Mohammed A. Al‐Osta

5.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
174 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Mohammed A. Al‐Osta is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 86 papers in Building and Construction and 36 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Mohammed A. Al‐Osta's work include Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (64 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (53 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (46 papers). Mohammed A. Al‐Osta is often cited by papers focused on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (64 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (53 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (46 papers). Mohammed A. Al‐Osta collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Algeria and United States. Mohammed A. Al‐Osta's co-authors include Abdelouahed Tounsi, Salah U. Al‐Dulaijan, Shamsad Ahmad, Mesfer M. Al‐Zahrani, Muhammad Kalimur Rahman, Abdelbaki Chikh, Alfarabi Sharif, Omar S. Baghabra Al‐Amoudi, M. H. Baluch and Ashraf A. Bahraq and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Mohammed A. Al‐Osta

161 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthen... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2021 2021 2023 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete
    2016 283 citations Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, M. H. Baluch et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
  2. Wave propagation analysis of a ceramic-metal functionally graded sandwich plate with different porosity distributions in a hygro-thermal environment
    2021 206 citations Abdelouahed Tounsi, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta et al. profile →
  3. Influence of the visco-Pasternak foundation parameters on the buckling behavior of a sandwich functional graded ceramic–metal plate in a hygrothermal environment
    2021 177 citations Abdelouahed Tounsi, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta et al. profile →
  4. Tuning of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalysis: A critical review
    2023 169 citations Y.S. Wudil, M.A. Gondal et al. Arabian Journal of Chemistry profile →
  5. An efficient computational model for vibration behavior of a functionally graded sandwich plate in a hygrothermal environment with viscoelastic foundation effects
    2021 142 citations Abdelouahed Tounsi, Alfarabi Sharif et al. profile →
  6. Influences of Different Boundary Conditions and Hygro-Thermal Environment on the Free Vibration Responses of FGM Sandwich Plates Resting on Viscoelastic Foundation
    2023 115 citations Abdeldjebbar Tounsi, Abdelmoumen Anis Bousahla et al. profile →
  7. An Improved First-Order Shear Deformation Theory for Wave Propagation Analysis in FG-CNTRC Beams Resting on a Viscoelastic Substrate
    2024 61 citations Fouad Bourada, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mohammed A. Al‐Osta Saudi Arabia 33 2.6k 1.5k 1.3k 868 512 174 4.0k
Ali Karrech Australia 39 2.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 844 0.7× 453 0.5× 754 1.5× 176 3.9k
Xingyi Zhu China 40 3.7k 1.4× 669 0.4× 400 0.3× 573 0.7× 510 1.0× 122 4.8k
Salah U. Al‐Dulaijan Saudi Arabia 28 2.0k 0.8× 857 0.6× 787 0.6× 705 0.8× 325 0.6× 74 2.7k
Jian Liu China 28 1.8k 0.7× 586 0.4× 502 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 240 0.5× 128 2.6k
Ke Ke China 36 2.2k 0.9× 908 0.6× 276 0.2× 354 0.4× 302 0.6× 150 3.6k
Jianjun Zheng China 39 3.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 571 0.7× 375 0.7× 184 5.2k
Jie Wang China 28 1.4k 0.5× 776 0.5× 504 0.4× 553 0.6× 1.1k 2.2× 246 3.0k
Yiqiu Tan China 46 5.3k 2.1× 379 0.3× 489 0.4× 347 0.4× 833 1.6× 306 6.2k
P.K. Sinha India 29 1.2k 0.5× 400 0.3× 1.4k 1.1× 174 0.2× 288 0.6× 108 2.4k
Lingyun You China 40 3.3k 1.3× 325 0.2× 606 0.5× 275 0.3× 629 1.2× 141 4.0k

