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Paulo B. Lourenço

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Engineering and Technology
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
93
Citations
33271
World Ranking
223
National Ranking
3

Paulo B. Lourenço 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 Paulo B. Lourenço sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 1,019 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paulo B. Lourenço 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 Paulo B. Lourenço sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Paulo B. Lourenço is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly civil and structural engineering. Their research covers a broad range of topics within the engineering domain, with a notable focus on masonry and concrete structural analysis, seismic performance and analysis, and building materials and conservation.

Their work encompasses various main research fields and subfields, including:

  • Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Geology

Core topics addressed in their research include:

  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Building Materials and Conservation
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis

Paulo B. Lourenço has published numerous papers in several scientific venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures by using the internet of things: A review, 2022, Journal of Building Engineering
  • Prediction of cement-based mortars compressive strength using machine learning techniques, 2021, Neural Computing and Applications
  • Mapping and holistic design of natural hydraulic lime mortars, 2020, Cement and Concrete Research
  • Learning from failure: Damage and failure of masonry structures, after the 2017 Lesvos earthquake (Greece), 2020, Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Revealing the nature of metakaolin-based concrete materials using artificial intelligence techniques, 2022, Construction and Building Materials

The scientist frequently publishes in a set of established venues, which include:

  • Engineering Structures
  • International Journal of Architectural Heritage
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Structures

They have collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Nuno Mendes
  • Marco Francesco Funari
  • Shaghayegh Karımzadeh
  • Alberto Barontini
  • Daniel V. Oliveira

In addition to journal articles, Paulo B. Lourenço has contributed to book publications. One recorded book publication is titled "18th International Probabilistic Workshop" published by Springer Nature in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Computational strategies for masonry structures

    P.B. Lourenco

  • Multisurface Interface Model for Analysis of Masonry Structures

    Paulo B. Lourenço;Jan G. Rots

  • Computations on historic masonry structures

    Paulo B Lourenço

  • Structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures by using the internet of things: A review

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  • Monitoring historical masonry structures with operational modal analysis: Two case studies

    L.F. Ramos;L. Marques;P.B. Lourenço;G. De Roeck

  • CONTINUUM MODEL FOR MASONRY: PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND VALIDATION

    Paulo B. Lourenço;Jan G. Rots;Johan Blaauwendraad

  • Homogenised limit analysis of masonry walls, Part I: Failure surfaces

    G. Milani;P. B. Lourenço;A. Tralli

  • A micro-mechanical model for the homogenisation of masonry

    A. Zucchini;Paulo B. Lourenço

  • A plane stress softening plasticity model for orthotropic materials

    Paulo B. Lourénço;Paulo B. Lourénço;René De Borst;Jan G. Rots

  • Numerical models for the seismic assessment of an old masonry tower

    Fernando Peña;Paulo B. Lourenço;Nuno Mendes;Daniel V. Oliveira

  • Analysis of Masonry Structures Without Box Behavior

    Paulo B. Lourenço;Nuno Mendes;Luís F. Ramos;Daniel V. Oliveira

  • Ultrasonic evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of granites.

    Graça Vasconcelos;Paulo B. Lourenço;C. A. S. Alves;J. Pamplona

  • Influence of aggregates grading and water/cement ratio in workability and hardened properties of mortars

    Vladimir G. Haach;Graça Vasconcelos;Paulo B. Lourenço

  • Mortar-based systems for externally bonded strengthening of masonry

    Gianmarco de Felice;Stefano De Santis;Leire Garmendia;Bahman Ghiassi

  • Experimental characterization of stone masonry in shear and compression

    Graça Vasconcelos;Paulo B. Lourenço

  • On the dynamics of rocking motion of single rigid–block structures

    F. Peña;F. Prieto;P. B. Lourenço;A. Campos Costa

  • 3D non-linear behavior of masonry arch bridges

    Gabriele Milani;Paulo B. LourençO

  • Experimental and numerical issues in the modelling of the mechanical behaviour of masonry

    Paulo B. Lourenço

  • Performance assessment of basalt FRCM for retrofit applications on masonry

    Gian Piero Lignola;Carmelo Caggegi;Francesca Ceroni;Stefano De Santis

  • Prediction of cement-based mortars compressive strength using machine learning techniques

    Panagiotis G. Asteris;Mohammadreza Koopialipoor;Danial Jahed Armaghani;Evgenios A. Kotsonis

  • Homogenised limit analysis of masonry walls, Part II: Structural examples

    G. Milani;P. B. Lourenço;A. Tralli

  • Homogenization approach for the limit analysis of out-of-plane loaded masonry walls

    Gabriele Milani;Gabriele Milani;Paulo Lourenço;Paulo Lourenço;Antonio Tralli;Antonio Tralli

  • Guidelines for the on-site assessment of historic timber structures

    Helena Cruz;David Yeomans;Eleftheria Tsakanika;Nicola Macchioni

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel V. Oliveira
Daniel V. Oliveira University of Minho
Gabriele Milani
Gabriele Milani Polytechnic University of Milan
Joaquim A. O. Barros
Joaquim A. O. Barros University of Minho
Humberto Varum
Humberto Varum University of Porto
Hugo Rodrigues
Hugo Rodrigues University of Aveiro
Claudio Modena
Claudio Modena University of Padua
G. De Roeck
G. De Roeck KU Leuven
Antonio Tralli
Antonio Tralli University of Ferrara
Giorgio Monti
Giorgio Monti Sapienza University of Rome
Raúl Fangueiro
Raúl Fangueiro University of Minho

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