Iman M. Nikbin

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Iman M. Nikbin is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Iman M. Nikbin has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 23 papers in Building and Construction and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Iman M. Nikbin's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (26 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (21 papers) and Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis (10 papers). Iman M. Nikbin is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (26 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (21 papers) and Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis (10 papers). Iman M. Nikbin collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Australia and Germany. Iman M. Nikbin's co-authors include M.H.A. Beygi, Hamed Allahyari, E. Rahmani, Javad Vaseghi Amiri, Mehdi Dehestani, Mohammad Taghi Kazemi, Soudabeh Dezhampanah, Ali Sadrmomtazi, Saeed Rabbanifar and Omid Lotfi-Omran and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Cement and Concrete Research and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Iman M. Nikbin

43 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

On the mechanical properties of concrete containing waste... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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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. On the mechanical properties of concrete containing waste PET particles
    2013 341 citations E. Rahmani, Mehdi Dehestani et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iman M. Nikbin Iran 31 2.4k 1.4k 535 299 183 43 2.9k
Zhuo Tang China 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 414 0.8× 173 0.6× 374 2.0× 106 2.7k
Lucie Vandewalle Belgium 35 3.4k 1.4× 2.4k 1.7× 455 0.9× 288 1.0× 189 1.0× 142 3.6k
Mladena Luković Netherlands 20 1.8k 0.8× 748 0.5× 464 0.9× 255 0.9× 203 1.1× 60 2.1k
Massoud Sofi Australia 21 1.6k 0.7× 814 0.6× 472 0.9× 151 0.5× 315 1.7× 79 2.1k
Ravindra Gettu India 31 3.3k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 540 1.0× 463 1.5× 105 0.6× 123 3.8k
Wu-Jian Long China 31 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 864 1.6× 129 0.4× 156 0.9× 133 2.9k
Mehmet Ali Taşdemi̇r Türkiye 24 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 288 0.5× 286 1.0× 105 0.6× 42 2.3k
Ran Huang Taiwan 30 2.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 714 1.3× 130 0.4× 154 0.8× 85 3.1k
Rabar H. Faraj Iraq 30 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 412 0.8× 119 0.4× 122 0.7× 56 3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iman M. Nikbin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nikbin, Iman M., et al.. (2024). Radiation shielding properties of heavy-weight concrete and heavy-weight geopolymer concrete incorporating nano-ZnS. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 424. 113240–113240. 14 indexed citations
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Nikbin, Iman M., et al.. (2020). Effect of high temperature on the radiation shielding properties of cementitious composites containing nano- Bi2O3. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 9(5). 11135–11153. 25 indexed citations
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Dezhampanah, Soudabeh, et al.. (2020). Environmental performance and durability of concrete incorporating waste tire rubber and steel fiber subjected to acid attack. Journal of Cleaner Production. 268. 122216–122216. 76 indexed citations
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Lotfi-Omran, Omid, Ali Sadrmomtazi, & Iman M. Nikbin. (2020). The influences of maximum aggregate size and cement content on the mechanical and radiation shielding characteristics of heavyweight concrete. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 121. 103222–103222. 30 indexed citations
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Nikbin, Iman M., et al.. (2020). Effect of high temperature on mechanical and gamma ray shielding properties of concrete containing nano-TiO2. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 174. 108967–108967. 46 indexed citations
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Lotfi-Omran, Omid, Ali Sadrmomtazi, & Iman M. Nikbin. (2019). A comprehensive study on the effect of water to cement ratio on the mechanical and radiation shielding properties of heavyweight concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 229. 116905–116905. 75 indexed citations
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Sadrmomtazi, Ali, Omid Lotfi-Omran, & Iman M. Nikbin. (2019). On the fracture parameters of heavy-weight magnetite concrete with different water-cement ratios through three methods. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 219. 106615–106615. 34 indexed citations
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Nikbin, Iman M., et al.. (2017). A new empirical formula for prediction of fracture energy of concrete based on the artificial neural network. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 186. 466–482. 103 indexed citations
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Allahyari, Hamed, et al.. (2017). A new approach to determine strength of Perfobond rib shear connector in steel-concrete composite structures by employing neural network. Engineering Structures. 157. 235–249. 44 indexed citations
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Nikbin, Iman M., et al.. (2016). A comprehensive analytical study on the mechanical properties of concrete containing waste bottom ash as natural aggregate replacement. Construction and Building Materials. 121. 746–759. 40 indexed citations
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Beygi, M.H.A., Mohammad Taghi Kazemi, Iman M. Nikbin, et al.. (2014). The influence of coarse aggregate size and volume on the fracture behavior and brittleness of self-compacting concrete. Cement and Concrete Research. 66. 75–90. 121 indexed citations
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Nikbin, Iman M., M.H.A. Beygi, Mostafa Kazemi, et al.. (2014). A comprehensive investigation into the effect of aging and coarse aggregate size and volume on mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 59. 199–210. 52 indexed citations
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Dehestani, Mehdi, et al.. (2014). Effects of specimen shape and size on the compressive strength of self-consolidating concrete (SCC). Construction and Building Materials. 66. 685–691. 52 indexed citations
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Beygi, M.H.A., Mohammad Taghi Kazemi, Javad Vaseghi Amiri, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of the effect of maximum aggregate size on fracture behavior of self compacting concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 55. 202–211. 70 indexed citations
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Nikbin, Iman M., M.H.A. Beygi, Mostafa Kazemi, et al.. (2014). A comprehensive investigation into the effect of water to cement ratio and powder content on mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 57. 69–80. 100 indexed citations
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Rahmani, E., Mehdi Dehestani, M.H.A. Beygi, Hamed Allahyari, & Iman M. Nikbin. (2013). On the mechanical properties of concrete containing waste PET particles. Construction and Building Materials. 47. 1302–1308. 341 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ranjbar, Malek Mohammad, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of the Strength Variation of Normal and Lightweight Self-Compacting Concrete in Full Scale Walls. Materials Technology. 45(6). 571–577. 11 indexed citations

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