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Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
H-index 27

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

1573-2479

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nsie20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 273 105 169 26
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 309 8 13 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 132
Documents by Best Scientists*: 200
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 76
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.88
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Structure and Infrastructure Engineering?

The discussions in Structure and Infrastructure Engineering mainly cover the fields of Structural engineering, Bridge (interpersonal), Finite element method, Reliability (statistics) and Structural health monitoring. The Structural engineering works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Geotechnical engineering and Corrosion. It explores research in Corrosion and the adjacent study of Service life.

The Bridge (interpersonal) study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Forensic engineering. The in-depth study on Reliability (statistics) also explores topics in the intersecting field of Reliability engineering. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Bridge (nautical) as it also encompasses Transport engineering.

  • Structural engineering (41.90%)
  • Bridge (interpersonal) (12.38%)
  • Finite element method (9.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Maintenance and management of civil infrastructure based on condition, safety, optimization, and life-cycle cost∗ (286 citations)
  • Seismic resilience of a hospital system (280 citations)
  • Life-cycle performance, management, and optimisation of structural systems under uncertainty: accomplishments and challenges 1 (272 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Structure and Infrastructure Engineering:

The main points discussed in the published articles deal with Structural engineering, Structural health monitoring, Bridge (nautical), Reliability engineering and Reliability (statistics). The most cited publications explore topics in Structural engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Geotechnical engineering, Probabilistic logic and Corrosion. The journal papers with studies in Reliability (statistics) featured incorporate elements of Risk analysis (engineering), Mathematical optimization and Limit state design.

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

  • Structural engineering
  • Statistics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Structural engineering, Bridge (interpersonal), Reinforced concrete, Structural health monitoring and Risk analysis (engineering). Structure and Infrastructure Engineering focuses on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Vibration and Reliability (statistics). Structure and Infrastructure Engineering holds forums on Bridge (interpersonal) that merges themes from other disciplines such as Construction engineering, Weigh in motion, Risk assessment and Forensic engineering.

It addresses concerns in Reinforced concrete which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Geotechnical engineering, Reinforcement and Corrosion. The journal explores issues in Structural health monitoring which can be linked to other research areas like Value of information and Bridge (nautical). Some problems in Risk analysis (engineering) that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Asset management and Process (engineering).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Experimental and numerical investigation on the complex behaviour of the localised seismic response in a multi-storey plan-asymmetric structure (55 citations)
  • Crack monitoring in reinforced concrete beams by distributed optical fiber sensors (17 citations)
  • Assessment of structural interventions using Bayesian updating and subspace-based fault detection methods: the case study of S. Maria di Collemaggio basilica, L’Aquila, Italy (17 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 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dan M. Frangopol (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Joan R. Casas (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fabio Biondini (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • François Clemens (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tarek Zayed (17 papers) published 2 papers 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 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tongji University (62 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lehigh University (60 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Milan (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Catalonia (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 10.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.42% of all publications and 50.30% 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

  • Toward life-cycle reliability-, risk- and resilience-based design and assessment of bridges and bridge networks under independent and interacting hazards: emphasis on earthquake, tsunami and corrosion

    Mitsuyoshi Akiyama;Dan M. Frangopol;Hiroki Ishibashi

    (2020)
    197 Citations
  • Structural displacement monitoring using deep learning-based full field optical flow methods

    Chuan Zhi Dong;Ozan Celik;F. Necati Catbas;Eugene J. O’Brien

    (2020)
    171 Citations
  • Experimental and numerical investigation on the complex behaviour of the localised seismic response in a multi-storey plan-asymmetric structure

    Zeshan Alam;Zeshan Alam;Li Sun;Li Sun;Chunwei Zhang;Chunwei Zhang;Chunwei Zhang;Zhongxin Su

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Long-term resilience and loss assessment of highway bridges under multiple natural hazards

    Yaohan Li;You Dong;Dan M. Frangopol;Dipendra Gautam

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • Cost and environmental analyses of reinforcement alternatives for a concrete bridge

    Thomas Cadenazzi;Giovanni Dotelli;Marco Rossini;Steven Nolan

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Damage detection in steel-concrete composite bridge using vibration characteristics and artificial neural network

    Zhi Xin Tan;David P. Thambiratnam;Tommy H. T. Chan;Meisam Gordan

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • UHPFRC Technology to enhance the performance of existing concrete bridges

    Eugen Brühwiler

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Framework for estimating the risk and resilience of road networks with bridges and embankments under both seismic and tsunami hazards

    Hiroki Ishibashi;Mitsuyoshi Akiyama;Dan M. Frangopol;Shunichi Koshimura

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Stability of a train running over the Volga river high-speed railway bridge during crosswinds

    Pedro Aires Montenegro;Rui Calçada;Hermes Carvalho;Alexander Bolkovoy

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Post-earthquake modelling of transportation networks using an agent-based model

    Kairui Feng;Quanwang Li;Bruce R. Ellingwood;Bruce R. Ellingwood

    (2020)
    58 Citations

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