Smart Asphalt Mixtures: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Research Trends
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Abstract
A smart asphalt mixture holds new capabilities different from the original ones or can react to a stimulus. These capabilities can be categorized based on smartness or function: smartness, mechanical, electrical, optical, energy harvesting, electromagnetic wave/radiation shielding/absorbing, and water related. The most important capabilities applied to asphalt mixtures are the photocatalytic, self-cleaning, self-healing, superhydrophobic, thermochromic, deicing/anti-icing, and latent heat thermal energy storage abilities. This research deals with a bibliometric review of the peer-reviewed journal articles published on the Scopus database, with the strings of terms related to these capabilities and asphalt or bitum in their titles, abstracts, and keywords. The review analysis highlighted the increasing number of accumulated publications, confirming the relevance of this research topic in recent years. The capability most often referred to was self-healing. The study showed that China was the most productive country. Research articles were mostly published in the journal Construction and Building Materials. Several techniques and methods are being developed regarding smart asphalt mixtures; for that reason, this research work aims to evaluate the literature under a bibliometric analysis.
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OpenAlex topics: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation · Smart Materials for Construction · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
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Affiliations
Department of Civil Engineering, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, ARISE, University of Minho, Guimarães 4800-058, Portugal
Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Azurém Campus, Guimarães 4800-058, Portugal
Funding
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
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