Isabel Galán

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Isabel Galán is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabel Galán has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Isabel Galán's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (41 papers), Concrete Properties and Behavior (14 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (12 papers). Isabel Galán is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (41 papers), Concrete Properties and Behavior (14 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (12 papers). Isabel Galán collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United Kingdom and Spain. Isabel Galán's co-authors include Carmen Andrade, F. P. Glasser, Florian Mittermayr, Andre Baldermann, Martin Dietzel, Marta Castellote, Wolfgang Kusterle, Florian Roman Steindl, Miguel Ángel Sanjuán and Pedro Mora and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Cement and Concrete Research.

In The Last Decade

Isabel Galán

48 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Substantial global carbon uptake by cement carbonation 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Substantial global carbon uptake by cement carbonation
    2016 446 citations Fengming Xi, Steven J. Davis et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Isabel Galán Austria 21 1.6k 599 586 427 198 51 2.0k
Zhichao Liu China 28 2.3k 1.4× 755 1.3× 653 1.1× 398 0.9× 206 1.0× 78 2.6k
Jan Skoček Denmark 28 2.1k 1.4× 768 1.3× 997 1.7× 516 1.2× 181 0.9× 45 2.6k
Gilles Mertens Belgium 18 1.4k 0.9× 605 1.0× 792 1.4× 312 0.7× 319 1.6× 42 2.0k
Gérard Platret France 9 1.9k 1.2× 769 1.3× 584 1.0× 340 0.8× 232 1.2× 18 2.3k
Pawel Durdzinski Switzerland 16 1.9k 1.2× 811 1.4× 836 1.4× 328 0.8× 169 0.9× 17 2.1k
Vilma Ducman Slovenia 28 1.9k 1.2× 723 1.2× 1.4k 2.3× 331 0.8× 182 0.9× 93 2.6k
Qingjun Ding China 26 1.9k 1.2× 769 1.3× 605 1.0× 156 0.4× 158 0.8× 150 2.3k
Peter Stemmermann Germany 16 1.2k 0.8× 697 1.2× 394 0.7× 239 0.6× 275 1.4× 37 1.6k
Qiu Li China 26 1.4k 0.9× 833 1.4× 528 0.9× 236 0.6× 114 0.6× 119 2.3k
Çağla Meral Akgül Türkiye 16 1.3k 0.8× 473 0.8× 812 1.4× 243 0.6× 184 0.9× 46 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Isabel Galán

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isabel Galán

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Isabel Galán. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Isabel Galán based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Isabel Galán. Isabel Galán is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Müller, Bernhard, Marlene Sakoparnig, Isabel Galán, et al.. (2025). Analysis of total- and water-soluble chloride in concrete using an optical sensor. Talanta. 293. 128124–128124. 1 indexed citations
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Mittermayr, Florian, et al.. (2025). Exploring natural siderite (FeCO3) as a novel supplementary cementitious material. Cement and Concrete Research. 197. 107975–107975.
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Galán, Isabel, et al.. (2025). Growth of brucite (Mg(OH)2) on portlandite (Ca(OH)2). Journal of Crystal Growth. 653. 128071–128071.
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Pérez, Gloria, et al.. (2024). Chemical and physical effects of the addition of thermochromic VO2 particles to cement. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 322. 129587–129587. 2 indexed citations
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Sakoparnig, Marlene, Isabel Galán, Bernhard Müller, et al.. (2024). Optical pH imaging reveals what phenolphthalein conceals – A carbonation study on blended cements. Cement and Concrete Research. 186. 107681–107681. 6 indexed citations
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Steindl, Florian Roman, Florian Mittermayr, Marlene Sakoparnig, et al.. (2023). On the porosity of low-clinker shotcrete and accelerated pastes. Construction and Building Materials. 368. 130461–130461. 12 indexed citations
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Galán, Isabel, Carmen Andrade, Pedro Mora, et al.. (2020). CO 2 sink effect of concrete carbonation. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 1 indexed citations
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Steindl, Florian Roman, Marlene Sakoparnig, Isabel Galán, et al.. (2020). ASSpC - Vier Jahre Forschung für dauerhaften Spritzbeton. Bautechnik. 2020. 1 indexed citations
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Steindl, Florian Roman, Andre Baldermann, Isabel Galán, et al.. (2019). Chemical resistance of eco-concrete – Experimental approach on Ca-leaching and sulphate attack. Construction and Building Materials. 223. 55–68. 18 indexed citations
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Baldermann, Andre, Florian Mittermayr, Ilse Letofsky‐Papst, et al.. (2019). Removal of heavy metals (Co, Cr, and Zn) during calcium–aluminium–silicate–hydrate and trioctahedral smectite formation. Journal of Materials Science. 54(13). 9331–9351. 51 indexed citations
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Galán, Isabel, Andre Baldermann, Wolfgang Kusterle, Martin Dietzel, & Florian Mittermayr. (2019). Durability of shotcrete for underground support– Review and update. Construction and Building Materials. 202. 465–493. 175 indexed citations
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Baldermann, Andre, Moien Rezvani, Tilo Proske, et al.. (2018). Effect of very high limestone content and quality on the sulfate resistance of blended cements. Construction and Building Materials. 188. 1065–1076. 37 indexed citations
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Elhoweris, Ammar, Isabel Galán, & F. P. Glasser. (2018). Stabilisation of α′ dicalcium silicate in calcium sulfoaluminate clinker. Advances in Cement Research. 32(3). 112–124. 21 indexed citations
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Jen, Gabriel, et al.. (2018). The synthesis and hydration of ternesite, Ca5(SiO4)2SO4. Cement and Concrete Research. 113. 27–40. 38 indexed citations
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Galán, Isabel, et al.. (2017). Enthalpy of formation of ye’elimite and ternesite. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 131(3). 2345–2359. 23 indexed citations
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Galán, Isabel, Theodore Hanein, Ammar Elhoweris, Marcus N. Bannerman, & F. P. Glasser. (2017). Phase Compatibility in the System CaO–SiO2–Al2O3–SO3–Fe2O3 and the Effect of Partial Pressure on the Phase Stability. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 56(9). 2341–2349. 21 indexed citations
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Galán, Isabel, Ammar Elhoweris, Theodore Hanein, Marcus N. Bannerman, & F. P. Glasser. (2017). Advances in clinkering technology of calcium sulfoaluminate cement. Advances in Cement Research. 29(10). 405–417. 17 indexed citations
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Hanein, Theodore, Isabel Galán, F. P. Glasser, et al.. (2017). Stability of ternesite and the production at scale of ternesite-based clinkers. Cement and Concrete Research. 98. 91–100. 57 indexed citations
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Davis, Steven J., Fengna Xi, P. Ciais, et al.. (2016). Global carbon uptake by cement carbonation. AGUFM. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Xi, Fengming, Steven J. Davis, Philippe Ciais, et al.. (2016). Substantial global carbon uptake by cement carbonation. Nature Geoscience. 9(12). 880–883. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

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