René Steiger

1.9k total citations
72 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

René Steiger is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, René Steiger has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Building and Construction, 39 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 26 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in René Steiger's work include Wood Treatment and Properties (53 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (26 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (10 papers). René Steiger is often cited by papers focused on Wood Treatment and Properties (53 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (26 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (10 papers). René Steiger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Sweden. René Steiger's co-authors include Robert Widmann, Erik Serrano, Andréa Frangi, Pedro Palma, Klaus Richter, Glauco Feltrin, Martin Arnold, Francis W. M. R. Schwarze, Sandy Schubert and Vlatka Rajčić and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Engineering Structures and Journal of Structural Engineering.

In The Last Decade

René Steiger

70 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René Steiger Switzerland 22 1.1k 639 571 311 241 72 1.4k
Erik Serrano Sweden 23 1.3k 1.2× 628 1.0× 697 1.2× 589 1.9× 247 1.0× 102 1.6k
Gerhard Schickhofer Czechia 17 1.3k 1.2× 568 0.9× 828 1.5× 182 0.6× 459 1.9× 98 1.6k
Robert Kliger Sweden 19 845 0.8× 493 0.8× 307 0.5× 237 0.8× 140 0.6× 60 1.0k
Staffan Svensson Denmark 19 985 0.9× 283 0.4× 416 0.7× 191 0.6× 300 1.2× 58 1.4k
Reinhard Brandner Czechia 18 1.4k 1.3× 554 0.9× 889 1.6× 176 0.6× 474 2.0× 72 1.6k
Ying Hei Chui Canada 23 1.5k 1.4× 826 1.3× 862 1.5× 226 0.7× 604 2.5× 179 2.1k
Douglas R. Rammer United States 18 785 0.7× 543 0.8× 394 0.7× 77 0.2× 184 0.8× 79 1.2k
Jozsef Bodig United States 8 1.0k 0.9× 234 0.4× 699 1.2× 344 1.1× 282 1.2× 31 1.4k
Tomi Toratti Finland 16 774 0.7× 334 0.5× 364 0.6× 119 0.4× 228 0.9× 40 966
Karin Hofstetter Austria 20 658 0.6× 189 0.3× 288 0.5× 465 1.5× 207 0.9× 41 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Steiger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2024). Shear resistance of Oriented Strand Board panel sheathings in timber-framed shear walls. Engineering Structures. 316. 118461–118461. 2 indexed citations
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Palma, Pedro, et al.. (2023). Steel-Reinforced Columns Made of European Beech Glued-Laminated Timber. Journal of Structural Engineering. 150(2). 3 indexed citations
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Palma, Pedro, et al.. (2023). UNREINFORCED AND STEEL-REINFORCED COLUMNS MADE OF EUROPEAN BEECH GLUED-LAMINATED TIMBER. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 315–322. 2 indexed citations
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Palma, Pedro, et al.. (2021). Predicting the strength of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) boards using image-based local fibre direction data. Wood Science and Technology. 56(1). 123–146. 13 indexed citations
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Palma, Pedro & René Steiger. (2020). Structural health monitoring of timber structures – Review of available methods and case studies. Construction and Building Materials. 248. 118528–118528. 79 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2020). European beech (<em>Fagus sylvatica</em> L.) glued laminated timber: lamination strength grading, production and mechanical properties. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 23 indexed citations
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Jockwer, Robert, et al.. (2017). Impact of knots on the fracture propagating along grain in timber beams. International Wood Products Journal. 8(sup1). 39–44. 9 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2017). A non-contact method for the determination of fibre direction of European beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.). European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 76(3). 925–935. 22 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2016). On-site dynamic testing of a light-frame timber building. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 1 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2015). Experimental modal analysis of a multi-storey light-frame timber building. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 15(8). 3265–3291. 23 indexed citations
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Jockwer, Robert, René Steiger, Andréa Frangi, & Erik Serrano. (2015). Load-carrying capacity and failure modes of glulam beams with reinforced notches. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 74(3). 481–482. 4 indexed citations
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Jockwer, Robert, Erik Serrano, Per-Johan Gustafsson, & René Steiger. (2015). Impact of growth characteristics on the fracture perpendicular to the grain of timber. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 3 indexed citations
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Frangi, Andréa, et al.. (2014). Dowel-type connections in LVL made of beech wood. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 103–115. 1 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2010). Quality control of glulam: improved method for shear testing of glue lines. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 2 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2010). Validity of bending tests on strip-shaped specimens to derive bending strength and stiffness properties of cross-laminated solid timber (X-lam). DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 4 indexed citations
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2009). Cost optimized timber machine strength grading. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)).
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Steiger, René, et al.. (2008). Non destructive evaluation of elastic material properties of cross-laminated timber (CLT). DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 9 indexed citations
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Dussy, Franz, et al.. (2007). Validation of an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) method for the detection of heroin and cocaine on incriminated material. Forensic Science International. 177(2-3). 105–111. 27 indexed citations

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