OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Holzforschung is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Short-term hygro-mechanical behaviour of lime wood (Tilia cordata) in principal anatomical directions	23
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Green and efficient deep eutectic solvent strategy for rapid aging of Castanopsis sclerophylla wood: a sustainable approach to restore ancient wooden arc	17
Study on the morphological characteristics of thermally modified bamboo milling dust	16
Preparation of biomass activated carbon with aligned graphene nanosheet arrays from bamboo parenchymal cells for supercapacitors	14
Cell wall composition of Camellia oleifera Abel. shell: new insights into its composition distribution and ultrastructure	14
Mild depolymerization of alkaline lignin in a formic acid-choline chloride type deep eutectic solvent system	13
Mechanism elucidation for wood sandwich compression from the perspective of yield stress	13
Flexural behavior of wood in the transverse direction investigated using novel computer vision and machine learning approach	12
Fit-free analysis of fluorescence lifetime imaging data using chemometrics approach for rapid and nondestructive wood species classification	11
Radial depth profiling of microbial degradation in waterlogged archaeological wood using maximum water content, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and light microscopy	11
Quality control of natural cork stoppers by image analysis and oxygen transmission rate	11
Dynamic diffusion in softwood and hardwood cell walls using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching	11
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Native state of wood cellulose: evidence that further supports its non-crystalline nature	10
Performance improvement of poplar wood based on the synergies of furfurylation and polyethylene glycol impregnation	9
Fire-retardant properties of wood modified with sorbitol, citric acid and a phosphorous-based system	9
Converting paper grade chemical pulps to highly reactive cellulose	9
Free shrinkage characteristics of Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis wood prone to collapse	9
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Analysis of hygrothermal recovery of tension wood induced by boiling at 50–80 °C	9
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Parameter estimation and model selection for water vapour sorption of welded bond-line of European beech and Scots pine	9

Quantitative analysis of the β-1 structure in lignin by administration of [ring-1-¹³C]coniferin	9
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Visualizing intra-ring transverse shrinking and swelling of Chinese fir	8
Performance assessment of a novel electrical conductivity-based instrument for stratified moisture content measurement in wood	8
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Swelling behavior of thermally modified timber from a cellular and chemical perspective	8
Impact of pre-hydrolysis kraft (PHK) conditions on young Eucalyptus clones’ unbleached pulp aiming at dissolving pulp production	8
Digital analysis of the size distribution of vascular bundles in bamboo culm	8
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Combined neutron and X-ray imaging to estimate moisture-content distribution in wood	8
What’s good in the wood: unveiling chemical shifts induced by Cryptotermes brevis digestion	8
Degradation of beech wood by Kretzschmaria deusta: its heterogeneity and influence on dynamic and static bending properties	7
Evaluation of the spatial variation in moisture content inside wood pieces during drying by NIR spectroscopy	7
Kraft pulping of model wood chips: local impact of process conditions on hardwood delignification and xylan retention	7
Upgrading the durability of perishable wood species using extractives from side streams of durable wood sawmill operations: a review	7
Comparison of termite resistance of wood modified with lignin cleavage products-phenol-formaldehyde and phenol-formaldehyde resins against subterranean and drywood termites	7
Effects of boron compounds impregnation on the physical and vibro-mechanical properties of spruce (Picea sp.)	7
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Degradation assessment of archaeological oak (Quercus spp.) buried under oxygen-limited condition	7
Solubility and structures of β- O -4 type lignin model compounds with different molar masses in aqueous 1,4-dioxane	7
Reviewer acknowledgement Holzforschung volume 77 (2023)	7
A CP/MAS ¹³C NMR investigation of cellulose ultrastructure in traditional Chinese handmade papers	6
Impact of surface delignification on fire retardancy of wood treated with polyelectrolyte complexes	6
Clarifying the decay process by Inonotus obliquus in Japanese white birch naturally grown in Nikko, Japan	6
Fiber length characteristics of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees with fast height growth	6
Towards efficient models for hydraulic conductivity in conifer wood. Part 1: estimation of sizes and numbers of bordered pits	6
