2026 Kent A. Harries: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	58	778	708	335	283	268	10750

Kent A. Harries publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kent A. Harries sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 268 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Kent A. Harries D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kent A. Harries sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kent A. Harries is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering, with a specialization in civil and structural engineering, building and construction, plant science, polymers and plastics, and mechanical engineering.

The main areas of study covered in their work include:

Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Bamboo properties and applications
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Concrete Corrosion and Durability
Tree Root and Stability Studies
Innovative concrete reinforcement materials

Kent A. Harries has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Mingqian Wang
Zhuolin Wang
Qingfeng Xu
Yubing Leng

Their publications appear most often in the following venues:

Construction and Building Materials
Journal of Composites for Construction
Journal of Building Engineering
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Engineering Structures

Selected recent publications include:

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of natural vs conventional building assemblies, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Study of effects of sleeve grouting defects on the seismic performance of precast concrete shear walls, 2021, Engineering Structures
Effects of grout sleeve defects and their repair on the seismic performance of precast concrete frame structures, 2021, Engineering Structures
Chemical modification of Dendrocalamus asper bamboo with citric acid and boron compounds: Effects on the physical-chemical, mechanical and thermal properties, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
Experimental study on mechanical properties of laminated bamboo beam-to-column connections, 2020, Engineering Structures

Kent A. Harries has contributed to book publications with:

Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT 2022), published by European Organization for Nuclear Research, 2022
CICE 2023 SINGLE VOLUME PROCEEDINGS, published by University of Castilla-La Mancha, 2023

Best Publications

Axial Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Confined with FRP Jackets

Stephen Pessiki;Kent A. Harries;Justin T. Kestner;Richard Sause

656
Citations
Guide for the Design and Construction of Structural Concrete Reinforced with FRP Bars

Tarek Alkhrdaji;Edward R. Fyfe;James Korff;Morris Schupack

526
Citations
Environmental durability of externally bonded FRP materials intended for repair of concrete structures

J.R. Cromwell;K.A. Harries;B.M. Shahrooz

290
Citations
Fatigue Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with GFRP Sheets

Christos G. Papakonstantinou;Michael F. Petrou;Kent A. Harries

223
Citations
Shape and gap effects on the behavior of variably confined concrete

Kent A. Harries;Shawn A. Carey

221
Citations
Fatigue Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Bridge Girders

John Aidoo;Kent A. Harries;Michael F. Petrou

216
Citations
Modeling of timber beams strengthened with various CFRP composites

Yail J. Kim;Kent A. Harries

196
Citations
BEHAVIOR AND MODELING OF CONCRETE SUBJECT TO VARIABLE CONFINING PRESSURE

Kent A. Harries;Gayatri Kharel

195
Citations
Axial Behavior and Modeling of Confined Small-, Medium-, and Large-Scale Circular Sections with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Jackets

Shawn A Carey;Kent A Harries

188
Citations
Enhancing stability of structural steel sections using FRP

Kent A. Harries;Andrew J. Peck;Elizabeth J. Abraham

181
Citations
SEISMIC RESPONSE OF STEEL BEAMS COUPLING CONCRETE WALLS

Kent A. Harries;Denis Mitchell;William D. Cook;Richard G. Redwood

179
Citations
Fatigue behavior of damaged steel beams repaired with CFRP strips

Yail J. Kim;Kent A. Harries

175
Citations
Acoustic emission monitoring of CFRP reinforced concrete slabs

Sandeep Degala;Piervincenzo Rizzo;Karthik Ramanathan;Kent A. Harries

165
Citations
Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

Hector F Archila;Sebastian Kaminski;David Trujillo;Edwin Zea Escamilla

163
Citations
Seismic Design of Hybrid Coupled Wall Systems: State of the Art

Sherif El-Tawil;Kent A. Harries;Patrick J. Fortney;Bahram M. Shahrooz

162
Citations
Behavior and Design of Reinforced Concrete, Steel, and Steel‐Concrete Coupling Beams

Kent A. Harries;Bingnian Gong;Bahram M. Shahrooz

160
Citations
Comparison of Three Flexural Retrofit Systems under Monotonic and Fatigue Loads

Joshua B. Quattlebaum;Joshua B. Quattlebaum;Kent A. Harries;Kent A. Harries;Michael F. Petrou;Michael F. Petrou

159
Citations
Combustion and charring properties of five common constructional wood species from cone calorimeter tests

Qingfeng Xu;Lingzhu Chen;Kent A. Harries;Fuwen Zhang

159
Citations
A Nonlinear Acoustic Technique for Crack Detection in Metallic Structures

Debaditya Dutta;Hoon Sohn;Kent A. Harries;Piervincenzo Rizzo

143
Citations
The Effect of the Presence of Water on the Durability of Bond between CFRP and Concrete

Baolin Wan;Michael F. Petrou;Kent A. Harries

127
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hoon Sohn Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Jian-Guo Dai City University of Hong Kong

Richard Sause Lehigh University

Sherif El-Tawil University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

James M. Ricles Lehigh University

Denis Mitchell McGill University

Charles E. Bakis Pennsylvania State University

Holmer Savastano Universidade de São Paulo

Yahya C. Kurama University of Notre Dame

Andrea Prota University of Naples Federico II

External Links

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