OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Wood Science and Technology is 6. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Hydroxyl radicals production via quinone redox cycling by the ligninolytic bacteria Streptomyces cyaneus and its effectiveness to degrade kraft lignin	39
Cork influenced by a specific water regime—macro and microstructure characterization: the first approach	37
Correction to: Out of the woods: psychophysiological investigations on wood odors to estimate their suitability as ambient scents	34
Wood-water interactions of primers to enhance wood-polyurethane bonding performance	32
Birefringence of cellulose: review, measurement techniques, dispersion models, biomedical applications and future perspectives	31
Ionic liquid, ultrasound-assisted synthesis of lignin nanoparticles for barrier-enhanced all-cellulose nanocomposite films	30
Maturation-related phenolic compounds in cachaça aged in oak barrels: influence of reuses	28
Enhanced mechanical and humidity resistance properties of heat-treated wood by impregnation of low-molecular-weight lignin	27
Pulp bio-bleaching using a stable and scalable laccase from Peroneutypa scoparia	25
Electro-depolymerization of Kraft lignin with deep eutectic solvents	24
Biomorphic porous TiO2 with wood template size scaling for improved adsorption and photocatalysis performance	23
Enzymatic hydrolysis lignin and kraft lignin from birch wood: a source of functional bio-based materials	23
Moisture sorption isotherms and hysteresis of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin isolated from birch wood and their effects on wood hygroscopicity	22
Unveiling the evolution of structures and properties of wingceltis (Pteroceltis tatarinowii) phloem fibers throughout the traditional pulping process	22
Effect of high-intensity microwave (HIMW) treatment on chemistry of radiata pine	21
A flame-retardant densified wood as robust and fire-safe structural material	21
The chemical composition and antifungal activity of cork from Quercus variabilis	19
Bark-based biorefineries: anatomical and chemical characterization of the bark of endemic Quercus vulcanica of Turkey	19
The effect of the drying method on the cell wall structure and sorption properties of waterlogged archaeological wood	19
Differences in the hygroscopic behavior of bamboo fiber and parenchyma	19
Micromechanical analytical and inverse numerical modeling methods for determining the transverse elastic modulus of bamboo	18
Effects of furfurylation on interactions between moisture sorption and humidity conditioning of wood	18
Research on stress relaxation behavior of confined Chinese fir subjected to compression	18
Correction to: Mineral-based composition with deliquescent salt as flame retardant for melamine–urea–formaldehyde (MUF)-bonded wood composites	17
Research on VOCs and odor from heartwood and sapwood of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.) with different moisture content	17

Char formation and smoke suppression mechanism of montmorillonite modified by ammonium polyphosphate/silane towards fire safety enhancement for wood composites	16
Scale modeling of thermo-structural fire tests of multi-orientation wood laminates	16
Preparation of nitrogen-enriched pine sawdust-based activated carbons and their application for copper removal from the aquatic environment	16
Editorial	15
3D cellular characterization and finite element analysis of cork compressive behavior based on high-resolution X-ray microtomography	15
Inverse analysis of oxygen diffusivity in oak wood using the back-face method: application to cooperage	15
Morphological analysis of inosculated connections in weeping figs: insights on density, geometry, fiber structures, and compositional variations	14
A three-dimensional numerical analysis of moisture flow in wood and of the wood’s hygro-mechanical and visco-elastic behaviour	14
Machine learning based tomographic image reconstruction technique to detect hollows in wood	13
Antioxidant, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and enzyme inhibition potentials of Ficus carica wood bark and related bioactive phenolic metabolites	13
Chemical characterization of cherry (Prunus avium) extract in comparison with commercial mimosa and chestnut tannins	12
A lattice model with a progressive damage applied to fracture problems of wood	12
Construction of superhydrophobic PDMS@MOF-199/wood sponge hybrid membrane for ultrahigh-flux gravitational oil/water separation	11
Combined effects of a wooden sake vessel and alcohol on subjective and physiological relaxation	11
Development and evaluation of deacetylated konjac glucomannan based films incorporated with cellulose nanofibers and alumina nanoparticles	11
Combustion behavior of furfurylated wood in the presence of montmorillonite and its char characteristics	11
Triboelectric surface field strength of wood after brushing	11
Fracture energy of birch in tension perpendicular to grain: experimental evaluation and comparative numerical simulations	11
Evaluation of ornamental/exotic plant extracts as natural preservative methodology against termites and fungi	11
Lapachol from Indonesian teak (Tectona grandis) wood waste as a natural additive for alkaline cooking	10
Isolation of cellulose and lignin from Acacia crassicarpa and Eucalyptus pellita wood by prehydrolysis soda cooking with 2-methylanthraquinone as a green additive	10
Individual wood board tracing method using oriented fast and rotated brief method in the wood traceability system	10
Influence of natural aging on wood combustion heat release	10
Synthesis of phenolic resins by substituting phenol with modified spruce kraft lignin	10
