Michael D. Lepech

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Lepech is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Lepech has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 58 papers in Building and Construction and 14 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Lepech's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (31 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (26 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (21 papers). Michael D. Lepech is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (31 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (26 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (21 papers). Michael D. Lepech collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Denmark. Michael D. Lepech's co-authors include Victor C. Li, Forest Flager, En‐Hua Yang, Yingzi Yang, Gregory A. Keoleian, Martin Fischer, Sarah L. Billington, Alissa Kendall, David J. Loftus and Craig S. Criddle and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Lepech

117 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Autogenous healing of engineered cementitious composites under wet–dry cycles

2009 570 citations Michael D. Lepech, Victor C. Li et al. profile →
Application of life-cycle assessment to early stage building design for reduced embodied environmental impacts

2012 495 citations Michael D. Lepech et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Lepech United States	32	2.6k	2.3k	1.1k	300	238	119	4.3k
José Dinis Silvestre Portugal	42	2.5k 1.0×	4.0k 1.7×	939 0.8×	145 0.5×	383 1.6×	144	5.5k
Phillip Frank Gower Banfill United Kingdom	31	2.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	653 0.6×	169 0.6×	422 1.8×	145	3.6k
Md. Uzzal Hossain Hong Kong	33	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	686 0.6×	154 0.5×	277 1.2×	65	3.5k
Susan Tighe Canada	31	4.0k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	422 0.4×	450 1.5×	182 0.8×	281	4.8k
Sujeeva Setunge Australia	49	5.5k 2.1×	4.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.0×	241 0.8×	992 4.2×	315	8.2k
Sungho Tae South Korea	25	1.0k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	763 0.7×	116 0.4×	263 1.1×	103	2.3k
Ali Akbarnezhad Australia	33	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.4×	441 0.4×	79 0.3×	210 0.9×	90	4.1k
Antonio Aguado Spain	38	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	350 0.3×	188 0.6×	210 0.9×	93	3.8k
Malindu Sandanayake Australia	28	915 0.3×	1.7k 0.7×	467 0.4×	99 0.3×	149 0.6×	69	2.3k
Jong Kim Kazakhstan	27	1.1k 0.4×	923 0.4×	301 0.3×	185 0.6×	212 0.9×	216	3.0k

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Owens, Louisa, Yoshika S. Crider, Sarah L. Billington, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the survival and removal of Escherichia coli from surfaces made with traditional and sustainable cement-based materials in field-relevant conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(4). e0213124–e0213124.

Garboczi, Edward J., et al.. (2025). Recycling of lignin-based biocomposites: Improving sustainability and enhancing material strength. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 215. 108104–108104. 1 indexed citations

Headrick, Robert J., et al.. (2024). Life cycle assessment and design of LignoBlock: A lignin bound block on the path towards a green transition of the construction industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 474. 143610–143610. 9 indexed citations

Headrick, Robert J., et al.. (2024). Development of biopolymer composites using lignin: A sustainable technology for fostering a green transition in the construction sector. Cleaner Materials. 14. 100279–100279. 5 indexed citations

Wikström, Kim, et al.. (2024). Are private investors overcompensated in infrastructure projects?. Transport Policy. 152. 1–8. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Maonan, et al.. (2024). Traffic Signal Cycle Control With Centralized Critic and Decentralized Actors Under Varying Intervention Frequencies. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25(12). 20085–20104. 1 indexed citations

Furmanski, Jevan, et al.. (2020). Micromechanics modeling and homogenization of glass fiber reinforced polymer composites subject to synergistic deterioration. Composites Science and Technology. 203. 108629–108629. 12 indexed citations

Michel, Alexander, et al.. (2019). Coupled mass transport, chemical, and mechanical modelling in cementitious materials: A dual-lattice approach. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 3 indexed citations

Lepech, Michael D., et al.. (2019). Incorporating multi-physics deterioration analysis in building information modeling for life-cycle management of durability performance. Automation in Construction. 110. 103004–103004. 32 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D.. (2018). The Future Design of Sustainable Infrastructure. 48(2). 2 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D., et al.. (2018). Finite element models of reinforced ECC beams subjected to various cyclic deformation. Computers and Concrete, an International Journal. 22(3). 305–317. 1 indexed citations

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Michel, Alexander, Mette Rica Geiker, Michael D. Lepech, & Henrik Stang. (2017). Coupled hygrothermal, electrochemical, and mechanical modelling for deterioration prediction in reinforced cementitious materials. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 345–356. 1 indexed citations

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Bandelt, Matthew J., et al.. (2017). Bond behavior and interface modeling of reinforced high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites. Cement and Concrete Composites. 83. 188–201. 67 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D., et al.. (2012). Human Health Impact as a Boundary Selection Criterion in the Life Cycle Assessment of Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(2). 266–275. 5 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D., et al.. (2010). Improving concrete for enhanced pipeline protection. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D. & Victor C. Li. (2010). Sustainable Pavement Overlays Using Engineered Cementitious Composites. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. 3(5). 241–250. 47 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D., Victor C. Li, Richard E. Robertson, & Gregory A. Keoleian. (2008). Design of Green Engineered Cementitious Composites for Improved Sustainability. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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Qian, Shunzhi, Michael D. Lepech, & Victor C. Li. (2006). Elevating ECC Material Ductility to Structural Performance of Steel Anchoring to Concrete. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 24(2). 231–5; discussion 235. 1 indexed citations

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Lepech, Michael D. & Victor C. Li. (2005). 4539 - WATER PERMEABILITY OF CRACKED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 33 indexed citations

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Li, Victor C., Gregor Fischer, & Michael D. Lepech. (2004). Crack Resistant Concrete Material for Transportation Construction. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 37 indexed citations

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