2026 Humberto Varum: 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	58	2492	2383	12	12	525	12428

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

354
Citations
Seismic vulnerability and risk assessment: case study of the historic city centre of Coimbra, Portugal

Romeu Vicente;Sonia Parodi;Sergio Lagomarsino;Humberto Varum

343
Citations
Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical masonry structural systems

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

280
Citations
Mechanical properties of adobe bricks in ancient constructions

Dora Silveira;Humberto Varum;Aníbal Costa;Tiago Martins

262
Citations
Experimental evaluation of out-of-plane capacity of masonry infill walls

André Furtado;Hugo Rodrigues;António Arêde;Humberto Varum

239
Citations
Simplified Macro-Model for Infill Masonry Panels

Hugo Rodrigues;Humberto Varum;Aníbal Costa

232
Citations
Seismic risk assessment for mainland Portugal

Vitor Silva;Helen Crowley;Humberto Varum;Rui Pinho

218
Citations
Characterization of corn cob as a possible raw building material

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

201
Citations
Corn's cob as a potential ecological thermal insulation material

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

198
Citations
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

196
Citations
Simplified macro‐model for infill masonry walls considering the out‐of‐plane behaviour

André Furtado;Hugo Rodrigues;António Arêde;Humberto Varum

191
Citations
Optical Fiber Accelerometer System for Structural Dynamic Monitoring

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

187
Citations
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

177
Citations
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF RECTANGULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN BEHAVIOUR UNDER BIAXIAL CYCLIC LOADING

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

171
Citations
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

161
Citations
PERFORMANCE OF MASONRY ENCLOSURE WALLS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT EARTHQUAKES

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

155
Citations
Seismic risk assessment and hazard mapping in Nepal

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

150
Citations
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

149
Citations
Evaluation of analytical methodologies used to derive vulnerability functions

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

139
Citations
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

138
Citations
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

134
Citations
Seismic retrofitting solution of an adobe masonry wall

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

129
Citations