J.G. Rots

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
132 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

J.G. Rots is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, J.G. Rots has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 39 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 36 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in J.G. Rots's work include Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (70 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (27 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (26 papers). J.G. Rots is often cited by papers focused on Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (70 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (27 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (26 papers). J.G. Rots collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and Norway. J.G. Rots's co-authors include Paulo B. Lourénço, Johan Blaauwendraad, René de Borst, Max A.N. Hendriks, Stefano Invernizzi, Francesco Messali, Rita Esposito, Giorgia Giardina, Antonio Maria D’Altri and Giovanni Castellazzi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

J.G. Rots

120 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multisurface Interface Model for Analysis of Masonry Structures

1997 696 citations Paulo B. Lourénço, J.G. Rots profile →
Computational modeling of concrete fracture

1988 557 citations J.G. Rots Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) profile →
Modeling Strategies for the Computational Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry Structures: Review and Classification

2019 379 citations Antonio Maria D’Altri, J.G. Rots et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.G. Rots Netherlands	32	4.0k	1.9k	1.6k	996	292	132	4.8k
B.A. Izzuddin United Kingdom	37	4.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	660 0.4×	218 0.2×	300 1.0×	200	4.8k
Luigi Biolzi Italy	33	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	565 0.4×	467 0.5×	514 1.8×	86	3.1k
Federico M. Mazzolani Italy	39	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	556 0.4×	247 0.2×	682 2.3×	190	4.2k
Pere Roca Spain	35	3.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	434 0.3×	1.3k 1.3×	208 0.7×	152	3.6k
Raffaele Landolfo Italy	41	4.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	467 0.3×	212 0.2×	596 2.0×	238	4.8k
Gianmarco de Felice Italy	38	4.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	259 0.2×	1.5k 1.5×	184 0.6×	141	4.5k
Chiara Bedon Italy	36	2.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	381 0.2×	685 0.7×	2.2k 7.5×	265	4.0k
Luca Pelà Spain	30	2.5k 0.6×	901 0.5×	397 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	134 0.5×	91	2.8k
Climent Molins Spain	29	2.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	313 0.2×	255 0.3×	125 0.4×	113	2.6k
Manicka Dhanasekar Australia	33	2.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	589 0.4×	447 0.4×	1.2k 4.1×	162	3.0k

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Messali, Francesco, et al.. (2026). Cyclic constitutive model for masonry joint damage and energy dissipation using the distinct element method. Computers & Structures. 321. 108094–108094.

D’Altri, Antonio Maria, et al.. (2025). Challenges in High‐Fidelity Implicit Block‐Based Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Out‐of‐Plane Two‐Way Bending in Unreinforced Brick Masonry Walls. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 54(7). 1836–1858.

Rots, J.G., et al.. (2025). Review of the influence of the interaction between in-plane and out-of-plane behaviors on the seismic response of framed unreinforced masonry walls. Structures. 81. 110271–110271.

Giardina, Giorgia, et al.. (2025). Comparative study of NLFE models for simulating settlement-induced damage in masonry façades: macro- and simplified micro-models. Frontiers in Built Environment. 11. 1 indexed citations

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

D’Altri, Antonio Maria, et al.. (2024). A block-based numerical strategy for modeling the dynamic out-of-plane behavior of unreinforced brick masonry walls. Meccanica. 60(7). 2069–2105. 3 indexed citations

Korff, Mandy, et al.. (2024). 2D and 3D Modelling Strategies to Reproduce the Response of Historical Masonry Buildings Subjected to Settlements. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 19(5). 753–769. 2 indexed citations

Messali, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Detailed distinct element modeling of a Utrecht wharf cellar for the assessment of the load-bearing capacity and failure mechanism. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 6. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

Rots, J.G., et al.. (2021). A correlation study to support material characterisation of typical Dutch masonry structures. Journal of Building Engineering. 45. 103450–103450. 27 indexed citations

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Li, Qingpeng, et al.. (2018). Form-control of shell structures generated from hanging models with target heights. International Journal of Space Structures. 33(1). 48–60. 1 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G., et al.. (2016). Algorithm for Non-Proportional Loading in Sequentially Linear Analysis. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G., et al.. (2016). Computational modelling of masonry with a view to Groningen induced seismicity. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 1. 5 indexed citations

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Giardina, Giorgia, et al.. (2013). 3D numerical analysis of tunnelling induced damage: The influence of the alignment of a masonry building with the tunnel axis. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Hendriks, Max A.N., et al.. (2013). C¹ - continuous crack propagation for mixed-mode fracture problems. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 265(5174). 907–918. 1 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G., Beatrice Belletti, & Stefano Invernizzi. (2006). On the shape of saw-tooth softening curves for sequentially linear analysis. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 3 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G., et al.. (2006). Event-by-event strategies for modeling Amsterdam masonry structures. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2(2). 1195–1203. 3 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G.. (1997). Structural masonry : an experimental/numerical basis for practical design rules. A.A. Balkema eBooks. 67 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G., et al.. (1995). Two approaches for the analysis of masonry structures: Micro and macro-modeling. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 86 indexed citations

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Mier, J.G.M. van, J.G. Rots, & A. Bakker. (1991). Macroscopic modelling and structural engineering. Taylor & Francis eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Rots, J.G., et al.. (1985). Smeared Crack Approach and Fracture Localization in Concrete. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 282 indexed citations

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