Sofia Teixeira de Freitas

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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Sofia Teixeira de Freitas is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Building and Construction and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Teixeira de Freitas has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 28 papers in Building and Construction and 27 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sofia Teixeira de Freitas's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (52 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (28 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (19 papers). Sofia Teixeira de Freitas is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (52 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (28 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (19 papers). Sofia Teixeira de Freitas collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil. Sofia Teixeira de Freitas's co-authors include Julian Kupski, Jos Sinke, Rinze Benedictus, Mohamed Nasr Saleh, Dimitrios Zarouchas, Milad Saeedifar, J. A. Poulis, Henk Kolstein, Frans Bijlaard and Michal K. Budzik and has published in prestigious journals such as Composites Science and Technology, Composites Part B Engineering and Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Teixeira de Freitas

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

Design of adhesively bonded lap joints with laminated CFRP adherends: Review, challenges and new opportunities for aerospace structures

2021 156 citations Julian Kupski, Sofia Teixeira de Freitas profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sofia Teixeira de Freitas Netherlands	29	1.5k	802	681	499	293	72	2.1k
Sílvio de Barros Brazil	21	1.1k 0.7×	611 0.8×	640 0.9×	439 0.9×	290 1.0×	87	1.7k
K.B. Katnam United Kingdom	21	1.4k 0.9×	723 0.9×	463 0.7×	282 0.6×	277 0.9×	50	1.7k
Gergely Czél United Kingdom	19	1.5k 1.0×	957 1.2×	510 0.7×	372 0.7×	508 1.7×	64	1.9k
Fathollah Taheri‐Behrooz Iran	30	1.6k 1.1×	976 1.2×	645 0.9×	308 0.6×	508 1.7×	108	2.4k
Alireza Akhavan‐Safar Portugal	26	1.6k 1.1×	784 1.0×	638 0.9×	515 1.0×	274 0.9×	139	2.0k
Chenggao Li China	35	1.2k 0.8×	837 1.0×	916 1.3×	956 1.9×	798 2.7×	64	2.5k
Meisam Jalalvand United Kingdom	26	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	627 0.9×	375 0.8×	558 1.9×	85	2.5k
S. Budhe Brazil	17	936 0.6×	527 0.7×	408 0.6×	317 0.6×	208 0.7×	33	1.3k
A.B. de Morais Portugal	30	2.1k 1.4×	718 0.9×	536 0.8×	454 0.9×	299 1.0×	72	2.3k
Soraia Pimenta United Kingdom	24	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	363 0.5×	251 0.5×	570 1.9×	64	2.3k

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Xu, Zhiyuan, Ran Tao, Kunal Masania, & Sofia Teixeira de Freitas. (2024). Biomimetic toughening design of 3D-printed polymeric structures: Enhancing toughness through sacrificial bonds and hidden lengths. Materials & Design. 247. 113361–113361. 3 indexed citations

Lima, Rosemere de Araujo Alves, et al.. (2024). Effect of the surface morphology of 3D printed titanium substrates on the mode I fracture toughness of metal-metal and metal-composite bonded joints. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 135. 104778–104778. 4 indexed citations

Lima, Rosemere de Araujo Alves, et al.. (2023). Experimental evaluation of interface adhesion of a flax fiber composite patch with epoxy and polyurethane adhesives for the reinforcement of steel structures. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 129. 103559–103559. 9 indexed citations

Lima, Rosemere de Araujo Alves, Ran Tao, A. Bernasconi, et al.. (2023). Uncovering the toughening mechanisms of bonded joints through tailored CFRP layup. Composites Part B Engineering. 263. 110853–110853. 17 indexed citations

Ayatollahi, M.R., et al.. (2023). Cyclic aging analysis of CFRP and GFRP composite laminates. Journal of Composite Materials. 57(20). 3213–3229. 2 indexed citations

Ayatollahi, M.R., et al.. (2022). Effect of cyclic aging on mode I fracture energy of dissimilar metal/composite DCB adhesive joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 271. 108675–108675. 18 indexed citations

Ayatollahi, M.R., et al.. (2022). Influence of cyclic aging on adhesive mode mixity in dissimilar composite/metal double cantilever beam joints. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications. 236(8). 1476–1488. 8 indexed citations

Abdelfattah, Ibrahim, et al.. (2022). Flexural performance of squared one-sided CFRP patches: modelling and experimental study. The Journal of Adhesion. 99(3). 473–491. 2 indexed citations

Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de, et al.. (2021). On the sensitivity of the ultrasonic welding process of epoxy- to polyetheretherketone (PEEK)-based composites to the welding force and amplitude of vibrations. Composites Part C Open Access. 5. 100141–100141. 22 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the strain-based partitioning method for mixed-mode I+II fracture of bi-material cracks. The Journal of Adhesion. 98(6). 577–605. 7 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de, et al.. (2020). Ultrasonic welding of epoxy- to polyetheretherketone- based composites: Investigation on the material of the energy director and the thickness of the coupling layer. Journal of Composite Materials. 54(22). 3081–3098. 31 indexed citations

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Tomić, Nataša, Mohamed Nasr Saleh, Sofia Teixeira de Freitas, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Interface Adhesion by Novel Eco-Epoxy Adhesives Based on the Modified Tannic Acid on Al and CFRP Adherends. Polymers. 12(7). 1541–1541. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Xi, Julian Kupski, Sofia Teixeira de Freitas, Rinze Benedictus, & Dimitrios Zarouchas. (2020). Unfolding the early fatigue damage process for CFRP cross-ply laminates. International Journal of Fatigue. 140. 105820–105820. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Wandong, et al.. (2019). Strain-based methodology for mixed-mode I+II fracture: A new partitioning method for bi-material adhesively bonded joints. The Journal of Adhesion. 95(5-7). 385–404. 24 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de, Dimitrios Zarouchas, & J. A. Poulis. (2018). The use of acoustic emission and composite peel tests to detect weak adhesion in composite structures. The Journal of Adhesion. 94(9). 743–766. 40 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de, et al.. (2016). On the Assessment of Susceptor-Assisted Induction Curing of Adhesively Bonded Joints. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations

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Müller, Bernhard, Sofia Teixeira de Freitas, & Jos Sinke. (2015). Thermal cycling fiber metal laminates: Considerations, test setup and results. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de & Jos Sinke. (2015). Failure analysis of adhesively-bonded skin-to-stiffener joints: Metal–metal vs. composite–metal. Engineering Failure Analysis. 56. 2–13. 56 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de & Jos Sinke. (2013). Adhesion Properties of Bonded Composite-to-Aluminium Joints Using Peel Tests. The Journal of Adhesion. 90(5-6). 511–525. 64 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sofia Teixeira de, Henk Kolstein, & Frans Bijlaard. (2013). Lightweight reinforcement systems for orthotropic bridge decks. Report. 99. 500–501. 7 indexed citations

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