Emad Kassem

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Emad Kassem is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Emad Kassem has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Emad Kassem's work include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (79 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (62 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (26 papers). Emad Kassem is often cited by papers focused on Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (79 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (62 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (26 papers). Emad Kassem collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Jordan. Emad Kassem's co-authors include Eyad Masad, Okan Şirin, D. K. Paul, Dallas N. Little, A. Scarpas, Reginald B. Kogbara, Kumar Anupam, Arif Chowdhury, Robert L. Lytton and Tom Scullion and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Construction and Building Materials and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Emad Kassem

86 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

A state-of-the-art review of parameters influencing measurement and modeling of skid resistance of asphalt pavements

2016 262 citations Eyad Masad, Emad Kassem et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emad Kassem United States	26	1.6k	331	220	123	102	87	1.8k
Terhi Pellinen Finland	19	1.8k 1.1×	401 1.2×	179 0.8×	102 0.8×	102 1.0×	63	2.0k
Eshan Dave United States	26	1.9k 1.2×	326 1.0×	379 1.7×	176 1.4×	110 1.1×	204	2.2k
Yiqiu Tan China	24	1.4k 0.9×	253 0.8×	193 0.9×	206 1.7×	146 1.4×	78	1.6k
Cor Kasbergen Netherlands	24	1.2k 0.7×	305 0.9×	319 1.4×	88 0.7×	72 0.7×	79	1.4k
M. Emin Kutay United States	26	1.9k 1.2×	330 1.0×	247 1.1×	124 1.0×	108 1.1×	99	2.1k
Guoqiang Liu China	21	1.1k 0.7×	207 0.6×	176 0.8×	73 0.6×	162 1.6×	98	1.3k
Yiren Sun China	26	1.9k 1.2×	336 1.0×	330 1.5×	116 0.9×	161 1.6×	89	2.0k
Gang Xu China	28	1.5k 0.9×	531 1.6×	309 1.4×	93 0.8×	314 3.1×	111	2.1k
Cédric Sauzeat France	33	3.0k 1.8×	626 1.9×	423 1.9×	129 1.0×	200 2.0×	118	3.1k

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Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2025). Performance Evaluation of the Thermal Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures Prepared with High RAP Content and Rejuvenators. Journal of Transportation Engineering Part B Pavements. 151(2). 1 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2024). Performance Assessment of Waste Cooking Oil-Modified Asphalt Mixtures. Applied Sciences. 14(3). 1228–1228. 6 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2023). Accounting for the Effect of Air Voids on Asphalt Mix Monotonic Cracking Testing Results. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 51(6). 3662–3681. 3 indexed citations

Khan, Mohammad S., Emad Kassem, D. Eric Aston, Okan Şirin, & Armando G. McDonald. (2023). Impact of Aging on the Microstructure of Asphalt Binder Modified with Antioxidant Additives and Copolymers. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. 18(2). 1–18. 3 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2022). Prediction Model to Calculate Pavement Skid Number at Different Speeds. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. 16(3). 705–717. 3 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2021). Evaluation and Development of Performance-Engineered Specifications for Monotonic Loading Cracking Performance Assessment Tests and Indicators. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 49(6). 4151–4169. 4 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2020). Review and evaluation of intermediate temperature monotonic cracking performance assessment testing standards and indicators for asphalt mixes. Construction and Building Materials. 263. 120121–120121. 21 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2020). Development of a New Performance Indicator to Evaluate Resistance of Asphalt Mixes to Cracking. Journal of Transportation Engineering Part B Pavements. 146(4). 13 indexed citations

Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2020). Development of a multi-stage semi-circle bending cyclic test to evaluate the cracking resistance of asphalt mixtures. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 23(1). 1–21. 3 indexed citations

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Şirin, Okan, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of Short-Term Aging Protocol for Asphalt Mixtures. Applied Sciences. 9(14). 2783–2783. 6 indexed citations

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Şirin, Okan, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of Noise Performance of Multi-Lane Highways in the State of Qatar. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 517. 12010–12010. 3 indexed citations

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Şirin, Okan, D. K. Paul, & Emad Kassem. (2018). State of the Art Study on Aging of Asphalt Mixtures and Use of Antioxidant Additives. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2018(1). 178 indexed citations

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Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2018). Prediction Models for Skid Resistance of Asphalt Pavements and Seal Coat. Transportation Research Board 97th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations

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Şirin, Okan, et al.. (2018). Effect of Pavement Surface Aging on Tire-Pavement Noise: A Case Study in the State of Qatar. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 203. 5002–5002. 2 indexed citations

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Estakhri, Cindy, Emad Kassem, Edith Arámbula, & Tom Scullion. (2017). Use of Cantabro Test to Reduce Raveling in Patching Mixes. Transportation Research Board 96th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations

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Şirin, Okan, et al.. (2017). Effect of Aging on Asphalt Binders in the State of Qatar: A Case Study. 2 indexed citations

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Kassem, Emad, Arif Chowdhury, Tom Scullion, & Eyad Masad. (2012). Measurements of Asphalt Pavement Density Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Its Relationship to Performance. Transportation Research Board 91st Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 2 indexed citations

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Kassem, Emad, et al.. (2011). New Design Method of Fine Aggregate Mixtures and Automated Method for Analysis of Dynamic Mechanical Characterization Data. Transportation Research Board 90th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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Mogawer, Walaa S., Alexander J. Austerman, Emad Kassem, & Eyad Masad. (2011). Moisture Damage Characteristics of Warm Mix Asphalt Mixtures. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 80(80). 491–526. 22 indexed citations

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Arámbula, Edith, Edward J. Garboczi, Eyad Masad, & Emad Kassem. (2009). Numerical analysis of moisture vapor diffusion in asphalt mixtures using digital images. Materials and Structures. 43(7). 897–911. 25 indexed citations

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