Rafat Siddique

About Rafat Siddique

Amongst top 0.014 percent academics (8th in the world & 1st in India) as per Stanford University Ranking. Total citations having H- Index of 94+37+ years of academic, research and management experience, being Full-Professor since 2003. Presently, I am Senior Professor of Civil Engineering and Dean, Sustainability at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, India. Held leadership positions; Dean, Research and Development (20••••23); Dean of Faculty Affairs (20••••14), Head of Civil Engineering Department (20••••06).STANFORD UNIVERSITY RANKING - Ranked 8th in the world & 1st in India amongst authors in subject area of \"Building and Construction\" a list of top scientists\' subject-wise, an independent study conducted by Stanford University Scientists, led by Dr Ioannidis and his research team.Contributed significantly to the area of utilization of waste materials and Industrial by-products in the development of sustainable construction materials. Editor of prestigious Journals of Elsevier, ASCE and Taylor & FrancisEditor, Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier) Associate Editor, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE)Associate Editor, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering (Taylor & Francis)Associate Editor, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials (T&F)(2012- 17) Associate Editor, Journal of King Saud University (Engineering Sciences) Editorial Board Member, Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Elsevier) Editorial Board Member, Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier) Invited Professor to number of universities in Bangkok, France, Germany, Finland, Mexico, U.K, Australia, China, USA. Prolific speaker, and delivered keynote/Invited lectures in number of Universities in Australia, Bangkok, Belgium, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, UAE, USA, Vietnam etc. Published 220+ papers in reputed Q-1 Journals and Conferences; authored 04 books including two books by Springer titled “Waste Materials and By-products in Concrete” and “Supplementary Cementing Materials”. Editor of two books by Elsevier titled “Waste and Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete: Characterization, Properties and Applications” and “Self-Compacting Concrete: Materials, Properties and Applications.”

Experience

1. Editor, Results in Engineering

   Elsevier

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering (Concrete Materials -- Fibre Reinforced Concrete)

  1990 — 1993

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Post-doc, Civil Engineering (Use of Byproducts in Concrete)

  2001 — 2003

• National Institute of Technology Rourkela

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering

  1982 — 1986

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Civil Engineering

  1987 — 1988

Skills

• Waste Plastics
• Waste Foundry Sand
• Microbial Concrete
• Educational Leadership
• Sustainable Cement Based Materials
• Concrete at Elevated Temperature
• Municipal Solid Waste
• Civil Engineering
• Fly Ash
• Engineering
• Lecturing
• Self Compacting Concrete
• Teaching
• Fungal Treated Concrete
• Fibre Reinforced Concrete
• Industrial Byproducrts
• Concrete
• Higher Education
• Concrete Materials
• Sustainability
• Research
• Matlab
• Team Management
• Scrap Tires
• Solid Waste Management
• Leadership
• Coal Bottom Ash
• Structural Analysis
• High Performance Concrete
• Science