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Humberto Varum

Humberto Varum

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
58
Citations
12428
World Ranking
2494
National Ranking
12

Humberto Varum 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 Humberto Varum sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 525 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Humberto Varum 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 Humberto Varum sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Humberto Varum is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction subfields. Their work involves significant contributions to topics such as Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis, Seismic Performance and Analysis, and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete. Additional research areas include Building materials and conservation, Hygrothermal properties of building materials, Structural Response to Dynamic Loads, and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis.

Recent publications by Humberto Varum address various aspects of masonry and structural engineering. Notable papers include:

  • Soft computing-based models for the prediction of masonry compressive strength, 2021, Engineering Structures
  • Experimental tests on strengthening strategies for masonry infill walls: A literature review, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Experimental analysis of strengthening solutions for the out-of-plane collapse of masonry infills in RC structures through textile reinforced mortars, 2020, Engineering Structures
  • On the Seismic Behavior of Masonry Infilled Frame Structures, 2022, Buildings
  • A Review of the Performance of Infilled RC Structures in Recent Earthquakes, 2021, Applied Sciences

Humberto Varum has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Buildings
  • Engineering Structures
  • Structures
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Collaboration is a significant part of their scientific work, with frequent co-authors including Hugo Rodrigues, José Melo, António Arêde, André Furtado, and Valentino Sangiorgio.

In addition to journal articles, Varum has contributed to book publications. These include works published by Springer Nature and by Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Titles include "Built Heritage Sustainable Reuse" (2023) and the forthcoming "Digitization of Built Heritage" (2025).

Best Publications

  • Textile waste as an alternative thermal insulation building material solution

    Ana Briga-Sá;Ana Briga-Sá;David Nascimento;Nuno Teixeira;Jorge Pinto;Jorge Pinto

  • Seismic vulnerability and risk assessment: case study of the historic city centre of Coimbra, Portugal

    Romeu Vicente;Sonia Parodi;Sergio Lagomarsino;Humberto Varum

  • Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical masonry structural systems

    P.G. Asteris;M.P. Chronopoulos;C.Z. Chrysostomou;H. Varum

  • Mechanical properties of adobe bricks in ancient constructions

    Dora Silveira;Humberto Varum;Aníbal Costa;Tiago Martins

  • Experimental evaluation of out-of-plane capacity of masonry infill walls

    André Furtado;Hugo Rodrigues;António Arêde;Humberto Varum

  • Simplified Macro-Model for Infill Masonry Panels

    Hugo Rodrigues;Humberto Varum;Aníbal Costa

  • Seismic risk assessment for mainland Portugal

    Vitor Silva;Helen Crowley;Humberto Varum;Rui Pinho

  • Characterization of corn cob as a possible raw building material

    Jorge Pinto;Daniel Cruz;Anabela Paiva;Anabela Paiva;Sandra Pereira;Sandra Pereira

  • Corn's cob as a potential ecological thermal insulation material

    Jorge Pinto;Anabela Paiva;Anabela Paiva;Humberto Varum;Ana Costa

  • FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTIONS AFTER THE 11 MAY 2011 LORCA EARTHQUAKE

    X. Romão;A.A. Costa;E. Paupério;H. Rodrigues

  • Simplified macro‐model for infill masonry walls considering the out‐of‐plane behaviour

    André Furtado;Hugo Rodrigues;António Arêde;Humberto Varum

  • Optical Fiber Accelerometer System for Structural Dynamic Monitoring

    P.F. da Costa Antunes;H.F.T. Lima;N.J. Alberto;H. Rodrigues

  • Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical urban centres: case study of the old city centre in Seixal, Portugal

    Tiago Miguel Ferreira;Romeu Vicente;J. A. R. Mendes da Silva;Humberto Varum

  • EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF RECTANGULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN BEHAVIOUR UNDER BIAXIAL CYCLIC LOADING

    Hugo Rodrigues;António Arêde;Humberto Varum;Aníbal G. Costa

  • A contribution to the thermal insulation performance characterization of corn cob particleboards

    Anabela Paiva;Anabela Paiva;Sandra Pereira;Sandra Pereira;Ana Sá;Ana Sá;Daniel Cruz

  • PERFORMANCE OF MASONRY ENCLOSURE WALLS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT EARTHQUAKES

    Romeu Silva Vicente;Hugo Rodrigues;Humberto Varum;Aníbal Costa

  • Seismic risk assessment and hazard mapping in Nepal

    Hemchandra Chaulagain;Hemchandra Chaulagain;Hugo Rodrigues;Vitor Silva;Enrico Spacone

  • Analysis of the mechanical properties of compressed earth block masonry using the sugarcane bagasse ash

    Sofia A. Lima;Humberto Varum;Almir Sales;Victor F. Neto

  • Evaluation of analytical methodologies used to derive vulnerability functions

    V. Silva;H. Crowley;H. Varum;R. Pinho

  • A comparative analysis of energy dissipation and equivalent viscous damping of RC columns subjected to uniaxial and biaxial loading

    Hugo Rodrigues;Humberto Varum;António Arêde;Aníbal Costa

  • Optical Fiber Relative Humidity Sensor Based on a FBG with a Di-Ureasil Coating

    Sandra F. H. Correia;Paulo Fernando da Costa Antunes;Edison Pecoraro;Patrícia P. Lima

  • Seismic retrofitting solution of an adobe masonry wall

    A. Figueiredo;H. Varum;A. Costa;D. Silveira

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugo Rodrigues
Hugo Rodrigues University of Aveiro
Paulo André
Paulo André Instituto de Telecomunicações
Paulo Antunes
Paulo Antunes University of Aveiro
João L. Pinto
João L. Pinto University of Aveiro
Enrico Spacone
Enrico Spacone University of Chieti-Pescara
Paulo B. Lourenço
Paulo B. Lourenço University of Minho
Helen Crowley
Helen Crowley University of Pavia
Rui Pinho
Rui Pinho University of Pavia
Daniel V. Oliveira
Daniel V. Oliveira University of Minho
Rogério N. Nogueira
Rogério N. Nogueira University of Aveiro

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