J. Alcántara, B. Chico, I. Díaz, D. de la Fuente, M. Morcillo	2015	220
6	Characterisation of rust surfaces formed on mild steel exposed to marine atmospheres using XRD and SEM/Micro-Raman techniques Corrosion Science ·D. de la Fuente, J. Alcántara, B. Chico, I. Díaz, J.A. Jiménez, M. Morcillo	2016	189
7	Atmospheric corrosion of Ni-advanced weathering steels in marine atmospheres of moderate salinity Corrosion Science ·I. Díaz, H. Cano, D. de la Fuente, B. Chico, J.M. Vega, M. Morcillo	2013	165
8	Atmospheric corrosion of weathering steels. Overview for engineers. Part I: Basic concepts Construction and Building Materials ·M. Morcillo, I. Díaz, H. Cano, B. Chico, D. de la Fuente	2019	154
9	An attempt to classify the morphologies presented by different rust phases formed during the exposure of carbon steel to marine atmospheres Materials Characterization ·J. Alcántara, B. Chico, J. Simancas, I. Díaz, D. de la Fuente, M. Morcillo	2016	153
10	Salinity in marine atmospheric corrosion: its dependence on the wind regime existing in the site Corrosion Science ·M. Morcillo, B. Chico, L. Mariaca, E. Otero	2000	131
11	Five-year atmospheric corrosion of Cu, Cr and Ni weathering steels in a wide range of environments Corrosion Science ·I. Díaz, H. Cano, Patricia Lopesino, D. de la Fuente, B. Chico, J.A. Jiménez, Sebastián F. Medina, M. Morcillo	2018	124
12	Atmospheric corrosion of weathering steels. Overview for engineers. Part II: Testing, inspection, maintenance Construction and Building Materials ·M. Morcillo, I. Díaz, H. Cano, B. Chico, D. de la Fuente	2019	93
13	SEM/Micro-Raman Characterization of the Morphologies of Marine Atmospheric Corrosion Products Formed on Mild Steel Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·M. Morcillo, B. Chico, J. Alcántara, I. Díaz, Rolf Wolthuis, D. de la Fuente	2016	88
14	Effect of Distance from Sea on Atmospheric Corrosion Rate CORROSION ·S. Feliú, M. Morcillo, B. Chico	1999	83
15	Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of the effect of curing time on the early barrier properties of silane systems applied on steel substrates Progress in Organic Coatings ·B. Chico, J.C. Galván, D. de la Fuente, M. Morcillo	2007	78
16	Annual Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel Worldwide. An Integration of ISOCORRAG, ICP/UNECE and MICAT Databases Materials ·B. Chico, D. de la Fuente, I. Díaz, Joaquín Simancas, M. Morcillo	2017	72
17	Effect of Cu, Cr and Ni alloying elements on mechanical properties and atmospheric corrosion resistance of weathering steels in marine atmospheres of different aggressivities Materials and Corrosion ·H. Cano, I. Díaz, D. de la Fuente, B. Chico, M. Morcillo	2017	72
18	Corrosion mechanisms of mild steel in chloride-rich atmospheres Materials and Corrosion ·D. de la Fuente, I. Díaz, J. Alcántara, B. Chico, J. Simancas, I. Llorente, A. García-Delgado, J.A. Jiménez, P. Adeva, M. Morcillo	2015	68
19	Corrosion resistance of new epoxy–siloxane hybrid coatings. A laboratory study Progress in Organic Coatings ·I. Díaz, B. Chico, D. de la Fuente, J. Simancas, J.M. Vega, M. Morcillo	2010	66
20	Anticorrosive behaviour of alkyd paints formulated with ion-exchange pigments Progress in Organic Coatings ·B. Chico, J. Simancas, J.M. Vega, N. Granizo, I. Díaz, D. de la Fuente, M. Morcillo	2007	56

About B. Chico

B. Chico is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Mechanical Engineering and Pollution, having authored 79 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (56 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (37 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (27 papers), Smart Materials for Construction (8 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (5 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (5 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (5 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Metals and Alloys (1.8k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (2.0k citations), Materials Chemistry (3.2k citations), Conservation (155 citations) and Mechanical Engineering (989 citations). B. Chico has collaborated with scholars based in Spain, Colombia and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include M. Morcillo, D. de la Fuente, I. Díaz, H. Cano, J. Alcántara, J. Simancas, J.A. Jiménez, J.M. Vega, E. Otero and L. Mariaca. Their work appears in journals such as Corrosion Science, Progress in Organic Coatings, Materials and Corrosion, Materials and Metals.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact