OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Outlook on Agriculture is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring climate change adaptation strategies in maize (Zea mays) postharvest management practices among smallholder farmers	42
Farm size and productivity relationship among the farming communities in India	39
Current agricultural diversification strategies are already agroecological	24
Farmers’ cooperatives in Southwest China: Beyond the dichotomies of failure/success and (in) authenticity?	22
Perils of production with perennial polycultures	22
Assessing German farmers’ trade-offs between disease resistance and yield in winter wheat varieties	22
Banana seed exchange networks in Burundi – Linking formal and informal systems	22
Tailoring rice varieties to consumer preferences induced by cultural and colonial heritage: Lessons from New Rice for Africa (NERICA) in The Gambia	20
Evaluating quality of science in CGIAR research programs: Use of bibliometrics	20
Mimicking nature to reduce agricultural impact on water cycles: A set of mimetrics	20
Spatial and economic dynamics of bean crops in an important production hub in Brazil	19
High-yielding seeds in unyielding environments: Examining the learning process of maize and bean producers in eastern and midwestern Uganda	16
Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems	15
The key to the development of agricultural cooperatives in Romania from the perspective of those who run them	15
Gendered trait prioritization and motivations for crop varietal choice among smallholder farmers: The case of sweetpotato in Uganda	14
Yam seed system characteristics in Nigeria: Local practices, preferences, and the implications for seed system interventions	14
A mixed-methods approach to examine farmers’ willingness to adopt protein crops	13
Driving environmental sustainability in the EU specialized milk farms: Strategic CO2 emission reductions for a greener future	12
Skilling and social reproduction	11
Women in agricultural marketing: A systematic review of motivations, opportunities, and challenges	11
Farms worldwide: 2020 and 2030 outlook	11
Perceptions of an ageing agricultural workforce and farmers’ productivity strategies: Evidence from Prachinburi Province, Thailand	11
Unfolding consumer purchase intentions toward genetically modified rice with nutritional benefits in Bangladesh	10
Economic evaluation of increased nitrogen fertiliser prices on risk-efficient fertiliser applications	9
Changing gender role declines maize yield, but remittances offset: Findings from migrant households in the central Himalayas, Nepal	9

Who does what and why? Intra-household roles and explanatory models for sourcing soybean seed from the formal sector in Malawi	9
Strategizing sustainable food security in Saudi Arabia: A policy and scenario approach to agricultural resilience	9
Does the accessibility of a farmer predict the delivery of extension services? Evidence from Rwanda	9
The individual empowerment Index (IEI): A new approach for empowerment measures	8
Gender and access to complex and gender-biased agricultural technology information and knowledge: Evidence from smart-valleys in West Africa	8
Does the climate-smart village extension model enhance farmer empowerment?	8
A systematic review on sustainable agricultural practices among oil palm farmers	8
Soil biodiversity and nature-mimicry in agriculture; the power of metaphor?	8
Livestock solutions to regenerate soils and landscapes for sustainable agri-food systems transformation in Africa	8
Spatial changes to climatic suitability and availability of agropastoral farming systems across Kenya (1980–2020)	8
Support for “we” visions and for broadening the scope in the debate on alternative forms of agriculture	8
Regenerative agriculture: A paradigm shift for food production in South Africa	7
Opinion leaders’ influence on knowledge transmission about crop diseases management: Exploring the attributes that matter to followers	7
Progress Towards Perennial Grains for Prairies and Plains	7
Agronomy and (in)equity: Lead, engage or ignore?	7
Impacts of climate smart agriculture on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis	7
Breaking barriers to adoption: A multi-stakeholder platform approach to promoting improved common bean varieties among farmers in Malawi	7