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Masoud Motavalli publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masoud Motavalli sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 187 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Masoud Motavalli D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masoud Motavalli sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masoud Motavalli is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant emphasis on civil and structural engineering, building and construction, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites

Motavalli has contributed extensively to several journals, frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Procedia Structural Integrity
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Engineering Structures
  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Motavalli are:

  • Shape memory alloy reinforcement for strengthening and self-centering of concrete structures-State of the art, 2022, Construction and Building Materials
  • Strengthening and prestressing of bridge decks with ribbed iron-based shape memory alloy bars, 2021, Engineering Structures
  • Flexural strengthening of RC slabs with nonprestressed and prestressed CFRP strips using EBROG method, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Recent advancements in the applications of fiber-reinforced polymer structures in railway industry-A review, 2023, Polymer Composites
  • Experimental behavior of iron-based shape memory alloys under cyclic loading histories, 2020, Construction and Building Materials

The frequency of collaboration is notable with co-authors including Elyas Ghafoori, Moslem Shahverdi, Christoph Czaderski, Julien Michels, and Hossein Heydarinouri. These colleagues have collaborated on various projects multiple times, demonstrating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Applications of shape memory alloys in civil engineering structures—Overview, limits and new ideas

    L. Janke;L. Janke;C. Czaderski;M. Motavalli;J. Ruth

  • Iron-based shape memory alloys for civil engineering structures: An overview

    Antoni Cladera;Benedikt Weber;Christian Leinenbach;Christoph Czaderski

  • Damage Identification Using Modal Data: Experiences on a Prestressed Concrete Bridge

    Olaf Huth;Glauco Feltrin;Johan Maeck;Nedim Kilic

  • Iron-based shape memory alloys for prestressed near-surface mounted strengthening of reinforced concrete beams

    Moslem Shahverdi;Christoph Czaderski;Masoud Motavalli

  • Debonding failure modes of flexural FRP-strengthened RC beams

    Mohammad Reza Aram;Mohammad Reza Aram;Christoph Czaderski;Masoud Motavalli;Masoud Motavalli

  • Feasibility of iron-based shape memory alloy strips for prestressed strengthening of concrete structures

    C. Czaderski;M. Shahverdi;R. Brönnimann;C. Leinenbach

  • A Novel Fe‐Mn‐Si Shape Memory Alloy With Improved Shape Recovery Properties by VC Precipitation

    Zhizhong Dong;Zhizhong Dong;Ulrich E. Klotz;Christian Leinenbach;Andrea Bergamini

  • Iron-based shape memory alloy strips for strengthening RC members: Material behavior and characterization

    Moslem Shahverdi;Julien Michels;Christoph Czaderski;Masoud Motavalli

  • Fatigue strengthening of damaged metallic beams using prestressed unbonded and bonded CFRP plates

    E. Ghafoori;E. Ghafoori;M. Motavalli;J. Botsis;A. Herwig

  • Design criterion for fatigue strengthening of riveted beams in a 120-year-old railway metallic bridge using pre-stressed CFRP plates

    E. Ghafoori;E. Ghafoori;M. Motavalli;M. Motavalli;Alain Nussbaumer;A. Herwig

  • Strengthening of RC beams by iron-based shape memory alloy bars embedded in a shotcrete layer

    Moslem Shahverdi;Christoph Czaderski;Philipp Annen;Masoud Motavalli

  • Phase transformation behavior under uniaxial deformation of an Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni-VC shape memory alloy

    W.J. Lee;B. Weber;G. Feltrin;C. Czaderski

  • Glass transition evaluation of commercially available epoxy resins used for civil engineering applications

    Julien Michels;Robert Widmann;Christoph Czaderski;Reza Allahvirdizadeh

  • Development of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) strengthening system for steel plates

    M.R. Izadi;M.R. Izadi;E. Ghafoori;E. Ghafoori;M. Shahverdi;M. Shahverdi;M. Motavalli;M. Motavalli

  • Fatigue behavior of a Fe-Mn-Si shape memory alloy used for prestressed strengthening

    E. Ghafoori;E. Ghafoori;E. Hosseini;C. Leinenbach;J. Michels

  • Structural Strengthening with Prestressed CFRP Strips with Gradient Anchorage

    Julien Michels;Jose Sena-Cruz;Christoph Czaderski;Masoud Motavalli

  • Recycled concrete and mixed rubble as aggregates: Influence of variations in composition on the concrete properties and their use as structural material

    Cathleen Hoffmann;Sandy Schubert;Andreas Leemann;Masoud Motavalli

  • Prestressed CFRP for Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Recent Developments at Empa, Switzerland

    Masoud Motavalli;Masoud Motavalli;Christoph Czaderski;Kerstin Pfyl-Lang

  • Stress recovery behaviour of an Fe–Mn–Si–Cr–Ni–VC shape memory alloy used for prestressing

    W J Lee;B Weber;G Feltrin;C Czaderski

  • Mode I fatigue crack arrest in tensile steel members using prestressed CFRP plates

    Ardalan Hosseini;Ardalan Hosseini;Elyas Ghafoori;Masoud Motavalli;Masoud Motavalli;Masoud Motavalli;Alain Nussbaumer

  • Fatigue behavior of notched steel beams reinforced with bonded CFRP plates: Determination of prestressing level for crack arrest

    E. Ghafoori;A. Schumacher;M. Motavalli

Frequent Co-Authors

Elyas Ghafoori
Elyas Ghafoori Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Xiao Ling Zhao
Xiao Ling Zhao Monash University
Christian Leinenbach
Christian Leinenbach Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Riadh Al-Mahaidi
Riadh Al-Mahaidi Swinburne University of Technology
Paolo Ermanni
Paolo Ermanni ETH Zurich
Enzo Martinelli
Enzo Martinelli University of Salerno
Davood Mostofinejad
Davood Mostofinejad Isfahan University of Technology
Jürg Dual
Jürg Dual ETH Zurich
Dimitrios Lignos
Dimitrios Lignos École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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