Graça Vasconcelos

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Graça Vasconcelos is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Graça Vasconcelos has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 75 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 51 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Graça Vasconcelos's work include Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (93 papers), Building materials and conservation (75 papers) and Hygrothermal properties of building materials (28 papers). Graça Vasconcelos is often cited by papers focused on Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (93 papers), Building materials and conservation (75 papers) and Hygrothermal properties of building materials (28 papers). Graça Vasconcelos collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Spain. Graça Vasconcelos's co-authors include Paulo B. Lourénço, Vladimir Guilherme Haach, Elisa Poletti, Hugo Rodrigues, Carlos Alves, J. Pamplona, Javier Ortega, Mariana Correia, Ana M. Martins and Fernando Cunha and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Surgery and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Graça Vasconcelos

124 papers receiving 2.6k 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 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.

Predicting uniaxial compressive strength of rocks using ANN models: Incorporating porosity, compressional wave velocity, and schmidt hammer data

2024 87 citations Panagiotis G. Asteris, Μαρία Καρόγλου et al. Ultrasonics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Graça Vasconcelos Portugal	30	2.2k	1.2k	937	308	214	134	2.7k
María Rosa Valluzzi Italy	28	2.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	117 0.4×	118 0.6×	164	3.0k
Fulvio Parisi Italy	36	3.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	688 0.7×	110 0.4×	146 0.7×	111	3.5k
Antonio Borri Italy	33	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.3×	219 0.7×	246 1.1×	122	3.2k
Salvador Ivorra Spain	28	2.1k 0.9×	948 0.8×	281 0.3×	421 1.4×	162 0.8×	122	2.5k
L. Binda Italy	25	1.9k 0.9×	677 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	333 1.1×	101 0.5×	174	2.8k
Serena Cattari Italy	29	3.5k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	79 0.3×	95 0.4×	131	3.7k
Gian Piero Lignola Italy	32	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	697 0.7×	96 0.3×	98 0.5×	143	3.0k
Éric Garcia-Diaz France	21	938 0.4×	555 0.5×	259 0.3×	160 0.5×	142 0.7×	44	1.4k
Asterios Bakolas Greece	30	1.7k 0.8×	923 0.8×	2.6k 2.8×	205 0.7×	129 0.6×	91	3.8k
Vasco Peixoto de Freitas Portugal	28	520 0.2×	1.5k 1.3×	845 0.9×	265 0.9×	127 0.6×	171	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Graça Vasconcelos

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Graça Vasconcelos

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Barontini, Alberto, et al.. (2025). Experimental study of the out-of-plane behaviour of two-leaf brick masonry walls in different condition: Unstrengthened, strengthened and repaired. Engineering Structures. 343. 121118–121118. 1 indexed citations

Ferreira, Tiago Miguel, et al.. (2025). A novel methodology for assessing social vulnerability in depopulating rural communities: Application to Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 130. 105815–105815.

Asteris, Panagiotis G., Μαρία Καρόγλου, Athanasia D. Skentou, et al.. (2024). Predicting uniaxial compressive strength of rocks using ANN models: Incorporating porosity, compressional wave velocity, and schmidt hammer data. Ultrasonics. 141. 107347–107347. 87 indexed citations breakdown →

Ghiassi, Bahman, et al.. (2024). Numerical modeling of salt crystallization in masonry: A critical review of developed numerical models. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 70. 143–156. 1 indexed citations

Ferreira, Tiago Miguel, et al.. (2024). Changing Conditions: Global Warming-Related Hazards and Vulnerable Rural Populations in Mediterranean Europe. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 42–42. 5 indexed citations

Ferreira, Tiago Miguel, et al.. (2024). An ICT-Enhanced Methodology for the Characterization of Vernacular Built Heritage at a Regional Scale. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 19(6). 966–984. 7 indexed citations

Azenha, Miguel, et al.. (2024). Influence of type of mortar and unit in the flexural strength parallel to the bed-joints of brick-mortar assemblages. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 403. 5006–5006.

Barontini, Alberto, et al.. (2023). Experimental quasi-static out-of-plane test of a U-shaped brick masonry wall. Engineering Structures. 287. 116195–116195. 9 indexed citations

Azenha, Miguel, et al.. (2023). Influence of conditioning of clay bricks over shear strength of brick masonry. Journal of Building Engineering. 82. 108138–108138. 7 indexed citations

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Ortega, Javier, Nuno Mendes, & Graça Vasconcelos. (2023). Structural behavior of steel tie connections in masonry veneer walls: Proposal of a simplified approach for practice. Structures. 55. 1159–1171.

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Ortega, Javier, Nuno Mendes, & Graça Vasconcelos. (2022). Numerical Simulation of the Tension–Compression Behavior of Tie Connections in Brick Masonry Walls. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 441–455. 1 indexed citations

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Vasconcelos, Graça, et al.. (2021). Physical-mechanical characterization of limestones from Yucatan churches, Mexico. Journal of Building Engineering. 44. 102895–102895. 9 indexed citations

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Ortega, Javier, Graça Vasconcelos, Hugo Rodrigues, & Mariana Correia. (2020). Seismic Vulnerability and Loss Assessment of Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal: Application of a Novel Method. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 15(10). 1585–1607. 7 indexed citations

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Ortega, Javier, Graça Vasconcelos, Hugo Rodrigues, Mariana Correia, & Tiago Miranda. (2019). Development of a Numerical Tool for the Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Vernacular Architecture. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 25(14). 2926–2954. 14 indexed citations

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Ortega, Javier, Graça Vasconcelos, Hugo Rodrigues, & Mariana Correia. (2018). Assessment of the influence of horizontal diaphragms on the seismic performance of vernacular buildings. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 16(9). 3871–3904. 33 indexed citations

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Vasconcelos, Graça, et al.. (2018). Prediction of the mechanical properties of granites under tension using DM techniques. Geomechanics and Engineering. 15(1). 631. 2 indexed citations

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Ortega, Javier, Graça Vasconcelos, Hugo Rodrigues, & Mariana Correia. (2018). Assessment of the efficiency of traditional earthquake resistant techniques for vernacular architecture. Engineering Structures. 173. 1–27. 24 indexed citations

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Ortega, Javier, Graça Vasconcelos, Hugo Rodrigues, Mariana Correia, & Paulo B. Lourénço. (2017). Traditional earthquake resistant techniques for vernacular architecture and local seismic cultures: A literature review. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 27. 181–196. 98 indexed citations

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Vasconcelos, Graça, et al.. (2015). Out-of-plane behavior of masonry infill walls. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 19(2). 113–122. 1 indexed citations

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Haach, Vladimir Guilherme, Graça Vasconcelos, & Paulo B. Lourénço. (2007). Cylic behavior of truss type reinforced concrete masonry walls. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 16. 129–36. 3 indexed citations

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