Francisco Agrela

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Francisco Agrela is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Agrela has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Building and Construction, 51 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 13 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francisco Agrela's work include Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (54 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (28 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (25 papers). Francisco Agrela is often cited by papers focused on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (54 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (28 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (25 papers). Francisco Agrela collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and United States. Francisco Agrela's co-authors include Jesús Ayuso, José Ramón Jiménez, Chi Sun Poon, Adela P. Galvín, Auxi Barbudo, Shi-Cong Kou, Manuel Cabrera, Julia Rosales, Martín López Lastra and M.G. Sierra Beltran and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Agrela

58 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Comparisons of natural and recycled aggregate concretes prepared with the addition of different mineral admixtures

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Francisco Agrela

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Jesús Ayuso Spain

José Ramón Jiménez Spain

E. Vázquez Spain

Marilda Barra Bizinotto Spain

Pei Tang China

Властимир Радоњанин Serbia

Íñigo Vegas Spain

Mirjana Malešev Serbia

Cherdsak Suksiripattanapong Thailand

Christopher C. Ferraro United States

Jesús Ayuso Spain

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Agrela, Francisco, et al.. (2025). Execution of large-scale sustainable pavement with recycled materials. Assessment of mechanical behaviour and life cycle. Construction and Building Materials. 463. 139967–139967. 3 indexed citations

Rosales, Julia, et al.. (2025). Biomass bottom ash in different types of recycled concrete. Mechanical, acoustic and thermal properties. Journal of Building Engineering. 107. 112724–112724. 2 indexed citations

Rosales, Julia, et al.. (2025). Phosphogypsum leachate cleaning waste as partial cement replacement in mortars. Results in Engineering. 28. 107913–107913.

Rosales, Julia, et al.. (2025). Sustainable concrete manufactured with mixed recycled aggregate and biomass bottom ash, replacing aggregate and cement to a high percentage. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04785–e04785. 2 indexed citations

Rosales, Julia, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of Using New Sustainable Mineral Additions for the Manufacture of Eco-Cements. Materials. 17(4). 777–777. 10 indexed citations

Cabrera, Manuel, et al.. (2024). Improvement of biomass bottom ash properties by carbonation and pulverisation methods for application in cement-based materials. Materiales de Construcción. 74(356). e357–e357.

Rosales, Julia, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of geotechnical, mineralogical and environmental properties of clayey soil stabilized with different industrial by-products: A comparative study. Construction and Building Materials. 449. 138497–138497. 3 indexed citations

Agrela, Francisco, et al.. (2024). Life-Cycle Assessment and Environmental Costs of Cement-Based Materials Manufactured with Mixed Recycled Aggregate and Biomass Ash. Materials. 17(17). 4357–4357. 5 indexed citations

Bravo, Miguel, et al.. (2024). Recycled aggregate concrete using seawater: Optimizing concrete's sustainability. Journal of Building Engineering. 97. 110841–110841. 4 indexed citations

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Cabrera, Manuel, et al.. (2023). Geotechnical and engineering properties of expansive clayey soil stabilized with biomass ash and nanomaterials for its application in structural road layers. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 36. 100496–100496. 11 indexed citations

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Rosales, Julia, et al.. (2022). Effect of Processed Volcanic Ash as Active Mineral Addition for Cement Manufacture. Materials. 15(18). 6305–6305. 13 indexed citations

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Agrela, Francisco, et al.. (2020). Complete Real-Scale Application of Recycled Aggregates in a Port Loading Platform in Huelva, Spain. Materials. 13(11). 2651–2651. 7 indexed citations

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Barbudo, Auxi, José Ramón Jiménez, Jesús Ayuso, Adela P. Galvín, & Francisco Agrela. (2018). Catalogue of Pavements with Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition Waste. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1282–1282. 8 indexed citations

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López-Uceda, Antonio, Francisco Agrela, Manuel Cabrera, Jesús Ayuso, & Martín López Lastra. (2016). Mechanical performance of roller compacted concrete with recycled concrete aggregates. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 19(1). 36–55. 41 indexed citations

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López-Uceda, Antonio, Jesús Ayuso, Martín López Lastra, et al.. (2016). Properties of Non-Structural Concrete Made with Mixed Recycled Aggregates and Low Cement Content. Materials. 9(2). 74–74. 33 indexed citations

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Cabrera, Manuel, Adela P. Galvín, Francisco Agrela, M.G. Sierra Beltran, & Jesús Ayuso. (2016). Reduction of Leaching Impacts by Applying Biomass Bottom Ash and Recycled Mixed Aggregates in Structural Layers of Roads. Materials. 9(4). 228–228. 24 indexed citations

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López-Uceda, Antonio, et al.. (2016). Upscaling the Use of Mixed Recycled Aggregates in Non-Structural Low Cement Concrete. Materials. 9(2). 91–91. 16 indexed citations

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Galvín, Adela P., Francisco Agrela, Jesús Ayuso, M.G. Sierra Beltran, & Auxi Barbudo. (2014). Leaching assessment of concrete made of recycled coarse aggregate: Physical and environmental characterisation of aggregates and hardened concrete. Waste Management. 34(9). 1693–1704. 44 indexed citations

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Barbudo, Auxi, Adela P. Galvín, Francisco Agrela, Jesús Ayuso, & José Ramón Jiménez. (2012). Correlation analysis between sulphate content and leaching of sulphates in recycled aggregates from construction and demolition wastes. Waste Management. 32(6). 1229–1235. 70 indexed citations

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Galvín, Adela P., Jesús Ayuso, José Ramón Jiménez, & Francisco Agrela. (2011). Comparison of batch leaching tests and influence of pH on the release of metals from construction and demolition wastes. Waste Management. 32(1). 88–95. 67 indexed citations

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