Franz‐Josef Ulm

373 total papers · 24.0k total citations
246 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Franz‐Josef Ulm is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz‐Josef Ulm has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 103 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 44 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Franz‐Josef Ulm's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (83 papers), Concrete Properties and Behavior (46 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (45 papers). Franz‐Josef Ulm is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (83 papers), Concrete Properties and Behavior (46 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (45 papers). Franz‐Josef Ulm collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Austria. Franz‐Josef Ulm's co-authors include Georgios Constantinides, Matthieu Vandamme, Roland J.‐M. Pellenq, Krystyn J. Van Vliet, Olivier Coussy, Roland J.‐M. Pellenq, Rouzbeh Shahsavari, Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi, Ange‐Therese Akono and Markus J. Buehler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Franz‐Josef Ulm

242 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The effect of two types of C-S-H on the elasticity of cement-based materials: Results from nanoindentation and micromechanical modeling
    2003 919 citations Georgios Constantinides, Franz‐Josef Ulm Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  2. A realistic molecular model of cement hydrates
    2009 801 citations Roland J.‐M. Pellenq, Akihiro Kushima et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. The nanogranular nature of C–S–H
    2006 694 citations Georgios Constantinides, Franz‐Josef Ulm Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids profile →
  4. The nano-mechanical signature of Ultra High Performance Concrete by statistical nanoindentation techniques
    2008 501 citations Luca Sorelli, Georgios Constantinides et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  5. Grid indentation analysis of composite microstructure and mechanics: Principles and validation
    2006 482 citations Georgios Constantinides, K.S. Ravi Chandran et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →
  6. Statistical Indentation Techniques for Hydrated Nanocomposites: Concrete, Bone, and Shale
    2007 473 citations Franz‐Josef Ulm, Matthieu Vandamme et al. Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →
  7. Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates
    2014 453 citations Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi, Konrad J. Krakowiak et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. A multiscale micromechanics-hydration model for the early-age elastic properties of cement-based materials
    2003 452 citations Franz‐Josef Ulm, Éric Lemarchand et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  9. Nanogranular origin of concrete creep
    2009 350 citations Matthieu Vandamme, Franz‐Josef Ulm Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. Realistic molecular model of kerogen’s nanostructure
    2016 330 citations Colin Bousige, Camélia Matei Ghimbeu et al. Nature Materials profile →
  11. A Coupled Nanoindentation/SEM‐EDS Study on Low Water/Cement Ratio Portland Cement Paste: Evidence for C–S–H/Ca(OH) 2 Nanocomposites
    2010 299 citations Jeffrey J. Chen, Luca Sorelli et al. Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →
  12. Subcontinuum mass transport of condensed hydrocarbons in nanoporous media
    2015 271 citations Kerstin Falk, Benoît Coasne et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Franz‐Josef Ulm 11.7k 6.2k 4.2k 2.7k 2.6k 246 19.1k
Edward J. Garboczi 7.5k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.9k 1.1× 287 15.1k
George W. Scherer 9.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.3× 12.2k 2.9× 1.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.2× 330 30.2k
Surendra P. Shah 27.7k 2.4× 5.5k 0.9× 5.9k 1.4× 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 582 32.7k
Zongjin Li 17.0k 1.5× 2.5k 0.4× 10.3k 2.4× 1.2k 0.4× 3.5k 1.4× 819 28.4k
Guowei Ma 10.8k 0.9× 6.8k 1.1× 2.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 2.8k 1.1× 497 19.7k
Paulo J.M. Monteiro 15.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.2× 5.1k 1.2× 824 0.3× 959 0.4× 240 18.0k
Jinping Ou 14.7k 1.3× 1.6k 0.3× 2.8k 0.7× 876 0.3× 1.8k 0.7× 623 18.9k
Dale P. Bentz 14.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.2× 2.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 282 17.2k
Hamlin M. Jennings 11.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.2× 4.2k 1.0× 946 0.4× 637 0.2× 110 13.6k
Wenhui Duan 8.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.3× 6.0k 1.4× 452 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 244 13.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franz‐Josef Ulm

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