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Esteban, LgCorresponding AuthorDe Palacios, PAuthorGarcia-Iruela, AAuthorGarcia-Fernandez, FAuthor

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December 19, 2024
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Hardwoods: Anatomy and Functionality of Their Elements-A Short Review

Publicated to: Forests. 15 (7): 1162- - 2024-07-01 15(7), DOI: 10.3390/f15071162

Authors:

Esteban, LG; de Palacios, P; Gasson, P; García-Iruela, A; García-Fernández, F; García-Esteban, L
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Affiliations

Royal Bot Gardens, Richmond TW9 3AB - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn & Gest Forestal & Ambiental, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Montes & Medio Nat, Ciudad Univ - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Montes Forestal & Medio Na, Dept Sistemas & Recursos Nat, Ciudad Univ - Author
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Abstract

Hardwoods are complex heterogeneous and orthotropic structures that have evolved to the present day, adapting to successive climate episodes to prosper on Earth. Attributing a specific functionality to individual hardwood elements is difficult because of their interconnection in this heterogeneous three-dimensional network. However, tree physiology research is helping to enhance knowledge in this field. This work is a short review of the possible functionalities of hardwood elements, in some cases supported by experimentation and in others by comparative anatomy. It is intended for students or researchers starting out in the world of hardwood anatomy to aid their understanding of the functionality of hardwood elements.
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Keywords

Cambial activityEcological wood anatomyEmbolism repairFibresFunctionalityGlobal analysisHardwoodsHydraulic resistanceParenchymaProtective layerRaysSecondary xylemVessel evolutionVesselsVestured pitsWater transportWood anatomy

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Forests due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Forestry.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 14
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 51.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 48 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85843/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 137
  • Downloads: 859
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GARCIA ESTEBAN, LUIS) and Last Author (Garcia-Esteban, L).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GARCIA ESTEBAN, LUIS.

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