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Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete is a research topic within Building and Construction. Science Explorer counts 52k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites in construction, particularly in strengthening concrete structures. It covers topics such as design-oriented stress–strain models for FRP-confined concrete, bond-slip models for FRP sheets/plates bonded to concrete, and the durability performance of FRP reinforcing bars. The cluster also explores the behavior of FRP-confined concrete under axial compression, finite element analysis of FRP-to-concrete bonded joints, and stress–strain models for concrete confined by FRP composites.

  • Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
  • Construction
  • Concrete Strengthening
  • FRP Confined Concrete
  • Structural Rehabilitation
  • Bond-Slip Models
  • Durability Performance
  • Axial Compression Behavior
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Stress–Strain Models
Research works
52k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+25%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
53% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Which countries lead Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (5.5k and 1.2k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 5.5k works
  2. 2 India 1.2k works
  3. 3 United States 650 works
  4. 4 Iraq 559 works
  5. 5 Italy 478 works
  6. 6 Iran 423 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 410 works
  8. 8 Egypt 400 works
  9. 9 Japan 376 works
  10. 10 Canada 345 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 53.3%India: 11.5%United States: 6.3%Iraq: 5.4%6 others listed: 23.5%53%largest
China5,507 · 53.3%India1,187 · 11.5%United States650 · 6.3%Iraq559 · 5.4%6 others listed2,433 · 23.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete research?

By volume in 2022-now, Tongji University publishes the most Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete research, followed by Southeast University and Beijing University of Technology.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Tongji UniversityChina 266 works
  2. 2 Southeast UniversityChina 207 works
  3. 3 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 162 works
  4. 4 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 132 works
  5. 5 Chongqing UniversityChina 116 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 115 works
  7. 7 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 98 works
  8. 8 Chang'an UniversityChina 94 works
  9. 9 Hunan UniversityChina 91 works
  10. 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 85 works

Who are the leading researchers in Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete include Wei Huang, Xiaogang Wang and Kai You Wang.

  1. 1 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  2. 2 Xiaogang Wang China 260k citations
  3. 3 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  4. 4 Lei Jiang China 214k citations
  5. 5 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 186k citations
  6. 6 Qiang Zhang China 184k citations
  7. 7 Huan Liu Australia 148k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete?

The most cited paper in Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete is "Theoretical Stress‐Strain Model for Confined Concrete" (J.B. Mander, M. J. N. Priestley, R. Park, 1988), with 8,474 citations. Next come "Analysis of crack formation and crack growth in concrete by means of fracture mechanics and finite elements" (6,876) and "A plastic-damage model for concrete" (4,387).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Theoretical Stress‐Strain Model for Confined Concrete J.B. Mander, M. J. N. Priestley, R. Park · Journal of Structural Engineering Sep 1988 8,474
2 Analysis of crack formation and crack growth in concrete by means of fracture mechanics and finite elements Arne Hillerborg, Mats Modéer, Per-Erik Petersson · Cement and Concrete Research Nov 1976 6,876
3 A plastic-damage model for concrete J. Lubliner, J. Oliver, Sergio Oller et al. · International Journal of Solids and Structures Open access 1989 4,387
4 Crack band theory for fracture of concrete Zdeněk P. Bažant, Byung Hwan Oh · Materials and Structures May 1983 3,561
5 Measurement of mixed-mode delamination fracture toughness of unidirectional glass/epoxy composites with mixed-mode bending apparatus M.L. Benzeggagh, M. Kenane · Composites Science and Technology 1996 3,009
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete research done?

The largest centres of Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kafr ash Shaykh and Baqubah.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 733 works
  2. 2 ShanghaiChina 438 works
  3. 3 NanjingChina 433 works
  4. 4 Xi'anChina 312 works
  5. 5 ChangshaChina 239 works
  6. 6 GuangzhouChina 232 works
  7. 7 WuhanChina 214 works
  8. 8 BaghdadIraq 201 works
  9. 9 ChongqingChina 198 works
  10. 10 HarbinChina 182 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Kafr ash ShaykhEG · 21.3 works13×
  2. BaqubahIQ · 21.9 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete?

Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Guangdong University of Technology and Kafrelsheikh University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 24.43%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Kafrelsheikh Univers…Guangdong University…Hong Kong Polytechni…Southeast University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 77.424.1%8.9×98 +62.1%
2Guangdong University of TechnologyChina 75.335.0%7.4×52 +37.5%
3Kafrelsheikh UniversityEgypt 73.335.1%14.3×21 +331.1%
4Southeast UniversityChina 70.918.0%10.9×207 +35.7%
5University of South AustraliaAustralia 70.233.3%7.1×20 +53.1%
6Tongji UniversityChina 66.413.9%13.6×266 +52.9%
7Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 65.522.4%4.3×44 +22.6%
8Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 65.322.9%5.5×115 +42.4%
9Chongqing UniversityChina 64.819.7%8.4×116 +72.4%
10Shenzhen UniversityChina 62.819.9%6.1×57 +37.6%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, country by country

Is Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.065% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete0.057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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