OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Holzforschung is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Isolation and purification of high-molecular weight hemicelluloses from radiata pine wood chips prior to thermo-mechanical pulp (TMP) production	34
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Reaction mechanisms of furfuryl alcohol polymer with wood cell wall components	25
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Ultrasound to estimate the physical-mechanical properties of tropical wood species grown in an agroforestry system	21
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Effect of alkali charge on the performance of Eucalyptus globulus kraft pulps for tissue applications	19
Effect of pressurized hot water extraction on the resistance of Scots pine sapwood against mould fungi	16
Influence of the applied pressure of the transducer on the propagation speed of the ultrasonic wave in wood	14
Mild depolymerization of alkaline lignin in a formic acid-choline chloride type deep eutectic solvent system	14
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Emulsions of cellulose oxalate from Norway spruce (Picea abies) bark and dissolving pulp	13
Preparation of biomass activated carbon with aligned graphene nanosheet arrays from bamboo parenchymal cells for supercapacitors	13
An investigation of marine wood boring organism’s attack on various wood materials in Korea	13
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Properties of Mexican bloodwood (Haematoxylum campechianum L.). Part 1: anatomical and colourimetric characteristics	11
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Natural tyrosinase inhibitors from Betula platyphylla barks	10
Improvement on dimensional stability and mold resistance of wood modified by tannin acid and tung oil	10
Impact bending strength of thermally-modified timber	10
Influence of number and position of measuring points on the nondestructive testing method to predict the flexural modulus of aged wood	10
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Quercetin-grafted modification to improve wood decay resistance	10
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	9

Natural wood-based metamaterials for highly efficient microwave absorption	9
Study on the morphological characteristics of thermally modified bamboo milling dust	9
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Impact of a conditioning step during the treatment of wood with melamine-formaldehyde resin on dimensional stabilisation	9
Conversion of bleached soda bagasse paper-grade pulp to dissolving-grade pulp using different hemicelluloses removing post-treatments with emphasis on IONCELL-P process	9
Fire performance of timber: review for use in wildland-urban interfaces	8
Evaluation of marine borers attack on treated wood in Southern Brazil	8
Discrimination of five commercial Guibourtia wood species using terahertz time domain spectroscopy combined with machine learning approaches	8
On the hydrothermal depolymerisation of kraft lignin using glycerol as a capping agent	8
Hydrothermal enzyme pretreatment on structure and properties of apple branches	8
Flexural behavior of wood in the transverse direction investigated using novel computer vision and machine learning approach	7
Comparisons of tracheid lengths in Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.: earlywood versus latewood and province versus province	7
Laccase-catalyzed grafting of vanillin on wood and its effect on wood decay resistance	7
Cell wall composition of Camellia oleifera Abel. shell: new insights into its composition distribution and ultrastructure	7
An investigation of the factors controlling the chemical structures of lignin dehydrogenation polymers	7
Isolation and characterization of bioactive phenolic compounds from Cinnamomum camphora barks	7
Corrigendum to: Degradation of beech wood by Kretzschmaria deusta: its heterogeneity and influence on dynamic and static bending properties	7
Acetylation of wood: understanding the risk of de-acetylation during exposure to elevated temperature	6
3D characterization of vascular bundle in moso bamboo node and its effect on compressive properties	6
Multi-scale evaluation of the effect of saturated steam on the micromechanical properties of Moso bamboo	6
The accumulation of cadmium in poplar trees during three consecutive years	6
Effect of photodegradation on fungal colonization on wood during initial stage of brown-rot decay	6
Mechanism elucidation for wood sandwich compression from the perspective of yield stress	6
Production of phenolic-rich slow pyrolysis liquid extracts by supercritical carbon dioxide fractionation	6
Development of a DNA macroarray for the molecular biological identification of trade-relevant tropical CITES timber species and their look-alikes	6
Wood color modification with iron salts aqueous solutions: effect on wood grain contrast and surface roughness	6
Adding gaseous ammonia with heat treatment to improve the mechanical properties of spruce wood	6
Planting spacing influences radial variation of basic density and chemical composition of wood from fast growing young Eucalyptus plantations	6
Valorization of waste bark for biorefineries: chemical characterization of Eucalyptus camaldulensis inner and outer barks	5
