2026 Karen Scrivener: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	121	463	444	5	5	400	64495

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Materials Science

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award
2014 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Karen Scrivener is affiliated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, materials chemistry, building and construction, earth-surface processes, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work prominently covers topics such as concrete and cement materials research, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, magnesium oxide properties and applications, concrete properties and behavior, recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, building materials and conservation, and concrete corrosion and durability.

Scrivener has published extensively in venues including Cement and Concrete Research, Materials and Structures, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Construction and Building Materials.

Notable recent papers include:

Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Limestone calcined clay cement and concrete: A state-of-the-art review, 2021, Cement and Concrete Research
Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC, 2020, Materials and Structures
The reaction between metakaolin and limestone and its effect in porosity refinement and mechanical properties, 2020, Cement and Concrete Research
Characterization of interfacial transition zone in concrete prepared with carbonated modeled recycled concrete aggregates, 2020, Cement and Concrete Research

Frequent collaborators include Franco Zunino, Fabien Georget, William Wilson, Barbara Lothenbach, and Paul Bowen.

Karen Scrivener was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2014.

Best Publications

Supplementary cementitious materials

Barbara Lothenbach;Karen Scrivener;R.D. Hooton

3444
Citations
Eco-efficient cements: Potential economically viable solutions for a low-CO2 cement-based materials industry

Karen L. Scrivener;Vanderley M. John;Ellis M. Gartner

2865
Citations
Mechanisms of cement hydration

Jeffrey W. Bullard;Hamlin M. Jennings;Richard A. Livingston;Andre Nonat

2308
Citations
A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials

Karen Scrivener;Ruben Snellings;Barbara Lothenbach

1970
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Influence of limestone on the hydration of Portland cements

Barbara Lothenbach;Gwenn Le Saout;Emmanuel Gallucci;Karen Scrivener

1795
Citations
The Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) Between Cement Paste and Aggregate in Concrete

Karen L. Scrivener;Alison K. Crumbie;Peter Laugesen

1506
Citations
Calcined clay limestone cements (LC3)

Karen Scrivener;Fernando Martirena;Shashank Bishnoi;Soumen Maity

1495
Citations
Cement substitution by a combination of metakaolin and limestone

M. Antoni;J. Rossen;F. Martirena;K. Scrivener

1460
Citations
Advances in understanding hydration of Portland cement

Karen L. Scrivener;Patrick Juilland;Paulo J.M. Monteiro

1281
Citations
Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

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

1225
Citations
The origin of the pozzolanic activity of calcined clay minerals: A comparison between kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite

Rodrigo Fernandez;Fernando Martirena;Karen L. Scrivener

1216
Citations
Hydration products of alkali activated slag cement

Shao-Dong Wang;Karen L. Scrivener

1150
Citations
Backscattered electron imaging of cementitious microstructures: Understanding and quantification

Karen L. Scrivener

1063
Citations
Delayed ettringite formation

H.F.W Taylor;C Famy;K.L Scrivener

988
Citations
Hydration of cementitious materials, present and future

Karen L. Scrivener;André Nonat

984
Citations
Factors affecting the strength of alkali-activated slag

Shao-Dong Wang;Karen L. Scrivener;P.L. Pratt

856
Citations
Understanding the Filler Effect on the Nucleation and Growth of C-S-H

E. Berodier;K. Scrivener

792
Citations
Investigation of the calcined kaolinite content on the hydration of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)

François Avet;Karen Scrivener

771
Citations
Advances in understanding cement hydration mechanisms

Karen Scrivener;Alexandre Ouzia;Patrick Juilland;Aslam Kunhi Mohamed

711
Citations
Development of a new rapid, relevant and reliable (R3) test method to evaluate the pozzolanic reactivity of calcined kaolinitic clays

François Avet;Ruben Snellings;Adrian Alujas Diaz;Mohsen Ben Haha

706
Citations
Quantitative study of Portland cement hydration by X-ray diffraction/rietveld analysis and independent methods

K.L. Scrivener;T. Füllmann;E. Gallucci;G. Walenta

598
Citations
Alkali-activated slag cement and concrete: a review of properties and problems

Shao-Dong Wang;Xin-Cheng Pu;K. L. Scrivener;P. L. Pratt

591
Citations
| A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials | Taylor & Francis Group

Karen Scrivener;Ruben Snellings;Barbara Lothenbach

32
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