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ACI Structural Journal
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ACI Structural Journal

0889-3241

Published by: American Concrete Institute

https://www.concrete.org/publications/acistructuraljournal.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 732 59 152 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 87
Documents by Best Scientists*: 183
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 142
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.629
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Aci Structural Journal?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Structural engineering, Composite material, Reinforced concrete, Geotechnical engineering and Reinforcement. Topics in Structural engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Shear (geology), Cracking and Ductility. Fibre-reinforced plastic, Ultimate tensile strength, Compressive strength, Shear strength and Fiber-reinforced concrete are all subfields of Composite material research that were featured in it.

The Reinforced concrete study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Stiffness. It explores topics in Geotechnical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Slab, Punching shear, Finite element method and Prestressed concrete. The Slab study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Punching.

Prestressed concrete study tackled is connected to the field of Girder. The study on Reinforcement presented is investigated in conjunction with research in High strength concrete. Flexural strength research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Stress (mechanics) and Deflection (engineering).

  • Structural engineering (76.11%)
  • Composite material (45.43%)
  • Reinforced concrete (33.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Epoxy-Bonded FRP Composites (489 citations)
  • Deformations of Reinforced Concrete Members at Yielding and Ultimate (443 citations)
  • Triaxial failure criterion for concrete and its generalization (424 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aci Structural Journal:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Structural engineering, Composite material, Reinforced concrete, Reinforcement and Geotechnical engineering. The most cited articles with studies in Structural engineering featured incorporate elements of Shear (geology) and Ductility. Aside from discussions in Geotechnical engineering, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Shear strength which intersects with Shear (sheet metal) disciplines.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Structural engineering
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Aci Structural Journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Composite material, Structural engineering, Reinforced concrete, Shear (sheet metal) and Geotechnical engineering. Glass fiber reinforced polymer, Shear strength, Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Reinforcement and Fibre-reinforced plastic are some of the facets of Composite material tackled in it. Aci Structural Journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Shear strength and Shear wall.

Structural engineering studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Flexural strength, Prestressed concrete, Precast concrete, Girder and Pier. The work on Prestressed concrete addressed in Aci Structural Journal expands to the thematically related Cracking. The journal holds forums on Reinforced concrete that merges themes from other disciplines such as Shear (geology), Cyclic loading and Ductility.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Numerical and Experimental Study of Postfire Behavior of Concentrically Loaded SIFCON Columns (3 citations)
  • Seismic behavior of precast and post-tensioned exterior connections with ductile headed rods (3 citations)
  • Flexural Strengthening with Fiber-/Textile-Reinforced Concrete (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Aci Structural Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Oguzhan Bayrak (61 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Brahim Benmokrane (54 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hong-Gun Park (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas H.-K. Kang (43 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • James O. Jirsa (42 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Aci Structural Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Texas at Austin (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Kansas (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Liège (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology (9 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 94.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 42.86% of all publications and 14.29% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Proposed Slenderness Limit for Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Reinforced Concrete Columns Based on Experiments and Buckling Analysis

    Waseem Abdelazim;Hamdy M. Mohamed;Mohammad Z. Afifi;Brahim Benmokrane

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Improving Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensor Measures by Digital Image Correlation: Two-Stage Structural Health Monitoring

    Maurizio Morgese;Marco Domaneschi;Farhad Ansari;Gian Paolo Cimellaro

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Deformability and Stiffness Characteristics of Concrete Shear Walls Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcing Bars

    Ahmed Hassanein;Nayera Mohamed;Ahmed Sabry Farghaly;Brahim Benmokrane

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Influence of Polypropylene and Glass Fibers on Alkali­Activated Slag/Fly Ash Concrete

    Shehroze Ali;M. Neaz Sheikh;Mitchell Sargeant;Muhammad N. S. Hadi

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Effect of Critical Test Parameters on Behavior of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Reinforced Concrete Slender Columns under Eccentric Load

    Waseem Abdelazim;Hamdy M. Mohamed;Brahim Benmokrane;Mohammad Z. Afifi

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • A New Design-Oriented Model of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Reinforced Hollow Concrete Columns

    O. S. Alajarmeh;A. C. Manalo;B. Benmokrane;W. Karunasena

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Confined Geopolymer Concrete

    Junaid Ahmad;Tao Yu;Muhammad N. S. Hadi

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Cracking and Crushing in Prestressed Concrete Beams

    Federico Accornero;Renato Cafarelli;Alberto Carpinteri

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Performance-Based Shear Design of Exterior Beam- Column Joints with Standard Hooked Bars

    Hyeon-Jong Hwang;Hong-Gun Park

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Understanding Reinforcement Behavior Using Distributed Measurements of Shear Tests

    Jack J. Poldon;Neil A. Hoult;Evan C. Bentz

    (2021)
    12 Citations

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