2026 Joaquim Casal: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	41	6954	6714	169	166	136	6938

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Engineering and Technology

6954

6714

169

166

136

6938

Engineering and Technology

D-Index

Citations

6938

World Ranking

6954

National Ranking

169

Overview

Joaquim Casal is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. Their research focuses on engineering, with a primary emphasis on safety, risk, reliability, and quality within this field.

Their significant subfields of study include:

Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Aerospace Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering

Casal's work covers multiple core topics such as:

Fire dynamics and safety research
Risk and Safety Analysis
Combustion and Detonation Processes
Wind and Air Flow Studies
Fire Detection and Safety Systems
Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
Chemical Safety and Risk Management

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on risk analysis, combustion, and fire safety processes. Selected recent publications include:

"Risk analysis in Natech events: State of the art," 2020, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
"Thermal effects of a sonic jet fire impingement on a pipe," 2021, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
"Advances and Gaps in Natech Quantitative Risk Analysis," 2020, Processes
"Computational fluid dynamics modelling of hydrocarbon fires in open environments: Literature review," 2020, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
"Fired equipment combustion chamber accidents: A historical survey," 2021, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Frequent publication venues for Casal include:

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE14) Abstracts Publication
Processes
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Their research collaborations involve several coauthors, highlighting a network within their specialty areas. Frequent coauthors include:

Adriana Palacios
Eulàlia Planas
Christian Mata
Elsa Pastor
Adriana Mesa-Gómez

Best Publications

LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES WITH CORRODED REINFORCEMENT

Unknown

562
Citations
Domino effect in chemical accidents: Main features and accident sequences

R.M. Darbra;Adriana Palacios;Joaquim Casal

342
Citations
Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants

Joaquim Casal

317
Citations
Experimental study of burning rate in hydrocarbon pool fires

J.M. Chatris;J. Quintela;J. Folch;E. Planas

270
Citations
Historical analysis of accidents in seaports

Rosa-Mari Darbra;Joaquim Casal

258
Citations
Mathematical modelling of accidental gas releases

Helena Montiel;Juan A. Vı́lchez;Joaquim Casal;Josep Arnaldos

256
Citations
Analysis of the geometric and radiative characteristics of hydrocarbon pool-fires

M. Muñoz;J. Arnaldos;J. Casal;E. Planas

233
Citations
A survey of accidents occurring during the transport of hazardous substances by road and rail.

A. Oggero;R. M. Darbra;Miguel Munoz;E. Planas

221
Citations
Jet fires and the domino effect

Mercedes Gómez-Mares;Luis Zárate;Joaquim Casal

210
Citations
Historical analysis of accidents in chemical plants and in the transportation of hazardous materials

Juan A. Vílchez;Sergi Sevilla;Helena Montiel;Joaquim Casal

196
Citations
Assessing the consequences of pipeline accidents to support land-use planning

Unknown

172
Citations
The significance of domino effect in chemical accidents

B. Hemmatian;B. Abdolhamidzadeh;R.M. Darbra;J. Casal

151
Citations
Assessment of the shape of vertical jet fires

A. Palacios;J. Casal

149
Citations
Predicting the frequency of accidents in port areas by developing event trees from historical analysis

A. Ronza;S. Félez;R.M. Darbra;S. Carol

135
Citations
A Survey of the Origin, Type and Consequences of Fire Accidents in Process Plants and in the Transportation of Hazardous Materials

E. Planas-Cuchi;H. Montiel;J. Casal

130
Citations
Historical analysis of accidents in the transportation of natural gas

Helena Montiel;Juan A. Vílchez;Josep Arnaldos;Joaquim Casal

126
Citations
Establishing safety distances for wildland fires

Luis Zárate;Josep Arnaldos;Joaquim Casal

125
Citations
Generic event trees and probabilities for the release of different types of hazardous materials

Juan A. Vílchez;Vicenç Espejo;Joaquim Casal

124
Citations
Thermal radiation from vertical jet fires

A. Palacios;M. Muñoz;R.M. Darbra;J. Casal

123
Citations
Improved equation for the calculation of minimum fluidization velocity

Antoni Lucas;Josep Arnaldos;Joaquim Casal;Lluis Puigjaner

120
Citations
Predicting the emissive power of hydrocarbon pool fires.

Miguel Muñoz;Eulàlia Planas;Fabio Ferrero;Joaquim Casal

120
Citations
Calculating overpressure from BLEVE explosions

E. Planas-Cuchi;J.M. Salla;J. Casal

105
Citations