European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Wood and Wood Products?

The topics of Composite material, Softwood, Pulp and paper industry, Adhesive and Structural engineering are the focal point of discussions in the journal. It explores research in Composite material and the adjacent study of Water content. It focused on Water content research but expanded to cover Moisture.

• Composite material (22.69%)
• Softwood (6.43%)
• Pulp and paper industry (5.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Hydrothermal processing of lignocellulosic materials (677 citations)
• Characterisation of thermally modified wood: molecular reasons for wood performance improvement (471 citations)
• Chemical changes in hydrothermal treated wood: FTIR analysis of combined hydrothermal and dry heat-treated wood (414 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Wood and Wood Products:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Composite material, Softwood, Adhesive, Flexural strength and Pulp and paper industry. The most cited papers with studies in Composite material featured incorporate elements of Equilibrium moisture content and Water content. The published papers address concerns in Pulp and paper industry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Waste management, Raw material and Lignin.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Composite material
• Botany
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Composite material, Pulp and paper industry, Structural engineering, Water content and Adhesive. Penetration (firestop), Compression (physics), Bamboo, Shear strength and Flexural strength are some of the facets of Composite material tackled in it. Topics in Compression (physics) were tackled in line with various other fields like Compressive strength and Tension (physics).

The work on Pulp and paper industry tackled in it brings together disciplines like Beech and Lignin. Vibration and Engineered wood are some topics wherein Structural engineering research discussed in the journal have an impact. Issues in Water content were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Moisture, Shrinkage and Relative humidity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Characteristics of beech bark and its effect on properties of UF adhesive and on bonding strength and formaldehyde emission of plywood panels (8 citations)
• The role of lignin in wood working processes using elevated temperatures: an abbreviated literature survey (5 citations)
• Photogrammetric evaluation of shear modulus of glulam timber using torsion test method and dual stereo vision system (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in European Journal of Wood and Wood Products (based on the number of publications) are:

• Antonio Pizzi (133 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Edmone Roffael (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Franz Kollmann (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Peter Niemz (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Holger Militz (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in European Journal of Wood and Wood Products (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Göttingen (241 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Hamburg (135 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (133 papers) absent at the last edition,
• ETH Zurich (95 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Dresden University of Technology (94 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 9.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 21.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.38% of all publications and 52.82% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.