Pengkun Hou

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Pengkun Hou is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Pengkun Hou has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 83 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Pengkun Hou's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (114 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (68 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (68 papers). Pengkun Hou is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (114 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (68 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (68 papers). Pengkun Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Pengkun Hou's co-authors include Surendra P. Shah, Xin Cheng, Shiho Kawashima, David J. Corr, Jueshi Qian, Deyu Kong, Zhengmao Ye, Rui Zhang, Ning Xie and Zonghui Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cement and Concrete Research and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Pengkun Hou

145 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Modification of cement-based materials with nanoparticles

2012 459 citations Pengkun Hou et al. Cement and Concrete Composites profile →
Modification effects of colloidal nanoSiO2 on cement hydration and its gel property

2012 386 citations Pengkun Hou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pengkun Hou China	38	4.3k	2.2k	1.3k	425	359	155	5.3k
Zuquan Jin China	42	3.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	265 0.6×	487 1.4×	175	4.8k
Jueshi Qian China	40	3.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	244 0.6×	191 0.5×	132	5.4k
Yan He China	40	3.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	176 0.4×	123 0.3×	131	4.5k
Zhengwu Jiang China	43	4.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	282 0.7×	318 0.9×	189	5.4k
Zhu Pan China	30	3.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	161 0.4×	501 1.4×	88	4.8k
Qianping Ran China	31	2.2k 0.5×	986 0.4×	813 0.6×	184 0.4×	161 0.4×	205	3.9k
Kwesi Sagoe‐Crentsil Australia	32	3.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	227 0.5×	152 0.4×	84	4.2k
Huisheng Shi China	32	2.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	186 0.4×	116 0.3×	65	3.8k
Zhengxian Yang China	34	2.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	734 0.6×	123 0.3×	500 1.4×	126	4.1k
Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez Colombia	49	8.0k 1.9×	3.7k 1.7×	4.2k 3.3×	530 1.2×	207 0.6×	186	8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Pengkun Hou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pengkun Hou

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hou, Pengkun, et al.. (2025). Effects of calcium formate on the water absorption of carbonated mortar surface treated with tetraethyl orthosilicate. Construction and Building Materials. 460. 139832–139832. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Dan, Guangyan Feng, Qinfei Li, et al.. (2025). Effects of thermal activated coal gangue of different reactivity on the properties of blended and supersulfated cements. Construction and Building Materials. 463. 140149–140149. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Binbin, Heng Chen, Pengkun Hou, et al.. (2025). New insight into the role of alkaline activator in the hydration of supersulfated cement and the regulation effect of calcium formate. Construction and Building Materials. 463. 140108–140108. 5 indexed citations

Hou, Pengkun, et al.. (2025). The fracture performance of modified recycled concrete: Influence of recycled aggregate and recycled powder. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 331. 111709–111709.

Wu, Xu, Qinfei Li, Lin Wang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Correlation Between Microstructure and Compressive Strength in Portland Cement-Based Materials: A Deep Learning-Based Comparison of μCT and SEM-BSE Microstructure Images. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 38(2).

Chen, Liang, Mingxu Chen, Dongbing Jiang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of MNS@PDMS emulsion for enhancing hydrophobicity in cementitious materials with limited strength loss. Cement and Concrete Composites. 157. 105875–105875. 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Jiang, Chao Li, Jian Jia, et al.. (2024). A qualitative approach to describe the viscosity of flowable concrete made with manufactured sand containing different microfines. Construction and Building Materials. 451. 138858–138858. 2 indexed citations

Liang, Shuang, et al.. (2024). Regulating hydration and microstructure development of reactive MgO cement by citric acids. Cement and Concrete Composites. 155. 105832–105832. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Ruoyu, Beibei Li, Heng Chen, et al.. (2024). Improving the frost-resistance performance of supersulfated cement by reducing the crystalline-to-gel ratio through the addition of nano-SiO2. Construction and Building Materials. 424. 135872–135872. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Yangyang, Jie Hu, Haoliang Huang, et al.. (2024). Inhibition effect of monofluorophosphate-loaded ZIF-8 metal-organic framework nano corrosion inhibitors in reinforced mortar. Cement and Concrete Composites. 157. 105887–105887. 5 indexed citations

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Duan, Guangbin, et al.. (2024). Study on the hydration of slag-belite calcium sulfoaluminate-Portland cement composite cementitious system. Construction and Building Materials. 433. 136713–136713. 4 indexed citations

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Shi, Jie, Yining Li, Pengkun Hou, et al.. (2024). Phase and microstructure evolution of the hydration products of magnesium phosphate cements under sulfuric acid environments. Construction and Building Materials. 418. 135465–135465. 5 indexed citations

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Hou, Pengkun, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of a Hematite‐Geopolymer Composite: Optimization of Formulation Parameters and Application to the Detection of Pb²⁺ Ions in Aqueous Solution. Electroanalysis. 36(11).

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Chen, Liang, Piqi Zhao, Pengkun Hou, et al.. (2023). Introducing fiber to enhance the mechanical properties and durability of polymer-modified cement-based coating. Construction and Building Materials. 372. 130842–130842. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Qiqi, Quanwei Li, Kang Wang, et al.. (2023). Insights on the role of particulate filler on the polymer-modified cement-based coating and its application. Journal of Building Engineering. 76. 107395–107395. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiuzhi, et al.. (2023). Rheological property and stability of nano-silica modified self-compacting concrete with manufactured sand. Construction and Building Materials. 401. 132935–132935. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Shuo, Piqi Zhao, Liang Chen, et al.. (2023). Utilization of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in polymer cement-based coating to improve marine environment service performance. Construction and Building Materials. 367. 130359–130359. 22 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jiang, Lina Zhang, Pengkun Hou, et al.. (2023). Relating early-age hydration and flow loss of mortar prepared with manufactured sand. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134586–134586. 4 indexed citations

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Ghahari, SeyedAli, et al.. (2018). Hydration Properties of Cement Pastes with Al-Zinc Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. ES Materials & Manufacturing. 18 indexed citations

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Gong, Chenchen, et al.. (2015). EFFECT OF MgO ON THE COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF BELITE-BARIUM CALCIUM SULPHOALUMINATE CEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF Na2O AND K2O. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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