Barbara Lothenbach

45.7k total citations · 24 hit papers
310 papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

Barbara Lothenbach is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Lothenbach has authored 310 papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 255 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 178 papers in Materials Chemistry and 43 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Barbara Lothenbach's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (251 papers), Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (147 papers) and Building materials and conservation (43 papers). Barbara Lothenbach is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (251 papers), Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (147 papers) and Building materials and conservation (43 papers). Barbara Lothenbach collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Norway and Germany. Barbara Lothenbach's co-authors include Frank Winnefeld, Karen Scrivener, Gwenn Le Saoût, Thomas Matschei, Mohsen Ben Haha, R.D. Hooton, Ruben Snellings, F. P. Glasser, F. P. Glasser and Klaartje De Weerdt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Lothenbach

300 papers receiving 35.7k citations

Hit Papers

Supplementary cementitious materials 2006 2026 2012 2019 2011 2016 2008 2010 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Supplementary cementitious materials
    2011 2.4k citations Barbara Lothenbach, Karen Scrivener et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  2. A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials
    2016 1.7k citations Karen Scrivener, Barbara Lothenbach et al. profile →
  3. Influence of limestone on the hydration of Portland cements
    2008 1.3k citations Barbara Lothenbach, Karen Scrivener et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  4. Hydration mechanisms of ternary Portland cements containing limestone powder and fly ash
    2010 1.1k citations Mohsen Ben Haha, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  5. Cemdata18: A chemical thermodynamic database for hydrated Portland cements and alkali-activated materials
    2018 881 citations Barbara Lothenbach, Dmitrii A. Kulik et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  6. Influence of activator type on hydration kinetics, hydrate assemblage and microstructural development of alkali activated blast-furnace slags
    2010 846 citations Mohsen Ben Haha, Frank Winnefeld et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  7. Thermodynamic modelling of the effect of temperature on the hydration and porosity of Portland cement
    2007 830 citations Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  8. The role of calcium carbonate in cement hydration
    2006 825 citations Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  9. Influence of slag chemistry on the hydration of alkali-activated blast-furnace slag — Part I: Effect of MgO
    2011 745 citations Mohsen Ben Haha, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  10. Thermodynamic modelling of the hydration of Portland cement
    2006 714 citations Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  11. Hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate cements — Experimental findings and thermodynamic modelling
    2009 710 citations Frank Winnefeld, Barbara Lothenbach Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  12. The AFm phase in Portland cement
    2006 697 citations Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  13. Effect of temperature on the pore solution, microstructure and hydration products of Portland cement pastes
    2007 626 citations Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  14. Influence of slag chemistry on the hydration of alkali-activated blast-furnace slag — Part II: Effect of Al2O3
    2011 460 citations Mohsen Ben Haha, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  15. Hydration of Portland cement with high replacement by siliceous fly ash
    2012 443 citations Frank Winnefeld, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  16. The pore solution of blended cements: a review
    2015 431 citations Barbara Lothenbach et al. Materials and Structures profile →
  17. Incorporation of aluminium in calcium-silicate-hydrates
    2015 420 citations Barbara Lothenbach, Dmitrii A. Kulik et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  18. Calcium silicate hydrates: Solid and liquid phase composition
    2015 399 citations Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  19. Influence of limestone and anhydrite on the hydration of Portland cements
    2013 395 citations Maciej Zając, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  20. Friedel's salt profiles from thermogravimetric analysis and thermodynamic modelling of Portland cement-based mortars exposed to sodium chloride solution
    2017 338 citations Zhenguo Shi, Mette Rica Geiker et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  21. The early hydration of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC): An approach comparing measured heat flow with calculated heat flow from QXRD
    2011 333 citations Daniel Jansen, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  22. Properties of magnesium silicate hydrates (M-S-H)
    2015 304 citations Jørgen Skibsted, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  23. Stability of hemicarbonate under cement paste-like conditions
    2022 107 citations Barbara Lothenbach, Karen Scrivener et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  24. Cement hydration mechanisms through time – a review
    2023 95 citations Barbara Lothenbach et al. profile →