Unsupervised wood species identification based on multiobjective optimal clustering and feature fusion	10
Sodium silicate/magnesium chloride compound-modified Chinese fir wood	10
Exploring visible spectrum wavelengths in light transmission through wood material	9
Accuracy of digital image correlation system with telecentric lens for compression tests of wood	9
Effect of solvent type and pH degree on the chemical composition of kraft black liquor via ARAS method	9
The deposition of carbohydrates and lignin in the cell walls of Calamus simplicifolius during development	9
Structural and rheological insights of oxidized cellulose nanofibers in aqueous suspensions	9
Mechanical properties of Virginia creeper tendrils	9
New ester-type chemical bonding wood adhesion with a dicarboxylic acid compound	9
Chitosan–caffeine formulation as an ecological preservative in wood protection	9
Doubling genome size of energy willow affects woody stem cell wall structure, chemistry, and biogas yield	9
Exploring the effect of lignin on the chemical structure and microstructure of Chinese fir wood by segmental delignification	8
A novel three-dimensional model for the prediction of ultrasonic velocity in wood considering its orthotropy	8
Archeological wood conservation with selected organosilicon compounds studied by XFM and nanoindentation	8
The influence of the solvent removal process on subsequent molding of impregnated wood with melamine formaldehyde resin	8
Piezoresistive bond lines for timber construction monitoring—experimental scale-up	8
Semi-supervised learning for quality control of high-value wood products	8
The study of physico-mechanical properties of SiO2-impregnated wood under dry and saturated conditions	8
Toriti, Magali; Durand, Aline & Fohrer, Fabien: Traces of common Xylophagous insects in wood. Atlas of identification—Western Europe	8
Effect of tracheid cell structure on gas permeability and porosity in conifer species	8
Effect of supercritical CO2 pre-treatment and kiln-drying of fresh green Pinus radiata sapwood on kiln brown stain and drying stress	8
A 3D multi-scale hygro-mechanical model of oak wood	8
Effects of high-intensity microwave (HIMW) treatment on mechanical properties and bending failure mechanisms of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don)	8
Conservation of model degraded pine wood with selected organosilicons studied by XFM and nanoindentation	8
Mixed-mode fracture assessment of wooden structures with cracks initiated along and across the fibers considering non-singular T-stress term	8
Effects of thermal modification on the flexure properties, fracture energy, and hardness of western hemlock	7

TiO2-carbonized medium-density fiberboard for the photodegradation of methylene blue	7
Variation of quantitative anatomical features due to carbonization and their impact on size classes for charcoal identification	7
Characterization of iron-loaded charcoal using infrared-photoacoustic spectroscopy: factors governing graphitization	7
Effects of extracts on the colour of thermally modified Populus tomentosa Carr.	7
Edge-glued wooden panel defect detection using deep learning	7
Correction: Supercritical CO2 drying of New Zealand red beech to below the fibre saturation point reduces collapse distortion	7
Experimental and numerical analysis of the pyrolysis dynamics of a single wood particle: presentation of the radiographic technique	7
Transient hygro- and hydro-expansion of freely and restrained dried paper: the fiber-network coupling	7
Natural dye extracted from Dalbergia cochinchinensis residue with water fastness, mildew resistance and permeability properties for wood staining	6
Initial characteristics of the dried poplar fiber as an accessibility indicator for its enzymatic digestibility in the whole hydrolysis process	6
Experimental study on the short-term stress relaxation response of Chilean radiata pine	6
Experimental study on crack initiation and propagation of wood with LT-type crack using digital image correlation (DIC) technique and acoustic emission (AE)	6
Effect of wood porosity on surface creation process by single-grit scratching method	6
Green and sustainable fabrication of DES-pretreated high-strength densified wood	6
Formation of transcrystallinity and characterization of its nanoscale mechanical properties in bamboo fiber-anchored nano-TiO2/polypropylene composites	6
Non-isothermal crystallization and thermal degradation properties of three phase composites from wood flour, high-density polyethylene and basalt fibers	6
Swelling of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) during gaseous ammonia treatment as a function of pressure	6
A multi-scale modelling strategy to determine the effective elastic properties of Pinus pinaster (Ait.) accounting for variability	6
Peltogynoids contributing to discoloration in Peltogyne mexicana heartwood	6
Cross-grain fracture characterization in softwood using artificial neural network analysis of acoustic emissions	6
Study of acoustic emission propagation characteristics and energy attenuation of surface transverse wave and internal longitudinal wave of wood	6
Performance and structures of urea-formaldehyde resins prepared with different formaldehyde solutions	6
Traditions, anomalies, mistakes and recommendations in infrared spectrum measurement for wood	6
In situ analysis of chemical changes of thermally compressed wood by 2D NMR	6
Effect of the pretreatment on the porosity of the hybrid activated carbons prepared from wood-based solid and liquid precursors	6
X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermal decomposition analyses of virgin cork elements in Quercus variabilis grown in Korea	6