World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
44
Citations
6620
World Ranking
12119
National Ranking
661

Overview

Alvaro Garcia is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and specializes in the field of engineering, with a primary focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, including building and construction, polymers and plastics, mechanical engineering, and computational mechanics.

Their main areas of study explore topics related to asphalt pavement performance evaluation, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, polymer composites and self-healing, grouting, rheology, and soil mechanics. Additionally, innovations in concrete and construction materials, as well as concrete and cement materials research, constitute significant themes in their work.

Alvaro Garcia has contributed frequently to the journal Construction and Building Materials, which counts 17 of their publications. Other common publication venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Powder Technology, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, and Case Studies in Construction Materials.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Garcia include Bo Li, S. Dopazo-Hilario, Shu Liu, Mehmet Yılmaz, and Erkut Yalçın.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Alvaro Garcia are:

  • Self-healing of reflective cracks in asphalt mixtures by the action of encapsulated agents, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Role of recycled concrete powder as sand replacement in the properties of cement mortar, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Self-healing of asphalt mastic using capsules containing waste oils, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Properties of Ca-alginate capsules to maximise asphalt self-healing properties, 2021, Construction and Building Materials
  • Molecular simulations of the structure-property relationships of N-A-S-H gels, 2022, Construction and Building Materials

Best Publications

  • Self-healing of open cracks in asphalt mastic

    Álvaro García;Álvaro García

  • Self-healing of asphalt mixture by microwave and induction heating

    Jose Norambuena-Contreras;Jose Norambuena-Contreras;A. Garcia

  • Electrical conductivity of asphalt mortar containing conductive fibers and fillers

    Álvaro García;Erik Schlangen;Martin van de Ven;Quantao Liu

  • Induction heating of electrically conductive porous asphalt concrete

    Quantao Liu;Erik Schlangen;Álvaro García;Martin van de Ven

  • Preparation of capsules containing rejuvenators for their use in asphalt concrete.

    Álvaro García;Erik Schlangen;Martin van de Ven;Guadalupe Sierra-Beltrán

  • Induction healing of dense asphalt concrete

    Alvaro García;Moises Bueno;Jose Norambuena-Contreras;Jose Norambuena-Contreras;Manfred N. Partl;Manfred N. Partl

  • Induction healing of asphalt mastic and porous asphalt concrete

    Quantao Liu;Álvaro García;Erik Schlangen;Martin van de Ven

  • Induction healing of fatigue damage in asphalt test samples

    Alessandro Menozzi;Alessandro Menozzi;Alvaro Garcia;Manfred N. Partl;Gabriele Tebaldi

  • Self-Healing Asphalt Review: From Idea to Practice

    Shi Xu;Alvaro García;Junfeng Su;Quantao Liu

  • Properties of capsules containing rejuvenators for their use in asphalt concrete

    Álvaro García;Erik Schlangen;Martin van de Ven

  • Induction heating of mastic containing conductive fibers and fillers

    Álvaro García;Erik Schlangen;Martin van de Ven;Dave van Vliet

  • Study of the mechanical properties and self-healing ability of asphalt mixture containing calcium-alginate capsules

    R. Micaelo;R. Micaelo;R. Micaelo;T. Al-Mansoori;A. Garcia

  • Microcapsules for self-healing of asphalt mixture without compromising mechanical performance

    T. Al-Mansoori;R. Micaelo;R. Micaelo;R. Micaelo;I. Artamendi;J. Norambuena-Contreras;J. Norambuena-Contreras

  • Two Ways of Closing Cracks on Asphalt Concrete Pavements: Microcapsules and Induction Heating

    Alvaro Garcia;Erik Schlangen;Martin Van de Ven

  • Self-Healing of Asphalt Mastic by the Action of Polymeric Capsules Containing Rejuvenators

    T. Al-Mansoori;J. Norambuena-Contreras;J. Norambuena-Contreras;R. Micaelo;R. Micaelo;A. Garcia

  • A simple model to define induction heating in asphalt mastic

    Álvaro García;Álvaro García;Erik Schlangen;Martin van de Ven;Quantao Liu

  • Effect of air voids content on asphalt self-healing via induction and infrared heating

    Breixo Gómez-Meijide;Harith Ajam;Pedro Lastra-González;Alvaro Garcia

  • Influence of cement content and environmental humidity on asphalt emulsion and cement composites performance

    Alvaro García;Pietro Lura;Pietro Lura;Manfred N. Partl;Manfred N. Partl;Iwan Jerjen

  • Effect of air voids content on thermal properties of asphalt mixtures

    Abdushafi Hassn;M. Aboufoul;Y. Wu;Andrew Dawson

  • Single and multiple healing of porous and dense asphalt concrete

    Alvaro García;Alvaro García;Jose Norambuena-Contreras;Jose Norambuena-Contreras;Moises Bueno;Manfred N Partl;Manfred N Partl

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred N. Partl
Manfred N. Partl Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Andrew Dawson
Andrew Dawson University of Nottingham
Erik Schlangen
Erik Schlangen Delft University of Technology
Pietro Lura
Pietro Lura Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Daniel Castro-Fresno
Daniel Castro-Fresno University of Cantabria
Gordon Airey
Gordon Airey University of Nottingham
Enrique Castillo
Enrique Castillo University of Cantabria
Philipp Schuetz
Philipp Schuetz University of Basel
Yupeng Wu
Yupeng Wu University of Nottingham
Frank Winnefeld
Frank Winnefeld Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Alvaro Garcia

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles