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2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
121
Citations
64495
World Ranking
463
National Ranking
6

Karen Scrivener publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen Scrivener sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 400 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Karen Scrivener D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen Scrivener sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • Mechanisms of cement hydration

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

  • A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials

    Karen Scrivener;Ruben Snellings;Barbara Lothenbach

  • Influence of limestone on the hydration of Portland cements

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

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

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

  • Calcined clay limestone cements (LC3)

    Karen Scrivener;Fernando Martirena;Shashank Bishnoi;Soumen Maity

  • Cement substitution by a combination of metakaolin and limestone

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

  • Advances in understanding hydration of Portland cement

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

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

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

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

    Rodrigo Fernandez;Fernando Martirena;Karen L. Scrivener

  • Hydration products of alkali activated slag cement

    Shao-Dong Wang;Karen L. Scrivener

  • Backscattered electron imaging of cementitious microstructures: Understanding and quantification

    Karen L. Scrivener

  • Delayed ettringite formation

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

  • Hydration of cementitious materials, present and future

    Karen L. Scrivener;André Nonat

  • Factors affecting the strength of alkali-activated slag

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

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

    E. Berodier;K. Scrivener

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

    François Avet;Karen Scrivener

  • Advances in understanding cement hydration mechanisms

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

    Karen Scrivener;Ruben Snellings;Barbara Lothenbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Lothenbach
Barbara Lothenbach Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Pietro Lura
Pietro Lura Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Aditya Kumar
Aditya Kumar Missouri University of Science and Technology
Wei Sun
Wei Sun Southeast University
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University
Frank Winnefeld
Frank Winnefeld Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
John L. Provis
John L. Provis Paul Scherrer Institute

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