İhsan Engin Bal

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

İhsan Engin Bal is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, İhsan Engin Bal has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 7 papers in Geophysics and 7 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in İhsan Engin Bal's work include Seismic Performance and Analysis (27 papers), Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (20 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (12 papers). İhsan Engin Bal is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Performance and Analysis (27 papers), Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (20 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (12 papers). İhsan Engin Bal collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Netherlands and United Kingdom. İhsan Engin Bal's co-authors include Eleni Smyrou, Dimitrios Dais, Vasilis Sarhosis, Helen Crowley, Rui Pinho, F. Gülten Gülay, Alper İlki̇, Ercan Yüksel, Semih S. Tezcan and Medine Ispir and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Automation in Construction and Materials.

In The Last Decade

İhsan Engin Bal

43 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Automatic crack classification and segmentation on masonr... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2024 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Automatic crack classification and segmentation on masonry surfaces using convolutional neural networks and transfer learning
    2021 285 citations Dimitrios Dais, İhsan Engin Bal et al. profile →
  2. Damage observations of RC buildings from 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence and discussion on the seismic code regulations
    2024 60 citations Eleni Smyrou, İhsan Engin Bal et al. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
İhsan Engin Bal Türkiye 17 1.0k 307 151 77 77 49 1.2k
Xavier Romão Portugal 19 697 0.7× 253 0.8× 36 0.2× 70 0.9× 136 1.8× 85 1.2k
Ercan Işık Türkiye 23 1.3k 1.3× 332 1.1× 307 2.0× 34 0.4× 124 1.6× 133 1.7k
Ehsan Harirchian Germany 23 846 0.8× 226 0.7× 167 1.1× 35 0.5× 77 1.0× 46 1.2k
Crescenzo Petrone Italy 20 1.3k 1.3× 331 1.1× 164 1.1× 11 0.1× 70 0.9× 37 1.4k
Ricardo Monteiro Italy 27 2.0k 2.0× 709 2.3× 118 0.8× 26 0.3× 41 0.5× 129 2.3k
Marco Vona Italy 22 1.4k 1.4× 297 1.0× 298 2.0× 13 0.2× 95 1.2× 78 1.6k
Rui Maio Portugal 14 485 0.5× 177 0.6× 55 0.4× 44 0.6× 146 1.9× 21 776
Agustin Pérez-García Spain 7 2.0k 2.0× 550 1.8× 387 2.6× 18 0.2× 129 1.7× 11 2.3k
Fernando Gómez-Martínez Spain 8 2.1k 2.0× 562 1.8× 388 2.6× 18 0.2× 129 1.7× 11 2.3k
Angelo Masi Italy 30 2.5k 2.5× 840 2.7× 284 1.9× 34 0.4× 157 2.0× 127 2.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smyrou, Eleni, et al.. (2024). Damage observations of RC buildings from 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence and discussion on the seismic code regulations. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 23(3). 1153–1182. 60 indexed citations breakdown →
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Messali, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Characterisation of timber joists-masonry connections in double-leaf cavity walls – Part 1: Experimental results. Structures. 68. 107164–107164. 1 indexed citations
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Akıncı, Aybige, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of strong ground motions and structural damage patterns from the February 6th, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, Türkiye. Natural Hazards. 121(2). 1209–1239. 8 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin, et al.. (2023). Post-Earthquake Strengthening of RC Coupling Beams with GFRP Wrapping: Experimental Investigation. Materials. 16(17). 6040–6040. 1 indexed citations
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Sarhosis, Vasilis, Christos Karakostas, Eleni Smyrou, et al.. (2022). Observations from the March 2021 Thessaly Earthquakes: an earthquake engineering perspective for masonry structures. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 20(10). 5483–5515. 13 indexed citations
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Sarhosis, Vasilis, et al.. (2022). Correction to: Observations from the March 2021 Thessaly Earthquakes: an earthquake engineering perspective for masonry structures. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 20(10). 5517–5518.
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Ispir, Medine, et al.. (2021). Diagonal tensile tests on historical brick masonry wallets strengthened with fabric reinforced cementitious mortar. Structures. 33. 935–946. 30 indexed citations
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Sarhosis, Vasilis, Dimitrios Dais, Eleni Smyrou, İhsan Engin Bal, & Anastasios Drougkas. (2021). Quantification of damage evolution in masonry walls subjected to induced seismicity. Engineering Structures. 243. 112529–112529. 28 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin, et al.. (2019). İsale hatlarında deprem riskinin olasılıksal hesabı ve bir örnek uygulama. DÜMF Mühendislik Dergisi. 10(1). 397–408.
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Bal, İhsan Engin, et al.. (2019). Liability and damage claim issues in induced earthquakes: case of Groningen. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations
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Sarhosis, Vasilis, Dimitrios Dais, Eleni Smyrou, & İhsan Engin Bal. (2019). Evaluation of modelling strategies for estimating cumulative damage on Groningen masonry buildings due to recursive induced earthquakes. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 17(8). 4689–4710. 23 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin, et al.. (2019). USE OF BASE ISOLATION SYSTEMS AGAINST INDUCED EARTHQUAKES: CASE OF GRONINGEN. 2 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin. (2018). Myths and fallacies in the Groningen earthquake problem. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations
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Dais, Dimitrios, İhsan Engin Bal, & Eleni Smyrou. (2018). "Differences" between induced and natural seismic events. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).
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Dais, Dimitrios, İhsan Engin Bal, & Eleni Smyrou. (2017). DISCUSSION ON THE RESPONSE OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY TO LOW-AMPLITUDE RECURCIVE LOADS: CASE OF GRONINGEN GAS FIELD. Istanbul Technical University Academic Open Archive (Istanbul Technical University). 5084–5092. 1 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin, Julian J. Bommer, Peter J. Stafford, Helen Crowley, & Rui Pinho. (2010). The Influence of Geographical Resolution of Urban Exposure Data in an Earthquake Loss Model for Istanbul. Earthquake Spectra. 26(3). 619–634. 47 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin. (2010). Ergenekon Case in Turkey. 489–495. 1 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin, Helen Crowley, Rui Pinho, & F. Gülten Gülay. (2007). Detailed assessment of structural characteristics of Turkish RC building stock for loss assessment models. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 28(10-11). 914–932. 142 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin, et al.. (2006). PKK (Partiya Karkeren Kürdistan-Kürdistan İşçi Partisi) TERÖR ÖRGÜTÜ KRONOLOJİSİ (1976 – 2006). 146–156. 1 indexed citations
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Bal, İhsan Engin. (2006). PKK Terör Örgütü Tarihsel Süreç ve 28 Mart Diyarbakır Olayları Analizi. 75–89. 2 indexed citations

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