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Open Construction and Building Technology Journal
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Open Construction and Building Technology Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1146 10 14 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 21
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.281
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal?

The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal focuses largely on the fields of Structural engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Civil engineering, Masonry and Finite element method. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Structural engineering, it also covered topics in Frame (networking) and Nonlinear system. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Geotechnical engineering as it also encompasses Compressive strength.

Most of the Civil engineering studies addressed also intersect with Architectural engineering.

  • Structural engineering (37.42%)
  • Geotechnical engineering (14.97%)
  • Civil engineering (11.02%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Evaluating Sustainability of Architectural Designs Using Building Information Modeling (49 citations)
  • Modeling of Infilled Frames With Openings (45 citations)
  • Nonlinear Modeling and Analysis of R.C. Framed Buildings Located in a Near-Fault Area (42 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Structural engineering, Masonry, Geotechnical engineering, Infill and Stiffness. The most cited articles focus on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Frame (networking) and Diagonal. The published papers facilitate discussions on Geotechnical engineering that incorporate concepts from other fields like Shear (geology), Reinforced concrete and Shear (sheet metal).

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

  • Structural engineering
  • Composite material
  • Civil engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Structural engineering, Seismology, Frame (networking), Drift ratio and Project management. Some problems in Structural engineering that were presented in The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal overlapped with concepts under Connection (mathematics) and Bamboo. It explores Seismology concepts, specifically Seismic hazard but expands to research in Rate of increase.

While Frame (networking) is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Steel moment frame, Mechanism (engineering), Lever, Seismic energy and Settlement (structural). The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal features Project management research that overlaps with concepts in Process management.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Investigation of Steel Frames Equipped with Steel Eccentric Braces and Steel-Concrete Buckling-Restrained Braces Having Moment Link (1 citations)
  • Influence of Heterogeneity, Typology, and Contaminants of Recycled Aggregates on the Properties of Concrete (1 citations)
  • Response Study of a Tall San Diego, California Building Inferred from the M7.1 July 5, 2019 Ridgecrest, California Earthquake Motions (0 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 The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vincenzo Piluso (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gianvittorio Rizzano (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Panagiotis G. Asteris (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Liborio Cavaleri (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario D'Aniello (6 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 The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Bari (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Palermo (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Salerno (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Liège (2 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Intelligence Prediction of Some Selected Environmental Issues of Blasting: A Review

    Bhatawdekar Ramesh Murlidhar;Danial Jahed Armaghani;Edy Tonnizam Mohamad

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • The Influence of the Material Properties on the Ultimate Behaviour of Aluminium H-shaped Beams

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Ground Movements Prediction in Shield-Driven Tunnels using Gene Expression Programming

    A. Ramesh;M. Hajihassani;A. Rashiddel

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • An Overview of the Reliability Analysis Methods of Tunneling Equipment

    Sina Ahmadi;Mohsen Hajihassani;S. Moosazadeh;H. Moomivand

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Current Opportunities and Challenges in the Incorporation of the LCA Method in BIM

    Vera Durão;António Aguiar Costa;José Dinis Silvestre;Ricardo Mateus

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Non-destructive Method of the Assessment of Stone Masonry by Artificial Neural Networks

    Rachel Martini;Jorge Carvalho;António Arêde;Humberto Varum

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • A Short Overview of Soft Computing Techniques in Tunnel Construction

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Clogging Potential of Earth-Pressure Balance Shield Driven Tunnels

    Alireza Rashiddel;Fatemeh Amiri Ramsheh;Asma Ramesh;Daniel Dias

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • A Short Overview of Soft Computing Techniques in Tunnel Construction

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • The Design of a Real-Scale Steel Moment-Resisting Frame for Pseudo-Dynamic Earthquake Testing

    Antonella B. Francavilla;Massimo Latour;Gianvittorio Rizzano

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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