Ruben Snellings

13.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
115 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Ruben Snellings is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben Snellings has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 51 papers in Materials Chemistry and 50 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Ruben Snellings's work include Concrete and Cement Materials Research (90 papers), Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (40 papers) and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (36 papers). Ruben Snellings is often cited by papers focused on Concrete and Cement Materials Research (90 papers), Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (40 papers) and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (36 papers). Ruben Snellings collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. Ruben Snellings's co-authors include Karen Scrivener, Barbara Lothenbach, Jørgen Skibsted, Jan Elsen, Maria Juenger, Susan A. Bernal, Gilles Mertens, Anya Vollpracht, Özlem Çizer and Johannes Haufe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ruben Snellings

111 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementit... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2016 2019 2019 2016 2015 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials
    2016 1.7k citations Karen Scrivener, Ruben Snellings et al. profile →
  2. Supplementary cementitious materials: New sources, characterization, and performance insights
    2019 810 citations Maria Juenger, Ruben Snellings et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  3. Reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement blends
    2019 667 citations Jørgen Skibsted, Ruben Snellings Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  4. Development of a new rapid, relevant and reliable (R3) test method to evaluate the pozzolanic reactivity of calcined kaolinitic clays
    2016 486 citations François Avet, Ruben Snellings et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →
  5. The pore solution of blended cements: a review
    2015 431 citations Anya Vollpracht, Barbara Lothenbach et al. Materials and Structures profile →
  6. Supplementary Cementitious Materials
    2012 383 citations Ruben Snellings, Gilles Mertens et al. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry profile →
  7. Future and emerging supplementary cementitious materials
    2023 268 citations Ruben Snellings, Jørgen Skibsted et al. Cement and Concrete Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruben Snellings Belgium 43 8.3k 3.9k 3.8k 840 777 115 9.7k
Mohsen Ben Haha Switzerland 53 9.3k 1.1× 3.8k 1.0× 4.8k 1.3× 715 0.9× 950 1.2× 95 10.0k
Qingliang Yu Netherlands 57 6.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 478 0.6× 394 0.5× 238 9.1k
Gwenn Le Saoût France 35 7.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 4.4k 1.2× 577 0.7× 506 0.7× 60 8.5k
E.M. Gartner United States 28 7.1k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 669 0.8× 832 1.1× 50 8.3k
Maria Juenger United States 44 7.1k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 2.7k 0.7× 623 0.7× 380 0.5× 124 8.2k
F. Puertas Spain 55 11.5k 1.4× 5.8k 1.5× 5.9k 1.5× 775 0.9× 492 0.6× 202 12.5k
Fazhou Wang China 49 5.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 3.2k 0.8× 471 0.6× 711 0.9× 291 8.4k
Peter Duxson Australia 24 12.5k 1.5× 5.7k 1.5× 6.0k 1.6× 1.0k 1.2× 570 0.7× 30 13.1k
Prabir Kumar Sarker Australia 48 9.4k 1.1× 5.4k 1.4× 3.6k 1.0× 334 0.4× 444 0.6× 157 11.9k
Frank Winnefeld Switzerland 61 14.7k 1.8× 5.3k 1.3× 7.7k 2.0× 1.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 152 16.7k

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All Works

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Matos, Paulo Ricardo de, José da Silva Andrade Neto, Carlos Eduardo Maduro de Campos, et al.. (2025). Polymorph and minor phase quantification in Portland clinker by X-ray powder diffraction analysis: Addressing challenges and foreign ion effects. Cement and Concrete Research. 190. 107801–107801. 1 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben & Thomas Matschei. (2025). RILEM TC 309-MCP: recommendation on terminology for mineral carbonation construction products. Materials and Structures. 58(2).
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Comodi, Paola, Costanza Cambi, Chiara Montanari, et al.. (2025). Wood biomass ash, municipal solid waste ash, and recycled concrete from construction demolition waste as supplementary cementitious materials in fine graded granular mixtures. Construction and Building Materials. 498. 144016–144016.
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Zaccardi, Yury Villagrán, Priyadharshini Perumal, Jean‐Michel Torrenti, et al.. (2024). Carbonated recycled concrete aggregates in construction: potential and bottlenecks identified by RILEM TC 309-MCP. Materials and Structures. 58(1). 4 indexed citations
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Gholizadeh‐Vayghan, Asghar, Jun Gu, Michael El Kadi, et al.. (2024). Thermal Reactivation of Hydrated Cement Paste: Properties and Impact on Cement Hydration. Materials. 17(11). 2659–2659. 5 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben, et al.. (2024). Aqueous carbonation of aged blended Portland cement pastes: Impact of the Al/Si ratio on the structure of the alumina-silica gel. Cement and Concrete Research. 177. 107428–107428. 35 indexed citations
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Peys, Arne, et al.. (2024). Co-calcination to produce a synergistic blend of bauxite residue and low-grade kaolinitic clay for use as a supplementary cementitious material. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18. 100122–100122. 3 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben, et al.. (2024). Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 89. 102970–102970. 4 indexed citations
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Díaz, Adrián Alujas, Roger S. Almenares-Reyes, Theodore Hanein, et al.. (2022). Properties and occurrence of clay resources for use as supplementary cementitious materials: a paper of RILEM TC 282-CCL. Materials and Structures. 55(5). 60 indexed citations
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Benboudjema, Farid, et al.. (2020). Experimental analysis and modelling of mechanical properties and shrinkage of concrete recycling flash calcined dredging sediments. Cement and Concrete Composites. 115. 103787–103787. 24 indexed citations
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Joseph, Aneeta Mary, Ruben Snellings, Peter Nielsen, Stijn Matthys, & Nele De Belie. (2020). Pre-treatment and utilisation of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ashes towards a circular economy. Construction and Building Materials. 260. 120485–120485. 52 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben, Xuerun Li, François Avet, & Karen Scrivener. (2019). Rapid, Robust, and Relevant (R3) Reactivity Test for Supplementary Cementitious Materials. ACI Materials Journal. 116(4). 46 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben, Jacek Chwast, Özlem Çizer, et al.. (2018). RILEM TC-238 SCM recommendation on hydration stoppage by solvent exchange for the study of hydrate assemblages. Materials and Structures. 51(6). 202 indexed citations
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Joseph, Aneeta Mary, Philip Van den Heede, Ruben Snellings, et al.. (2017). Preliminary Investigation on the effect of cement replacement by residues from the incineration of non-hazardous waste on strength and Alkali Silica reaction. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Vollpracht, Anya, Barbara Lothenbach, Ruben Snellings, & Johannes Haufe. (2015). The pore solution of blended cements: a review. Materials and Structures. 49(8). 3341–3367. 431 indexed citations breakdown →
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Su, Liang, Thomas Schweizer, Sandor Balog, et al.. (2014). A toolbox of oligopeptide-modified polymers for tailored elastomers. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4728–4728. 41 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben, et al.. (2013). The Effect of Mg on Slag Reactivity in Blended Cements. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 5(3). 369–383. 22 indexed citations
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Snellings, Ruben, Gilles Mertens, & Jan Elsen. (2012). Supplementary Cementitious Materials. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 74(1). 211–278. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Çizer, Özlem, Yiannis Pontikes, Ruben Snellings, et al.. (2011). Thermo-alkali activation of continuous casting stainless steel slag. 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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