Will Hansen

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Will Hansen is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Will Hansen has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 18 papers in Building and Construction and 15 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Will Hansen's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (52 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (39 papers) and Concrete Properties and Behavior (37 papers). Will Hansen is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (52 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (39 papers) and Concrete Properties and Behavior (37 papers). Will Hansen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Will Hansen's co-authors include Ivindra Pane, Zhichao Liu, Ashraf Ragab Mohamed, Ya Wei, Sherif El‐Tawil, M. Jamal Shannag, Rune Brincker, Mo Alkaysi, J. Francis Young and Elin Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Construction and Building Materials and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

Will Hansen

89 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Investigation of blended cement hydration by isothermal c... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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.

  1. Investigation of blended cement hydration by isothermal calorimetry and thermal analysis
    2004 669 citations Ivindra Pane, Will Hansen Cement and Concrete Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Will Hansen United States 26 3.0k 914 501 305 246 98 3.2k
Sidney Mindess Canada 26 2.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.7× 419 0.8× 430 1.4× 174 0.7× 69 3.1k
Yunping Xi United States 31 3.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 643 1.3× 560 1.8× 332 1.3× 112 3.8k
Pierre-Claude Aı̈tcin Canada 30 3.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.6× 459 0.9× 153 0.5× 129 0.5× 82 3.4k
Bishwajit Bhattacharjee India 23 2.3k 0.8× 828 0.9× 682 1.4× 238 0.8× 258 1.0× 77 2.8k
Odd E. Gjørv Norway 31 3.0k 1.0× 919 1.0× 656 1.3× 160 0.5× 457 1.9× 80 3.3k
Kevin J. Folliard United States 27 2.7k 0.9× 757 0.8× 477 1.0× 213 0.7× 142 0.6× 116 3.0k
Farshad Rajabipour United States 33 3.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 907 1.8× 192 0.6× 298 1.2× 85 4.3k
Abdelhafid Khelidj France 27 3.4k 1.2× 820 0.9× 673 1.3× 383 1.3× 210 0.9× 84 3.7k
Vivek Bindiganavile Canada 26 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 396 0.8× 184 0.6× 108 0.4× 90 2.3k
Yan Yao China 28 2.5k 0.9× 884 1.0× 717 1.4× 182 0.6× 327 1.3× 89 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Will Hansen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Will Hansen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will Hansen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Will Hansen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Will Hansen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Will Hansen. Will Hansen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hansen, Will, Ya Wei, & Erik Schlangen. (2025). Moisture Warping in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements. Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements.
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Liu, Zhichao, et al.. (2025). Cryogenic Suction-A Major Salt Scaling Mechanism in Highway Concrete. Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements.
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (2025). The Effect of PCC Strength and Other Parameters on the Performance of PCC Pavements. Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements.
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (2025). THERMAL STRESS DEVELOPMENT IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AT EARLY AGES. Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements.
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (2023). Oknoma Nikan Tinemih : Improving Inclusive Access to the Indigenous Studies Collections at the Newberry Library. Library trends. 72(1). 48–69. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Ya & Will Hansen. (2012). Tensile Creep Behavior of Concrete Subject to Constant Restraint at Very Early Ages. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 25(9). 1277–1284. 86 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will. (2011). Report on Early-Age Cracking: A Summary of the Latest Document from ACI Committee 231. ACI Concrete International. 33(3). 6 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will. (2011). Report on Early-Age Cracking. ACI Concrete International. 33(3). 48–51. 8 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (2010). Durability Study of the US-23 Aggregate Test Road and Recent JPCP Projects with Premature Joint Deterioration. 3 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (2006). Effects of paving conditions on built-in curling and pavement performance. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 7(4). 291–296. 20 indexed citations
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Jensen, Elin & Will Hansen. (2001). MECHANISM OF LOAD TRANSFER-CRACK WIDTH RELATION IN JPCP: INFLUENCE OF COARSE AGGREGATE PROPERTIES. Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements. 15 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (2000). Transport properties of concrete pavements with excellent long-term in-service performance. Cement and Concrete Research. 30(12). 1903–1910. 19 indexed citations
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Bentur, A., Nemkumar Banthia, Will Hansen, et al.. (1996). Fiber-Matrix Interfaces. Journal of the American Medical Association. 144(8). 139–182. 12 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (1993). MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE ELASTIC STRAIN OF FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES CONTAINING HIGH VOLUME FRACTIONS OF DISCONTINUOUS FIBERS. ACI Materials Journal. 90(2). 134–142. 8 indexed citations
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Karamihas, Steven M., et al.. (1991). Behavior of a rigid pavement under moving dynamic loads. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 14 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will, et al.. (1989). Prediction of Concrete Drying Shrinkage From Short-Term Measurements. ACI Materials Journal. 86(4). 14 indexed citations
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Young, J. Francis & Will Hansen. (1986). Volume Relationships for C-S-H Formation Based on Hydration Stoichiometries. MRS Proceedings. 85. 84 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will. (1966). ATTACK ON PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE BY ALKALI SOILS AND WATERS - A CRITICAL REVIEW. Highway Research Record. 12 indexed citations
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Hansen, Will. (1963). ANHYDROUS MINERALS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS AS SOURCES OF DISTRESS IN CONCRETE. Highway Research Record. 1 indexed citations

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