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Journal of Bridge Engineering
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Journal of Bridge Engineering

1084-0702

Published by: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jbenf2

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 292 86 227 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 129
Documents by Best Scientists*: 278
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 104
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.167
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Bridge Engineering?

Journal of Bridge Engineering aims to foster the development of research in Structural engineering, Bridge (interpersonal), Girder, Geotechnical engineering and Finite element method. It covers various topics on Structural engineering such as Deck, Structural load, Stiffness, Prestressed concrete and Structural health monitoring. The work tackled in Journal of Bridge Engineering goes beyond the discipline of Deck as it also encompasses Fibre-reinforced plastic.

It features Structural load research that overlaps with concepts in Load factor. Aside from discussions in Structural health monitoring, it also deals with the subject of Bridge (nautical) which intersects with Truck disciplines. Topics in Bridge (interpersonal) explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Span (engineering), Suspension (vehicle) and Forensic engineering.

Topics in Girder were tackled in line with various other fields like Flexural strength, Cracking, Composite material, Composite number and Deflection (engineering). Geotechnical engineering research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Slab, Precast concrete, Pier and Shear (geology). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Finite element method, apply to Mathematical model as well.

  • Structural engineering (81.27%)
  • Bridge (interpersonal) (25.46%)
  • Girder (20.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • STRENGTHENING OF A STEEL BRIDGE GIRDER USING CFRP PLATES (297 citations)
  • LONDON MILLENNIUM BRIDGE: PEDESTRIAN-INDUCED LATERAL VIBRATION (216 citations)
  • Assessment of highway bridge upgrading by dynamic testing and finite element model updating (209 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Bridge Engineering:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Structural engineering, Bridge (interpersonal), Geotechnical engineering, Bridge (nautical) and Girder. The featured Structural engineering studies in the published articles mainly concentrate on Vibration but also cover areas of interest in Damper. While the most cited publications focused on Bridge (interpersonal), they were also able to explore topics like Induced seismicity and Forensic engineering.

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

  • Structural engineering
  • Composite material
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Structural engineering, Bridge (interpersonal), Girder, Precast concrete and Reinforced concrete are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Bridge Engineering. The studies on Structural engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Vibration and Composite number. Issues in Vibration were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Serviceability (structure) and Pedestrian.

The work on Bridge (interpersonal) tackled in Journal of Bridge Engineering brings together disciplines like Pile, Damage detection, Cracking, Earthquake shaking table and Corrosion. It holds forums on Girder that merges themes from other disciplines such as Prestressed concrete and Cable stayed. The concepts on Reinforced concrete presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Fibre-reinforced plastic and Pier.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Investigation on Ultimate Lateral Displacements of Coastal Bridge Piers with Different Corrosion Levels along Height (6 citations)
  • Monitoring Railway Bridge KW51 Before, During, and After Retrofitting (6 citations)
  • Bending Stiffness Identification of Simply Supported Girders using an Instrumented Vehicle: Full Scale Tests, Sensitivity Analysis, and Discussion (4 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 Journal of Bridge Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Anil K. Agrawal (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • C.S. Cai (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Dan M. Frangopol (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Xudong Shao (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert J. Connor (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Journal of Bridge Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tongji University (124 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Southeast University (82 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hunan University (66 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Southwest Jiaotong University (49 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Lehigh University (39 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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, 3.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 39.04% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.01% of all publications and 39.04% 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

  • International Perspective on UHPC in Bridge Engineering

    Benjamin Graybeal;Eugen Brühwiler;Byung-Suk Kim;François Toutlemonde

    (2020)
    322 Citations
  • Cost-Effective UHPC for Accelerated Bridge Construction: Material Properties, Structural Elements, and Structural Applications

    Jingquan Wang;Jiaping Liu;Zhen Wang;Tongxu Liu

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Monitoring Railway Bridge KW51 Before, During, and After Retrofitting

    K. Maes;G. Lombaert

    (2021)
    60 Citations
  • State-of-the-Art Review of Seismic-Resistant Precast Bridge Columns

    Qi Zhang;M. Shahria Alam

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Investigation of Temperature Effects on Steel-Truss Bridge Based on Long-Term Monitoring Data: Case Study

    Qing-Xin Zhu;Hao Wang;Jian-Xiao Mao;Hua-Ping Wan

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Bridge Load Testing: State-of-The-Practice

    Sreenivas Alampalli;Dan M. Frangopol;Jesse Grimson;Marvin W. Halling

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Strain-Based Performance Warning Method for Bridge Main Girders under Variable Operating Conditions

    Hai-Bin Huang;Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Hua Liu

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Seismic Performance of Steel-Concrete Composite Rigid-Frame Bridge: Shake Table Test and Numerical Simulation

    Yuanzheng Lin;Kaiming Bi;Zhouhong Zong;Hong Hao

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Experimental Demonstration of a Mode Shape-Based Scour-Monitoring Method for Multispan Bridges with Shallow Foundations

    Abdollah Malekjafarian;Chul-Woo Kim;Eugene J. OBrien;Luke J. Prendergast

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Parametric Study of Superelastic-Sliding LRB System for Seismic Response Control of Continuous Bridges

    Wenzhi Zheng;Hao Wang;Jian Li;Huijun Shen

    (2020)
    36 Citations

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