Hugo Costa

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Hugo Costa is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugo Costa has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 28 papers in Building and Construction and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hugo Costa's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (43 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (31 papers) and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (14 papers). Hugo Costa is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (43 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (31 papers) and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (14 papers). Hugo Costa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Cabo Verde and Australia. Hugo Costa's co-authors include Eduardo Júlio, Ehsan Ghafari, Ricardo do Carmo, Luísa Durães, António Portugal, Daniel Dias‐da‐Costa, Thiago A. Simões, Jónatas Valença, SeyedAli Ghahari and Mahdi Arezoumandi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Construction and Building Materials and Cement and Concrete Composites.

In The Last Decade

Hugo Costa

54 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

The effect of nanosilica addition on flowability, strength and transport properties of ultra high performance concrete

2014 379 citations Ehsan Ghafari, Hugo Costa et al. profile →

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Hugo Costa

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Baoju Liu China

Lateef N. Assi United States

Massoud Sofi Australia

Burak Felekoğlu Türkiye

José Maria Franco de Carvalho Brazil

Okan Karahan Türkiye

Amir Mohammad Ramezanianpour Iran

Nadhim Hamah Sor Iraq

Emmanuel Rozière France

Baoju Liu China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hugo Costa

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Antunes, Ana, Hugo Costa, Ricardo do Carmo, & Eduardo Júlio. (2025). A comprehensive review of sustainable use of construction and demolition waste as recycled aggregates in the production of concrete – Properties, mix design and on-site applications. Construction and Building Materials. 482. 141733–141733. 4 indexed citations

Carmo, Ricardo do, et al.. (2024). Shear study on the interface between ultra-high durability concrete and low-cement-lightweight concrete for precast composite walls. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 137211–137211. 1 indexed citations

Antunes, Ana, et al.. (2024). Investigating the Influence of SCMs on Mechanical Performance through Experimental Feret's Coefficients in Low-carbon Concrete. Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology. 22(8). 471–484. 2 indexed citations

Antunes, Ana, Hugo Costa, Ricardo do Carmo, & Eduardo Júlio. (2024). Mortars produced with recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste – Analysis and construction site application. Construction and Building Materials. 457. 139395–139395. 3 indexed citations

Valença, Jónatas, et al.. (2023). Restoration intervention of exposed white concrete buildings: The case of ‘Pavilhão do Conhecimento’, Portugal. Journal of Building Engineering. 69. 106175–106175. 2 indexed citations

Carmo, Ricardo do, et al.. (2023). Effect of the outer UHDC layer on shear and flexural behavior of RC beams produced with low binder concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 368. 130402–130402. 2 indexed citations

Costa, Hugo, et al.. (2023). Development and Characterization of Eco-Efficient Ultra-High Durability Concrete. Sustainability. 15(3). 2381–2381. 6 indexed citations

Antunes, Ana, José Dinis Silvestre, Hugo Costa, Ricardo do Carmo, & Eduardo Júlio. (2023). Reducing the environmental impact of the end-of-life of buildings depending on interrelated demolition strategies, transport distances and disposal scenarios. Journal of Building Engineering. 82. 108197–108197. 11 indexed citations

Valença, Jónatas, et al.. (2022). Methodology for the restoration of heritage built in exposed concrete. The case study of ‘Piscina das Marés’, Portugal. Construction and Building Materials. 328. 127040–127040. 5 indexed citations

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Antunes, Ana, et al.. (2022). Mechanical and durability performance of cementitious matrices with low cement and different additions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 33. 571–577. 2 indexed citations

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Antunes, Ana, et al.. (2021). Influence of Pozzolan, Slag and Recycled Aggregates on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Low Cement Concrete. Materials. 14(15). 4173–4173. 9 indexed citations

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Valença, Jónatas, et al.. (2020). Chromatic design and application of restoration mortars on smooth surfaces of white and GRAY concrete. Structural Concrete. 22(S1). 7 indexed citations

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Costa, Hugo, et al.. (2020). Durability and Time-Dependent Properties of Low-Cement Concrete. Materials. 13(16). 3583–3583. 23 indexed citations

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Costa, Hugo, et al.. (2020). Bond behaviour between steel / stainless-steel reinforcing bars and low binder concrete (LBC). Engineering Structures. 221. 111072–111072. 16 indexed citations

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Simões, Thiago A., et al.. (2017). Influence of concrete strength and steel fibre geometry on the fibre/matrix interface. Composites Part B Engineering. 122. 156–164. 84 indexed citations

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Carmo, Ricardo do, Hugo Costa, & Eduardo Júlio. (2017). Influence of nanoparticles additions on the bond between steel fibres and the binding paste. Construction and Building Materials. 151. 312–318. 5 indexed citations

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Bechet, Béatrice, Sophie Joimel, Liliane Jean‐Soro, et al.. (2016). Spatial variability of trace elements in allotment gardens of four European cities: assessments at city, garden, and plot scale. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 18(2). 391–406. 34 indexed citations

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Ghafari, Ehsan, Mahdi Arezoumandi, Hugo Costa, & Eduardo Júlio. (2015). Influence of nano-silica addition on durability of UHPC. Construction and Building Materials. 94. 181–188. 140 indexed citations

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Costa, Hugo, et al.. (2013). Precast alkali-activated concrete towards sustainable construction. Magazine of Concrete Research. 66(12). 618–626. 22 indexed citations

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Costa, Hugo, Pedro Santos, & Eduardo Júlio. (2011). Bond Strength of Normal-to-Lightweight Concrete Interfaces. 1. 1 indexed citations

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