D.G. Bekas

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

D.G. Bekas is a scholar working on Pollution, Mechanics of Materials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, D.G. Bekas has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in D.G. Bekas's work include Smart Materials for Construction (10 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (7 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (7 papers). D.G. Bekas is often cited by papers focused on Smart Materials for Construction (10 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (7 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (7 papers). D.G. Bekas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and Spain. D.G. Bekas's co-authors include Alkiviadis S. Paipetis, D. Baltzis, Kyriaki Tsirka, Yingwei Hou, Yi Liu, Zahra Sharif Khodaei, M.H. Aliabadi, G. C. Papavassiliou, Mette Rica Geiker and Karin Lundgren and has published in prestigious journals such as Polymer, Sensors and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

D.G. Bekas

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Self-healing materials: A review of advances in materials... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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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 materials: A review of advances in materials, evaluation, characterization and monitoring techniques
    2015 457 citations D.G. Bekas, Kyriaki Tsirka et al. Composites Part B Engineering profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D.G. Bekas Greece 17 544 318 290 232 220 25 1.3k
Kyriaki Tsirka Greece 18 543 1.0× 190 0.6× 245 0.8× 414 1.8× 100 0.5× 32 1.2k
S.A. Hayes United Kingdom 19 525 1.0× 167 0.5× 187 0.6× 188 0.8× 411 1.9× 51 1.3k
Marco Rallini Italy 24 654 1.2× 437 1.4× 417 1.4× 631 2.7× 322 1.5× 52 2.0k
Kyong Yop Rhee South Korea 12 728 1.3× 362 1.1× 316 1.1× 362 1.6× 348 1.6× 23 1.6k
Saad Nauman Pakistan 16 342 0.6× 95 0.3× 255 0.9× 97 0.4× 296 1.3× 39 832
Dong-Jun Kwon South Korea 24 676 1.2× 228 0.7× 310 1.1× 462 2.0× 610 2.8× 136 1.8k
Biplab K. Deka South Korea 31 942 1.7× 198 0.6× 596 2.1× 508 2.2× 204 0.9× 47 2.2k
Andrey Aniskevich Latvia 22 638 1.2× 141 0.4× 318 1.1× 536 2.3× 458 2.1× 98 1.4k
Olesja Starkova Latvia 19 587 1.1× 134 0.4× 232 0.8× 299 1.3× 361 1.6× 46 1.2k
A. May‐Pat Mexico 21 611 1.1× 116 0.4× 491 1.7× 646 2.8× 328 1.5× 48 1.6k

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All Works

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Tsirka, Kyriaki, et al.. (2021). Concurrent recovery of mechanical and electrical properties in nanomodified capsule-based self-healing epoxies. Polymer. 227. 123843–123843. 22 indexed citations
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Baltzis, D., D.G. Bekas, Kyriaki Tsirka, et al.. (2020). Multi-scaled carbon epoxy composites underwater immersion: A durability study. Composites Science and Technology. 199. 108373–108373. 19 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2020). Mechanical Properties Assessment of Low-Content Capsule-Based Self-Healing Structural Composites. Applied Sciences. 10(17). 5739–5739. 10 indexed citations
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Barrera, E., et al.. (2019). Damage Detection and Characterization in Composites Using a Geometric Modification of the RAPID Algorithm. IEEE Sensors Journal. 20(4). 2084–2093. 46 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2019). Development of self-contained microcapsules for optimised catalyst position in self-healing materials. Polymer. 187. 122084–122084. 40 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., Zahra Sharif Khodaei, & Ferri M.H.Aliabadi. (2019). A smart multi-functional printed sensor for monitoring curing and damage of composite repair patch. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(8). 85029–85029. 24 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2019). SHM of Composite Mono-Stringer Elements Based on Guided Waves. Key engineering materials. 827. 464–469. 5 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2019). 3D printing to enable multifunctionality in polymer-based composites: A review. Composites Part B Engineering. 179. 107540–107540. 147 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2019). Microcapsule-based self-healing materials: Healing efficiency and toughness reduction vs. capsule size. Composites Part B Engineering. 171. 78–86. 130 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., Zahra Sharif Khodaei, & M.H. Aliabadi. (2018). An Innovative Diagnostic Film for Structural Health Monitoring of Metallic and Composite Structures. Sensors. 18(7). 2084–2084. 54 indexed citations
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Berrocal, Carlos G., Karla Hornbostel, Mette Rica Geiker, et al.. (2018). Electrical resistivity measurements in steel fibre reinforced cementitious materials. Cement and Concrete Composites. 89. 216–229. 87 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2018). Effect of TiO2 addition/coating on the performance of polydimethylsiloxane-based silicone elastomers for outdoor applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 223. 366–373. 31 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., Zahra Sharif Khodaei, & M.H. Aliabadi. (2018). Structural Health Monitoring of Scarfed Repaired Composite Panels Using Inject-Printed Patterns. Key engineering materials. 774. 235–240. 3 indexed citations
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Baltzis, D., et al.. (2017). Multi-scaled carbon reinforcements in ternary epoxy composite materials: Dispersion and electrical impedance study. Composites Science and Technology. 153. 7–17. 27 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G. & Alkiviadis S. Paipetis. (2016). Damage monitoring in nanoenhanced composites using impedance spectroscopy. Composites Science and Technology. 134. 96–105. 24 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., D. Baltzis, & Alkiviadis S. Paipetis. (2016). Nano-reinforced polymeric healing agents for vascular self-repairing composites. Materials & Design. 116. 538–544. 31 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2016). On the use of dielectric spectroscopy for the real time assessment of the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in epoxy. RSC Advances. 6(82). 78838–78845. 12 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G. & Alkiviadis S. Paipetis. (2015). Study of the Effect of Damage on the Electrical Impedance of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites. Journal of Sensors. 2015. 1–7. 18 indexed citations
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Bekas, D.G., et al.. (2015). Linear and non-linear electrical dependency of carbon nanotube reinforced composites to internal damage. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 74. 12002–12002. 6 indexed citations

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