D.A. Silva

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

D.A. Silva is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, D.A. Silva has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 5 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 4 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in D.A. Silva's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (14 papers), Building materials and conservation (5 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (5 papers). D.A. Silva is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (14 papers), Building materials and conservation (5 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (5 papers). D.A. Silva collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Portugal. D.A. Silva's co-authors include Humberto Ramos Roman, Philippe Jean Paul Gleize, Ara A. Jeknavorian, J. H. Cheung, Lawrence R. Roberts, Paulo J.M. Monteiro, José Luís Duarte Ribeiro, Vanderley Moacyr John, Andrea Murillo Betioli and Karen Scrivener and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Cement and Concrete Research and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

D.A. Silva

19 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Impact of admixtures on the hydration kinetics of Portland cement

2011 566 citations J. H. Cheung, Ara A. Jeknavorian et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.A. Silva United States	15	1.6k	627	459	262	112	19	2.0k
Yufeng Song China	21	660 0.4×	282 0.4×	367 0.8×	37 0.1×	45 0.4×	78	1.3k
Haoliang Huang China	32	2.6k 1.6×	534 0.9×	815 1.8×	107 0.4×	72 0.6×	98	3.3k
Jaroslav Pokorný Czechia	16	626 0.4×	582 0.9×	157 0.3×	115 0.4×	11 0.1×	77	914
Rosa Vera Chile	20	480 0.3×	27 0.0×	704 1.5×	29 0.1×	23 0.2×	63	1.0k
Zechuan Yu China	23	806 0.5×	367 0.6×	414 0.9×	43 0.2×	50 0.4×	69	1.6k
Jiake Zhang China	17	2.3k 1.5×	1.7k 2.7×	308 0.7×	67 0.3×	40 0.4×	48	2.6k
L.H.G. Morton United Kingdom	12	51 0.0×	37 0.1×	100 0.2×	268 1.0×	102 0.9×	26	930
Chaofeng Liang China	29	2.4k 1.6×	2.0k 3.1×	284 0.6×	54 0.2×	18 0.2×	67	2.7k
Mohend Chaouche France	22	852 0.5×	740 1.2×	191 0.4×	66 0.3×	105 0.9×	48	1.5k
Ryo Kurihara Japan	14	524 0.3×	104 0.2×	127 0.3×	96 0.4×	36 0.3×	50	953

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.A. Silva

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19 of 19 papers shown

Cheung, J. H., Ara A. Jeknavorian, Lawrence R. Roberts, & D.A. Silva. (2011). Impact of admixtures on the hydration kinetics of Portland cement. Cement and Concrete Research. 41(12). 1289–1309. 566 indexed citations breakdown →

Riding, Kyle A., D.A. Silva, & Karen Scrivener. (2010). Early age strength enhancement of blended cement systems by CaCl2 and diethanol-isopropanolamine. Cement and Concrete Research. 40(6). 935–946. 122 indexed citations

Betioli, Andrea Murillo, Philippe Jean Paul Gleize, D.A. Silva, Vanderley Moacyr John, & Rafael Giuliano Pileggi. (2009). Effect of HMEC on the consolidation of cement pastes: Isothermal calorimetry versus oscillatory rheometry. Cement and Concrete Research. 39(5). 440–445. 83 indexed citations

Gleize, Philippe Jean Paul, et al.. (2009). Characterization of historical mortars from Santa Catarina (Brazil). Cement and Concrete Composites. 31(5). 342–346. 56 indexed citations

Silva, D.A. & Humberto Ramos Roman. (2008). Caracterização microestrutural de pastas de cimento aditivadas com polímeros HEC e EVA. Ambiente Construído. 2(2). 31–46. 2 indexed citations

Schneider, J., Nicole Pagan Hasparyk, D.A. Silva, & Paulo J.M. Monteiro. (2008). Effect of Lithium Nitrate on the Alkali‐Silica Reaction Gel. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 91(10). 3370–3374. 27 indexed citations

Silva, D.A. & Paulo J.M. Monteiro. (2007). Early Formation of Ettringite in Tricalcium Aluminate–Calcium Hydroxide–Gypsum Dispersions. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 90(2). 614–617. 18 indexed citations

Aires-de-Sousa, Marta, et al.. (2007). Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Buffalo, Bovine, Ovine, and Caprine Milk Samples Collected in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(12). 3845–3849. 128 indexed citations

Monteiro, Paulo J.M., Olivier Coussy, & D.A. Silva. (2006). Effect of cryo-suction and air void transition layer on hydraulic pressure of freezing concrete. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 13 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A. & Paulo J.M. Monteiro. (2006). The influence of polymers on the hydration of portland cement phases analyzed by soft X-ray transmission microscopy. Cement and Concrete Research. 36(8). 1501–1507. 103 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A., Andrea Murillo Betioli, Philippe Jean Paul Gleize, et al.. (2005). Degradation of recycled PET fibers in Portland cement-based materials. Cement and Concrete Research. 35(9). 1741–1746. 161 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A. & Paulo J.M. Monteiro. (2005). Analysis of C3A hydration using soft X-rays transmission microscopy: Effect of EVA copolymer. Cement and Concrete Research. 35(10). 2026–2032. 29 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A. & P. J. M. Monteiro. (2005). ESEM analysis of polymeric film in EVA-modified cement paste. Cement and Concrete Research. 35(10). 2047–2050. 29 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A., H. R. Wenk, & Paulo J.M. Monteiro. (2005). Comparative investigation of mortars from Roman Colosseum and cistern. Thermochimica Acta. 438(1-2). 35–40. 76 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A. & Paulo J.M. Monteiro. (2004). Hydration evolution of C3S–EVA composites analyzed by soft X-ray microscopy. Cement and Concrete Research. 35(2). 351–357. 74 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A., Humberto Ramos Roman, & Philippe Jean Paul Gleize. (2002). Evidences of chemical interaction between EVA and hydrating Portland cement. Cement and Concrete Research. 32(9). 1383–1390. 261 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A.. (2001). Efeitos dos polímeros HEC e EVA na microestrutura de pastas de cimento portland. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations

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Silva, D.A., Vanderley Moacyr John, José Luís Duarte Ribeiro, & Humberto Ramos Roman. (2001). Pore size distribution of hydrated cement pastes modified with polymers. Cement and Concrete Research. 31(8). 1177–1184. 195 indexed citations

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Gleize, Philippe Jean Paul, et al.. (2000). Ancient rendering mortars from a Brazilian palace. Cement and Concrete Research. 30(10). 1609–1614. 12 indexed citations

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