Peers

Barbara Lothenbach
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
  • Civil and Structural Engineering 32.4k
  • Materials Chemistry 18.4k
  • Building and Construction 9.9k
  • Earth-Surface Processes 3.6k
  • Environmental Engineering 3.0k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Zn2+ as a dopant to stabilize hydrated magnesium carbonates
2025 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·Hoang Nguyen, (unknown), Frank Winnefeld, Barbara Lothenbach, Päivö Kinnunen
1
2
Optimizing Mg/PO4 molar ratio for ultra-high-performance steel fiber-reinforced magnesium potassium phosphate cement-based composite
2025 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·(unknown), Barbara Lothenbach, (unknown), Biwan Xu
0
3
Simultaneous formation and decomposition of calcium silicate hydrate under carbonation in water
2025 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·Yuxi Cai, Pan Feng, Xin Liu, (unknown), Barbara Lothenbach
1
4
Sorption of Se(VI) and Se(IV) on AFm phases
2024 ·Applied Geochemistry ·Barbara Lothenbach, (unknown), E. Wieland, Urs Mäder, (unknown), J. Tits
3
5
Impact of nesquehonite on hydration and strength of MgO-based cements
2024 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·(unknown), Frank Winnefeld, Barbara Lothenbach
14
6
Editorial to the Special Issue: Reactive Transport in Porous Materials: Current Trends and Challenges
2024 ·Transport in Porous Media ·Zhidong Zhang, Ueli Angst, Barbara Lothenbach, O. Burkan Isgor
1
7
Report of RILEM TC 281-CCC: A critical review of the standardised testing methods to determine carbonation resistance of concrete
2024 ·Materials and Structures ·Susan A. Bernal, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Gregor J. G. Gluth, Elke Gruyaert, Maria Juenger, Barbara Lothenbach, Kolawole Adisa Olonade, Marlene Sakoparnig, Zhenguo Shi, Charlotte Thiel, (unknown), Hanne Vanoutrive, Stefanie von Greve‐Dierfeld, Nele De Belie, John L. Provis
11
8
Lead retardation on cement hydration: Inhibition and re-acceleration of clinker dissolution
2023 ·Cement and Concrete Composites ·Linglin Xu, Ken Yang, (unknown), Xiaojie Yang, Kai Wu, Barbara Lothenbach
33
9
MgO‐based binders
2023 ·ce/papers ·Barbara Lothenbach, Ellina Bernard, Alexander German, Frank Winnefeld
6
10
Thermodynamic prediction of complex hydration processes and verification by experiments for the Ca-Al-C (CA, calcite, water) and Ca-Al-S (ye'elimite, gypsum, water) systems
2023 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·Daniel Jansen, Barbara Lothenbach
5
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The hydration of ternary blended cements with Fe-rich slag from non-ferrous metallurgy and limestone
2023 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·(unknown), Malene Thostrup Pedersen, Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld, Lies Eykens, Nele De Belie, Yiannis Pontikes
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Carbonation of blast furnace slag concrete at different CO2 concentrations: Carbonation rate, phase assemblage, microstructure and thermodynamic modelling
2023 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·Zhiyuan Liu, Philip Van den Heede, Cheng Zhang, (unknown), Ling Wang, Juan Li, Yan Yao, Barbara Lothenbach, Nele De Belie
79
13
Effect of limestone fillers on CO2 and water vapour diffusion in carbonated concrete
2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Tilo Proske, Frank Winnefeld, Barbara Lothenbach
9
14
The effect of paste composition, aggregate mineralogy and temperature on the pore solution composition and the extent of ASR expansion
2022 ·Materials and Structures ·Mahsa Bagheri, Barbara Lothenbach, Karen Scrivener
16
15
Alkali-silica reaction – a multidisciplinary approach
2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Andreas Leemann, Mahsa Bagheri, Barbara Lothenbach, Karen Scrivener, (unknown), Emmanuelle Boehm-Courjault, Guoqing Geng, Rainer Dähn, Zhenguo Shi, (unknown), Michele Griffa, Robert Zboray, Pietro Lura, (unknown), Roozbeh Rezakhani, Jean‐François Molinari
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CemGEMS – an easy-to-use web application for thermodynamic modeling of cementitious materials
2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Dmitrii A. Kulik, Frank Winnefeld, (unknown), George Dan Miron, Barbara Lothenbach
44
17
Use of scratch tracking method to study the dissolution of alpine aggregates subject to alkali silica reaction
2021 ·Cement and Concrete Composites ·Mahsa Bagheri, Barbara Lothenbach, (unknown), Andreas Leemann, Karen Scrivener
11
18
The effect of sodium hydroxide on Al uptake by calcium silicate hydrates (C S H)
2020 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), Barbara Lothenbach, Mohamed Tarik, (unknown), Christian Ludwig
60
19
Early hydration of ye'elimite: Insights from thermodynamic modelling
2019 ·Cement and Concrete Research ·Maciej Zając, Jan Skoček, Frank Bullerjahn, Barbara Lothenbach, Karen Scrivener, Mohsen Ben Haha
33
20
Carbonation of portland cement mortars including metakaolin and limestone
2015 ·DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)) ·Zhenguo Shi, Barbara Lothenbach, Mette Rica Geiker, Josef Kaufmann, Sergio Ferreiro Garzón, Jørgen Skibsted
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