Jorge de Brito

48.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
714 papers, 36.9k citations indexed

About

Jorge de Brito is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jorge de Brito has authored 714 papers receiving a total of 36.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 513 papers in Building and Construction, 428 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 113 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jorge de Brito's work include Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (306 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (233 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (171 papers). Jorge de Brito is often cited by papers focused on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (306 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (233 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (171 papers). Jorge de Brito collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Iran. Jorge de Brito's co-authors include Luís Evangelista, Rui V. Silva, José Dinis Silvestre, Ravindra K. Dhir, Nabajyoti Saikia, Rawaz Kurda, Miguel Bravo, Rosário Veiga, D. Pedro and Inês Flores‐Colen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Jorge de Brito

696 papers receiving 35.5k citations

Hit Papers

Properties and composition of recycled aggregates from... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2014 2007 2009 2012 2013 250 500 750
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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. Properties and composition of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste suitable for concrete production
    2014 840 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  2. Mechanical behaviour of concrete made with fine recycled concrete aggregates
    2007 823 citations Luís Evangelista, Jorge de Brito Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  3. Durability performance of concrete made with fine recycled concrete aggregates
    2009 526 citations Luís Evangelista, Jorge de Brito Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  4. Use of plastic waste as aggregate in cement mortar and concrete preparation: A review
    2012 508 citations Jorge de Brito et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  5. Mechanical properties and abrasion behaviour of concrete containing shredded PET bottle waste as a partial substitution of natural aggregate
    2013 401 citations Jorge de Brito et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  6. Mechanical properties of concrete produced with recycled coarse aggregates – Influence of the use of superplasticizers
    2013 330 citations Jorge de Brito et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  7. Establishing a relationship between modulus of elasticity and compressive strength of recycled aggregate concrete
    2015 327 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  8. The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials
    2020 314 citations Jorge de Brito, Rawaz Kurda Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  9. Carbonation behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete
    2015 283 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
  10. Effect of incorporation of high volume of recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash on the strength and global warming potential of concrete
    2017 281 citations Jorge de Brito et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  11. Influence of the use of recycled concrete aggregates from different sources on structural concrete
    2014 279 citations Jorge de Brito, Luís Evangelista et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  12. Use of recycled aggregates arising from construction and demolition waste in new construction applications
    2019 252 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers

Jorge de Brito
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong
Guillaume Habert Switzerland
H.J.H. Brouwers Netherlands
Jay Sanjayan Australia
José Dinis Silvestre Portugal
Arpad Horvath United States
Jiaping Liu China
Jianzhuang Xiao China
Priyan Mendis Australia
Luisa F. Cabeza Spain
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong
Jorge de Brito
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jorge de Brito. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jorge de Brito 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 Jorge de Brito. Jorge de Brito 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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Silva, Kelly Samara da, et al.. (2025). EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA EM NÚMEROS: UMA ANÁLISE SEGUNDO O CENSO ESCOLAR (2014 – 2024). 16(5). e876–e876.
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Brito, Jorge de, et al.. (2025). FARMÁCIA E MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA UNIDAS CONTRA A RESISTÊNCIA ANTIMICROBIANA EM ZOOANTROPONOSES: UMA PERSPECTIVA ONE HEALTH. Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação. 11(7). 2163–2170.
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Brito, Jorge de, et al.. (2025). Performance of concrete produced with binders obtained through alkali-activation of different construction and demolition wastes. Construction and Building Materials. 473. 141060–141060. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yao, et al.. (2024). A variable-node element model and its application to damage analysis of RAC using the 2D base force element method. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 306. 110268–110268.
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Iezzi, Gianluca, Miguel Bravo, Jorge de Brito, et al.. (2024). Cement vs aggregates and textures of aggregates in a mortar: Comparative image analysis methods and analytical protocols. Construction and Building Materials. 453. 139033–139033. 3 indexed citations
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Silva, Rui V., et al.. (2024). Accelerated carbonation of alkali-activated vibro-compacted pervious concrete paving blocks. Construction and Building Materials. 449. 138458–138458. 6 indexed citations
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Pacheco, Jo�ão, et al.. (2024). Eurocode 2 design of recycled aggregate concrete elements under compression: Evaluation through model uncertainties from tests on columns. Structural Concrete. 25(5). 3050–3064. 1 indexed citations
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Pacheco, Jo�ão, et al.. (2024). Mesoscale modelling of recycled aggregate concrete: A parametric analysis of properties of mesoscopic phases of RAC. Journal of Cleaner Production. 478. 143967–143967. 6 indexed citations
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Pereira, M.F.C., et al.. (2024). A sustainable treatment method to use municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash as cement replacement. Construction and Building Materials. 423. 135855–135855. 13 indexed citations
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Almeida, João, et al.. (2024). Alternative concrete aggregates - Review of physical and mechanical properties and successful applications. Cement and Concrete Composites. 152. 105663–105663. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Tian, Rita Nogueira, Jorge de Brito, Paulina Faria, & Jiaping Liu. (2024). Effect of recycled concrete powder on the rheological properties of cement paste: New findings. Cement and Concrete Composites. 156. 105873–105873. 3 indexed citations
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Silva, Sérgio Roberto da, Jorge de Brito, & Jairo José de Oliveira Andrade. (2023). Synergic effect of recycled aggregate, fly ash, and hydrated lime in concrete production. Journal of Building Engineering. 70. 106370–106370. 28 indexed citations
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Bravo, Miguel, et al.. (2022). Thermal Performance of Concrete with Reactive Magnesium Oxide as an Alternative Binder. Sustainability. 14(10). 5885–5885. 4 indexed citations
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Silva, Ana, et al.. (2022). Impact of the Height of Buildings on the Maintainability of Natural Stone Claddings. Infrastructures. 7(3). 44–44. 1 indexed citations
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Tadeu, A., et al.. (2020). Innovative module of expanded cork agglomerate for green vertical systems. Building and Environment. 188. 107461–107461. 16 indexed citations
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Silva, Ana, et al.. (2017). Analysis of the influencing factors of external wall ceramic claddings' service life using regression techniques. Engineering Failure Analysis. 83. 141–155. 22 indexed citations
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Nunes, Lina, et al.. (2011). Timber in buildings: estimation of some properties using Pilodyn and Resistograph. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 9 indexed citations
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Brito, Jorge de. (2009). Abrasion resistance of concrete made with recycled aggregates. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering. 3(1). 58–64. 37 indexed citations

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