H-index 5

Wood and Fiber Science

0735-6161

Published by: Society of Wood Science and Technology

https://wfs.swst.org/index.php/wfs

H-index 5

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name	Position	Best Scientists	Publications	D-Index
Materials Science	823	5	5	3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 13

Documents by Best Scientists*: 14

Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1

SCIMAGO H-index: 59

SCIMAGO SJR: 0.133

Impact Factor: N/A

Top Publications

Effect of Wood Species on the Pore Volume and Surface Area of Activated Carbon Derived from the Self Activation Process

Lee M Smith;Sheldon Q Shi;Jiangtao Shi;Cuicui Wang
(2020)

10 Citations
Effects of Water Soaking–drying Cycles on Thermally Modified Spruce Wood–plastic Composites.

Susanna Källbom;Kristiina Lillqvist;Steven Spoljaric;Jukka Seppälä
(2020)

7 Citations
Exploration of membrane-based dehumidification system to improve the energy efficiency of kiln drying processes: Part 1 – Factors that affect moisture removal efficiency

Nasim Alikhani;Ling Li;Jinwu Wang;Darien Dewar
(2020)

5 Citations
Characterization and Analysis of Very Volatile Organic Compounds and Odors from Medium Density Fiberboard Coated with Differenet Lacquers Using Gas Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry and Olfactormetry

(2022)

3 Citations
Comparison of Resistance and Biodegradability Properties of Wood-Plastic Composites from Wood Flour/PHB/HDPE/Starch

(2022)

1 Citations

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