Jones Owusu Twumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Materials Chemistry
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics

In their own words

Structural Health Monitoring
Reliability-based Condition Assessment
Radar NDE
Corrosion

Publications: 302013–2026
Citations: 167to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.631.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 8 scored papers
Open access: 75%6 of the 8 whose access is recorded

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 184 citations, h-index 7 and i10-index 6 (116 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Engineer in trainingGhana Irrigation Development Authority2008–2009

Education

Ph.D Civil Engineering (Structures), Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell2013–2019
MS. Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental EngineeringSouthern Illinois University Carbondale2012–2013
BSc. Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2004–2008

On their papers

Publications

30 in all

Investigating the effects of thermal barrier and anti-corrosion coatings on Ni–Ti SMAs’ transformation enthalpy and recovery capabilities through ambient actuation
2026Smart Materials and StructuresJournalOpen access1 citation10.1088/1361-665x/ae4b76
Design for greater efficiency awareness: a critical assessment of Ghana's design professionals
2026

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Civil and Structural Engineering517%
Building and Construction413%
Materials Chemistry310%
Marketing13%
Mechanical Engineering13%
Polymers and Plastics13%
Rehabilitation13%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment13%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Concrete and Cement Materials Research3
Concrete Corrosion and Durability2
Innovative concrete reinforcement materials2
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques2
Energy Efficiency and Management1
Environmental Sustainability in Business1
Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies1
Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring1
Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications1
Materials Engineering and Processing1
Musicians’ Health and Performance1
Polymer composites and self-healing1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

63% of their 8 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States2
United Kingdom2
China1
Hong Kong SAR1
Taiwan1
South Africa1
Thailand1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Edinburgh Napier UniversityGB2 papers
Cleveland State UniversityUS2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHK1 paper
King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokTH1 paper
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityTW1 paper
North Dakota State UniversityUS1 paper
Prince of Songkla UniversityTH1 paper
Chiang Mai UniversityTH1 paper

Where they publish

Measurement3
Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII3
Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 20162
2017 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC)1
Built Environment Project and Asset Management1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities2
15Life on land2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Surface and subsurface remote sensing of concrete structures using synthetic aperture radar imaging
Journal of Structural Engineering
201732 citations
All-optical photoacoustic sensors for steel rebar corrosion monitoring
Sensors
201831 citations
A machine learning-based structural load estimation model for shear-critical RC beams and slabs using multifractal analysis
Construction and Building Materials11
202314 citations

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Built Environment Project and Asset Management

Structural systems for green adaptive buildings

2026Research Companion on Circularity, Deconstruction and Adaptability in Green BuildingsBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Rice Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Sustainable Construction

2024Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen access4 citations10.4314/just.v1i1.2s

Discover Civil Engineering

2024DiscoverJournalSenior author0 citations

Electromagnetic characterization of white spruce at different moisture contents using synthetic aperture radar imaging

2018Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIIConference2 citations10.1117/12.2296343.short

Finite element simulation of photoacoustic fiber optic sensors for surface corrosion detection on a steel rod

2018Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIIConference10 citations10.1117/12.2295032.short

Real time corrosion detection of rebar using embeddable fiber optic ultrasound sensor

2018Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2018Conference5 citations10.1117/12.2302901.short

Characterization of steel rebar spacing using synthetic aperture radar imaging

2018Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIIConference10 citations10.1117/12.2295627.short

Corrosion current level estimation of rust samples using inverse dielectric spectroscopy

20172017 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC)ConferenceFirst author1 citation

Condition assessment of corroded steel rebar in free space using synthetic aperture radar images

2017Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2017Conference1 citation10.1117/12.2258658.short

Roadside IED detection using subsurface imaging radar and rotary UAV

2016Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXIConference3 citations10.1117/12.2223445.short

Sizing and ranging criteria for SAR images of steel and wood specimens

2016Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2016Conference7 citations10.1117/12.2218441.short

Quantitative sensing of corroded steel rebar embedded in cement mortar specimens using ultrasonic testing

2016Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2016ConferenceFirst author6 citations10.1117/12.2218451.short

Ultrasonic transmission from fiber optic generators on steel plate

2016Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil InfrastructureConference5 citations10.1117/12.2219205.short

Structural Health Monitoring of Bridge Abutments using Imaging Radar and Digital Image Correlation

2016Collection of SHM Case Studies by ASCE SEI Methods of MonitoringCommittee. ReportJournal6 citations

Forward and inverse dielectric modeling of oven-dried cement paste specimens in the frequency range of 1.02 GHz to 4.50 GHz

2015Structural Health Monitoring and Inspection of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2015ConferenceFirst author4 citations10.1117/12.2075672.short

Prediction of 28-day compressive strength of concrete using relevance vector machines (RVM)

2013Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleThesisFirst author0 citations

Collection of SHM Case Studies by ASCE SEI Methods of MonitoringCommittee. Report

Construction and Building Materials1

Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXI1

How it can be read

75% free to read, of the 8 recorded

Diamond 2 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 3 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 7%Behind a paywall
Unknown 22 · 73%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

2 of 30 papers name a funder

National Aeronautics and Space Administration1
National Natural Science Foundation of China1
Royal Academy of Engineering1

Open access · Green

Finite element simulation of photoacoustic fiber optic sensors for surface corrosion detection on a steel rod

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII

201810 citations