Saad Al-Saadi

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Saad Al-Saadi is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Saad Al-Saadi has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Saad Al-Saadi's work include Concrete Corrosion and Durability (13 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (12 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (9 papers). Saad Al-Saadi is often cited by papers focused on Concrete Corrosion and Durability (13 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (12 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (9 papers). Saad Al-Saadi collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Iraq and India. Saad Al-Saadi's co-authors include R.K. Singh Raman, Xiao‐Ling Zhao, Asadul Haque, Zike Wang, Guijun Xian, Gang Wu, Parama Chakraborty Banerjee, Lokesh Choudhary, Shervin Eslami Harandi and Yu Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Electrochimica Acta and Corrosion Science.

In The Last Decade

Saad Al-Saadi

32 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Long-term durability of basalt- and glass-fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP/GFRP) bars in seawater and sea sand concrete environment

2017 480 citations Xiao‐Ling Zhao, R.K. Singh Raman et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saad Al-Saadi Australia	16	907	698	414	236	209	33	1.5k
Mafalda Guedes Portugal	22	795 0.9×	595 0.9×	328 0.8×	218 0.9×	136 0.7×	53	1.7k
Ehsan Ul Haq Pakistan	19	684 0.8×	508 0.7×	434 1.0×	141 0.6×	66 0.3×	70	1.3k
C.M. Ruzaidi Malaysia	15	986 1.1×	553 0.8×	397 1.0×	188 0.8×	126 0.6×	52	1.6k
Hasan Assaedi Saudi Arabia	24	1.4k 1.6×	682 1.0×	738 1.8×	114 0.5×	102 0.5×	40	2.0k
Luqman Musa Malaysia	15	1.0k 1.1×	564 0.8×	393 0.9×	144 0.6×	76 0.4×	54	1.4k
Kinga Korniejenko Poland	27	1.6k 1.7×	1.2k 1.7×	413 1.0×	289 1.2×	80 0.4×	157	2.4k
Sayyed Mahdi Hejazi Iran	21	1.5k 1.7×	396 0.6×	301 0.7×	201 0.9×	129 0.6×	71	2.1k
Md Zillur Rahman Bangladesh	23	570 0.6×	524 0.8×	267 0.6×	297 1.3×	224 1.1×	78	1.7k
Ardavan Yazdanbakhsh United States	20	1.1k 1.2×	630 0.9×	361 0.9×	226 1.0×	102 0.5×	28	1.7k
Mo Li United States	22	1.4k 1.6×	683 1.0×	166 0.4×	425 1.8×	235 1.1×	44	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saad Al-Saadi

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Preetam, Subham, N. Birbilis, Saad Al-Saadi, et al.. (2025). Advances in magnesium-based bioresorbable cardiovascular stents: Surface engineering and clinical prospects. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13(3). 948–981. 8 indexed citations

Rashid, Khalid T., et al.. (2025). MXene Synthesis, Surface Functionalization, and Membrane Integration for Photocatalytic Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater: A Comprehensive Review. Materials Today Sustainability. 32. 101208–101208. 1 indexed citations

Alsalhy, Qusay F., Saad Al-Saadi, Faris H. Al-Ani, et al.. (2025). Terephthalic-co-glycerol-g-fumaric Acid: A Promising Nanopolymer for Enhancing PPSU Membrane Properties. ChemEngineering. 9(1). 12–12.

Yadav, Arti, R.K. Singh Raman, Murali Sastry, et al.. (2024). Surface modification of fibres with silane for enhancing the durability of FRP composites as reinforcement for seawater sea sand concrete (SWSSC): A review. Construction and Building Materials. 451. 138678–138678. 9 indexed citations

Al-Saadi, Saad, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the Segregation of Radiocesium from Contaminated Aqueous Waste Using AMP-PAN Extraction Chromatography. Energies. 16(18). 6544–6544. 5 indexed citations

Al-Saadi, Saad, et al.. (2022). Durability of Fibre Reinforced Polymers in Exposure to Dual Environment of Seawater Sea Sand Concrete and Seawater. Materials. 15(14). 4967–4967. 12 indexed citations

Al-Saadi, Saad & R.K. Singh Raman. (2022). Silane Coatings for Corrosion and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Resistance of Mild Steel: A Review. Materials. 15(21). 7809–7809. 15 indexed citations

Al-Saadi, Saad, et al.. (2022). Biofilm Development on Carbon Steel by Iron Reducing Bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens and Their Role in Corrosion. Metals. 12(6). 1005–1005. 4 indexed citations

Al-Saadi, Saad, et al.. (2021). Bonded CFRP/Steel Systems, Remedies of Bond Degradation and Behaviour of CFRP Repaired Steel: An Overview. Polymers. 13(9). 1533–1533. 32 indexed citations

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Al-Saadi, Saad, R.K. Singh Raman, & C. Panter. (2021). A Two-Step Silane Coating Incorporated with Quaternary Ammonium Silane for Mitigation of Microbial Corrosion of Mild Steel. ACS Omega. 6(26). 16913–16923. 20 indexed citations

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Xiang, Yu, Saad Al-Saadi, Xiao‐Ling Zhao, & R.K. Singh Raman. (2021). Electrochemical Investigations of Steels in Seawater Sea Sand Concrete Environments. Materials. 14(19). 5713–5713. 14 indexed citations

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Xiang, Yu, et al.. (2021). Austenitic Stainless-Steel Reinforcement for Seawater Sea Sand Concrete: Investigation of Stress Corrosion Cracking. Metals. 11(3). 500–500. 8 indexed citations

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Al-Saadi, Saad, et al.. (2020). Effects of CNT modified adhesives and silane chemical pre-treatment on CFRP/steel bond behaviour and durability. Construction and Building Materials. 273. 121803–121803. 21 indexed citations

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Bazli, Milad, Xiao‐Ling Zhao, Yu Bai, et al.. (2020). Durability of pultruded GFRP tubes subjected to seawater sea sand concrete and seawater environments. Construction and Building Materials. 245. 118399–118399. 81 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Parama Chakraborty, Saad Al-Saadi, Lokesh Choudhary, Shervin Eslami Harandi, & R.K. Singh Raman. (2019). Magnesium Implants: Prospects and Challenges. Materials. 12(1). 136–136. 209 indexed citations

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Al-Saadi, Saad & R.K. Singh Raman. (2018). A long aliphatic chain functional silane for corrosion and microbial corrosion resistance of steel. Progress in Organic Coatings. 127. 27–36. 28 indexed citations

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Al-Saadi, Saad, et al.. (2018). Durability of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) in simulated seawater sea sand concrete (SWSSC) environment. Corrosion Science. 141. 1–13. 224 indexed citations

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Raman, R.K. Singh, et al.. (2018). Understanding Fibre-Matrix Degradation of FRP Composites for Advanced Civil Engineering Applications: An Overview. MDPI (MDPI AG). 1(1). 27–41. 25 indexed citations

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Al-Saadi, Saad, Parama Chakraborty Banerjee, M.R. Anisur, & R.K. Singh Raman. (2017). Hexagonal Boron Nitride Impregnated Silane Composite Coating for Corrosion Resistance of Magnesium Alloys for Temporary Bioimplant Applications. Metals. 7(12). 518–518. 26 indexed citations

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Mason, D K, et al.. (2010). Corrosion resistance of nanobainitic steel. Own your potential (DEAKIN). 1 indexed citations

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