Samir Dirar

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Samir Dirar is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Samir Dirar has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 59 papers in Building and Construction and 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Samir Dirar's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (54 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (35 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (20 papers). Samir Dirar is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (54 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (35 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (20 papers). Samir Dirar collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and China. Samir Dirar's co-authors include Gurmel S. Ghataora, Jian Yang, Marios Theofanous, Haolin Su, Tung‐Chai Ling, M. Iqbal Khan, Fahad Alqahtani, Huanxin Yuan, Mohammed Elshafie and Janet M. Lees 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

Samir Dirar

68 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.

Properties of concrete prepared with waste tyre rubber particles of uniform and varying sizes

2014 316 citations Haolin Su, Jian Yang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samir Dirar United Kingdom	21	1.4k	1.1k	98	68	61	72	1.5k
Bing Fu China	18	834 0.6×	637 0.6×	62 0.6×	48 0.7×	82 1.3×	54	947
Baboo Rai India	20	888 0.6×	509 0.5×	36 0.4×	43 0.6×	43 0.7×	35	985
Rahmat Madandoust Iran	21	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	53 0.5×	69 1.0×	61 1.0×	49	1.9k
Václav Nežerka Czechia	18	830 0.6×	512 0.5×	79 0.8×	29 0.4×	49 0.8×	64	1.1k
Xiao Sun China	16	825 0.6×	456 0.4×	69 0.7×	40 0.6×	47 0.8×	47	947
Wanhui Feng China	20	1.2k 0.8×	825 0.7×	93 0.9×	46 0.7×	47 0.8×	35	1.3k
Deuck Hang Lee South Korea	23	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	105 1.1×	32 0.5×	101 1.7×	129	1.6k
Thomas Blanksvärd Sweden	19	1.1k 0.8×	853 0.8×	64 0.7×	53 0.8×	83 1.4×	75	1.3k
A. Sofi India	10	547 0.4×	355 0.3×	42 0.4×	50 0.7×	69 1.1×	19	728
Anaclet Turatsinze France	22	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	132 1.3×	97 1.4×	29 0.5×	69	1.8k

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Habib, Ahed, Salah Altoubat, M. Talha Junaid, Samir Dirar, & Mohamed Maalej. (2025). Impact of data-preprocessing approach selection on the accuracy of regression models for estimating properties of recycled aggregate concretes. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 10(3). 1 indexed citations

Dirar, Samir, et al.. (2025). Effect of shear span-to-effective depth ratio and FRP material type on the behaviour of RC T-beams strengthened in shear with embedded FRP bars. Engineering Structures. 332. 120105–120105. 4 indexed citations

Dirar, Samir, et al.. (2024). Experimental behaviour, FE modelling and design of large-scale reinforced concrete deep beams shear-strengthened with embedded fibre reinforced polymer bars. Structures. 67. 106938–106938. 7 indexed citations

Habib, Ahed, Samer Barakat, Samir Dirar, Salah Altoubat, & Zaid A. Al-Sadoon. (2024). Evaluating suitability of regression models in small data regimes using concrete with recycled copper tailings as a case study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3).

Habib, Ahed, M. Talha Junaid, Samir Dirar, Samer Barakat, & Zaid A. Al-Sadoon. (2024). Machine Learning-Based Estimation of Reinforced Concrete Columns Stiffness Modifiers for Improved Accuracy in Linear Response History Analysis. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 29(1). 130–155. 9 indexed citations

Nayak, Amar Nath, et al.. (2023). Shear strengthening of continuous RC T-beams with deep embedded CFRP and steel bars: A numerical study. Structures. 52. 187–204. 9 indexed citations

Nayak, Amar Nath, et al.. (2023). Nonlinear finite element investigation on shear behaviour of simply supported and continuous RC T-beams retrofitted with deep embedded CFRP/steel bars. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 51(3). 281–297. 3 indexed citations

Hussien, Aseel, et al.. (2023). COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN FOR FUTURISTIC ENVIRONMENTALLY ADAPTIVE BUILDING FORMS AND STRUCTURES. Architecture and Engineering. 8(1). 13–24. 6 indexed citations

Yahia, Moohammed Wasim, et al.. (2023). Cohousing design guidelines for better social integration in the United Arab Emirates. Frontiers in Built Environment. 9. 1 indexed citations

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Theofanous, Marios, et al.. (2021). Structural response of cold-formed lipped Z purlins – Part 1: Experimental investigation. Thin-Walled Structures. 161. 107452–107452. 4 indexed citations

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Dirar, Samir, et al.. (2021). Effect of transverse and longitudinal reinforcement ratios on the behaviour of RC T-beams shear-strengthened with embedded FRP BARS. Composite Structures. 262. 113622–113622. 25 indexed citations

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Gkantou, Michaela, et al.. (2020). Behaviour of grout-filled double-skin tubular steel stub-columns: Numerical modelling and design considerations. Structures. 27. 1623–1636. 9 indexed citations

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Theofanous, Marios, et al.. (2018). Behaviour of stainless steel beam-to-column joints-part 2: Numerical modelling and parametric study. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 152. 194–212. 49 indexed citations

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Butler, Liam, Jinlong Xu, Ping He, et al.. (2017). Robust fibre optic sensor arrays for monitoring early-age performance of mass-produced concrete sleepers. Structural Health Monitoring. 17(3). 635–653. 19 indexed citations

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Dirar, Samir, et al.. (2016). Lightweight concrete containing recycled plastic aggregates. Journal of Material Science & Engineering. 7 indexed citations

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Alqahtani, Fahad, M. Iqbal Khan, Gurmel S. Ghataora, & Samir Dirar. (2016). Production of Recycled Plastic Aggregates and Its Utilization in Concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 29(4). 65 indexed citations

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Williamson, Michael, et al.. (2015). Monitoring the early age behaviour of prestressed concrete beams using fibre optic sensors. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Jian, et al.. (2015). Enhancing the Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete with Microsilica. International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research. 9 indexed citations

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Su, Haolin, Jian Yang, Gurmel S. Ghataora, & Samir Dirar. (2014). Surface modified used rubber tyre aggregates: effect on recycled concrete performance. Magazine of Concrete Research. 67(12). 680–691. 61 indexed citations

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Chan, Andrew, et al.. (2013). Finite element modelling of non-structural components mounted on irregular RC buildings. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

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