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Timber Institute

In research, Timber Institute stands highest in Engineering (#4,334 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,714 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,470
of 22,385 · #13,616 all time
Rank in Czechia
#80
of 110
Research works
637
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Timber Institute

What is Timber Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #4,334 of 9,532 4.3%298
Physical SciencesDomain #8,714 of 17,446 4.8%425

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Timber Institute 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 Timber Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Timber Institute is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (23%), Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 57.6% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 22.7% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 11.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 21.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTimber Institute73fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences23%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1722.7%
    2. Engineering1621.7%
    3. Environmental Science34.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    6. Chemistry11.2%
    7. Materials Science11.2%
    8. Energy10.7%
    9. Mathematics00.6%
    1. Social Sciences1014.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.6%
    3. Psychology11.6%
    4. Decision Sciences11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    1. Medicine79.8%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.92× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.92×17 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.15×2 works
  3. Engineering1.45×16 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.34×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×4 works
  6. Social Sciences1.12×10 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.11×3 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.08×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.96×4 works
  10. Energy0.80×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.75×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.62×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×1 works
  14. Psychology0.52×1 works
  15. Medicine0.51×7 works
  16. Mathematics0.49×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.43×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.36×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.33×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  22. Nursing0.28×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Timber Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Reinhard Brandner, Georg Flatscher and Ajm André Jorissen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Timber Institute.

  1. 1 Reinhard Brandner Czechia · #2,263,063 worldwide 2.2k citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Georg Flatscher Czechia · #2,713,069 worldwide 276 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ajm André Jorissen Czechia · #3,678,153 worldwide 147 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Virginia Austin Phillips Czechia · #3,749,821 worldwide 369 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 A. Jorissen Czechia · #3,814,707 worldwide 25 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Katja Frühwald Czechia · #4,383,631 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ajm Ad Leijten Czechia · #4,708,394 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Björn Hasewend Czechia · #4,713,314 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 P. N. Romanenko Czechia · #4,837,098 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Andreas Ringhofer Czechia · #4,892,549 worldwide 1.4k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Timber Institute

What are the most cited papers from Timber Institute?

The most cited paper from Timber Institute is "Guidelines for On-Site Assessment of Historic Timber Structures" (Helena Cruz, David T. Yeomans, Eleftheria Tsakanika et al., 2013), with 215 citations. Next come "Formaldehyde emission monitoring from a variety of solid wood, plywood, blockboard and flooring products manufactured for building and furnishing materials" (164) and "Tannin-Based Adhesives" (149).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for On-Site Assessment of Historic Timber Structures Helena Cruz, David T. Yeomans, Eleftheria Tsakanika et al. · International Journal of Architectural Heritage Open access 12 Mar 2013 215
2 Formaldehyde emission monitoring from a variety of solid wood, plywood, blockboard and flooring products manufactured for building and furnishing materials Martin Böhm, Mohamed Z. M. Salem, Jaromír Srba · Journal of Hazardous Materials 11 Apr 2012 164
3 Tannin-Based Adhesives A. Pizzi · Journal of macromolecular science. Part C, Reviews in macromolecular chemistry and physics/Journal of macromolecular science. Reviews in macromolecular chemistry and physics 1980 149
4 Routing Optimization for Waste Management Surya N. Sahoo, Seongbae Kim, Byung‐In Kim et al. · INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics Feb 2005 142
5 Attachment, personality, and psychopathology among adult inpatients: Self-reported romantic attachment style versus Adult Attachment Interview states of mind Shelley A. Riggs, Adrienne Paulson, Ellen Tunnell et al. · Development and Psychopathology 2007 122
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Timber Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support System, Data Mining, E-Learning, Fuzzy Logic, Educational Technology, Machine Learning and Knowledge Management.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 8.0×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 2.8×12 topics
  3. Decision Support System6▲ 51×3 topics
  4. Data Mining6▲ 11×6 topics
  5. E-Learning6▲ 8.3×9 topics
  6. Fuzzy Logic6▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Educational Technology5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  8. Education4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  9. Sustainability4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  11. Knowledge Management4▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Expert Systems4▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Information System4▲ 52×1 topic
  14. Learning3▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Multimedia3▲ 39×1 topic
  16. System3▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Construction3▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Information Technology3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Microstructure2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  20. FTIR Analysis2▲ 185×1 topic
  21. Wood Chemistry2▲ 185×1 topic
  22. Bioenergy2▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Biomass2▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Predictive Modeling2▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Accounting Information System2▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Systems Analysis and Design2▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Civil Engineering2▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Classification Algorithms2▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Clustering Methods2▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Bridge Engineering2▲ 242×1 topic
  31. Digital Literacy2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  32. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Computer Vision2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Logistics2▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Supply Chain2▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Forest Management2▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Digital Image Processing2▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Paleoclimatology1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Glacial Cycles1▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Holocene1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Timber Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Edcuational Technology Systems, Multimedia Learning Systems, Wood Treatment and Properties and Decision Support System Applications.

Edcuational Technology Systems: 4 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Systems: 3 fractional worksWood Treatment and Prope…2Wood Treatment and Properties: 2 fractional worksDecision Support System …2Decision Support System Applications: 2 fractional worksData Mining and Machine Learning Applications: 2 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 2 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilizati…2Forest Biomass Utilization and Management: 2 fractional worksComputer Science and Engineering: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsBuilding and ConstructionManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 2 works
  4. 4 Decision Support System Applications Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  8. 8 Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Timber Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Timber Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Timber Institute0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Timber Institute 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%Timber Institute11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2009.

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