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Wood and Agarwood Research

Wood and Agarwood Research is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 4.3k research works in it since 1950. 13.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the chemical constituents, production techniques, and pharmacological activities of agarwood derived from Aquilaria species. It covers topics such as sesquiterpenes, essential oils, wood identification, fungal diversity, and sustainable use.

  • Agarwood
  • Aquilaria
  • Chemical Constituents
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Induction Techniques
  • Pharmacological Activity
  • Essential Oils
  • Wood Identification
  • Fungal Diversity
  • Sustainable Use
Research works
4.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
585
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+57%
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Which countries lead Wood and Agarwood Research research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (321 and 206 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 321 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 206 works
  3. 3 India 98 works
  4. 4 Malaysia 47 works
  5. 5 Brazil 45 works
  6. 6 United States 44 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 35 works
  8. 8 South Korea 34 works
  9. 9 Japan 33 works
  10. 10 Germany 26 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.

China: 36.2%Indonesia: 23.1%India: 11.1%Malaysia: 5.3%6 others listed: 24.4%36%largest
China321 · 36.2%Indonesia206 · 23.1%India98 · 11.1%Malaysia47 · 5.3%6 others listed216 · 24.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Wood and Agarwood Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Forestry University publishes the most Wood and Agarwood Research research, followed by IPB University and Universitas Gadjah Mada.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 15 works
  2. 2 IPB UniversityIndonesia 14 works
  3. 3 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 14 works
  4. 4 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 13 works
  5. 5 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 13 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of ForestryChina 11 works
  7. 7 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 11 works
  8. 8 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 10 works
  9. 9 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 10 works
  10. 10 Southwest Forestry UniversityChina 9 works

Where is Wood and Agarwood Research research done?

The largest centres of Wood and Agarwood Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 88 works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 24 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 20 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 19 works
  5. 5 Yogyakarta Indonesia 18 works
  6. 6 Bogor Indonesia 17 works
  7. 7 Harbin China 16 works
  8. 8 Kunming China 15 works
  9. 9 Shah Alam Malaysia 14 works
  10. 10 Medan Indonesia 13 works
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Where is the best place to study Wood and Agarwood Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, Universiti Teknologi MARA and Northeast 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 11.2111%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nanjing Forestry University: 15, 24.8%Universiti Teknologi MARA: 13, 7.4%Northeast Forestry University: 13, 16.8%Beijing Forestry University: 10, 21.3%Universitas Gadjah Mada: 14, 1.6%IPB University: 14, 5.4%Southwest Forestry University: 9, 14.7%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 10, 8.9%University of Mataram: 8, 0.0%Nanjing Forestry Uni…Beijing Forestry Uni…Northeast Forestry U…Universiti Teknologi…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 81.624.8%27.6×15 -58.1%
2 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 71.17.4%14.4×13 +176.3%
3 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 66.416.8%38.2×13 -35.4%
4 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 63.921.3%30.9×10 -31.0%
5 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 63.81.6%13.5×14 +171.1%
6 IPB UniversityIndonesia 62.25.4%21.7×14 +90.5%
7 Southwest Forestry UniversityChina 49.614.7%68.1×9 -56.1%
8 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 30.38.9%8.9×10 -2.0%
9 University of MataramIndonesia 15.00.0%8.7×8 +206.0%

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 Wood and Agarwood Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Wood and Agarwood Research.

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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.