Table 6 The top 10 most frequently cited articles on scientific analysis of murals

1

Hydroxide nanoparticles for cultural heritage: Consolidation and protection of wall paintings and carbonate materials

2

A multi-technique characterization and provenance study of the pigments used in San rock art, South Africa

3

Identification of pigments on Byzantine wall paintings from Crete (14th century AD) using non-invasive Fiber Optics Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS)

4

Studying pigments on painted plaster in Minoan, Roman and Early Byzantine Crete. A multi-analytical technique approach

5

Spectroscopic methods for the analysis of celadonite and glauconite in Roman green wall paintings

6

Field Raman analysis to diagnose the conservation state of excavated walls and wall paintings in the archaeological site of Pompeii (Italy)

7

The art of building in the Roman period (89 BC-79 AD): Mortars, plasters and mosaic floors from ancient Stabiae (Naples, Italy)

8

Invasive and non-invasive analyses for knowledge and conservation of Roman wall paintings of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum

9

In situ Raman spectroscopy analysis combined with Raman and SEM-EDS imaging to assess the conservation state of 16th century wall paintings

10

In situ analysis with portable Raman and ED-XRF spectrometers for the diagnosis of the formation of efflorescence on walls and wall paintings of the Insula IX 3 (Pompeii, Italy)