Maria Garlock

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Maria Garlock is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Garlock has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 29 papers in Building and Construction and 27 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Maria Garlock's work include Fire effects on concrete materials (50 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (41 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (26 papers). Maria Garlock is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on concrete materials (50 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (41 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (26 papers). Maria Garlock collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Slovakia. Maria Garlock's co-authors include James M. Ricles, Richard Sause, Spencer E. Quiel, Venkatesh Kodur, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza, Zhaoyong Chen, Serdar Selamet, Li Gu and Thomas Gernay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Materials & Design.

In The Last Decade

Maria Garlock

113 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Posttensioned Seismic-Resistant Connections for Steel Frames 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2012 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. Posttensioned Seismic-Resistant Connections for Steel Frames
    2001 477 citations Maria Garlock et al. profile →
  2. Fire hazard in bridges: Review, assessment and repair strategies
    2012 248 citations Maria Garlock, Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza et al. Engineering Structures profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Garlock United States 28 3.0k 1.1k 714 203 168 119 3.3k
Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza Spain 22 1.4k 0.5× 449 0.4× 504 0.7× 51 0.3× 71 0.4× 75 1.7k
Climent Molins Spain 29 2.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 444 0.6× 40 0.2× 313 1.9× 113 2.6k
B.A. Izzuddin United Kingdom 37 4.4k 1.5× 1.7k 1.6× 394 0.6× 196 1.0× 660 3.9× 200 4.8k
Thomas Gernay United States 25 1.7k 0.6× 657 0.6× 835 1.2× 26 0.1× 50 0.3× 133 2.0k
Rajesh P. Dhakal New Zealand 39 4.7k 1.5× 2.4k 2.3× 115 0.2× 202 1.0× 127 0.8× 268 4.9k
Atorod Azizinamini United States 27 2.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.9× 208 0.3× 63 0.3× 243 1.4× 150 3.1k
G. Charles Clifton New Zealand 30 2.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 115 0.2× 194 1.0× 613 3.6× 213 3.4k
A.Y. Elghazouli United Kingdom 39 5.4k 1.8× 2.8k 2.7× 252 0.4× 193 1.0× 671 4.0× 219 5.8k
Wai‐Fah Chen United States 29 4.1k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 446 0.6× 297 1.5× 1.3k 7.5× 137 4.7k
Federico M. Mazzolani Italy 39 3.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.5× 73 0.1× 263 1.3× 556 3.3× 190 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Garlock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Garlock

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of numerical models for capturing the local and global response of steel plate girders in shear. Engineering Structures. 340. 120723–120723.
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2025). An SPH study of cross-sectional shape effects on coastal structures subject to regular wave forces. Ocean Engineering. 342. 122929–122929.
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Mansouri, Iman, et al.. (2024). Predicting maximum deflection of N-Edged thin-shelled hyperbolic-Paraboloid umbrella using machine learning techniques. Thin-Walled Structures. 205. 112412–112412. 1 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2024). Out-of-flatness of steel plate girder webs, part I: Tolerance review and measurements. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 215. 108543–108543. 5 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2023). Investigating the effects of box girder bridge geometry on solitary wave force using SPH modeling. Coastal Engineering. 187. 104430–104430. 6 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2023). Multiphase SPH analysis of a breaking wave impact on elevated structures with vertical and inclined walls. Applied Ocean Research. 142. 103832–103832. 6 indexed citations
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Quiel, Spencer E., et al.. (2023). Formation of post-buckling shear mechanisms in stiffened web panels of slender steel plate girders. Thin-Walled Structures. 184. 110481–110481. 4 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2021). Postbuckling mechanics in slender steel plates under pure shear: A focus on boundary conditions and load path. Thin-Walled Structures. 169. 108448–108448. 12 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2019). Post-Buckling Mechanics of a Square Slender Steel Plate in Pure Shear. Engineering Journal. 56(1). 27–46. 8 indexed citations
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Gernay, Thomas, Negar Elhami Khorasani, & Maria Garlock. (2015). Fragility Analysis of a Steel Building in Fire. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Selamet, Serdar & Maria Garlock. (2014). Fire resistance of steel shear connections. Fire Safety Journal. 68. 52–60. 14 indexed citations
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Moya, José Alós, et al.. (2014). Analysis of a bridge failure due to fire using computational fluid dynamics and finite element models. Engineering Structures. 68. 96–110. 119 indexed citations
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Olsen, Michael J., Kwok Fai Cheung, Yoshiki Yamazaki, et al.. (2012). Damage Assessment of the 2010 Chile Earthquake and Tsunami Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning. Earthquake Spectra. 28(1S1). 179–197. 31 indexed citations
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Thrall, Ashley P. & Maria Garlock. (2010). ANALYSIS OF THE DESIGN CONCEPT FOR THE IGLESIA DE LA VIRGEN DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 51(163). 27–34. 5 indexed citations
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Kelly, Kathleen, Maria Garlock, & David P. Billington. (2010). STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE COSMIC RAYS LABORATORY. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 51(163). 17–24. 3 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria, et al.. (2010). Structural optimization of Félix Candela's hypar umbrella shells. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 51(163). 59–66. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Janice & Maria Garlock. (2010). Eladio Dieste and Félix Candela: a comparative analysis. RiuNet (Politechnical University of Valencia). 1 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria & Spencer E. Quiel. (2007). The Behavior of Steel Perimeter Columns in a High-Rise Building Under Fire. Engineering Journal. 44(4). 359–372. 16 indexed citations
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Garlock, Maria & Spencer E. Quiel. (2007). Mechanics of Wide-flanged Steel Sections that Develop Thermal Gradients Due to Fire Exposure. International Journal of Steel Structures. 7(3). 153–162. 21 indexed citations
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Billington, David P. & Maria Garlock. (2004). Thin shell concrete structures: The master builders. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 45(3). 147–155. 5 indexed citations

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