Bernhard Elsener

9.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
134 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Elsener is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Elsener has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 72 papers in Materials Chemistry and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Elsener's work include Concrete Corrosion and Durability (73 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (65 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (26 papers). Bernhard Elsener is often cited by papers focused on Concrete Corrosion and Durability (73 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (65 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (26 papers). Bernhard Elsener collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Norway. Bernhard Elsener's co-authors include Ueli Angst, Claus K. Larsen, Øystein Vennesland, Antonella Rossi, Pietro Pedeferri, Luca Bertolini, R.B. Polder, H. Böhni, Davide Atzei and Marzia Fantauzzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Elsener

128 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Critical chloride content in reinforced concrete — A review

2009 1.1k citations Ueli Angst, Bernhard Elsener et al. profile →
Corrosion of Steel in Concrete: Prevention, Diagnosis, Repair

2004 599 citations Luca Bertolini, Bernhard Elsener et al. profile →
Exploiting XPS for the identification of sulfides and polysulfides

2015 436 citations Marzia Fantauzzi, Bernhard Elsener et al. profile →
Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

2013 378 citations Luca Bertolini, Bernhard Elsener et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ni-P Coatings as Hydrogen Permeation Barriers—A Review 2025 ·Coatings ·(unknown), Bernhard Elsener, Antonella Rossi	4
2	Chloride-induced corrosion of steel in concrete—insights from bimodal neutron and X-ray microtomography combined with ex-situ microscopy 2024 ·Materials and Structures ·Ueli Angst, Emanuele Rossi, (unknown), David Mannes, Pavel Trtik, Bernhard Elsener, (unknown), Markus Ströbl	14
3	Surface modification of food-grade PVC monitored by angle-resolved XPS 2024 ·Vacuum ·(unknown), Marzia Fantauzzi, Bernhard Elsener, Antonella Rossi	7
4	The effect of the saliva formulation on brass corrosion 2022 ·Materials and Corrosion ·(unknown), Bernhard Elsener, Davide Atzei, Antonella Rossi, Marzia Fantauzzi	1
5	Model Protective Films on Cu-Zn Alloys Simulating the Inner Surfaces of Historical Brass Wind Instruments by EIS and XPS 2020 ·Frontiers in Chemistry ·Marzia Fantauzzi, Bernhard Elsener, (unknown), (unknown), Antonella Rossi	7
6	Kinetics of electrochemical dissolution of metals in porous media 2019 ·Nature Materials ·Matteo Stefanoni, Ueli Angst, Bernhard Elsener	100
7	Experimental Protocol to Determine the Chloride Threshold Value for Corrosion in Samples Taken from Reinforced Concrete Structures 2017 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Ueli Angst, (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Elsener	14
8	Experimental Protocol to Determine the Chloride Threshold Value for Corrosion in Samples Taken from Reinforced Concrete Structures 2017 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Ueli Angst, (unknown), Matthias Wagner, Bernhard Elsener	31
9	Effect of cracks on chloride-induced corrosion of steel in concrete - a review: Etatsprogrammet Varige konstruksjoner 2012-2015 2017 ·(unknown), Ueli Angst, Matthias Wagner, Claus K. Larsen, Bernhard Elsener	7
10	Epoxy‐coated reinforcement in concrete structures: Results of a Swiss pilot project after 24 years of field exposure 2016 ·Materials and Corrosion ·Sylvia Keßler, Ueli Angst, (unknown), Bernhard Elsener, Christoph Gehlen	7
11	Measuring corrosion rates: A novel AC method based on processing and analysing signals recorded in the time domain 2014 ·Corrosion Science ·Ueli Angst, Bernhard Elsener	16
12	Climbing robot for corrosion monitoring of reinforced concrete structures 2012 ·UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) ·(unknown), Gilles Caprari, Ueli Angst, Roland Siegwart, Robert J. Flatt, Bernhard Elsener	28
13	Arsenopyrite and pyrite bioleaching: evidence from XPS, XRD and ICP techniques 2011 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·Marzia Fantauzzi, (unknown), Davide Atzei, G. Loi, Bernhard Elsener, G. Rossi, Antonella Rossi	63
14	Long‐term durability of electrochemical chloride extraction 2008 ·Materials and Corrosion ·Bernhard Elsener	21
15	Electroless deposited Ni–P alloys: corrosion resistance mechanism 2008 ·Journal of Applied Electrochemistry ·Bernhard Elsener, Maura Crobu, Mariano Andrea Scorciapino, Antonella Rossi	114
16	Characterization of implant materials in fetal bovine serum and sodium sulfate by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. II. Coarsely sandblasted samples 2003 ·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ·F. Contu, Bernhard Elsener, H. Böhni	22
17	Characterization of implant materials in fetal bovine serum and sodium sulfate by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. I. Mechanically polished samples 2002 ·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research ·F. Contu, Bernhard Elsener, H. Böhni	103
18	Combined XPS and ToF-SIMS Analyses in the Study of Inhibitor Function: Organic Films on Iron 1997 ·UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) ·Antonella Rossi, Bernhard Elsener, Marcus Textor, Nicholas D. Spencer	1
19	La realcalinización y la extracción electroquímica de los cloruros en las construcciones de hormigón armado 1996 ·Materiales de Construcción ·Luca Bertolini, F. Bolzoni, Bernhard Elsener, Pietro Pedeferri, Carmen Andrade	13
20	INSPECTION AND MONITORING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES - ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS TO DETECT CORROSION 1993 ·Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring ·Bernhard Elsener, (unknown), H. Böhni	4

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