OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Pedobiologia is 1. 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
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	18
Millipede (Spirobolus walker) prefers feeding on a high-quality litter from a companion species when combined with Masson pine litter	17
Acquisition of nitrogen from tannin protein complexes in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings	17
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest	16
Testate amoebae from two low-lying tropical islets of Tuvalu, South Pacific	15
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	14
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	14
Fire effects on biochemical properties of a semiarid pine forest topsoil at cm-scale	12
Editorial Board	11
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	10
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	10
Decreased burrowing activity of endogeic earthworms and effects on water infiltration in response to an increase in soil bulk density	10
Editorial Board	10
Microbial inoculation alters rhizoplane bacterial community and correlates with increased rice yield	10
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests	9
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	9
Dark septate endophytes enhance the drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron in sterilized and nonsterilized soil	9
High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan	8
Soil biotic effects and competition; What are the mechanisms behind being a successful invader?	8
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	8
Soil physicochemical properties shape distinct nematode communities in serpentine ecosystems	8
Crop residues in corn-wheat rotation in a semi-arid region increase CO2 efflux under conventional tillage but not in a no-tillage system	6
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest	6
Oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) diversity in natural and altered open arid ecosystems of South-Eastern Caucasus	6
Variations in soil fungal communities: Comparative insights from coniferous and mixed broadleaf-conifer forests	6

Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	6
Tuber pseudohimalayense ascomata-compartments strongly select their associated bacterial microbiome from nearby pine forest soils independently of their maturation stage	6
Short-term intensive warming shifts predator communities (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in boreal forest soils	6
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	5
Editorial Board	5
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands	5
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	5
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal-mediated reductions in N2O emissions were not impacted by experimental warming for two common pasture species	5
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	5
Editorial Board	5
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	5
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	5
Potential of slash-and-mulch system with legumes to conserve soil attributes and macrofauna diversity in Eastern Amazon	5
Metabarcoding of a mock community of soil invertebrates: DNA extraction, false positives, and data filtration	5
Divergent responses between lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil phosphorus and nitrogen availability	4
Amazonian deforestation and its influence on soil biotic factors and abiotic properties	4
Soil properties and climate affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities in Mediterranean rainfed cereal cropping systems	4
Editorial Board	4
Responses of edaphic factors and microbial community to terrestrial succession and experimental warming in coastal salt marshes	4
Evolutionary terrestrialization scenarios for soil invertebrates	4
Enchytraeid-stimulation of nitrogen mineralization from green plant residues in an organic soil	4
Spatio-temporal patterns of earthworm abundance suggest time-limited food availability for a subalpine bird species	4
Finding the optimal strategy for quantitative sampling of springtails community (Hexapoda: Collembola) in glacial lithosols	4
Bacterial assemblies in acidic dryland vs. paddy soils across depth profiles in southern China's red soil region	4
Editorial Board	4
Seasonal patterns of the abundance of ground-dwelling arthropod guilds and their responses to livestock grazing in a semi-arid steppe	3
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus	3
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	3
Litter thickness and soil pH influence the diversity of saprotrophic fungi in primary forest fragments in the Amazon	3
Insecticide exposure can increase burrow network production and alter burrow network structure in soil dwelling insects (Agriotes spp.)	3
Differential effects of nutrient addition and woody plant encroachment on grassland soil, litter and plant dynamics across a precipitation gradient	3
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	3
Effect of reclamation of abandoned salinized farmland on nematode community in arid northwest China	3
Collembola (Isotomidae) and mowing management practices control distinct aspects of thatch decomposition in a lawn mesocosm experiment	3
Biological control of damping-off by Fusarium oxysporum and F. verticillioides on pine and oak seedlings using edible ectomycorrhizal fungi	3
Changes in soil bacterial communities, and carbon and nitrogen metrics as potential indicators of land use effects in a humid tropical forest	3
Geochemical characteristics control potential microbial activity in exposed Late Quaternary alluvial deposits	3
“Best food” does not apply to all: Quality of nematode diet for development and fitness of their predator Parasitus sp. (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)	3
Editorial Board	3
Mesofauna community influences litter chemical trajectories during early-stage litter decay	2
Do local-scale context dependencies shape how ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity structures with reduced or sustained experimental N addition?	2
Shade tree identity rather than diversity influences soil macrofauna in cacao-based agroforestry systems	2
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	2
Editorial Board	2
Bioturbation by dung beetles and termites. Do they similarly impact soil and hydraulic properties?	2
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	2
Forest types matter for the community and co-occurrence network patterns of soil bacteria, fungi, and nematodes	2
Forest plantations reduce soil functioning in terrestrial ecosystems from South Africa	2
Salinization causes abrupt reduction in soil nematode abundance in the Caatinga area of the Submedio San Francisco Valley, Brazilian semiarid region	2
Drainage increases species richness and density of soil macro-invertebrates in the Zoige peatland of eastern Tibetan Plateau	2

Exploring the influence of ground-dwelling ant bioturbation activity on physico-chemical, biological properties and heavy metal pollution in coal mine spoil	2
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	2
A simple dynamic equilibrium model shows that high phosphatase activity in tropical forest soils could be explained by rapid microbial turnover	2
Land management drives dynamic changes to microbial function through edaphic factors and soil biota	2
Investigating the response of soil nitrogen cycling to grass invasion	2
Editorial Board	2
Editorial Board	2
Microhabitat and seasonal dynamics of soil fauna communities in upper Andean successional forests	1
The effect of forest edges on soil nematode community structures between broadleaf secondary forest and coniferous plantation	1
Winter cover crops and irrigation alter soil microbial community composition in an arid cropping system	1
Trophic groups of soil fauna in semiarid: Impacts of land use change, climatic seasonality and environmental variables	1
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	1
The potential of soil endemic microorganisms in ameliorating the physicochemical properties of soil subjected to a freeze-thaw cycle	1
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	1
Invasive earthworms Amynthas tokioensis and Amynthas agrestis alter macronutrients (Ca, Mg, K, P) in field and laboratory forest soils	1
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	1
Short-term effects of microplastics and earthworms on greenhouse gases emissions from a sandy-loam soil	1
Topography is more important than forest type as a determinant for functional trait composition of Collembola community	1
Editorial Board	1
Native soil organic-carbon contents shape distinct bacterial communities associated with priming effect	1
Revegetation of mined areas influences the physiological profile of bacterial communities and improves the biochemical functions of soil	1
Long–term (25 years) continuous cotton cropping combined with residue incorporation affects the fungal communities in reclaimed saline soil	1
Earthworms regulate the nematode community by directly enhancing the bacterial-based energy channel rather than through the effect of casts	1
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	1
Responses of Collembola communities to mixtures of wheat varieties: A trait-based approach	1
Soil metabolomics reveal complex interactions between Arthrobacter ureafaciens and Trichoderma harzianum when co-inoculated on wheat	1
Responses of N2O production and associated functional genes to increasing temperature and moisture in surface and subsurface soils of a temperate forest	1
Soil:Micro – a Free Data-Based Virtual Reality Experience of Soil at a Microbial Scale	1
Community diversity and co-occurrence patterns of keratinophilic microorganisms in hospital garden soils	1
Editorial Board	1
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis	1
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	1