The influence of transition metal ions on the oxidation of kraft pulp using hydrogen peroxide under mildly acidic conditions	6
Antifungal properties of lauric arginate (LAE) treated wood	6
Chemotaxonomic and anatomic wood species identification in bleached pulp: blind test and method validation	6
Cell wall water characterization in Pinus sylvestris and Ulmus rubra with TD-NMR	6
Wood with improved hydrophobicity and thermal stability after depositing polydimethysiloxane/silica sol hybrid	6
Poplar wood treated with nano-silver–copper particles: fungal degradation and leaching analysis	6
Machine learning-assisted spectrometric method for pulp extractive analysis based on model pulps	6
Towards efficient models for hydraulic conductivity in conifer wood. Part 2: estimation of variation in hydraulic conductivity within and between annual rings from anatomical data	5
An investigation of the factors controlling the chemical structures of lignin dehydrogenation polymers	5
Determination of lignin composition in compression wood-like reaction wood of angiosperm Gardenia jasminoides by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry	5
Wood identification in fiber materials: a comparative blind test study of artificial intelligence and human experts	5
Impact bending strength of thermally-modified timber	5
Cell wall pore structures of bamboo evaluated using gas adsorption methods	5
Valorisation the bark of forest species as a source of natural products within the framework of a sustainable bioeconomy in the Amazon	5
Hygroscopic behavior, dimensional stability, and chemical structure of bamboo after thermal treatments under dry and wet conditions	5
The accumulation of cadmium in poplar trees during three consecutive years	5
Adding gaseous ammonia with heat treatment to improve the mechanical properties of spruce wood	5
Correlation between lignin content and syringyl-to-guaiacyl (S/G) ratio of Eucalyptus globulus wood	5
Fractionation of beech wood pyrolysis liquids with supercritical and gaseous CO ₂	5
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Building machine learning models to identify wood species based on near-infrared spectroscopy	4
Structure, flexibility and hydration properties of lignin dimers studied with Molecular Dynamics simulations	4
The effect of frequency and temperature on dielectric properties of wood with high moisture content	4

Classification models for identifying Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. using NIR spectroscopy data	4
Consistency in fibre distributions at constant tensile index despite variations in production rate and plate gap in high-consistency refining	4
Mechanical properties of beech wood treated with malic acid-based polyester	4
Chemical, microscopic, and mechanical properties of Mongolian Haloxylon ammodendron wood	4
Exploring the potential of ammoxidation of lignins to enhance amide-nitrogen for wood-based peat alternatives and its impact on plant development	4
Effect of temperature on the dynamic wettability of Chinese fir wood: integrative consideration of surface spreading, penetration and evaporation	4
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An overview of lab-based micro computed tomography aided finite element modelling of wood and its current bottlenecks	4
Phenolic extractive concentration is not influenced by heartwood content in young Quercus robur	4
Degradation of Pinus sylvestris and Populus tremula by laccate Ganoderma species	4
Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of crude tall oil: an alternative upgrading approach	4
Elm wood (Ulmus rubra) vacuum drying at 40 °C studied by time domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR)	4
Response relationships between the color parameters and chemical compositions of heat-treated wood	4
Influence of artificial weathering on the colour of wood Eucalyptus benthamii Maiden et Cambage treated wi	4
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Photodegradation stability of huminated European pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) microveneers	4
Physical and mechanical properties of different beech wood species grown at various climate conditions: a review	4
Site quality impacts tree form, heartwood content and veneer production of plantation-grown Pinus patula	4
Thermal modification of Lantana camara stalks and its characterization	4
Moisture-dependent elastic and plastic properties of pine wood and bamboo cell wall layers measured by nanoindentation	4
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A new look at the kinetics of oxygen delignification of softwood kraft pulp	4
The relationship between color and mechanical properties of heat-treated wood predicted based on support vector machines model	4
Bioleaching of heavy metals from preservative-treated wood using Aspergillus tubingensis	4
Comparative investigation of chemical and structural properties of charred fir wood samples by Raman and FTIR spectroscopy as well as X-ray-micro-CT technology	4