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Belén Riveiro

Belén Riveiro

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
39
Citations
4627
World Ranking
7843
National Ranking
191

Belén Riveiro publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Belén Riveiro sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Belén Riveiro D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Belén Riveiro sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Belén Riveiro is affiliated with Universidade de Vigo in Spain and has a significant body of research primarily focused on engineering and earth sciences. Their work spans several interconnected fields including civil and structural engineering, geology, environmental engineering, statistics, and building and construction.

The scientist's research topics concentrate substantially on applications involving 3D surveying and cultural heritage, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, structural health monitoring techniques, concrete corrosion and durability, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, structural response to dynamic loads, and probabilistic and robust engineering design.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Automation in Construction, Engineering Structures, Remote Sensing, and a number of technical reports and conference papers under ce/papers.

Noteworthy recent publications by Belén Riveiro include:

  • Scan-to-BIM for the infrastructure domain: Generation of IFC-compliant models of road infrastructure assets and semantics using 3D point cloud data (2021, Automation in Construction)
  • Point cloud semantic segmentation of complex railway environments using deep learning (2022, Automation in Construction)
  • 3D Point Cloud to BIM: Semi-Automated Framework to Define IFC Alignment Entities from MLS-Acquired LiDAR Data of Highway Roads (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Automated production of synthetic point clouds of truss bridges for semantic and instance segmentation using deep learning models (2023, Automation in Construction)
  • Fully automated methodology for the delineation of railway lanes and the generation of IFC alignment models using 3D point cloud data (2021, Automation in Construction)

Throughout their research career, Belén Riveiro has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Borja Conde, Brais Barros, Manuel Cabaleiro, Ana Sánchez-Rodríguez, and Mario Soilán.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering (109 publications)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (28 publications)

And their subfields of study feature:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering (87 publications)
  • Geology (25 publications)
  • Environmental Engineering (14 publications)
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (6 publications)
  • Building and Construction (5 publications)

Main topics that appear prominently in their work are:

  • 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (50 publications)
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (50 publications)
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (46 publications)
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability (36 publications)
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (28 publications)
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (14 publications)
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (12 publications)

Best Publications

  • Terrestrial laser scanning intensity data applied to damage detection for historical buildings

    Julia Armesto-González;Belén Riveiro-Rodríguez;Diego González-Aguilera;M. Teresa Rivas-Brea

  • Metrological evaluation of Microsoft Kinect and Asus Xtion sensors

    H. Gonzalez-Jorge;B. Riveiro;E. Vazquez-Fernandez;J. Martínez-Sánchez

  • Terrestrial laser scanning and limit analysis of masonry arch bridges

    B. Riveiro;P. Morer;P. Arias;I. de Arteaga

  • Automated processing of large point clouds for structural health monitoring of masonry arch bridges

    B. Riveiro;M.J. DeJong;B. Conde

  • Structural assessment of masonry arch bridges by combination of non-destructive testing techniques and three-dimensional numerical modelling: Application to Vilanova bridge

    Borja Conde;Luís F. Ramos;Daniel V. Oliveira;Belén Riveiro

  • Review of Laser Scanning Technologies and Their Applications for Road and Railway Infrastructure Monitoring

    Mario Soilán;Ana Sánchez-Rodríguez;Pablo del Río-Barral;Carlos Perez-Collazo

  • The combination of geomatic approaches and operational modal analysis to improve calibration of finite element models: A case of study in Saint Torcato Church (Guimarães, Portugal)

    Luis Javier Sánchez-Aparicio;Belén Riveiro;Diego González-Aguilera;Luís F. Ramos

  • Photogrammetric 3D modelling and mechanical analysis of masonry arches: An approach based on a discontinuous model of voussoirs

    B. Riveiro;J.C. Caamaño;P. Arias;E. Sanz

  • Validation of terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetry techniques for the measurement of vertical underclearance and beam geometry in structural inspection of bridges

    B. Riveiro;H. González-Jorge;M. Varela;D.V. Jauregui

  • Segmentation and classification of road markings using MLS data

    Mario Soilán;Belén Riveiro;Joaquín Martínez-Sánchez;Pedro Arias

  • Traffic sign detection in MLS acquired point clouds for geometric and image-based semantic inventory

    Mario Soilán;Belén Riveiro;Joaquín Martínez-Sánchez;Pedro Arias

  • Automatic detection of zebra crossings from mobile LiDAR data

    B. Riveiro;H. González-Jorge;J. Martínez-Sánchez;L. Díaz-Vilariño

  • Point cloud semantic segmentation of complex railway environments using deep learning

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  • Automatic Segmentation and Shape-Based Classification of Retro-Reflective Traffic Signs from Mobile LiDAR Data

    Belen Riveiro;Lucia Diaz-Vilarino;Borja Conde-Carnero;Mario Soilan

  • Automatic Inventory of Road Cross-Sections from Mobile Laser Scanning System

    Alberto Holgado-Barco;Belén Riveiro;Diego González-Aguilera;Pedro Arias

  • Automatic Morphologic Analysis of Quasi-Periodic Masonry Walls from LiDAR

    Belén Riveiro;Paulo B. Lourenço;Daniel V. Oliveira;Higinio González-Jorge

  • Accuracy verification of the Lynx Mobile Mapper system

    I. Puente;H. González-Jorge;B. Riveiro;P. Arias

  • Scan-to-BIM for the infrastructure domain: Generation of IFC-compliant models of road infrastructure assets and semantics using 3D point cloud data

    Andrés Justo;Mario Soilán;Ana Sánchez-Rodríguez;Belén Riveiro

  • Non-Destructive Methodologies in the Assessment of the Masonry Arch Bridge of Traba, Spain

    M. Solla;H. Lorenzo;B. Riveiro;F.I. Rial

  • Automated detection and decomposition of railway tunnels from Mobile Laser Scanning Datasets

    A. Sánchez-Rodríguez;B. Riveiro;M. Soilán;L.M. González-deSantos

  • Multidisciplinary approach to the assessment of historic structures based on the case of a masonry bridge in Galicia (Spain)

    Izabela Lubowiecka;Pedro Arias;Belén Riveiro;Mercedes Solla

  • Modelling and strength evaluation of masonry bridges using terrestrial photogrammetry and finite elements

    M.E. Stavroulaki;B. Riveiro;G.A. Drosopoulos;M. Solla

  • Standard artifact for the geometric verification of terrestrial laser scanning systems

    H. González-Jorge;B. Riveiro;J. Armesto;P. Arias

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Arias
Pedro Arias Universidade de Vigo
Julia Armesto
Julia Armesto Universidade de Vigo
Daniel V. Oliveira
Daniel V. Oliveira University of Minho
Henrique Lorenzo
Henrique Lorenzo Universidade de Vigo
Diego González-Aguilera
Diego González-Aguilera University of Salamanca
Paulo B. Lourenço
Paulo B. Lourenço University of Minho
Gabriele Milani
Gabriele Milani Polytechnic University of Milan
Maria Varela
Maria Varela Complutense University of Madrid
Ana M. Sanchez
Ana M. Sanchez University of Warwick
Joaquim A. O. Barros
Joaquim A. O. Barros University of Minho

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