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2026
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UK
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
120
Citations
66631
World Ranking
483
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

John L. Provis is affiliated with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Their research work broadly spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with 242 and 96 publications in these areas respectively.

The key subfields of their study include Civil and Structural Engineering (173 publications), Materials Chemistry (79 publications), Building and Construction (40 publications), Environmental Engineering (12 publications), and Mechanical Engineering (11 publications).

Provis's main research topics cover:

  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
  • Innovative Concrete Reinforcement Materials
  • Concrete Properties and Behavior
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Recycling and Utilization of Industrial and Municipal Waste in Materials Production
  • Nuclear Materials and Radiation Effects

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Cement and Concrete Research (25 publications)
  • Materials and Structures (18 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • Frontiers in Materials (6 publications)
  • Cement and Concrete Composites (5 publications)

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by John L. Provis include:

  • Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC, 2020, Materials and Structures
  • Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL, 2021, Materials and Structures
  • The role of zinc in metakaolin-based geopolymers, 2020, Cement and Concrete Research
  • Mechanical and physical properties of inorganic polymer cement made of iron-rich laterite and lateritic clay: A comparative study, 2020, Cement and Concrete Research

Frequent co-authors in their research collaboration network include:

  • Susan A. Bernal (32 joint publications)
  • Brant Walkley (27 joint publications)
  • Theodore Hanein (17 joint publications)
  • Daniel A. Geddes (17 joint publications)
  • Barbara Lothenbach (9 joint publications)

John L. Provis has contributed to a number of book publications, primarily with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, with three titles released between 2020 and 2023. These include lecture notes related to alkali-activated materials technology and structural applications, as well as a draft on urban concrete innovation.

  • Introduction to AAM technology - Lecture notes of the DuRSAAM training course held January 2020 (2020)
  • Introduction to structural application of alkali-activated concrete - Lecture notes of the DuRSAAM training course held January 2022 (2022)
  • The Urban Concrete Innovation - Final Draft for Stakeholder Review (2023)

Additionally, Ghent University published one book titled "The Urban Concrete Innovation" in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art

    P. Duxson;Ana Fernández-Jiménez;John L. Provis;G. C. Lukey

  • The Role of Inorganic Polymer Technology in the Development of ‘Green Concrete’

    Peter Duxson;John L. Provis;Grant C. Lukey;Jannie S.J. van Deventer

  • Advances in alternative cementitious binders

    Maria G Juenger;F. Winnefeld;J. L. Provis;J. H. Ideker

  • Understanding the relationship between geopolymer composition, microstructure and mechanical properties

    Peter Duxson;John L. Provis;Grant C. Lukey;Seth W. Mallicoat

  • Alkali-activated materials

    John L. Provis

  • Advances in understanding alkali-activated materials

    John L. Provis;Angel Palomo;Caijun Shi

  • Geopolymers and Related Alkali-Activated Materials

    John L. Provis;Susan A. Bernal

  • Modification of phase evolution in alkali-activated blast furnace slag by the incorporation of fly ash

    Idawati Ismail;Idawati Ismail;Susan A. Bernal;Susan A. Bernal;John L. Provis;John L. Provis;Rackel San Nicolas

  • Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

    Guillaume Habert;Sabbie A. Miller;Vanderley M. John;John L. Provis

  • Geopolymers and other alkali activated materials: why, how, and what?

    John L. Provis

  • Do Geopolymers Actually Contain Nanocrystalline Zeolites? A Reexamination of Existing Results

    John L. Provis;Grant C. Lukey;Jannie S. J. van Deventer

  • Magnesia-Based Cements: A Journey of 150 Years, and Cements for the Future?

    Sam A. Walling;John L. Provis

  • Gel nanostructure in alkali-activated binders based on slag and fly ash, and effects of accelerated carbonation

    Susan A. Bernal;Susan A. Bernal;John L. Provis;John L. Provis;Brant Walkley;Rackel San Nicolas

  • Geopolymer foam concrete: An emerging material for sustainable construction

    Zuhua Zhang;John L. Provis;Andrew Reid;Hao Wang

  • Alkali activated materials : state-of-the-art report, RILEM TC 224-AAM

    John L. Provis;Jannie S.J. Van Deventer

  • Technical and commercial progress in the adoption of geopolymer cement

    Jannie S.J. Van Deventer;John L. Provis;Peter Duxson

  • Geopolymers : structure, processing, properties and industrial applications

    John L Provis;Jan Stephanus Jakob Van Deventer

  • Evolution of binder structure in sodium silicate-activated slag-metakaolin blends

    Susan A. Bernal;John L. Provis;Volker Rose;Ruby Mejía de Gutierrez

  • Designing Precursors for Geopolymer Cements

    Peter Duxson;John L. Provis

  • Effect of Calcium Silicate Sources on Geopolymerisation

    Christina K. Yip;Grant C. Lukey;John L. Provis;Jannie S.J. van Deventer

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan A. Bernal
Susan A. Bernal University of Bath
Jannie S.J. van Deventer
Jannie S.J. van Deventer University of Melbourne
Zuhua Zhang
Zuhua Zhang University of Southern Queensland
Hao Wang
Hao Wang Swinburne University of Technology
Thomas Proffen
Thomas Proffen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Barbara Lothenbach
Barbara Lothenbach Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Frank Winnefeld
Frank Winnefeld Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Maria C. G. Juenger
Maria C. G. Juenger The University of Texas at Austin
Francisca Puertas
Francisca Puertas Spanish National Research Council
Greg G. Qiao
Greg G. Qiao University of Melbourne

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