Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Lignin and Wood Chemistry is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 20.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the catalytic valorization of lignin for the production of renewable chemicals, with an emphasis on biorefinery processes, lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and bioengineering. It explores various thermochemical methods and the use of nuclear magnetic resonance for characterization.
- Lignin Valorization
- Catalytic Transformation
- Renewable Chemicals
- Biorefinery
- Lignocellulose Fractionation
- Depolymerisation
- Bioengineering
- Polymeric Materials
- Thermochemical Methods
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +40% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Lignin and Wood Chemistry research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 445 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.5k works
- 2 United States 445 works
- 3 India 422 works
- 4 Brazil 212 works
- 5 France 209 works
- 6 Indonesia 187 works
- 7 Japan 183 works
- 8 South Korea 151 works
- 9 Canada 149 works
- 10 Malaysia 142 works
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 Lignin and Wood Chemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Forestry University publishes the most Lignin and Wood Chemistry research, followed by Beijing Forestry University and South China University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 173 works
- 2 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 81 works
- 3 South China University of TechnologyChina 68 works
- 4 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 55 works
- 5 Guangxi UniversityChina 51 works
- 6 Southwest Forestry UniversityChina 39 works
- 7 Qilu University of TechnologyChina 38 works
- 8 Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina 36 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 35 works
- 10 Guangdong University of TechnologyChina 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Lignin and Wood Chemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Lignin and Wood Chemistry include Guangming Zeng, Jason P. Hallett and Ayhan Demirbaş.
- 1 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 2 Jason P. Hallett United Kingdom 3.1k citations
- 3 Ayhan Demirbaş Türkiye 2.6k citations
- 4 Kefa Cen China 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Lignin and Wood Chemistry research done?
The largest centres of Lignin and Wood Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Jinan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lin’an Shi and Espoo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Lin’an ShiCN · 24.8 works24×
- EspooFI · 38.9 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Lignin and Wood Chemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Lignin and Wood Chemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Qilu University of Technology, Lakehead University and Nanjing Forestry 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 | Qilu University of TechnologyChina | 68.0 | 30.7% | 24.5× | 38 | +154.8% |
| 2 | Lakehead UniversityCanada | 67.5 | 33.0% | 29.0× | 14 | +166.9% |
| 3 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 66.6 | 28.5% | 57.2× | 173 | -23.7% |
| 4 | Guangdong University of TechnologyChina | 63.7 | 38.2% | 8.2× | 30 | +102.3% |
| 5 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 63.6 | 32.5% | 42.7× | 81 | -15.6% |
| 6 | Shandong University of TechnologyChina | 63.2 | 27.1% | 10.8× | 19 | +195.0% |
| 7 | Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina | 61.7 | 45.5% | 19.8× | 25 | -47.0% |
| 8 | South China University of TechnologyChina | 60.0 | 30.3% | 9.5× | 68 | -24.1% |
| 9 | Shandong Academy of SciencesChina | 59.6 | 31.0% | 24.0× | 26 | — |
| 10 | Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina | 59.6 | 34.3% | 24.0× | 25 | +6.6% |
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 Lignin and Wood Chemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Lignin and Wood Chemistry.
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.