F L Roberts

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

F L Roberts is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, F L Roberts has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in F L Roberts's work include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (42 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (39 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (15 papers). F L Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (42 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (39 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (15 papers). F L Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United States. F L Roberts's co-authors include T W Kennedy, P S Kandhal, E R Brown, DY Lee, Badru M Kiggundu, Louay N. Mohammad, J. T. Tielking, Ludfi Djakfar, Baoshan Huang and W. Ronald Hudson and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering and Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

In The Last Decade

F L Roberts

48 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

HOT MIX ASPHALT MATERIALS, MIXTURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 400 800 1.2k
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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. HOT MIX ASPHALT MATERIALS, MIXTURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
    1991 1.2k citations F L Roberts, P S Kandhal et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F L Roberts United States 14 2.0k 444 192 150 112 63 2.2k
E R Brown United States 18 2.1k 1.1× 406 0.9× 217 1.1× 158 1.1× 121 1.1× 58 2.2k
S H Carpenter United States 30 2.7k 1.4× 466 1.0× 170 0.9× 119 0.8× 249 2.2× 98 2.9k
B D Prowell United States 21 2.0k 1.0× 346 0.8× 208 1.1× 236 1.6× 86 0.8× 69 2.1k
T W Kennedy United States 23 3.0k 1.5× 582 1.3× 251 1.3× 280 1.9× 187 1.7× 142 3.3k
DY Lee South Korea 7 1.3k 0.7× 258 0.6× 143 0.7× 91 0.6× 75 0.7× 20 1.5k
Peter E. Sebaaly United States 25 2.0k 1.0× 547 1.2× 136 0.7× 160 1.1× 74 0.7× 168 2.1k
P S Kandhal United States 29 3.7k 1.8× 693 1.6× 307 1.6× 253 1.7× 193 1.7× 121 3.9k
Edith Arámbula United States 29 2.7k 1.3× 469 1.1× 285 1.5× 175 1.2× 154 1.4× 102 2.8k
Thomas Bennert United States 22 1.7k 0.8× 320 0.7× 131 0.7× 112 0.7× 59 0.5× 95 1.7k
Paulo A. A. Pereirâ Portugal 24 1.5k 0.8× 228 0.5× 203 1.1× 167 1.1× 73 0.7× 123 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F L Roberts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F L Roberts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (2006). Economic Impact of Higher Truck Loads on Remaining Safe Life of Louisiana Bridges. Transportation Research Board 85th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board.
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Tarrer, Arthur R., et al.. (1989). DETECTION OF AMINE-BASED ANTISTRIPPING ADDITIVES IN ASPHALT CEMENT. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 5 indexed citations
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Kandhal, P S, et al.. (1989). WATER DAMAGE TO ASPHALT OVERLAYS: CASE HISTORIES (WITH DISCUSSION). Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc. 58. 2 indexed citations
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Lytton, Robert L., et al.. (1988). PERFORMANCE PREDICTION AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ASPHALT-RUBBER CONCRETE IN AIRPORT PAVEMENTS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L & Robert L. Lytton. (1987). FAA MIXTURE DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR ASPHALT-RUBBER CONCRETE. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (1986). Criteria for asphalt-rubber concrete in civil airport pavements: Mixture design. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 87. 11910.
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Roberts, F L, Johann Engelbrecht, & T W Kennedy. (1984). EVALUATION OF RECYCLED MIXTURES USING FOAMED ASPHALT. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 21 indexed citations
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Kennedy, T W, et al.. (1984). EVALUATING MOISTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ASPHALT MIXTURES USING THE TEXAS BOILING TEST. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 28 indexed citations
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Kennedy, T W, R B McGennis, & F L Roberts. (1983). INVESTIGATION OF MOISTURE DAMAGE TO ASPHALT CONCRETE AND THE EFFECT ON FIELD PERFORMANCE--A CASE STUDY. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 7 indexed citations
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Kennedy, T W, et al.. (1982). EVALUATION OF MOISTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ASPHALT MIXTURES USING THE TEXAS FREEZE-THAW PEDESTAL TEST. 51. 25 indexed citations
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Hudson, W R, et al.. (1981). PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE MODELING FOR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 8 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (1980). PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT: THE NETWORK-LEVEL DECISION PROCESS (ABRIDGMENT). Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L & T W Kennedy. (1980). MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF ZERO-MAINTENANCE FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (1980). MATERIAL PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS FOR ZERO MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Kennedy, T W, et al.. (1979). DISTRESSES AND RELATED MATERIAL PROPERTIES FOR PREMIUM PAVEMENTS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 6 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (1979). RESPONSE AND DISTRESS MODELS FOR PAVEMENT STUDIES. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations
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McCullough, B F & F L Roberts. (1979). DECISION TOOL FOR ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY OF AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDINGS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (1976). DENSITY STANDARDS FOR FIELD COMPACTION OF GRANULAR BASES AND SUBBASES. National Cooperative Highway Research Program report.
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Roberts, F L, et al.. (1972). RELATIVE STRENGTH OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT BASES WITH DISCUSSION. Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc. 41. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, F L & W. Ronald Hudson. (1971). PAVEMENT SERVICEABILITY EQUATIONS USING THE SURFACE DYNAMICS PROFILOMETER. Highway Research Board Special Report. 14 indexed citations

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