Geert Van der Snickt

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Geert Van der Snickt is a scholar working on Archeology, Conservation and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Geert Van der Snickt has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Archeology, 48 papers in Conservation and 46 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Geert Van der Snickt's work include Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (69 papers), Conservation Techniques and Studies (48 papers) and Building materials and conservation (46 papers). Geert Van der Snickt is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (69 papers), Conservation Techniques and Studies (48 papers) and Building materials and conservation (46 papers). Geert Van der Snickt collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy. Geert Van der Snickt's co-authors include Koen Janssens, Joris Dik, Wout De Nolf, Marine Cotte, Frederik Vanmeert, Matthias Alfeld, Luuk Loeff, Letizia Monico, Stijn Legrand and Costanza Miliani and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Geert Van der Snickt

71 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A mobile instrument for in situ scanning macro-XRF investigation of historical paintings

2013 194 citations Matthias Alfeld, Geert Van der Snickt et al. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Geert Van der Snickt Belgium	30	2.0k	1.4k	1.2k	645	181	78	2.6k
Joris Dik Netherlands	29	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	663 1.0×	213 1.2×	84	2.7k
Frederik Vanmeert Belgium	27	1.2k 0.6×	764 0.6×	741 0.6×	293 0.5×	274 1.5×	66	1.7k
Francesca Rosi Italy	31	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	113 0.2×	123 0.7×	70	2.5k
Katrien Keune Netherlands	22	1.3k 0.6×	796 0.6×	774 0.7×	97 0.2×	267 1.5×	80	1.7k
Letizia Monico Italy	21	971 0.5×	654 0.5×	606 0.5×	182 0.3×	138 0.8×	42	1.2k
Marcello Picollo Italy	27	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	46 0.1×	73 0.4×	134	2.7k
Laurence de Viguerie France	21	775 0.4×	463 0.3×	436 0.4×	163 0.3×	247 1.4×	66	1.3k
Lucía Burgio United Kingdom	25	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.5×	47 0.1×	116 0.6×	56	2.7k
Janka Hradilová Czechia	21	1.0k 0.5×	621 0.5×	749 0.6×	59 0.1×	86 0.5×	60	1.4k
Laurianne Robinet France	18	746 0.4×	488 0.4×	562 0.5×	98 0.2×	165 0.9×	29	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geert Van der Snickt

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Monico, Letizia, Francesca Rosi, Costanza Miliani, et al.. (2025). Discovering the dual degradation pathway of emerald green in oil paints: The effects of light and humidity. Science Advances. 11(47). eady1807–eady1807.

Janssens, Koen, et al.. (2025). Metal Salt Weighting of Silk: Understanding Practices and Their Historical Context Through Textual Sources. Heritage. 8(8). 332–332.

Martinelli, Eugenio, Alessia Candeo, Nan Yang, et al.. (2024). Use of hyperspectral imaging to monitor the effectiveness of plasma-generated atomic oxygen for non-contact cleaning of indigo dyed silk. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 309. 14008–14008.

Kirkpatrick, Scott, et al.. (2024). The synergistic influence of metal cations on the drying and viscosity of linseed oil assessed by means of model samples containing synthesised metal carboxylates. Heritage Science. 12(1).

Janssens, Koen, et al.. (2024). In search for a new lead white: Understanding the historical production processes for industrial-age lead white pigments (1740–1940). Dyes and Pigments. 235. 112566–112566.

Janssens, Koen, et al.. (2023). Towards a novel strategy for soot removal from water-soluble materials: the synergetic effect of hydrogels and cyclomethicone on gelatine emulsion-based photographs. Heritage Science. 11(1). 4 indexed citations

Sels, Seppe, et al.. (2023). Qualitative Comparison of Lock-in Thermography (LIT) and Pulse Phase Thermography (PPT) in Mid-Wave and Long-Wave Infrared for the Inspection of Paintings. Applied Sciences. 13(7). 4094–4094. 3 indexed citations

Steenackers, Gunther, et al.. (2023). Combined macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) and pulse phase thermography (PPT) imaging for the technical study of panel paintings. Talanta. 270. 125533–125533. 1 indexed citations

Snickt, Geert Van der, et al.. (2022). The dark halo technique in the oeuvre of Michael Sweerts and other Flemish and Dutch baroque painters. A 17th c. empirical solution to mitigate the optical ‘simultaneous contrast’ effect?. Heritage Science. 10(1).

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Álvarez-Martín, Alba, et al.. (2020). Multi-modal approach for the characterization of resin carriers in Daylight Fluorescent Pigments. Microchemical Journal. 159. 105340–105340. 6 indexed citations

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Snickt, Geert Van der, et al.. (2018). In situ macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) scanning as a non-invasive tool to probe for subsurface modifications in paintings by P.P. Rubens. Microchemical Journal. 138. 238–245. 30 indexed citations

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Vanmeert, Frederik, Ella Hendriks, Geert Van der Snickt, et al.. (2018). Chemical Mapping by Macroscopic X‐ray Powder Diffraction (MA‐XRPD) of Van Gogh's Sunflowers: Identification of Areas with Higher Degradation Risk. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(25). 7418–7422. 27 indexed citations

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Snickt, Geert Van der, et al.. (2016). Jackson Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948: a non-invasive study using macro-x-ray fluorescence mapping (MA-XRF) and multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) analysis. Heritage Science. 4(1). 35 indexed citations

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Snickt, Geert Van der, et al.. (2016). Combined 1D, 2D and 3D micro-XRF techniques for the analysis of illuminated manuscripts. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 31(10). 1989–1997. 22 indexed citations

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Janssens, Koen, Geert Van der Snickt, Frederik Vanmeert, et al.. (2016). Non-Invasive and Non-Destructive Examination of Artistic Pigments, Paints, and Paintings by Means of X-Ray Methods. Topics in Current Chemistry. 374(6). 81–81. 54 indexed citations

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Janssens, Koen, Geert Van der Snickt, Matthias Alfeld, et al.. (2014). Young Anthony van Dyck Revisited: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Portrait Once Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens. Lirias (KU Leuven). 6. 21–35. 1 indexed citations

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Alfeld, Matthias, Geert Van der Snickt, Frederik Vanmeert, et al.. (2013). Scanning XRF investigation of a Flower Still Life and its underlying composition from the collection of the Kröller–Müller Museum. Applied Physics A. 111(1). 165–175. 52 indexed citations

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Snickt, Geert Van der, Costanza Miliani, Koen Janssens, et al.. (2011). Material analyses of ‘Christ with singing and music-making Angels’, a late 15th-C panel painting attributed to Hans Memling and assistants: Part I. non-invasive in situ investigations. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 26(11). 2216–2216. 39 indexed citations

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Nolf, Wout De, Joris Dik, Geert Van der Snickt, Arie Wallert, & Koen Janssens. (2011). High energy X-ray powder diffraction for the imaging of (hidden) paintings. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 26(5). 910–910. 38 indexed citations

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Radepont, Marie, Wout De Nolf, Koen Janssens, et al.. (2011). The use of microscopic X-ray diffraction for the study of HgS and its degradation products corderoite (α-Hg3S2Cl2), kenhsuite (γ-Hg3S2Cl2) and calomel (Hg2Cl2) in historical paintings. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 26(5). 959–959. 56 indexed citations

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