Bamboo properties and applications
Bamboo properties and applications is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 8.9k research works in it since 1954. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the potential of bamboo as a versatile biomass resource, focusing on its use in structural applications, environmental assessment, carbon sequestration, composite materials, nutritional properties, forest management, and sustainability. The research covers topics such as mechanical properties, engineered bamboo composites, ecological benefits, and the development of bamboo-based products.
- Bamboo
- Structural Applications
- Mechanical Properties
- Environmental Assessment
- Carbon Sequestration
- Composite Materials
- Nutritional Properties
- Laminated Bamboo Lumber
- Forest Management
- Sustainability
- Research works
- 8.9k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +59% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Bamboo properties and applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (872 and 371 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Bamboo properties and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Forestry University publishes the most Bamboo properties and applications research, followed by International Bamboo and Rattan Organization and State Forestry and Grassland Administration.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 117 works
- 2 International Bamboo and Rattan OrganizationChina 48 works
- 3 State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationChina 40 works
- 4 Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina 37 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of ForestryChina 26 works
- 6 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 24 works
- 7 Southwest Forestry UniversityChina 20 works
- 8 Central South UniversityChina 19 works
- 9 China National Bamboo Research CenterChina 18 works
- 10 Research Institute of Wood IndustryChina 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bamboo properties and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bamboo properties and applications include Hao Wang, Ignace Verpoest and Mohammad Jawaid.
- 1 Hao Wang Australia 1.9k citations
- 2 Ignace Verpoest Belgium 1.7k citations
- 3 Mohammad Jawaid Malaysia 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bamboo properties and applications research done?
The largest centres of Bamboo properties and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Hangzhou (China) and Changsha (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lin’an Shi, Addis Ababa and Dehra Dūn.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Lin’an ShiCN · 37.3 works95×
- Addis AbabaET · 23.0 works13×
- Dehra DūnIN · 22.1 works8.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Bamboo properties and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Bamboo properties and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, University of British Columbia and Zhejiang A & F University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 79.2 | 48.8% | 101.7× | 117 | -53.8% |
| 2 | University of British ColumbiaCanada | 72.7 | 46.9% | 6.7× | 16 | +256.0% |
| 3 | Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina | 67.7 | 43.7% | 95.0× | 37 | -57.2% |
| 4 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 62.8 | 40.1% | 33.2× | 24 | -8.7% |
| 5 | Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia | 58.1 | 18.6% | 9.7× | 12 | +145.3% |
| 6 | Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina | 57.6 | 45.5% | 20.7× | 9 | -19.6% |
| 7 | Central South University of Forestry and TechnologyChina | 52.5 | 32.3% | 65.0× | 15 | -87.4% |
| 8 | Southwest Forestry UniversityChina | 50.5 | 27.1% | 70.6× | 20 | -66.9% |
| 9 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 48.8 | 25.5% | 25.2× | 15 | -78.4% |
| 10 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina | 48.8 | 27.0% | 8.8× | 11 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Bamboo properties and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bamboo properties and applications.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.