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Deterioration Mechanisms

Deterioration Mechanisms is a scientific concept referring to the inherent physical, chemical, and biological processes that cause progressive degradation of stone materials in cultural heritage through specific pathways such as weathering, erosion, crystallization, or microbial activity.

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2017–2026

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Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

Baljit Singh, Nisha Sharma · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2007 · 1.5K citations

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FTIR studies of the changes in wood chemistry following decay by brown-rot and white-rot fungi

Krishna K. Pandey, A. J. Pitman · International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation · 2003 · 1.2K citations

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Durability of concrete — Degradation phenomena involving detrimental chemical reactions

F. P. Glasser, Jacques Marchand, E. Samson · Cement and Concrete Research · 2007 · 680 citations

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Fungi: Their role in deterioration of cultural heritage

Katja Sterflinger · Fungal Biology Reviews · 2010 · 553 citations

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The Inverse Gaussian Process as a Degradation Model

Zhi‐Sheng Ye, Nan Chen · Technometrics · 2013 · 539 citations

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  1. HV
    Heather Viles

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 570 citations

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  2. JB
    J. B. Johnson

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 348 citations

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  3. GC
    G. C. Wood

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 348 citations

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  4. GT
    G.E. Thompson

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 348 citations

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  5. MP
    Maria Perla Colombini

    University of Pisa, Italy

    8 publications · 407 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    103 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    16 h-index

    69 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    24 publications

    953 citations

  4. Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    39 publications

    2.1K citations

  5. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    2K citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    41 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. University of Lisbon

    Lisbon, Portugal

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    768 citations

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  1. Construction and Building Materials

    62 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Cultural Heritage

    32 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

    31 publications · 2.9K citations

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  4. Environmental Earth Sciences

    24 publications · 876 citations

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  5. The Science of The Total Environment

    19 publications · 1.2K citations

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