Masoud Motavalli

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Masoud Motavalli is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masoud Motavalli has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 105 papers in Building and Construction and 32 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masoud Motavalli's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (102 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (54 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (50 papers). Masoud Motavalli is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (102 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (54 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (50 papers). Masoud Motavalli collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Iran and Australia. Masoud Motavalli's co-authors include Christoph Czaderski, Elyas Ghafoori, Moslem Shahverdi, Julien Michels, Christian Leinenbach, Glauco Feltrin, Ardalan Hosseini, Alain Nussbaumer, Xiao‐Ling Zhao and Jürgen Ruth and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Materials Science and Engineering A and Composites Part B Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Masoud Motavalli

157 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Applications of shape memory alloys in civil engineering structures—Overview, limits and new ideas

2005 390 citations Christoph Czaderski, Masoud Motavalli et al. profile →
Iron-based shape memory alloy strips for strengthening RC members: Material behavior and characterization

2018 179 citations Moslem Shahverdi, Christoph Czaderski et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masoud Motavalli Switzerland	50	5.5k	4.5k	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	162	7.3k
Elyas Ghafoori Switzerland	41	3.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	162	4.7k
Nuno Silvestre Portugal	45	4.7k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	845 0.4×	3.0k 2.5×	831 0.7×	218	6.2k
Charles E. Bakis United States	31	2.7k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	711 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	985 0.9×	219	4.9k
Jun He China	33	2.4k 0.4×	1.9k 0.4×	286 0.1×	804 0.7×	659 0.6×	165	3.3k
Riadh Al‐Mahaidi Australia	50	7.1k 1.3×	6.4k 1.4×	468 0.2×	1.7k 1.5×	581 0.5×	321	8.0k
Ever J. Barbero United States	39	2.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	555 0.3×	3.2k 2.7×	1.3k 1.1×	129	4.8k
Jian Yao China	21	2.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	259 0.1×	640 0.5×	417 0.4×	63	3.5k
Young‐Soo Yoon South Korea	39	5.7k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	395 0.2×	233 0.2×	136 0.1×	114	6.1k
Osman E. Ozbulut United States	38	3.1k 0.6×	843 0.2×	1.2k 0.6×	240 0.2×	363 0.3×	138	3.8k
Thuc P. Vo Australia	48	3.7k 0.7×	478 0.1×	3.0k 1.5×	5.8k 4.8×	1.1k 0.9×	155	7.5k

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Moshayedi, Hessamoddin, et al.. (2025). Optimization of process parameters in wire arc additive manufacturing for strengthening cracked steel plates: A thermo-mechanical study. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 39. 1311–1329. 1 indexed citations

Moshayedi, Hessamoddin, Lingzhen Li, Maryam Mohri, et al.. (2024). Numerical and Experimental Study on Steel Members Retrofitted by Directed Energy Deposition. Procedia Structural Integrity. 64. 1192–1199. 1 indexed citations

Li, Lingzhen, et al.. (2024). Analysis and design recommendations for structures strengthened by prestressed bonded Fe-SMA. Engineering Structures. 303. 117513–117513. 20 indexed citations

Czaderski, Christoph, Maryam Mohri, Christian Leinenbach, et al.. (2024). Contact Pressure Evolution in Heat-Treated Iron-Based Shape Memory Joints. Procedia Structural Integrity. 64. 2059–2066. 4 indexed citations

Su, Qingtian, et al.. (2024). Self-prestressing bonded patches using Fe-SMA and CFRP for lifetime extension of fatigue-cracked steel details. Construction and Building Materials. 443. 137690–137690. 7 indexed citations

Motavalli, Masoud, et al.. (2023). Recent advancements in the applications of fiber‐reinforced polymer structures in railway industry—A review. Polymer Composites. 45(1). 77–97. 44 indexed citations

Li, Lingzhen, et al.. (2023). Prediction of prestress level in steel structures strengthened by bonded Fe‐SMA strips. ce/papers. 6(3-4). 364–368. 3 indexed citations

Ghassemieh, Mehdi, et al.. (2021). Numerical Modeling of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fe-Based Shape Memory Alloy Strips. Materials. 14(11). 2961–2961. 26 indexed citations

Shahverdi, Moslem, et al.. (2020). RC Structures Strengthened by an Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloy Embedded in a Shotcrete Layer—Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling. Materials. 13(23). 5504–5504. 36 indexed citations

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Lignos, Dimitrios G., et al.. (2019). Behavior of iron-based Shape Memory Alloys under Cyclic Loading Histories. 2 indexed citations

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Hosseini, Ardalan, Elyas Ghafoori, Masoud Motavalli, et al.. (2018). Prestressed Unbonded Reinforcement System with Multiple CFRP Plates for Fatigue Strengthening of Steel Members. Polymers. 10(3). 264–264. 27 indexed citations

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Steiger, René, et al.. (2016). On-site dynamic testing of a light-frame timber building. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 1 indexed citations

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Steiger, René, et al.. (2015). Experimental modal analysis of a multi-storey light-frame timber building. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 15(8). 3265–3291. 23 indexed citations

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Weber, Benedikt, et al.. (2013). Thermomechanical characterization of an Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni-VC shape memory alloy for application in prestressed concrete structures. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 1 indexed citations

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Motavalli, Masoud, et al.. (2009). Shape memory alloys for civil engineering structures - on the way from vision to reality. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 2(4). 81–94. 13 indexed citations

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Czaderski, Christoph, et al.. (2008). Prestressed shear strengthening of a box girder bridge with non-laminated CFRP straps. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 5 indexed citations

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Czaderski, Christoph, et al.. (2007). Debonding failure modes of flexural FRP-strengthened RC beams. Composites Part B Engineering. 39(5). 826–841. 153 indexed citations

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Rauterberg, Matthias, et al.. (1995). Physical modelling of environmental sounds. TU/e Research Portal (Eindhoven University of Technology). 6 indexed citations

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Motavalli, Masoud, et al.. (1995). Analysis and Synthesis of Environmental Sounds. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 24(1). 73–4. 2 indexed citations

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Rauterberg, Matthias, et al.. (1995). Synthesis of environmental sounds in multimedia applications. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 77(20). 11–11. 1 indexed citations

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