Hans De Backer

300 total papers · 1.3k total citations
120 papers, 891 citations indexed

About

Hans De Backer is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans De Backer has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 891 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 39 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Hans De Backer’s work include Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (24 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (23 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (21 papers). Hans De Backer is often cited by papers focused on Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (24 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (23 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (21 papers). Hans De Backer collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, China and Ethiopia. Hans De Backer's co-authors include Philippe Van Bogaert, Timothy Nuttens, Airong Chen, Alain De Wulf, Cornelis Stal, Tamene Adugna Demissie, Wouter De Corte, Zain Ul-Abdin, Tom Brijs and Ali Pirdavani and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Construction and Building Materials and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Paper Profile & Citation Paths

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans De Backer

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Hans De Backer

102 papers receiving 861 citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Hans De Backer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Hans De Backer

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