Houssam Toutanji

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Houssam Toutanji is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Houssam Toutanji has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 65 papers in Building and Construction and 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Houssam Toutanji's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (59 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (45 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (33 papers). Houssam Toutanji is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (59 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (45 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (33 papers). Houssam Toutanji collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Puerto Rico. Houssam Toutanji's co-authors include Mohamed Saafi, Tahar El‐Korchi, Stijn Matthys, Zongjin Li, Ziad Bayasi, John A. Gilbert, Richard N. Grugel, Yong Deng, P. Balaguru and Yehui Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Construction and Building Materials and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Houssam Toutanji

104 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Stress-Strain Characteristics of Concrete Columns Externa... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400
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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. Stress-Strain Characteristics of Concrete Columns Externally Confined with Advanced Fiber Composite Sheets
    1999 416 citations Houssam Toutanji profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Houssam Toutanji United States 39 4.5k 3.7k 383 327 253 105 5.2k
Phillip Visintin Australia 36 4.4k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 747 2.0× 96 0.3× 112 0.4× 141 4.7k
Manfred Curbach Germany 26 2.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 314 0.8× 52 0.2× 272 1.1× 251 2.9k
Rami A. Hawileh United Arab Emirates 43 5.3k 1.2× 4.4k 1.2× 455 1.2× 13 0.0× 415 1.6× 205 5.9k
Thong M. Pham Australia 49 6.4k 1.4× 4.6k 1.2× 1.4k 3.7× 10 0.0× 417 1.6× 187 7.3k
Nagesh R. Iyer India 27 2.0k 0.4× 816 0.2× 483 1.3× 15 0.0× 425 1.7× 177 2.5k
Youjun Xie China 46 5.4k 1.2× 2.1k 0.6× 1.4k 3.6× 12 0.0× 579 2.3× 181 6.2k
Yifei Hao China 31 3.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 3.5× 11 0.0× 819 3.2× 103 3.6k
Marios Soutsos United Kingdom 32 3.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.2k 3.1× 7 0.0× 197 0.8× 111 4.4k
Kolluru V. L. Subramaniam India 38 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 643 1.7× 5 0.0× 972 3.8× 160 4.1k
Ramazan Demirboğa Türkiye 42 4.7k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 2.8× 7 0.0× 222 0.9× 74 5.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fares, Hanaa, et al.. (2015). Lightweight Self-Consolidating Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 27(12). 22 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (2015). Parameter estimation of an anisotropic damage model for concrete using genetic algorithms. International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 26(6). 801–825. 22 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (2011). Interfacial Bond Strength Characteristics of FRP and RC Substrate. Journal of Composites for Construction. 16(1). 35–46. 30 indexed citations
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King, Lisa R., et al.. (2011). Load and resistance factor design of fiber reinforced polymer composite bridge deck. Composites Part B Engineering. 43(2). 673–680. 10 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (2011). Expanding Portable B-WIM Technology. 4 indexed citations
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Ghorbel, Elhem, et al.. (2010). Optimization of the formulation of micro-polymer concretes. Construction and Building Materials. 25(4). 1632–1644. 54 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam & Yong Deng. (2007). Comparison between Organic and Inorganic Matrices for RC Beams Strengthened with Carbon Fiber Sheets. Journal of Composites for Construction. 11(5). 507–513. 65 indexed citations
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Noumowé, Albert, et al.. (2006). High-Strength Self-Compacting Concrete Exposed to Fire Test. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 18(6). 754–758. 70 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (2003). CRACK WIDTHS IN RC BEAMS EXTERNALLY BONDED WITH CFRP SHEETS. 367–376. 5 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (2002). Static and fatigue performances of RC beams strengthened with carbon fiber sheets bonded by inorganic matrix. 1354–1367. 4 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam. (2001). Design equations for concrete columns confined with hybrid composite materials. Advanced Composite Materials. 10(2-3). 127–138. 9 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (2001). Stress modeling of pipelines strengthened with advanced composites materials. Thin-Walled Structures. 39(2). 153–165. 49 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam & Mohamed Saafi. (2000). Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars. ACI Structural Journal. 97(5). 193 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam. (1999). Evaluation of the tensile strength of cement-based advanced composite wrapped specimens. Composites Science and Technology. 59(15). 2261–2268. 7 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam. (1999). Durability characteristics of concrete columns confined with advanced composite materials. Composite Structures. 44(2-3). 155–161. 60 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam & Ziad Bayasi. (1999). Effect of curing procedures on properties of silica fume concrete. Cement and Concrete Research. 29(4). 497–501. 87 indexed citations
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El‐Korchi, Tahar, et al.. (1998). NEW APPROACH TO TENSILE STRENGTH TESTING OF CEMENT-BASED FRP COMPOSITE WRAPPED SPECIMENS. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam & Tahar El‐Korchi. (1998). TENSILE DURABILITY PERFORMANCE OF CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES EXTERNALLY WRAPPED WITH FRP SHEETS. 2. 129–40. 4 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (1995). Room temperature tensile and flexural strength of ceramics in AlN-SiC system. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 15(5). 425–434. 15 indexed citations
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Toutanji, Houssam, et al.. (1993). Behaviour of carbon fiber reinforced cement composites in direct tension. Cement and Concrete Research. 23(3). 618–626. 41 indexed citations

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