Wood Science and Technology

Top Research Topics at Wood Science and Technology?

Wood Science and Technology is mainly concerned with subjects like Composite material, Lignin, Botany, Softwood and Water content. Moisture, Young's modulus, Ultimate tensile strength, Shrinkage and Flexural strength are all areas of Composite material tackled in the journal. Wood Science and Technology addresses concerns in Lignin which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cellulose, Pulp and paper industry and Chemical composition.

Pulp (paper) is a focus of the Pulp and paper industry works in the journal. Tracheid is a key component of Botany research discussed in the journal. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Softwood and the similar topic of Hardwood.

• Composite material (40.31%)
• Lignin (13.71%)
• Botany (12.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Lignin chemistry—past, present and future (1339 citations)
• Recent progress in the chemistry of wood hemicelluloses (710 citations)
• Lignin biochemistry: Biosynthesis and biodegradation * (456 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Wood Science and Technology:

The main points discussed in the most cited papers deal with Composite material, Lignin, Softwood, Botany and Cellulose. Many of the studies tackled in the journal papers connect Composite material with a similar field of study like Water content. Cell wall and Chemical composition are some topics wherein Lignin research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact.

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

• Composite material
• Botany
• Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Composite material, Chemical engineering, Cellulose, Lignin and Water content. The journal aims to address concerns in Composite material, specifically in the areas of Ultimate tensile strength, Thermal treatment, Polymer, Flexural strength and Digital image correlation. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Matrix (chemical analysis), Carbon, Carbonization and Liquefaction.

The research on Cellulose featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Hydrolysis, Tensile testing and Softwood. In addition to Lignin research, it aims to explore topics under Thermal stability, Antioxidant, Bark and Nuclear chemistry. Topics in Water content explored in Wood Science and Technology were investigated in conjunction with research in Moisture and Relative humidity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Assessment of soybean protein-based adhesive formulations, prepared by different liquefaction technologies for particleboard applications (7 citations)
• Isolation and sulfation of galactoglucomannan from larch wood (Larix sibirica) (5 citations)
• Self-assembly of poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid) (P(St-MMA-AA)) colloidal microspheres on wood surface by thermal-assisted gravity deposition (5 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 Wood Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

• J. M. Dinwoodie (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Holger Militz (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Peter Niemz (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Helena Pereira (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Frederick A. Kamke (21 papers) absent 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 Wood Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of British Columbia (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• United States Forest Service (57 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Laval University (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Kyoto University (42 papers) absent at the last 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, 19.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.97% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 48.72% 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.