Wim Willems

487 total citations
19 papers, 405 citations indexed

About

Wim Willems is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim Willems has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 405 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Building and Construction, 7 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wim Willems's work include Wood Treatment and Properties (18 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (7 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (7 papers). Wim Willems is often cited by papers focused on Wood Treatment and Properties (18 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (7 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (7 papers). Wim Willems collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and Sweden. Wim Willems's co-authors include Michael Altgen, Holger Militz, Lauri Rautkari, Reza Hosseinpourpia, Charalampos Lykidis, Carsten Mai, Philippe Gérardin, Martin Ohlmeyer, Michael Fröba and Andreas Krause and has published in prestigious journals such as Polymer Degradation and Stability, Cellulose and International Journal of Thermal Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wim Willems

19 papers receiving 376 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Wim Willems 345 189 137 78 69 19 405
Sheikh Ali Ahmed 327 0.9× 175 0.9× 127 0.9× 98 1.3× 113 1.6× 49 499
Vladimirs Biziks 251 0.7× 283 1.5× 155 1.1× 110 1.4× 48 0.7× 26 464
Maija Kymäläinen 344 1.0× 259 1.4× 159 1.2× 43 0.6× 54 0.8× 21 505
Petr Čermák 395 1.1× 212 1.1× 161 1.2× 90 1.2× 116 1.7× 40 539
Yongdong Zhou 354 1.0× 170 0.9× 166 1.2× 108 1.4× 144 2.1× 40 498
Philippe Gérardin 393 1.1× 261 1.4× 141 1.0× 102 1.3× 102 1.5× 7 515
Susanne Bollmus 297 0.9× 138 0.7× 100 0.7× 65 0.8× 75 1.1× 37 383
Wahyu Dwianto 329 1.0× 186 1.0× 178 1.3× 115 1.5× 94 1.4× 70 501
Satoshi Shida 271 0.8× 128 0.7× 85 0.6× 69 0.9× 95 1.4× 35 438
Rongfeng Huang 357 1.0× 151 0.8× 177 1.3× 116 1.5× 129 1.9× 35 468

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Altgen, Michael, et al.. (2023). Limits in reaching the anhydrous state of wood and cellulose. Cellulose. 30(10). 6247–6257. 5 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2021). Improved boundary conditions for models of coupled heat and water vapor transfer between an adsorbent and the ambient. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 172. 107296–107296. 3 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim & Michael Altgen. (2019). Hygrothermolytic wood modification. process description and treatment level characterisation. Wood Material Science and Engineering. 15(4). 213–222. 11 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim, Michael Altgen, & Lauri Rautkari. (2019). A molecular model for reversible and irreversible hygroscopicity changes by thermal wood modification. Holzforschung. 74(4). 420–425. 19 indexed citations
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Altgen, Michael, Wim Willems, Reza Hosseinpourpia, & Lauri Rautkari. (2018). Hydroxyl accessibility and dimensional changes of Scots pine sapwood affected by alterations in the cell wall ultrastructure during heat-treatment. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 152. 244–252. 62 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2018). Hygroscopic wood moisture: single and dimerized water molecules at hydroxyl-pair sites?. Wood Science and Technology. 52(3). 777–791. 28 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2017). Thermally limited wood moisture changes: relevance for dynamic vapour sorption experiments. Wood Science and Technology. 51(4). 751–770. 10 indexed citations
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Altgen, Michael, Wim Willems, & Holger Militz. (2016). Wood degradation affected by process conditions during thermal modification of European beech in a high-pressure reactor system. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 74(5). 653–662. 38 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2016). Equilibrium thermodynamics of wood moisture revisited: presentation of a simplified theory. Holzforschung. 70(10). 963–970. 14 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2016). Glassy state of wood polymers in native and thermally modified wood: effects on long-term material performance in service1. International Wood Products Journal. 7(2). 71–75. 2 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim, et al.. (2015). Quality control methods for thermally modified wood. Holzforschung. 69(7). 875–884. 49 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2014). The water vapor sorption mechanism and its hysteresis in wood: the water/void mixture postulate. Wood Science and Technology. 48(3). 499–518. 39 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim. (2014). Hydrostatic pressure and temperature dependence of wood moisture sorption isotherms. Wood Science and Technology. 48(3). 483–498. 34 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim, Michael Altgen, & Holger Militz. (2014). Comparison of EMC and durability of heat treated wood from high versus low water vapour pressure reactor systems. International Wood Products Journal. 6(1). 21–26. 14 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim, Philippe Gérardin, & Holger Militz. (2013). The average carbon oxidation state of thermally modified wood as a marker for its decay resistance against Basidiomycetes. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 98(11). 2140–2145. 13 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim, Carsten Mai, & Holger Militz. (2013). Thermal wood modification chemistry analysed using van Krevelen's representation. International Wood Products Journal. 4(3). 166–171. 15 indexed citations
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Willems, Wim, et al.. (2010). Direct estimation of the durability of high-pressure steam modified wood by ESR-spectroscopy.. 2 indexed citations

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