| Mesoporosity as a new parameter for understanding tension stress generation in trees SS Chang, B Clair, J Ruelle, J Beauchęne, F Di Renzo, F Quignard, ... Journal of experimental botany 60 (11), 3023-3030, 2009 | 264 | 2009 |
| Tension wood and opposite wood in 21 tropical rain forest species B Clair, J Ruelle, J Beauchęne, MF Prévost, M Fournier IAWA journal 27 (3), 329-338, 2006 | 161 | 2006 |
| Maturation stress generation in poplar tension wood studied by synchrotron radiation microdiffraction B Clair, T Alméras, G Pilate, D Jullien, J Sugiyama, C Riekel Plant physiology 155 (1), 562-570, 2011 | 128 | 2011 |
| Relationship between growth stress, mechanical-physical properties and proportion of fibre with gelatinous layer in chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) B Clair, J Ruelle, B Thibaut Walter de Gruyter 57 (2), 189-195, 2003 | 118 | 2003 |
| Mechanical behavior of cellulose microfibrils in tension wood, in relation with maturation stress generation B Clair, T Alméras, H Yamamoto, T Okuyama, J Sugiyama Biophysical journal 91 (3), 1128-1135, 2006 | 107 | 2006 |
| Characterization of a gel in the cell wall to elucidate the paradoxical shrinkage of tension wood B Clair, J Gril, F Di Renzo, H Yamamoto, F Quignard Biomacromolecules 9 (2), 494-498, 2008 | 104 | 2008 |
| Mechanical characteristics of aged Hinoki wood from Japanese historical buildings M Yokoyama, J Gril, M Matsuo, H Yano, J Sugiyama, B Clair, S Kubodera, ... Comptes Rendus Physique 10 (7), 601-611, 2009 | 96 | 2009 |
| Tension wood and oppositewood in 21 tropical rain forest species J Ruelle, B Clair, J Beauchęne, MF Prévost, M Fournier Iawa Journal 27 (4), 341-376, 2006 | 95 | 2006 |
| Growth stresses are highly controlled by the amount of G-layer in poplar tension wood CH Fang, B Clair, J Gril, SQ Liu Iawa Journal 29 (3), 237-246, 2008 | 94 | 2008 |
| Critical review on the mechanisms of maturation stress generation in trees T Alméras, B Clair Journal of The Royal Society Interface 13 (122), 20160550, 2016 | 87 | 2016 |
| Shrinkage of the gelatinous layer of poplar and beech tension wood B Clair, B Thibaut IAWA journal 22 (2), 121-131, 2001 | 87 | 2001 |
| On the detachment of the gelatinous layer in tension wood fiber B Clair, B Thibaut, J Sugiyama Journal of Wood Science 51, 218-221, 2005 | 77 | 2005 |
| Precautions for the structural analysis of the gelatinous layer in tension wood B Clair, J Gril, K Baba, B Thibaut, J Sugiyama Iawa Journal 26 (2), 189-195, 2005 | 74 | 2005 |
| Peculiar tension wood structure in Laetia procera (Poepp.) Eichl. (Flacourtiaceae) J Ruelle, M Yoshida, B Clair, B Thibaut Trees 21, 345-355, 2007 | 65 | 2007 |
| Relationships between growth stress and wood properties in poplar I-69 (Populus deltoides Bartr. cv.“Lux” ex I-69/55) CH Fang, D Guibal, B Clair, J Gril, YM Liu, SQ Liu Annals of forest science 65 (3), 1, 2008 | 60 | 2008 |
| Relationship between wood elastic strain under bending and cellulose crystal strain C Montero, B Clair, T Alméras, A van Der Lee, J Gril Composites Science and Technology 72 (2), 175-181, 2012 | 56 | 2012 |
| Biomechanics of buttressed trees: bending strains and stresses B Clair, M Fournier, MF Prevost, J Beauchęne, S Bardet American journal of Botany 90 (9), 1349-1356, 2003 | 53 | 2003 |
| Transverse shrinkage in G-fibers as a function of cell wall layering and growth strain CH Fang, B Clair, J Gril, T Alméras Wood Science and Technology 41, 659-671, 2007 | 51 | 2007 |
| Diversity in the organisation and lignification of tension wood fibre walls–A review B Ghislain, B Clair IAWA Journal 38 (2), 245-265, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
| Mechanical contribution of secondary phloem to postural control in trees: the bark side of the force B Clair, B Ghislain, J Prunier, R Lehnebach, J Beauchęne, T Alméras New Phytologist 221 (1), 209-217, 2019 | 46 | 2019 |
