I.G. Richardson

9.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
58 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

I.G. Richardson is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, I.G. Richardson has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in I.G. Richardson's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (38 papers), Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (16 papers) and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (7 papers). I.G. Richardson is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (38 papers), Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (16 papers) and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (7 papers). I.G. Richardson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. I.G. Richardson's co-authors include G. W. Groves, Adrian R. Brough, Rik Brydson, Christopher M. Dobson, Robert T. Taylor, Leon Black, Ana V. Girão, Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez, Christopher Love and Xiaohong Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Construction and Building Materials and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

I.G. Richardson

57 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

The calcium silicate hydrates 1994 2026 2004 2015 2007 2004 1999 1994 2014 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The calcium silicate hydrates
    2007 925 citations I.G. Richardson Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  2. Tobermorite/jennite- and tobermorite/calcium hydroxide-based models for the structure of C-S-H: applicability to hardened pastes of tricalcium silicate, β-dicalcium silicate, Portland cement, and blends of Portland cement with blast-furnace slag, metakaolin, or silica fume
    2004 872 citations I.G. Richardson Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  3. The nature of C-S-H in hardened cements
    1999 863 citations I.G. Richardson Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  4. The characterization of hardened alkali-activated blast-furnace slag pastes and the nature of the calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) phase
    1994 362 citations I.G. Richardson, Adrian R. Brough et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  5. Model structures for C-(A)-S-H(I)
    2014 348 citations I.G. Richardson Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials profile →
  6. Morphology-structural change of C-A-S-H gel in blended cements
    2023 111 citations I.G. Richardson et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I.G. Richardson United Kingdom 37 6.9k 3.8k 1.8k 1.1k 733 58 7.9k
E.M. Gartner United States 28 7.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 3.2k 1.8× 669 0.6× 332 0.5× 50 8.3k
Ruben Snellings Belgium 43 8.3k 1.2× 3.8k 1.0× 3.9k 2.2× 840 0.8× 425 0.6× 115 9.7k
J.J. Beaudoin Canada 49 6.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 696 0.6× 378 0.5× 241 7.7k
Ángeles G. De la Torre Spain 44 4.4k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 562 0.5× 806 1.1× 117 5.6k
Rupert J. Myers United Kingdom 34 4.9k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 472 0.4× 292 0.4× 66 6.2k
F. Puertas Spain 55 11.5k 1.7× 5.9k 1.6× 5.8k 3.3× 775 0.7× 442 0.6× 202 12.5k
P.K. Mehta United States 44 9.7k 1.4× 2.2k 0.6× 4.3k 2.4× 925 0.8× 257 0.4× 124 12.2k
Frank Winnefeld Switzerland 61 14.7k 2.1× 7.7k 2.0× 5.3k 3.0× 1.3k 1.2× 672 0.9× 152 16.7k
Hegoi Manzano Spain 37 3.2k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 617 0.3× 503 0.5× 542 0.7× 101 4.7k
Donald E. Macphee United Kingdom 35 3.9k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 631 0.6× 205 0.3× 108 5.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Richardson, I.G., et al.. (2020). Microstructure & properties of steel-reinforced concrete incorporating Portland cement and ground granulated blast furnace slag hydrated at 20 °C. Cement and Concrete Research. 137. 106193–106193. 31 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Elena Tajuelo, Krassimir Garbev, Daniela Merz, Leon Black, & I.G. Richardson. (2017). Thermal stability of C-S-H phases and applicability of Richardson and Groves' and Richardson C-(A)-S-H(I) models to synthetic C-S-H. Cement and Concrete Research. 93. 45–56. 246 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G., Ana V. Girão, Robert T. Taylor, & Shanshan Jia. (2016). Hydration of water- and alkali-activated white Portland cement pastes and blends with low-calcium pulverized fuel ash. Cement and Concrete Research. 83. 1–18. 68 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Elena Tajuelo, I.G. Richardson, Leon Black, et al.. (2015). Composition, silicate anion structure and morphology of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) synthesised by silica-lime reaction and by controlled hydration of tricalcium silicate (C3S). Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics. 114(7). 362–371. 122 indexed citations
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Purnell, Phil, et al.. (2015). Microstructure of interface between fibre and matrix in 10-year aged GRC modified by calcium sulfoaluminate cement. Cement and Concrete Research. 76. 20–26. 17 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G.. (2014). Model structures for C-(A)-S-H(I). Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials. 70(6). 903–923. 348 indexed citations breakdown →
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Richardson, I.G.. (2013). The importance of proper crystal-chemical and geometrical reasoning demonstrated using layered single and double hydroxides. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials. 69(2). 150–162. 78 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G.. (2013). Zn- and Co-based layered double hydroxides: prediction of theaparameter from the fraction of trivalent cations andvice versa. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials. 69(4). 414–417. 14 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G.. (2013). Clarification of possible ordered distributions of trivalent cations in layered double hydroxides and an explanation for the observed variation in the lower solid-solution limit. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials. 69(6). 629–633. 26 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G., et al.. (2007). Quantitative analysis of the microstructure of interfaces in steel reinforced concrete. Cement and Concrete Research. 37(12). 1613–1623. 121 indexed citations
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Girão, Ana V., et al.. (2007). morphology and nanostructure C–S–H in white Portland cement–fly ash hydrated at 85°C. Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics. 106(6). 283–293. 26 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G. & J G Cabrera. (2000). The nature of CSH in model slag-cements. Cement and Concrete Composites. 22(4). 259–266. 50 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G. & J G Cabrera. (2000). THE NATURE OF C–S–H IN MODEL SLAG CEMENTS. 22(4). 259–266. 25 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G. & G. W. Groves. (1997). The structure of the calcium silicate hydrate phases present in hardened pastes of white Portland cement/blast-furnace slag blends. Journal of Materials Science. 32(18). 4793–4802. 176 indexed citations
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Brough, Adrian R., Christopher M. Dobson, I.G. Richardson, & G. W. Groves. (1995). A study of the pozzolanic reaction by solid-state 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance using selective isotopic enrichment. Journal of Materials Science. 30(7). 1671–1678. 22 indexed citations
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Brydson, Rik, I.G. Richardson, & G. W. Groves. (1994). Determining the local coordination of aluminium in cement using electron energy loss near-edge structure. Microchimica Acta. 114-115(1). 221–229. 6 indexed citations
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Brydson, Rik, et al.. (1994). EELS fingerprint of Al-coordination in silicates. Microscopy Microanalysis Microstructures. 5(3). 173–182. 38 indexed citations
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Brydson, Rik, I.G. Richardson, David W. McComb, & G. W. Groves. (1993). Parallel electron energy loss spectroscopy study of al-substituted calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) phases present in hardened cement pastes. Solid State Communications. 88(2). 183–187. 14 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G. & G. W. Groves. (1992). Microstructure and microanalysis of hardened cement pastes involving ground granulated blast-furnace slag. Journal of Materials Science. 27(22). 6204–6212. 259 indexed citations
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Richardson, I.G., S. A. Rodger, & G. W. Groves. (1989). The Microstructure of ggbfs/OPC Habdened Cement Pastes and Some Effects of Leaching. MRS Proceedings. 176. 5 indexed citations

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