Jamal A. Abdalla

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
192 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Jamal A. Abdalla is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jamal A. Abdalla has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 142 papers in Building and Construction and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jamal A. Abdalla's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (121 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (105 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (65 papers). Jamal A. Abdalla is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (121 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (105 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (65 papers). Jamal A. Abdalla collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, United States and China. Jamal A. Abdalla's co-authors include Rami A. Hawileh, M.Z. Naser, Adil K. Al-Tamimi, Blessen Skariah Thomas, Hayder A. Rasheed, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Omar R. Abuodeh, Jian Yang, Haya H. Mhanna and Waleed Nawaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Composites Part B Engineering and Composite Structures.

In The Last Decade

Jamal A. Abdalla

190 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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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.

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites in strengthening reinforced concrete structures: A critical review

2019 385 citations M.Z. Naser, Rami A. Hawileh et al. Engineering Structures profile →
Biomass ashes from agricultural wastes as supplementary cementitious materials or aggregate replacement in cement/geopolymer concrete: A comprehensive review

2021 208 citations Blessen Skariah Thomas, Jian Yang et al. Journal of Building Engineering profile →
Geopolymer concrete incorporating recycled aggregates: A comprehensive review

2022 202 citations Blessen Skariah Thomas, Jian Yang et al. profile →

Peers

Jamal A. Abdalla

CSE

Rami A. Hawileh United Arab Emirates

Kypros Pilakoutas United Kingdom

Eduardo Júlio Portugal

Edoardo Cosenza Italy

Joaquim A. O. Barros Portugal

Fahid Aslam Saudi Arabia

Fernando A. Branco Portugal

Hashim Abdul Razak Malaysia

Muhammad N.S. Hadi Australia

Kaffayatullah Khan Saudi Arabia

Rami A. Hawileh United Arab Emirates

Jamal A. Abdalla

5.3k ×1.1

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455 ×1.1

415 ×1.1

311 ×1.0

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Shen, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Fresh and anisotropic-mechanical properties of polyoxymethylene fibers reinforced 3D printable cementitious composites. Journal of Building Engineering. 103. 112140–112140. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Mechanical and self-healing performance of rubberized calcium-sulfoaluminate-cement-based ECC for ultra-thin white-topping overlay use. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04450–e04450. 1 indexed citations

Hawileh, Rami A., et al.. (2025). Optimizing anchor fan geometry for enhanced bond characteristics in CFRP-strengthened concrete members. Structures. 76. 108998–108998. 1 indexed citations

Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties of GGBS-based polyethylene engineered cementitious composite (PE-ECC) at elevated temperature. Results in Engineering. 27. 106159–106159.

Shen, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties, crack width control, and self-healing of lightweight high-strength engineered cementitious composites. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. 26(1). 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhigang, Dawei Liu, Jamal A. Abdalla, et al.. (2024). Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with ECC and FRP grid reinforcement. Construction and Building Materials. 446. 137964–137964. 35 indexed citations

Hawileh, Rami A., et al.. (2024). Flexural behavior of RC beams externally strengthened with side-bonded CFRP laminates with variable internal reinforcement. Engineering Structures. 318. 118707–118707. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhigang, Qiang Shen, Fengjiang Qin, et al.. (2024). Expanded vermiculite acting as artificial flaws to enhance the tensile properties of high-strength engineered cementitious composites. Construction and Building Materials. 447. 138081–138081. 17 indexed citations

Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2024). Use of bore-epoxy anchorage system with CFRP laminates for shear strengthening of RC beams: An experimental and analytical investigation. Structures. 70. 107676–107676. 3 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2024). Evaluation and Benchmarking of Performance of Machine Learning and Symbolic Regression: Datasets, Software Tools and Prediction Models. 1 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2023). Achieving concrete sustainability using crumb rubber and GGBS. Materials Today Proceedings. 3 indexed citations

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Hawileh, Rami A., et al.. (2023). Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. 15(3). 362–382. 2 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2023). CFRP U-Wraps and Spike Anchors for Enhancing the Flexural Performance of CFRP-Plated RC Beams. Polymers. 15(7). 1621–1621. 9 indexed citations

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Hawileh, Rami A., et al.. (2022). Behavior of reinforced concrete beams cast with a proposed geopolymer concrete (GPC) mix. 19(2). 1–11. 4 indexed citations

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Thomas, Blessen Skariah, Jian Yang, Kim Hung Mo, et al.. (2021). Biomass ashes from agricultural wastes as supplementary cementitious materials or aggregate replacement in cement/geopolymer concrete: A comprehensive review. Journal of Building Engineering. 40. 102332–102332. 208 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2021). RC Columns Strengthened with NSM-CFRP Strips and CFRP Wraps under Axial and Uniaxial Bending: Experimental Investigation and Capacity Models. Journal of Composites for Construction. 25(2). 17 indexed citations

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Ali, Tarig, et al.. (2020). A semi-automated method for integrating textural and material data into as-built BIM using TIS. 5(2). 127–146. 7 indexed citations

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Hawileh, Rami A., et al.. (2015). External Strengthening of Shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams with Flexural CFRP Laminates. DSpace at AUS (American University of Sharjah). 2 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (2001). Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment of Sudan and Its Vicinity. Earthquake Spectra. 17(3). 399–415. 12 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Jamal A., et al.. (1992). An Integrated Representation of Form, Function and Behavior in Structural Engineering. 394–401. 1 indexed citations

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