Colin D. Hills

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
93 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Colin D. Hills is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin D. Hills has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 40 papers in Building and Construction and 25 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Colin D. Hills's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (55 papers), Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (24 papers) and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (21 papers). Colin D. Hills is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (55 papers), Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (24 papers) and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (21 papers). Colin D. Hills collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and India. Colin D. Hills's co-authors include Paula J. Carey, Mark Tyrer, S. Simons, Nitin Kumar Tripathi, R. S. Singh, Quanyuan Chen, Peter Gunning, Xiaojie Yang, Qicong Chen and Gang Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Colin D. Hills

92 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

A review of accelerated carbonation technology in the treatment of cement-based materials and sequestration of CO2

2004 821 citations S. Simons, Colin D. Hills et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Immobilisation of heavy metal in cement-based solidification/stabilisation: A review

2008 554 citations Qicong Chen, Mark Tyrer et al. Waste Management profile →
Biomass waste utilisation in low-carbon products: harnessing a major potential resource

2019 404 citations Nitin Kumar Tripathi, Colin D. Hills et al. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin D. Hills United Kingdom	32	2.6k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	673	93	4.8k
Jiangshan Li China	46	2.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	500 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	668 1.0×	255	7.0k
Kae‐Long Lin Taiwan	41	2.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	315 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	539 0.8×	172	4.8k
Rafael M. Santos Canada	32	1.1k 0.4×	442 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	646 0.6×	805 1.2×	144	3.8k
Mark Tyrer United Kingdom	28	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	221 0.2×	898 0.8×	442 0.7×	83	3.5k
Vagelis G. Papadakis Greece	36	3.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	392 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	390 0.6×	88	5.4k
Ming-Zhi Guo China	38	3.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	618 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	422 0.6×	166	4.8k
Haobo Hou China	44	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	257 0.2×	973 0.8×	872 1.3×	164	5.8k
J.M. Chimenos Spain	38	1.4k 0.5×	2.5k 1.6×	245 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	815 1.2×	142	4.9k
Paula J. Carey United Kingdom	18	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	923 0.7×	615 0.5×	399 0.6×	38	2.7k

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Tota‐Maharaj, Kiran, et al.. (2025). Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for rainwater harvesting and stormwater management in temporary humanitarian settlements. Nature-Based Solutions. 7. 100227–100227. 1 indexed citations

Ogwu, Matthew Chidozie, et al.. (2025). The Piggy Solution: Harnessing Food Waste for Sustainable Hog Farming. Global Challenges. 9(8). e00073–e00073. 2 indexed citations

Tripathi, Nitin Kumar, et al.. (2024). Mineralisation of CO2 in wood biomass ash for cement substitution in construction products. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 4 indexed citations

Tota‐Maharaj, Kiran & Colin D. Hills. (2023). Long-term Environmental Performance of Stormwater Biofiltration Sorption Media in Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Journal of Environmental Science and Management. 26(1). 72–72. 3 indexed citations

Hills, Colin D., et al.. (2020). Low-Carbon CO2-Activated Self-Pulverizing Cement for Sustainable Concrete Construction. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 32(8). 9 indexed citations

Tripathi, Nitin Kumar, Colin D. Hills, R. S. Singh, & C. J. Atkinson. (2019). Biomass waste utilisation in low-carbon products: harnessing a major potential resource. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 2(1). 404 indexed citations breakdown →

Tota‐Maharaj, Kiran, et al.. (2019). Effect of carbon-negative aggregates on the strength properties of concrete for permeable pavements. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 21(14). 1823–1831. 13 indexed citations

Lei, Ming, Liang Peng, Baiqing Tie, et al.. (2017). Effect of Mineral-Based Amendments on Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Growth and Cadmium Content in Plant and Polluted Soil. Environmental Engineering Science. 34(12). 854–860. 8 indexed citations

Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid & Colin D. Hills. (2017). The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region. Resources. 6(2). 15–15. 52 indexed citations

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Tripathi, Nitin Kumar, R. S. Singh, & Colin D. Hills. (2016). Soil carbon development in rejuvenated Indian coal mine spoil. Ecological Engineering. 90. 482–490. 48 indexed citations

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Hills, Colin D., et al.. (2013). Homogeneous catalysis of the accelerated carbonation of Portland cement. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 2 indexed citations

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Jefferson, Ian, et al.. (2011). Leaching evaluation of cement stabilisation / solidification treated kaolin clay. Engineering Geology. 123(4). 315–323. 25 indexed citations

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Hills, Colin D., et al.. (2010). Long-term performance of aged waste forms treated by stabilization/solidification. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 181(1-3). 65–73. 32 indexed citations

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Chen, Qicong, Mark Tyrer, Colin D. Hills, Xiaojie Yang, & Paula J. Carey. (2008). Immobilisation of heavy metal in cement-based solidification/stabilisation: A review. Waste Management. 29(1). 390–403. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hills, Colin D., et al.. (2008). Comparison of properties of traditional and accelerated carbonated solidified/stabilized contaminated soils. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 20(5). 593–598. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaomin, et al.. (2006). Accelerated carbonation of municipal solid waste incineration fly ashes. Waste Management. 27(9). 1200–1206. 175 indexed citations

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Simons, S., et al.. (2004). A review of accelerated carbonation technology in the treatment of cement-based materials and sequestration of CO2. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 112(3). 193–205. 821 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johnson, David, C. L. MacLeod, Paula J. Carey, & Colin D. Hills. (2003). Solidification of stainless steel slag by accelerated carbonation. Environmental Technology. 24(6). 671–678. 76 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Richard E., Colin D. Hills, & N.R. Buenfeld. (1998). Investigation into the Carbonation of Stabilised/Solidified Synthetic Waste. Environmental Technology. 19(9). 893–902. 18 indexed citations

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Hills, Colin D., Lawrence C. C. Koe, C.J. Sollars, & R. Perry. (1992). Early heat of hydration during the solidification of a metal plating sludge. Cement and Concrete Research. 22(5). 822–832. 33 indexed citations

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