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Alex C. Wiedenhoeft

Chemistry · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1999

Publications

107

Citations

2,281

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
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Alex C. Wiedenhoeft works on wood science, focusing on identifying tree species from wood samples using microscopic and macroscopic image analysis, computer vision, and machine learning. This research supports efforts to combat illegal logging and timber fraud, verify sustainable wood products, and build practical identification tools like smartphone apps and field manuals for use in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and West Africa.​

Wood identification and anatomyComputer vision and deep learning for species detectionTimber trade verification and anti-fraud toolsForest products and sustainable wood supply chainsApplied plant science and DNA extraction methods

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with peaks around 2019-2020 and 2022, a dip in 2023-2024, and a recent uptick in 2025, averaging about 3.6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 8 publications8192020: 8 publications8202021: 2 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • IAWA Journal - KU Leuven/IAWA Journal×7
  • Wood Science and Technology×4
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×3
  • Plant Methods×2
  • JOM×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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