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All Works

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Al‐Fakih, Amin, et al.. (2025). Properties of concrete incorporating plastic wastes and its applications: A comprehensive review. Journal of Building Engineering. 101. 111843–111843. 1 indexed citations
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Wudil, Y.S., M.A. Gondal, & Mohammed A. Al‐Osta. (2025). Investigating lithium-ion battery discharge capacity under variable operating conditions using nature-inspired hybrid algorithms with minimal descriptors. Journal of Energy Storage. 118. 116310–116310. 2 indexed citations
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Al‐Osta, Mohammed A., et al.. (2025). Buckling of circular cylindrical shells under external pressures - A critical review. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 228. 109439–109439. 4 indexed citations
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Tounsi, Abdeldjebbar, et al.. (2025). Quasi-3D plate theory for size-dependent static and free vibration analysis of FG microplate with porosities based on a modified couple stress theory. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 1–24. 12 indexed citations
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Shalabi, Adel, Omar S. Baghabra Al‐Amoudi, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, et al.. (2024). Investigating chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete structures using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e03981–e03981. 2 indexed citations
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Wudil, Y.S., et al.. (2024). Effective corrosion detection in reinforced concrete via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and machine learning. Materials Today Communications. 41. 111005–111005. 5 indexed citations
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Wudil, Y.S., Amin Al‐Fakih, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, & M.A. Gondal. (2024). Effective carbon footprint assessment strategy in fly ash geopolymer concrete based on adaptive boosting learning techniques. Environmental Research. 266. 120570–120570. 12 indexed citations
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Alshibani, Adel, et al.. (2024). Fuzzy Logic-Based Method for Forecasting Project Final Cost. Buildings. 14(12). 3738–3738. 1 indexed citations
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Budaiwi, Ismail M., et al.. (2024). Thermo-Environmental Performance of Modular Building Envelope Panel Technologies: A Focused Review. Buildings. 14(4). 917–917. 4 indexed citations
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Rahman, Muhammad Kalimur, et al.. (2023). Long-term field monitoring of slabs-on-ground reinforced with GFRP bars. Construction and Building Materials. 404. 133259–133259. 5 indexed citations
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Al‐Zahrani, Mesfer M., et al.. (2023). Punching shear capacity of GFRP bar-reinforced concrete slabs-on-ground. Engineering Structures. 289. 116285–116285. 11 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Shamsad, et al.. (2023). Optimization of alkali-activated binders using natural minerals and industrial waste materials as precursor materials. Journal of Building Engineering. 69. 106230–106230. 26 indexed citations
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Wudil, Y.S., Amin Al‐Fakih, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, & M.A. Gondal. (2023). Intelligent optimization for modeling carbon dioxide footprint in fly ash geopolymer concrete: A novel approach for minimizing CO2 emissions. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(1). 111835–111835. 28 indexed citations
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Wudil, Y.S., et al.. (2023). Application of machine learning regressors in estimating the thermoelectric performance of Bi2Te3-based materials. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 351. 114193–114193. 19 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Shamsad, et al.. (2023). Performance of corroded RC beams strengthened in flexure using UHPC: Effect of configuration and thickness of the UHPC layers. Engineering Structures. 292. 116519–116519. 29 indexed citations
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Wudil, Y.S., M.A. Gondal, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, et al.. (2023). Tuning of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalysis: A critical review. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 16(3). 104542–104542. 169 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bahraq, Ashraf A., I.B. Obot, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, Omar S. Baghabra Al‐Amoudi, & Mohammed Maslehuddin. (2022). Molecular-level investigation on the effect of surface moisture on the bonding behavior of cement-epoxy interface. Journal of Building Engineering. 61. 105299–105299. 16 indexed citations
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Kaci, Abdelhakim, Abdelmoumen Anis Bousahla, Abdelouahed Tounsi, et al.. (2020). A study on the structural behaviour of functionally graded porous plates on elastic foundation using a new quasi-3D model: Bending and free vibration analysis. Computers and Concrete, an International Journal. 25(1). 37–57. 133 indexed citations
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Al‐Osta, Mohammed A., et al.. (2018). Finite element modeling of corroded RC beams using cohesive surface bonding approach. Computers and Concrete, an International Journal. 22(2). 167–182. 15 indexed citations

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