The Global Wood Observatory
What changed in wood knowledge.
One place to see the state of the evidence: new peer-reviewed records swept from the open registries, the current score ranking, and the briefs written from the index. Every number here is either measured, modelled under a published method, or cited.
- CrossrefResearchDOI registry
- OpenAlexResearchOpen scholarly index
- Europe PMCResearchFull-text abstracts
- Semantic ScholarResearchAI2 corpus
- DataCiteResearchResearch datasets
- ERA5 / CopernicusClimateClimate reanalysis
- Open-MeteoClimateStation normals
- WorldClimClimateBioclimatic variables
- EN 350:2016StandardNatural durability
- EN 335StandardUse classes
- EN 16449StandardBiogenic carbon
- EN 1995-1-2StandardCharring rates
- EN 338StandardStrength classes
- ISO 14025 EPDLCADeclared impacts
- ISO 21930LCASustainability in buildings
- Scheffer indexModelDecay hazard
- Lacy driving-rain indexModelFaçade exposure
- Wood-EMC modelModelMoisture dynamics
A running view of what the open literature on wood has added, and how it moved the rankings. If you are here to specify something, start at Specify — this page is for following the field, not for making a single decision.
Registry reach, measured now
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New in the literature
Peer-reviewed records from the last twelve months
Swept live from Crossref, OpenAlex, Europe PMC, Semantic Scholar and DataCite on the query “wood durability service life facade weathering timber”. Nothing here is generated; every DOI resolves.
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