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Retraction

RETRACTED: Rahimzadeh et al. Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1723

by
Chiya Y. Rahimzadeh
1,2,*,
Ahmed Salih
3 and
Azeez A. Barzinjy
4,5
1
Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Soran University, Soran 44008, Iraq
2
Scientific Research Centre, Soran University, Soran 44008, Iraq
3
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Iraq
4
Department of Physics, College of Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil 44001, Iraq
5
Department of Physics Education, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2025, 17(22), 9943; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17229943
Submission received: 25 September 2025 / Accepted: 22 October 2025 / Published: 7 November 2025
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article titled “Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the relevance of a number of references presented in this study [1].
Adhering to our standard procedure, the Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation that identified concerns relating to the integrity of the peer-review process and confirmed the presence of a significant number of citations that were not compliant with MDPI’s citation policies (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark20).
As a result, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the reliability of the findings and has decided to retract this publication, as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability.
The authors do not agree with this decision.

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  1. Rahimzadeh, C.Y.; Salih, A.; Barzinjy, A.A. RETRACTED: Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1723. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Rahimzadeh, C.Y.; Salih, A.; Barzinjy, A.A. RETRACTED: Rahimzadeh et al. Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1723. Sustainability 2025, 17, 9943. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17229943

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Rahimzadeh CY, Salih A, Barzinjy AA. RETRACTED: Rahimzadeh et al. Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1723. Sustainability. 2025; 17(22):9943. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17229943

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Rahimzadeh, Chiya Y., Ahmed Salih, and Azeez A. Barzinjy. 2025. "RETRACTED: Rahimzadeh et al. Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1723" Sustainability 17, no. 22: 9943. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17229943

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Rahimzadeh, C. Y., Salih, A., & Barzinjy, A. A. (2025). RETRACTED: Rahimzadeh et al. Systematic Multiscale Models to Predict the Compressive Strength of Cement Paste as a Function of Microsilica and Nanosilica Contents, Water/Cement Ratio, and Curing Ages. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1723. Sustainability, 17(22), 9943. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17229943

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