Koen Van Den Abeele

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
177 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

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Koen Van Den Abeele is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Koen Van Den Abeele has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 65 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 49 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Koen Van Den Abeele's work include Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (109 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (48 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (44 papers). Koen Van Den Abeele is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (109 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (48 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (44 papers). Koen Van Den Abeele collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Koen Van Den Abeele's co-authors include Paul A. Johnson, Jan Carmeliet, Steven Delrue, Vladislav Aleshin, Joëlle De Visscher, James A. Ten Cate, Morteza Tabatabaeipour, Alexander Sutin, Mathias Kersemans and R. A. Guyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Koen Van Den Abeele

167 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS) Techniques to Discern Material Damage, Part I: Nonlinear Wave Modulation Spectroscopy (NWMS)

2000 392 citations Koen Van Den Abeele, Paul A. Johnson et al. Research in Nondestructive Evaluation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Koen Van Den Abeele Belgium	31	2.8k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	647	177	3.6k
Anthony J. Croxford United Kingdom	28	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	856 0.8×	603 0.9×	121	2.9k
Igor Solodov Germany	26	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	875 0.7×	576 0.5×	471 0.7×	82	2.5k
Jin-Yeon Kim United States	43	4.9k 1.8×	2.7k 2.2×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	953 1.5×	222	6.2k
Wolfgang Sachse United States	27	1.5k 0.6×	629 0.5×	486 0.4×	409 0.4×	613 0.9×	114	2.3k
S. K. Datta United States	31	3.2k 1.1×	936 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	495 0.5×	616 1.0×	139	4.4k
J. D. Achenbach United States	28	3.0k 1.1×	679 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	483 0.5×	533 0.8×	122	3.9k
Adnan H. Nayfeh United States	27	2.2k 0.8×	534 0.4×	650 0.5×	332 0.3×	723 1.1×	108	2.7k
Heiko Andrä Germany	24	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	449 0.4×	716 0.7×	148 0.2×	91	2.8k
Julien Réthoré France	38	2.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	224 0.2×	377 0.6×	120	4.6k
A. H. Shah Canada	31	1.6k 0.6×	595 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	412 0.4×	316 0.5×	117	2.8k

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Fournelle, Marc, et al.. (2025). Volumetric Passive Ultrasound Localization Microscopy of Radiation-Induced Nanodroplet Vaporization With a Large Aperture Matrix Array. Lirias (KU Leuven). 5. 108–113.

Toumia, Yosra, Gaio Paradossi, Jan D’hooge, et al.. (2024). A Preliminary Investigation of Radiation-Sensitive Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Photon Dosimetry. Pharmaceuticals. 17(5). 629–629.

Toumia, Yosra, Gaio Paradossi, Hendrik J. Vos, et al.. (2024). Phase-change ultrasound contrast agents for proton range verification: towards an in vivo application. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 69(20). 205014–205014. 1 indexed citations

Kersemans, Mathias, et al.. (2023). Machine learning-based orthotropic stiffness identification using guided wavefield data. Measurement. 214. 112854–112854. 7 indexed citations

Rovituso, Marta, Edmond Sterpin, Jan D’hooge, et al.. (2023). Analytic prediction of droplet vaporization events to estimate the precision of ultrasound‐based proton range verification. Medical Physics. 50(7). 4562–4577. 3 indexed citations

Rovituso, Marta, et al.. (2022). Passive Ultrasound Localization Microscopy of Nanodroplet Vaporizations During Proton Irradiation. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2. 203–219. 5 indexed citations

Toumia, Yosra, R Miceli, Fabio Domenici, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound-assisted investigation of photon triggered vaporization of poly(vinylalcohol) phase-change nanodroplets: A preliminary concept study with dosimetry perspective. Physica Medica. 89. 232–242. 10 indexed citations

Toumia, Yosra, Gaio Paradossi, Emiliano D’Agostino, et al.. (2020). Proton range verification with ultrasound imaging using injectable radiation sensitive nanodroplets: a feasibility study. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 65(6). 65013–65013. 26 indexed citations

Aleshin, Vladislav, et al.. (2018). Theoretical calculation of the instantaneous friction-induced energy losses in arbitrarily excited axisymmetric mechanical contact systems. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 158. 268–276. 11 indexed citations

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Hermans, Jeroen, et al.. (2017). Attenuation estimation by repeatedly solving the forward scattering problem. Ultrasonics. 84. 201–209. 6 indexed citations

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Delrue, Steven, Koen Van Den Abeele, & Olivier Bou Matar. (2016). Simulation study of a chaotic cavity transducer based virtual phased array used for focusing in the bulk of a solid material. Ultrasonics. 67. 151–159. 11 indexed citations

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Foubert, Imogen, et al.. (2015). Insight in ultrasonic shear reflection parameters by studying temperature and limonene influence on cocoa butter crystallization. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. 33. 289–297. 4 indexed citations

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Aleshin, Vladislav, Olivier Bou Matar, & Koen Van Den Abeele. (2015). Method of memory diagrams for mechanical frictional contacts subject to arbitrary 2D loading. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 60-61. 84–95. 17 indexed citations

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Foubert, Imogen, et al.. (2015). Development of an ultrasonic shear reflection technique to monitor the crystallization of cocoa butter. Food Research International. 75. 115–122. 4 indexed citations

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Kersemans, Mathias, Wim Van Paepegem, Koen Van Den Abeele, et al.. (2014). Pitfalls in the experimental recording of ultrasonic (backscatter) polar scans for material characterization. Ultrasonics. 54(6). 1509–1521. 10 indexed citations

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Delrue, Steven & Koen Van Den Abeele. (2010). Nonlinear Finite Element Simulation of Closed Delaminations in Composite Materials. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations

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Abeele, Koen Van Den, et al.. (2003). Resonant bar simulations in media with localized damage. Ultrasonics. 42(1-9). 1017–1024. 31 indexed citations

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Abeele, Koen Van Den, Paul A. Johnson, & A. M. Sutin. (2000). Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS) Techniques to Discern Material Damage, Part I: Nonlinear Wave Modulation Spectroscopy (NWMS). Research in Nondestructive Evaluation. 12(1). 17–30. 5 indexed citations

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Abeele, Koen Van Den, et al.. (1994). Stimulated material vibration by inhomogeneous plane waves and its application for bounded ultrasonic beams. 915–919 vol.2. 1 indexed citations

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Waelkens, C., P. Lampens, D. Heynderickx, et al.. (1990). Geneva photometry of stars in the double cluster h-persei and chi-persei. Lirias (KU Leuven). 83(1). 11–25. 1 indexed citations

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