M. Berra

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

M. Berra is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Berra has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in M. Berra's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (33 papers), Concrete Properties and Behavior (15 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (14 papers). M. Berra is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (33 papers), Concrete Properties and Behavior (15 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (14 papers). M. Berra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Norway. M. Berra's co-authors include T. Mangialardi, A.E. Paolini, Tommaso Pastore, Marco Ormellese, F. Bolzoni, F. Carassiti, Marco Sebastiani, Ezio Cadoni, C. Albertini and K. Labibes and has published in prestigious journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Construction and Building Materials and Waste Management.

In The Last Decade

M. Berra

54 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effects of nanosilica addition on workability and compressive strength of Portland cement pastes

2012 275 citations M. Berra, F. Carassiti et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Berra Italy	15	1.3k	596	418	172	92	55	1.5k
A. Moragues Spain	19	1.2k 0.9×	423 0.7×	460 1.1×	50 0.3×	44 0.5×	71	1.4k
William Prince France	16	1.1k 0.8×	180 0.3×	630 1.5×	267 1.6×	66 0.7×	35	1.4k
P. J. Wainwright United Kingdom	14	1.3k 1.0×	326 0.5×	762 1.8×	78 0.5×	69 0.8×	26	1.5k
Mitsunori Kawamura Japan	19	1.3k 1.0×	294 0.5×	319 0.8×	90 0.5×	42 0.5×	101	1.4k
Theerawat Sinsiri Thailand	15	1.4k 1.1×	447 0.8×	729 1.7×	59 0.3×	36 0.4×	26	1.6k
Kyle A. Riding United States	27	2.2k 1.7×	491 0.8×	843 2.0×	79 0.5×	94 1.0×	122	2.4k
G. Ye Netherlands	14	1.3k 1.0×	289 0.5×	429 1.0×	160 0.9×	93 1.0×	17	1.4k
Kunal Kupwade‐Patil United States	19	1.2k 0.9×	540 0.9×	495 1.2×	40 0.2×	43 0.5×	36	1.4k
Steve W.M. Supit Indonesia	14	1.5k 1.2×	620 1.0×	572 1.4×	54 0.3×	27 0.3×	31	1.6k
Kenneth C. Hover United States	17	1.1k 0.8×	208 0.3×	302 0.7×	118 0.7×	118 1.3×	76	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Berra

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Menéndez, Esperanza, António Santos Silva, Isabel Fernandes, et al.. (2022). RILEM TC 258-AAA Round Robin Test: Alkali release from aggregates and petrographic analysis. Critical review of the test method AAR-8. Materiales de Construcción. 72(346). e279–e279. 2 indexed citations

Berra, M., Nicolò Maria Ippolito, T. Mangialardi, A.E. Paolini, & L. Piga. (2019). Leaching test procedure for assessing the compliance of the chemical and environmental requirements of hardened woody biomass fly ash cement mixtures. Waste Management. 90. 10–16. 11 indexed citations

Berra, M., T. Mangialardi, & A.E. Paolini. (2018). Residual Capability of Alkali Binding by Hydrated Pozzolanic Cements in Long‐Service Concrete Structures. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2018(1). 2 indexed citations

Berra, M., T. Mangialardi, & A.E. Paolini. (2018). Alkali Release from Aggregates in Long-Service Concrete Structures: Laboratory Test Evaluation and ASR Prediction. Materials. 11(8). 1393–1393. 9 indexed citations

Berra, M., T. Mangialardi, & A.E. Paolini. (2014). Reuse of woody biomass fly ash in cement-based materials. Construction and Building Materials. 76. 286–296. 154 indexed citations

Berra, M., F. Carassiti, T. Mangialardi, A.E. Paolini, & Marco Sebastiani. (2012). Effects of nanosilica addition on workability and compressive strength of Portland cement pastes. Construction and Building Materials. 35. 666–675. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

Berra, M., et al.. (2012). A new approach to assessing the performance of ASR inhibitors in concrete. Materials and Structures. 46(6). 971–985. 7 indexed citations

Carassiti, F., Marco Sebastiani, T. Mangialardi, A.E. Paolini, & M. Berra. (2008). Use of Nano-Silica for preventing expansive alkali-silica reaction in concrete. 2 indexed citations

Solomos, George & M. Berra. (2005). Compressive Behaviour of Plain Concrete at Higher Strain-Rates. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials. 16(1-2). 113–122. 3 indexed citations

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Ormellese, Marco, M. Berra, F. Bolzoni, & Tommaso Pastore. (2005). Corrosion inhibitors for chlorides induced corrosion in reinforced concrete structures. Cement and Concrete Research. 36(3). 536–547. 226 indexed citations

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Berra, M., T. Mangialardi, & A.E. Paolini. (2005). Use of an ultra-accelerated concrete prism expansion test for alkali-silica reactivity assessment. Magazine of Concrete Research. 57(1). 39–47. 2 indexed citations

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Berra, M.. (2005). Alkali-silica reactivity criteria for concrete aggregates. Materials and Structures. 38(277). 373–380. 6 indexed citations

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Berra, M., et al.. (2003). Steel–concrete bond deterioration due to corrosion: finite-element analysis for different confinement levels. Magazine of Concrete Research. 55(3). 237–247. 51 indexed citations

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Cadoni, Ezio, et al.. (2001). Strain-rate effect on the tensile behaviour of concrete at different relative humidity levels. Materials and Structures. 34(1). 21–26. 151 indexed citations

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Berra, M., T. Mangialardi, & A.E. Paolini. (1998). Testing Natural Sands for Alkali Reactivity with the ASTM C1260 Mortar-Bar Expansion Method. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan. 106(1231). 237–241. 8 indexed citations

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Schüller, M., et al.. (1997). Acoustic tomography for evaluation of unreinforced masonry. Construction and Building Materials. 11(3). 199–204. 25 indexed citations

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Baronio, G., M. Berra, Luca Bertolini, & Tommaso Pastore. (1996). Steel corrosion monitoring in normal and total-lightweight concretes exposed to chloride and sulphate solutions part I: Potential measurements. Cement and Concrete Research. 26(5). 683–689. 17 indexed citations

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Berra, M., T. Mangialardi, & A.E. Paolini. (1994). Influence of Portland cement type on alkali-expansivity of fused quartz in mortars subjected to the NaOH bath test.. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 91(4). 229–242. 3 indexed citations

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Berra, M., et al.. (1992). Effect of fly ash on alkali-silica reaction. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 1 indexed citations

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Berra, M. & G. Baronio. (1987). THAUMASITE IN DETERIORATED CONCRETES IN THE PRESENCE OF SULFATES. CONCRETE DURABILITY. KATHERINE AND BRYANT MATHER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, HELD AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, 27 APRIL-MAY 1987. 3 indexed citations

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