2026 Hamid R. Ronagh: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	39	7808	7535	399	392	208	5031

Overview

Hamid R. Ronagh is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on civil and structural engineering.

The research work of Hamid R. Ronagh covers various subfields, including:

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Mechanics of Materials
Geology
Environmental Engineering

The main topics of work addressed by Ronagh involve structural and material performance in construction settings:

Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
Seismic Performance and Analysis
Concrete Corrosion and Durability
Hygrothermal properties of building materials

Ronagh has contributed to several publications, particularly in engineering and construction research, with notable papers including:

Structural performance and sustainability assessment of hybrid-cold formed modular steel frame, 2020, Journal of Building Engineering
Lateral performance of a new hybrid CFS shear wall panel for mid-rise construction, 2020, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
Cyclic performance of bolted end-plate RWS connection with vertical-slits, 2020, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
Performance of innovative composite buckling-restrained fuse for concentrically braced frames under cyclic loading, 2020, Steel and Composite Structures
Seismic performance of stabilised/unstabilised rammed earth walls, 2021, Engineering Structures

Frequent co-authors in Ronagh's collaboration network include:

Abolfazl Eslami
Nima Usefi
Parham Memarzadeh
Farhad Behnamfar
P. Sharafi

Ronagh's work commonly appears in established publication venues, such as:

Journal of Constructional Steel Research
Structures
Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering
Journal of Building Engineering

Best Publications

Behavior of FRP Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams under Torsion

Mehran Ameli;Mehran Ameli;Hamid R. Ronagh;Hamid R. Ronagh;Peter F. Dux;Peter F. Dux

183
Citations
Strength Analysis of Steel–Concrete Composite Beams in Combined Bending and Shear

Qing Quan Liang;Brian Uy;Mark A. Bradford;Hamid R. Ronagh

177
Citations
Interlocking system for enhancing the integrity of multi-storey modular buildings

Pezhman Sharafi;Mina Mortazavi;Bijan Samali;Hamid R Ronagh

173
Citations
Performance of light-gauge cold-formed steel strap-braced stud walls subjected to cyclic loading

Hassan Moghimi;Hamid R. Ronagh

126
Citations
Ultimate strength of continuous composite beams in combined bending and shear

Qing Quan Liang;Brian Uy;Mark A. Bradford;Hamid R. Ronagh

119
Citations
Exact free vibration analysis of axially moving viscoelastic plates

S. Hatami;H. R. Ronagh;M. Azhari

112
Citations
Web-bonded FRPs for relocation of plastic hinges away from the column face in exterior RC joints

Seyed S. Mahini;Hamid R. Ronagh

107
Citations
Strength and ductility of FRP web-bonded RC beams for the assessment of retrofitted beam–column joints

Seyed. S. Mahini;Hamid. R. Ronagh

106
Citations
Automated spatial design of multi-story modular buildings using a unified matrix method

Pezhman Sharafi;Bijan Samali;Hamid R Ronagh;Maryam Ghodrat

106
Citations
Identification of Factors and Decision Analysis of the Level of Modularization in Building Construction

Pezhman Sharafi;Maria Rashidi;Bijan Samali;Hamid Ronagh

103
Citations
Plastic hinge relocation in RC joints as an alternative method of retrofitting using FRP

A Dalalbashi;Abolfazl A Eslami;Hamid R Ronagh

92
Citations
Lateral force resisting systems in lightweight steel frames : recent research advances

Pezhman Sharafi;Mina Mortazavi;Nima Usefi;Kamyar Kildashti

92
Citations
Nonlinear analysis of thin-walled members of variable cross-section: Part I. Theory

H.R. Ronagh;M.A. Bradford;M.M. Attard

88
Citations
Effect of FRP wrapping in seismic performance of RC buildings with and without special detailing – A case study

A. Eslami;H.R. Ronagh

86
Citations
Numerical models for lateral behaviour analysis of cold-formed steel framed walls: State of the art, evaluation and challenges

Nima Usefi;Pezhman Sharafi;Hamid Ronagh

84
Citations
Seismic performance of cold formed steel walls sheathed by fibre-cement board panels

Mehran Zeynalian;Hamid R Ronagh

82
Citations
Flexural retrofitting of RC buildings using GFRP/CFRP - A comparative study

H.R. Ronagh;A. Eslami

79
Citations
Analytical Method for Evaluating Ultimate Torque of FRP Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams

Mehran Ameli;Mehran Ameli;Hamid R Ronagh;Hamid R Ronagh

77
Citations
Experimental investigation and nonlinear FE analysis of historical masonry buildings - a case study

Abolfazl A Eslami;Hamid R Ronagh;Seyed S Mahini;Reza Morshed

76
Citations
Correlation between seismic parameters of far-fault motions and damage indices of low-rise reinforced concrete frames

Vui Van Cao;Hamid Reza Ronagh

74
Citations
Generalized elastic buckling of restrained I-beams by FEM

Mark Andrew Bradford;Hamid Reza Ronagh

73
Citations
Effect of span length on progressive collapse behaviour of steel moment resisting frames

Farshad Hashemi Rezvani;Amir Mohammad Yousefi;Hamid Reza Ronagh

73
Citations