2026 Yahya C. Kurama: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	33	9369	9012	2633	2429	140	5471

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Engineering and Technology

9369

9012

2633

2429

140

5471

Engineering and Technology

D-Index

Citations

5471

World Ranking

9369

National Ranking

2633

Overview

Yahya C. Kurama is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focused expertise in Civil and Structural Engineering as well as Building and Construction. Contributions also extend into Computational Mechanics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their scholarly work covers key topics that include:

Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Seismic Performance and Analysis
Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
Concrete Corrosion and Durability

Their publication record features numerous articles in leading engineering journals with frequent appearances in:

PCI Journal
Engineering Structures
ACI Structural Journal
Cement and Concrete Research
Journal of Structural Engineering

Notable recent papers include:

Impact of physical and physicochemical properties of supplementary cementitious materials on structural build-up of cement-based pastes, 2020, Cement and Concrete Research
Experimental and numerical study of precast posttensioned walls with yielding-based and friction-based energy dissipation, 2020, Engineering Structures
Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on viscosity of cement-based pastes, 2021, Cement and Concrete Research
Experimental comparisons of repairable precast concrete shear walls with a monolithic cast-in-place wall, 2020, Engineering Structures
Quantitative assessment of nonlinear macro-models for global behavior and design of planar RC walls, 2020, Engineering Structures

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers including:

Jon Mohle
Steven M. Barbachyn
Ashley P. Thrall
Brad D. Weldon
Shane Oh

Best Publications

Seismic-Resistant Precast Concrete Structures: State of the Art

Yahya C. Kurama;Sri Sritharan;Robert B. Fleischman;Jose I. Restrepo

480
Citations
Lateral Load Behavior and Seismic Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls

Yahya Kurama;Richard Sause;Stephen Pessiki;Le-Wu Lu

360
Citations
Seismic behavior and design of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete frames

Yahya Kurama;Stephen Pessiki;Richard Sause;Le-Wu Lu

252
Citations
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Recycled Concrete Coarse Aggregates

Adam M. Knaack;Yahya C. Kurama

229
Citations
A Friction Damper for Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Moment Frames

Brian G. Morgen;Yahya C. Kurama

215
Citations
Seismic Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls with Supplemental Viscous Damping

Yahya C. Kurama

213
Citations
Behavior of Precast Concrete Shear Walls for Seismic Regions: Comparison of Hybrid and Emulative Specimens

Brian J. Smith;Yahya C. Kurama;Michael J. McGinnis

213
Citations
Hybrid Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls for Use in Seismic Regions

Yahya C. Kurama

206
Citations
Design and Measured Behavior of a Hybrid Precast Concrete Wall Specimen for Seismic Regions

Brian J. Smith;Brian J. Smith;Yahya C. Kurama;Yahya C. Kurama;Michael J. McGinnis;Michael J. McGinnis

202
Citations
Ground motion scaling methods for different site conditions and structure characteristics

Y. C. Kurama;K. T. Farrow

202
Citations
Seismic Design of Friction-Damped Precast Concrete Frame Structures

Brian G. Morgen;Yahya C. Kurama

176
Citations
Strength and stiffness of concrete with recycled concrete aggregates

Michael J. McGinnis;Mark Davis;Andres de la Rosa;Brad D. Weldon

171
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
Posttensioned Hybrid Coupled Walls under Lateral Loads

Yahya C. Kurama;Qiang Shen

147
Citations
Seismic Response Evaluation of Posttensioned Precast Concrete Frames with Friction Dampers

Brian G. Morgen;Yahya C. Kurama

116
Citations
An alternative pushover analysis procedure to estimate seismic displacement demands

Sun-Pil Kim;Yahya C. Kurama

108
Citations
Seismic Response Evaluation of UnbondedPost-Tensioned Precast Walls

Yahya C. Kurama;Richard Sause;Stephen Pessiki;Le-Wu Lu

97
Citations
Experimental Evaluation of Posttensioned Hybrid Coupled Wall Subassemblages

Yahya C. Kurama;Brad D. Weldon;Qiang Shen

94
Citations
Seismic Design of Partially Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls

Yahya C. Kurama

93
Citations
Analytical Modeling of Medium-Rise Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls

Hua Jiang;Yahya C. Kurama

78
Citations
Design of Normal Strength Concrete Mixtures with Recycled Concrete Aggregates

A M Knaack;Yahya C Kurama

72
Citations