2026 Ángel Palomo: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	75	3376	3260	51	50	196	38893

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38893

Overview

Ángel Palomo is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in civil and structural engineering, building and construction, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research encompasses a variety of topics related to concrete and cement materials, including:

Concrete and cement materials research
Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
Magnesium oxide properties and applications
Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
Clay minerals and soil interactions
Concrete properties and behavior
Building materials and conservation

Ángel Palomo has published extensively in several specialized venues, with frequent publications in:

Construction and Building Materials
Materials
Cement and Concrete Research
Applied Sciences
Materials and Structures

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Ángel Palomo include:

"Portland Versus Alkaline Cement: Continuity or Clean Break: "A Key Decision for Global Sustainability"" (2021) in Frontiers in Chemistry
"Calcium sulfoaluminate clinker hydration at different alkali concentrations" (2020) in Cement and Concrete Research
"Effect of alkalinity on early-age hydration in calcium sulfoaluminate clinker" (2022) in Cement and Concrete Research
"Replacing fly ash with limestone dust in hybrid cements" (2020) in Construction and Building Materials
"Use of industrial by-products as alkaline cement activators" (2020) in Construction and Building Materials

Collaborations with several frequent coauthors have been a notable aspect of Ángel Palomo's research activities. These include:

A. Fernández-Jiménez (29 publications)
I. García-Lodeiro (11 publications)
Olga Maltseva (5 publications)
Pilar Padilla-Encinas (4 publications)
María Teresa Blanco-Varela (3 publications)

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields within their primary disciplines, focusing on the behavior and properties of construction materials, innovative uses of by-products in cement production, and sustainability issues related to material sourcing and engineering.

Best Publications

Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art

P. Duxson;Ana Fernández-Jiménez;John L. Provis;G. C. Lukey

5342
Citations
Alkali-activated fly ashes: A cement for the future

A. Palomo;M.W. Grutzeck;M.T. Blanco

3025
Citations
New cements for the 21st century: The pursuit of an alternative to Portland cement

Caijun Shi;A. Fernández Jiménez;Angel Palomo

1856
Citations
Advances in understanding alkali-activated materials

John L. Provis;Angel Palomo;Caijun Shi

1559
Citations
Compatibility studies between N-A-S-H and C-A-S-H gels. Study in the ternary diagram Na2O–CaO–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O

Inés García-Lodeiro;Ángel Palomo;Ana Fernández-Jiménez;D. E. Macphee

1439
Citations
Composition and Microstructure of Alkali Activated Fly Ash Binder: Effect of the Activator

Ana Fernández-Jiménez;Ángel Palomo

1371
Citations
Microstructure Development of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Cement: A Descriptive Model

A. Fernández-Jiménez;A. Palomo;M. Criado

1117
Citations
Characterisation of fly ashes. Potential reactivity as alkaline cements

A Fernández-Jiménez;A Palomo

879
Citations
Effect of Alkalis on Fresh C-S-H Gels. FTIR Analysis

I. García Lodeiro;D.E. Macphee;A. Palomo;A. Fernández-Jiménez

824
Citations
Chemical stability of cementitious materials based on metakaolin

Ángel Palomo;María Teresa Blanco-Varela;M. L. Granizo;Francisca Puertas

819
Citations
Alkali activation of fly ash: Effect of the SiO2/Na2O ratio Part I: FTIR study

María Criado;Ana Fernández-Jiménez;Ángel Palomo

798
Citations
Mid-infrared spectroscopic studies of alkali-activated fly ash structure

Ana Fernández-Jiménez;Ángel Palomo

730
Citations
The role played by the reactive alumina content in the alkaline activation of fly ashes

A. Fernández-Jiménez;A. Palomo;I. Sobrados;J. Sanz

711
Citations
Alkali activation of fly ashes. Part 1: Effect of curing conditions on the carbonation of the reaction products

María Criado;Ángel Palomo;Ana Fernández-Jiménez

705
Citations
Durability of alkali-activated fly ash cementitious materials

Ana Fernández-Jiménez;Inés García-Lodeiro;Ángel Palomo

692
Citations
Alkaline activation of metakaolin and calcium hydroxide mixtures: influence of temperature, activator concentration and solids ratio

S Alonso;A Palomo

670
Citations
Alkaline Activation of Fly Ashes: NMR Study of the Reaction Products

Ángel Palomo;Santiago Alonso;Ana Fernandez-Jiménez;Isabel Sobrados

665
Citations
An XRD Study of the Effect of the SiO2/Na2O Ratio on the Alkali Activation of Fly Ash

María Criado;Ana Fernández-Jiménez;A. G. de la Torre;M. A. G. Aranda

617
Citations
Engineering Properties of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Concrete

Ana M. Fernandez-Jimenez;Angel Palomo;Cecilio Lopez-Hombrados

593
Citations
Handbook of alkali-activated cements, mortars and concretes

F. Pacheco-Torgal;J. A. Labrincha;C. Leonelli;A. Palomo

559
Citations