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Kompetenzzentrum Holz

In research, Kompetenzzentrum Holz stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,151 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science (Materials Science is 5.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,992
of 22,385 · #14,028 all time
Rank in Austria
#95
of 143
Research works
467
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Kompetenzzentrum Holz

What is Kompetenzzentrum Holz known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,151 of 10,670 4.4%83 #6142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kompetenzzentrum Holz sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kompetenzzentrum Holz work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Kompetenzzentrum Holz is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Materials Science (21%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 97 fractional works · 73.4% of its workEngineering: 51 fractional works · 38.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 27 fractional works · 20.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKompetenzzentrumHolz132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5138.3%
    2. Materials Science2720.7%
    3. Environmental Science107.5%
    4. Chemistry32.4%
    5. Computer Science21.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering21.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    8. Energy10.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences75.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting43.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities32.0%
    4. Psychology21.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine75.2%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kompetenzzentrum Holz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 27.3 works5.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.31× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.55× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.92× its world share, 27 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.92×27 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.31×2 works
  3. Engineering2.55×51 works
  4. Chemistry1.54×3 works
  5. Environmental Science1.50×10 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×4 works
  7. Energy0.82×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.73×5 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.70×3 works
  10. Psychology0.61×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.59×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×4 works
  14. Social Sciences0.45×8 works
  15. Health Professions0.37×1 works
  16. Medicine0.27×7 works
  17. Nursing0.26×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.20×2 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kompetenzzentrum Holz?

Ranked on the quality score, Lea Ranacher, Franziska Hesser and Marion Thébault lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kompetenzzentrum Holz.

  1. 1 Lea Ranacher Austria · #907,691 worldwide 488 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Franziska Hesser Austria · #1,604,221 worldwide 638 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Marion Thébault Austria · #1,686,346 worldwide 663 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Edith Martha Zikulnig‐Rusch Austria · #2,347,258 worldwide 747 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Robert F. Putz Austria · #2,491,530 worldwide 428 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Christian Fürst Austria · #2,671,350 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Boris Forsthuber Austria · #2,687,569 worldwide 384 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Ivana Burzic Austria · #2,765,753 worldwide 348 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Nitin Gupta Austria · #2,789,915 worldwide 336 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Andreas Haider Austria · #2,850,781 worldwide 510 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kompetenzzentrum Holz

What are the most cited papers from Kompetenzzentrum Holz?

The most cited paper from Kompetenzzentrum Holz is "Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites" (Stephen James Eichhorn et al., 2009), with 2,417 citations. Next come "Effects of short-time vibratory ball milling on the shape of FT-IR spectra of wood and cellulose" (1,377) and "Cross laminated timber (CLT): overview and development" (833).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites Stephen James Eichhorn et al. · Journal of Materials Science 23 Sep 2009 2,417
2 Effects of short-time vibratory ball milling on the shape of FT-IR spectra of wood and cellulose Manfred Schwanninger, José Carlos Rodrígues, Helena Pereira et al. · Vibrational Spectroscopy 26 Apr 2004 1,377
3 Cross laminated timber (CLT): overview and development Reinhard Brandner, George Flatscher, Andreas Ringhofer et al. · European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 19 Jan 2016 833
4 Yellowing and IR-changes of spruce wood as result of UV-irradiation Uwe Müller, Manfred Rätzsch, Manfred Schwanninger et al. · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology Feb 2003 405
5 Laccase applications in the forest products industry: A review Petri Widsten, Andreas Kandelbauer · Enzyme and Microbial Technology 2 Jan 2008 325
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kompetenzzentrum Holz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Biodegradable Polymers, Ionic Liquids, Polymeric Materials, Catalytic Transformation and Lignin Valorization.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications16▲ 10×12 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties14▲ 11×12 topics
  3. Nanocomposites11▲ 10×15 topics
  4. Environmental Impact9▲ 4.1×14 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers8▲ 34×4 topics
  6. Ionic Liquids8▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Polymeric Materials8▲ 81×2 topics
  8. Catalytic Transformation8▲ 179×1 topic
  9. Lignin Valorization8▲ 179×1 topic
  10. Sustainability7▲ 2.1×13 topics
  11. Polymer Composites6▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Microstructure5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  14. Renewable Resources5▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Cellulose Nanocrystals5▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Nanocellulose5▲ 84×1 topic
  17. FTIR Analysis5▲ 196×1 topic
  18. Wood Chemistry5▲ 196×1 topic
  19. Biomass4▲ 29×4 topics
  20. Natural Fibers4▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Composites4▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Polymerization4▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Reinforced Polymers4▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Epoxy Resins4▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Applications3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  27. Lignocellulosic Biomass3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. 3D Printing3▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Molecular Modeling3▲ 62×2 topics
  30. Nanofibers3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Shape Memory Polymers3▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Challenges3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Flexible Electronics3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Polybenzoxazines3▲ 135×1 topic
  36. Polyhydroxyalkanoates3▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Polylactic Acid3▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Thermosetting Resins3▲ 135×1 topic
  39. Self-Healing3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Supramolecular Polymers3▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Kompetenzzentrum Holz publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Wood Treatment and Properties and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites.

Lignin and Wood Chemistry8Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies: 5 fractional worksWood Treatment and Prope…5Wood Treatment and Properties: 5 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…4Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 4 fractional worksEpoxy Resin Curing Processes: 3 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and s…3Polymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 3 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…3Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsBuilding and ConstructionPolymers and Plastics3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 5 works
  3. 3 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 5 works
  4. 4 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  5. 5 Epoxy Resin Curing Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 3 works
  7. 7 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  8. 8 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kompetenzzentrum Holz's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kompetenzzentrum Holz as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Kompetenzzentrum Holz0.00061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kompetenzzentrum Holz over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kompetenzzentrum Holz6.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2014.

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