Isolation of stilbenoids from fresh knotwood of Scots pine using a high yield method	5
Synthesis of hydroxycinnamoyl shikimates and their role in monolignol biosynthesis	5
Photodegradation stability of huminated European pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) microveneers	5
Short-term hygro-mechanical behaviour of lime wood (Tilia cordata) in principal anatomical directions	5
Effect of pressurized hot water extraction and esterification on the moisture properties and decay resistance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) sapwood	5
Comparative study of the stable carbon isotope ratio of cellulose, lignin and whole wood powder of Balanites aegyptiaca	5
StExCell: novel steam-explosion-based biorefinery concept for dissolving pulp production	5
Fibre development in an intensified mechanical pulping process	5
Improved bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp-based tissue papers incorporating wet-strength resins	5
Hygroscopicity and dimensional stability of wood thermally treated with moist air or low point metal alloy: a comparative study	5
Parameter estimation and model selection for water vapour sorption of welded bond-line of European beech and Scots pine	4
Durability of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) stained wood following Anaglyptus subfasciatus infestation	4
The feasibility and properties of wood used as filler in artificial turf to reduce environment pollution	4
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Determination of lignin composition in compression wood-like reaction wood of angiosperm Gardenia jasminoides by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry	4
Study on the strength mechanism of the wooden round-end mortise-and-tenon joint using the digital image correlation method	4
Celebrating 75 years of Holzforschung	4
Evaluation of changes in cellulose micro/nanofibrils structure under chemical and enzymatic pre-treatments	4
Reviewer acknowledgement Holzforschung volume 76 (2022)	4
Water-vapour sorption of welded bond-line of European beech and Scots pine	4
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Wood modification with N-methylol and N-methyl compounds: a case study on how non-fixated chemicals in modified wood may affect the classification of their durability	4
Tensile strength grading of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) lamellas from multiple origins, cross sections and qualities	4
Evaluation of the dissolving ability of cellulosic pulps: investigation of a novel method using light scattering follow-up during classical cellulose carbanilation	4
Quality control of natural cork stoppers by image analysis and oxygen transmission rate	3
Free shrinkage characteristics of Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis wood prone to collapse	3
Dissolution of abietic acid in water by the solid dispersion method using methylcellulose analogs	3
Structural and anatomical analysis of rattan (Calamus balansaeanus Becc.)	3
Enhancing the mechanical properties and hydrophobicity of heat-treated wood by migrating and relocating sulfonated lignin	3
Effect of the interaction between wood constituents and swelling liquid on the creep properties of wood during drying	3
Insight into the mechanism underlying modification of Neosinocalamus affinis by hygrothermal treatment	3
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	3
Correlation between lignin content and syringyl-to-guaiacyl (S/G) ratio of Eucalyptus globulus wood	3
Wood density and chemical composition variation of Eucalyptus urophylla clone in different environments	3
Fire-retardant properties of wood modified with sorbitol, citric acid and a phosphorous-based system	3
The effect of the growth ring orientation on spring-back and set-recovery in surface-densified wood	3
A tailored fast thioacidolysis method incorporating multi-reaction monitoring mode of GC-MS for higher sensitivity on lignin monomer quantification	3
Performance improvement of poplar wood based on the synergies of furfurylation and polyethylene glycol impregnation	3
Improved chemical pulping and saccharification of a natural mulberry mutant deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase	3
Study on the moisture-induced swelling/shrinkage and hysteresis of Catalpa bungei wood across the growth ring	3
Indoor storage time affects the quality and quantity of volatile monoterpenes emitted from softwood timber	3
Preventing fiber–fiber adhesion of lignin–cellulose precursors and carbon fibers with spin finish application	3
Elasto-plastic material model of oak at two moisture content levels	3
Role of extractive compounds in emulsion stabilisation capacity of wood hemicelluloses	3
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Effect of temperature on the dynamic wettability of Chinese fir wood: integrative consideration of surface spreading, penetration and evaporation	3
Wood discrimination of six commonly traded Phoebe and Machilus species using high-resolution plastid and nuclear DNA barcodes	3
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Dynamic diffusion in softwood and hardwood cell walls using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching	3
Native state of wood cellulose: evidence that further supports its non-crystalline nature	3
Fractal dimension of wood pores from pore size distribution	3