Jan Elsen

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Jan Elsen is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Elsen has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 42 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 30 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan Elsen's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (58 papers), Building materials and conservation (39 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (17 papers). Jan Elsen is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (58 papers), Building materials and conservation (39 papers) and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (17 papers). Jan Elsen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Ecuador and United States. Jan Elsen's co-authors include Gilles Mertens, Ruben Snellings, Koenraad Van Balen, Özlem Çizer, Tom Van Gerven, Dionys Van Gemert, Rieko Adriaens, Rafael M. Santos, Jef Vandenberghe and Sofie Hollanders and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Jan Elsen

123 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Supplementary Cementitious Materials

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Elsen Belgium	36	3.1k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	703	125	5.0k
Koenraad Van Balen Belgium	33	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	692 0.6×	458 0.7×	197	4.1k
S. Martínez‐Ramirez Spain	36	3.5k 1.1×	960 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	294 0.4×	144	4.7k
Özlem Çizer Belgium	33	3.1k 1.0×	780 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	502 0.7×	113	4.1k
María Teresa Blanco‐Varela Spain	35	5.8k 1.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.9×	2.9k 2.6×	353 0.5×	164	7.0k
Encarnación Ruíz-Agudo Spain	45	1.2k 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	412 0.3×	993 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	112	6.0k
Michael Steiger Germany	27	943 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	363 0.3×	416 0.4×	263 0.4×	74	3.0k
Αντωνία Μοροπούλου Greece	41	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 2.2×	1.2k 0.9×	364 0.3×	292 0.4×	188	5.8k
Elisa Franzoni Italy	35	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	822 0.6×	335 0.3×	202 0.3×	120	3.2k
Rafael Fort González Spain	39	1.3k 0.4×	3.3k 2.2×	555 0.4×	398 0.4×	246 0.3×	258	4.9k
Carlos Rodríguez‐Navarro Spain	55	2.7k 0.9×	5.2k 3.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	2.0k 2.8×	151	9.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Elsen

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Muchez, Philippe, et al.. (2025). Variations in Tourmaline Morphology and Geochemistry from Quartz Veins, Pegmatites, and Metasomatized Host Rocks: Insights from the Karagwe-Ankole Belt (Rwanda). Lirias (KU Leuven). 63(6). 679–701. 1 indexed citations

Hulsbosch, Niels, et al.. (2024). Fluid exsolution during disequilibrium crystallization in the border and wall zones of internally zoned pegmatites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 380. 163–179. 2 indexed citations

Nguyễn, Thị Nhạn, Quoc Tri Phung, Diederik Jacques, et al.. (2024). Microstructural evolution and its impact on the mechanical strength of typical alkali-activated slag subjected to accelerated carbonation. Developments in the Built Environment. 19. 100519–100519. 5 indexed citations

Nguyễn, Thị Nhạn, Quoc Tri Phung, Diederik Jacques, Jan Elsen, & Yiannis Pontikes. (2024). Microstructure and transport properties of metakaolin-based geopolymers subjected to accelerated leaching. Construction and Building Materials. 426. 136225–136225. 4 indexed citations

Nguyễn, Thị Nhạn, Quoc Tri Phung, Diederik Jacques, et al.. (2024). Changes in the structure of alkali activated slag mortars subjected to accelerated leaching. Cement and Concrete Composites. 154. 105755–105755. 5 indexed citations

Hulsbosch, Niels, et al.. (2023). Tourmaline growth in the border and wall zones of the Emmons pegmatite (Maine, U.S.A.): Evidence for disequilibrium crystallization and boundary layer formation. American Mineralogist. 109(4). 785–798. 4 indexed citations

Goolaerts, Stijn, Mark Bosselaers, Olivier Lambert, et al.. (2020). The upper Miocene Deurne Member of the Diest Formation revisited: unexpected results from the study of a large temporary outcrop near Antwerp International Airport, Belgium. Geologica Belgica. 23(3-4). 219–252. 16 indexed citations

Cahill, Nicholas, Philippe Claeys, Jan Elsen, et al.. (2019). A unique recipe for glass beads at Iron Age Sardis. Journal of Archaeological Science. 108. 104974–104974. 13 indexed citations

Elsen, Jan, et al.. (2015). Tracing the primary production location of core-formed glass vessels, Mediterranean Group I. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 5. 1–9. 20 indexed citations

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Vandenberghe, Jef, et al.. (2013). Surface textural analysis of quartz grains by scanning electron microscopy (SEM): From sample preparation to environmental interpretation. Earth-Science Reviews. 128. 93–104. 258 indexed citations

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Machiels, Lieven, et al.. (2012). Eruptive history and source area of 2-nd Rupelian acid phase volcaniclastics from northern parts of Dzhebel depression (Eastern Rhodopes, South Bulgaria) as inferred from the pyroclastic stratigraphy and petrography. Lirias (KU Leuven).

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Dreesen, Roland, Veerle Cnudde, Michiel Dusar, et al.. (2012). In het voetspoor van Camerman: de opmars van de Franse steen in België. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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Degryse, Patrick, et al.. (2012). The characterization of sedimentary quartzite artefacts from Mesolithic sites, Belgium. Geologica Belgica. 15(3). 193–199. 13 indexed citations

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Çizer, Özlem, Jan Elsen, Dimitri Feys, et al.. (2011). Microstructural changes in self-compacting concrete by sulphuric acid attack. Lirias (KU Leuven). 5 indexed citations

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Gerven, Tom Van, Daneel Geysen, Yiannis Pontikes, et al.. (2010). An integrated materials valorisation scheme for Enhanced Landfill Mining. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations

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Snellings, Ruben, Lieven Machiels, Gilles Mertens, & Jan Elsen. (2010). Rietveld refinement strategy for quantitative phase analysis of partially amorphous zeolitized tuffaceous rocks. Geologica Belgica. 13(3). 183–196. 74 indexed citations

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Mertens, Gilles, et al.. (2005). Physical and chemical evolution of lime mortars from Tournai (Belgium). 2 indexed citations

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Elsen, Jan, et al.. (1997). Modelling of the capillary water absorption of porous building materials. Restoration of Buildings and Monuments. 185–190. 1 indexed citations

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Kucha, H., et al.. (1995). Calculation and refinement of cell parameters of viaeneite from electron diffraction patterns. 433–443. 1 indexed citations

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Elsen, Jan, G. S. D. King, Wolfram Höland, W. Vogel, & G. Carl. (1989). Crystal structure of a fluorphlogopite synthesized in a glass ceramic. Journal of Chemical Research Synopses. 1253–1263. 1 indexed citations

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