Rui V. Silva

6.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
59 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Rui V. Silva is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui V. Silva has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Building and Construction, 48 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rui V. Silva's work include Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (34 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (28 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (26 papers). Rui V. Silva is often cited by papers focused on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (34 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (28 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (26 papers). Rui V. Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Spain. Rui V. Silva's co-authors include Jorge de Brito, Ravindra K. Dhir, R. Neves, Ciarán J. Lynn, Rafaela Cardoso, Nabajyoti Saikia, J.M. Fernández, M.F.C. Pereira, Chao Qun Lye and João R. Correia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Rui V. Silva

57 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Properties and composition of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste suitable for concrete production

2014 840 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →
Establishing a relationship between modulus of elasticity and compressive strength of recycled aggregate concrete

2015 327 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Carbonation behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete

2015 283 citations Rui V. Silva, R. Neves et al. profile →
Use of recycled aggregates arising from construction and demolition waste in new construction applications

2019 252 citations Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rui V. Silva Portugal	33	4.2k	3.8k	634	390	242	59	5.0k
María Isabel Sánchez de Rojas Spain	41	3.8k 0.9×	4.5k 1.2×	300 0.5×	766 2.0×	113 0.5×	159	5.3k
Rawaz Kurda Portugal	40	2.9k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	239 0.4×	423 1.1×	115 0.5×	83	4.3k
Paul O. Awoyera Nigeria	34	2.3k 0.6×	3.2k 0.8×	210 0.3×	553 1.4×	357 1.5×	166	4.0k
Saïd Kenai Algeria	33	2.8k 0.7×	4.1k 1.1×	162 0.3×	517 1.3×	198 0.8×	105	4.7k
Francesco Colangelo Italy	45	2.9k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	353 0.6×	1.0k 2.7×	182 0.8×	84	5.0k
Hilmi Bin Mahmud Malaysia	40	2.9k 0.7×	4.3k 1.1×	161 0.3×	376 1.0×	356 1.5×	85	5.0k
Valeria Corinaldesi Italy	40	3.5k 0.8×	4.2k 1.1×	214 0.3×	276 0.7×	152 0.6×	94	4.9k
Blessen Skariah Thomas India	40	3.4k 0.8×	4.6k 1.2×	164 0.3×	689 1.8×	307 1.3×	96	5.4k
Adeyemi Adesina Canada	37	2.3k 0.6×	3.6k 0.9×	205 0.3×	1.0k 2.7×	222 0.9×	119	4.3k
Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi Australia	37	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	142 0.2×	386 1.0×	88 0.4×	89	4.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Silva, Rui V., et al.. (2025). Technical and environmental assessment of CO2-cured alkali-activated pervious paving blocks incorporating recycled aggregates. Construction and Building Materials. 489. 142286–142286. 1 indexed citations

Silva, Rui V., et al.. (2024). Accelerated carbonation of alkali-activated vibro-compacted pervious concrete paving blocks. Construction and Building Materials. 449. 138458–138458. 6 indexed citations

Pereira, M.F.C., et al.. (2024). A sustainable treatment method to use municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash as cement replacement. Construction and Building Materials. 423. 135855–135855. 13 indexed citations

Brito, Jorge de, et al.. (2024). Pre-treated municipal solid waste bottom ash as alkali-activated mortar precursor. Magazine of Concrete Research. 77(21-22). 1208–1222.

Brito, Jorge de & Rui V. Silva. (2024). Sustainability in Structural Concrete Design. 1 indexed citations

Suescum-Morales, David, et al.. (2023). Optimising the Performance of CO2-Cured Alkali-Activated Aluminosilicate Industrial By-Products as Precursors. Materials. 16(5). 1923–1923. 8 indexed citations

Duarte, António P. C., et al.. (2023). Carbonation of Alkali-Activated Materials: A Review. Materials. 16(8). 3086–3086. 32 indexed citations

Brito, Jorge de, et al.. (2023). Durability-related performance of recycled aggregate concrete containing alkali-activated municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash. Construction and Building Materials. 397. 132415–132415. 22 indexed citations

Silva, Rui V., et al.. (2023). Prototype of alveolar gypsum blocks with plastic waste addition for partition walls: Physico-mechanical, water-resistance and life cycle assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production. 432. 139810–139810. 12 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., et al.. (2023). Physico-mechanical properties of plastic waste-containing gypsum composites exposed to elevated temperature. Construction and Building Materials. 398. 132530–132530. 8 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., et al.. (2022). Mechanical Performance of Waste Fishing Net Fibre-Reinforced Gypsum Composites. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V. & Jorge de Brito. (2019). Reinforced recycled aggregate concrete slabs: Structural design based on Eurocode 2. Engineering Structures. 204. 110047–110047. 17 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., Jorge de Brito, Ciarán J. Lynn, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2017). Use of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ashes in alkali-activated materials, ceramics and granular applications: A review. Waste Management. 68. 207–220. 113 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., Jorge de Brito, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2016). Availability and processing of recycled aggregates within the construction and demolition supply chain: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 143. 598–614. 206 indexed citations

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Cardoso, Rafaela, Rui V. Silva, Jorge de Brito, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2015). Use of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste in geotechnical applications: A literature review. Waste Management. 49. 131–145. 247 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., Jorge de Brito, R. Neves, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2015). Prediction of Chloride Ion Penetration of Recycled Aggregate Concrete. Materials Research. 18(2). 427–440. 62 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., Jorge de Brito, Luís Evangelista, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2015). Design of reinforced recycled aggregate concrete elements in conformity with Eurocode 2. Construction and Building Materials. 105. 144–156. 38 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., Jorge de Brito, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2015). Comparative analysis of existing prediction models on the creep behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete. Engineering Structures. 100. 31–42. 74 indexed citations

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Silva, Rui V., Jorge de Brito, & Ravindra K. Dhir. (2014). Properties and composition of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste suitable for concrete production. Construction and Building Materials. 65. 201–217. 840 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brito, Jorge de & Rui V. Silva. (2014). Use of Waste Materials in the Production of Concrete. Key engineering materials. 634. 85–96. 11 indexed citations

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