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Manfred J. van Bergen

Manfred J. van Bergen

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Earth Science

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37
Citations
4437
World Ranking
6968
National Ranking
115

Overview

Manfred J. van Bergen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, mainly focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities. The scientist's work covers an interdisciplinary range of topics that incorporate geological studies and cultural analyses.

The primary fields of study associated with van Bergen are:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

Within these broad disciplines, their research delves into several subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Philosophy
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Geography, Planning and Development

The main topics they work on integrate aspects of both scientific and cultural inquiry, such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
  • Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Van Bergen has contributed to academic literature through publications in venues such as Gondwana Research and ECS Meeting Abstracts. Notable recent papers include:

  • The South Armenian Block: Gondwanan origin and Tethyan evolution in space and time (2023), published in Gondwana Research
  • (Invited) Unveiling the Impact of Pressure, Temperature, and Time on Component Performance Using in-Situ and Operando Methods (2025), published in ECS Meeting Abstracts

The scholar frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Janne M. Koornneef (3 joint works)
  • Geert-Jan Vis (2 joint works)
  • Wim Sissingh (2 joint works)
  • Isaac Brouwers (2 joint works)
  • Igor Nikogosian (1 joint work)

Best Publications

  • Geochemical trends across an arc-continent collision zone: magma sources and slab-wedge transfer processes below the Pantar Strait volcanoes, Indonesia

    Marlina A. Elburg;Manfred van Bergen;Jurian Hoogewerff;John Foden

  • Dual role of seawater and hydrothermal fluids in Early Archean chert formation: Evidence from silicon isotopes

    Sander H.J.M. van den Boorn;Manfred J. van Bergen;Wouter Nijman;Pieter Z. Vroon

  • Sulfur and chalcophile elements in subduction zones: constraints from a laser ablation ICP-MS study of melt inclusions from Galunggung Volcano, Indonesia

    J.C.M de Hoog;P.R.D Mason;M.J van Bergen

  • Silicon isotope and trace element constraints on the origin of similar to 3.5 Ga cherts: Implications for Early Archaean marine environments

    S.H.J.M. van den Boorn;M.J. van Bergen;P.Z. Vroon;S.T. de Vries

  • Sr-Nd-Pb isotope systematics of the Banda Arc, Indonesia: Combined subduction and assimilation of continental material

    P. Z. Vroon;M. J. van Bergen;W. M. White;J. C. Varekamp

  • Sulfur isotope systematics of basaltic lavas from Indonesia: implications for the sulfur cycle in subduction zones

    J.C.M. de Hoog;B.E. Taylor;M.J. van Bergen

  • Mapping magma sources in the east Sunda-Banda arcs, Indonesia: Constraints from helium isotopes

    D.R Hilton;J.A Hoogewerff;M.J van Bergen;K Hammerschmidt

  • Strontium, neodymium, and lead isotopic and trace-element signatures of the East indonesian sediments: provenance and implications for banda arc magma genesis

    P.Z. Vroon;P.Z. Vroon;M.J. van Bergen;G.J. Klaver;W.M. White

  • Determination of sulfur isotope ratios and concentrations in water samples using ICP-MS incorporating hexapole ion optics

    Paul R. D. Mason;Karsten Kaspers;Manfred J. van Bergen

  • Carbon sources in arc volcanism, with implications for the carbon cycle

    J.C. Varekamp;R. Kreulen;R.P.E. Poorter;M.J. Bergen

  • U-series, SrNdPb isotope and trace-element systematics across an active island arc-continent collision zone: Implications for element transfer at the slab-wedge interface

    Jurian A. Hoogewerff;M. J. Van Bergen;P. Z. Vroon;P. Z. Vroon;J. Hertogen

  • Robust date for the Bronze Age Avellino eruption (Somma-Vesuvius): 3945 ± 10 calBP (1995 ± 10 calBC)

    Jan Sevink;Manfred J. van Bergen;Johannes van der Plicht;Hendrik Feiken

  • Green clinopyroxenes and associated phases in a potassium-rich lava from the Leucite Hills, Wyoming

    Michael Barton;Manfred J. van Bergen

  • Complex zoning of clinopyroxenes in the lavas of vulsini, latium, Italy: Evidence for magma mixing

    Michael Barton;Johan C. Varekamp;Manfred J. Van Bergen

  • Silicon isotope fractionation during abiotic silica precipitation at low temperatures : Inferences from flow-through experiments

    Sonja Geilert;Pieter Z. Vroon;Desiree L. Roerdink;Philippe Van Cappellen

  • The impact of the hyperacid Ijen Crater Lake: risks of excess fluoride to human health.

    Alex Heikens;Sri Sumarti;Manfred van Bergen;Budi Widianarko

  • Determination of silicon isotope ratios in silicate materials by high-resolution MC-ICP-MS using a sodium hydroxide sample digestion method

    Sander H. J. M. van den Boorn;Pieter Z. Vroon;Coos C. van Belle;Bas van der Wagt

  • Silicon isotope fractionation during silica precipitation from hot-spring waters: Evidence from the Geysir geothermal field, Iceland

    Sonja Geilert;Pieter Z. Vroon;Nicole S. Keller;Snorri Gudbrandsson

  • Geochemistry of the acid Kawah Putih lake, Patuha Volcano, West Java, Indonesia

    T. Sriwana;M.J. van Bergen;J.C. Varekamp;S. Sumarti

  • Ancient recycled lower crust in the mantle source of recent Italian magmatism.

    Janne M. Koornneef;Igor Nikogosian;Igor Nikogosian;Manfred J. van Bergen;Pieter Z. Vroon

  • TIMS analysis of Sr and Nd isotopes in melt inclusions from Italian potassium-rich lavas using prototype 1013Ω amplifiers

    Janne M. Koornneef;Igor Nikogosian;Igor Nikogosian;Manfred J. van Bergen;Richard Smeets

  • Minette inclusions in the rhyodacitic lavas of Mt-Amiata (Central Italy): mineralogical and chemical evidence of mixing between Tuscan and Roman type magmas

    Manfred J. van Bergen;Claudio Ghezzo;Carlo Alberto Ricci

  • Natural pollution caused by the extremely acidic crater lake Kawah Ijen, East Java, Indonesia.

    Ansje Löhr;Thom Bogaard;Alex Heikens;Martin Hendriks

  • Oxygen isotope systematics of the Banda Arc: Low delta O-18 despite involvement of subducted continental material in magma genesis.

    P.Z Vroon;D Lowry;M.J van Bergen;A.J Boyce

  • A new chronology for the end-Triassic mass extinction

    Martijn H. L. Deenen;Micha Ruhl;Nina R. Bonis;Wout Krijgsman

Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter Z. Vroon
Pieter Z. Vroon Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Paul R.D. Mason
Paul R.D. Mason Utrecht University
Hans Middelkoop
Hans Middelkoop Utrecht University
Marlina Elburg
Marlina Elburg University of Johannesburg
Wim Z. Hoek
Wim Z. Hoek Utrecht University
Michael Sigl
Michael Sigl University of Oslo
Gareth R. Davies
Gareth R. Davies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Andri Stefánsson
Andri Stefánsson University of Iceland
Johan C. Varekamp
Johan C. Varekamp Wesleyan University
Vincent J. van Hinsberg
Vincent J. van Hinsberg McGill University

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