OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Pedobiologia is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	39
Editorial Board	21
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	21
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	18
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	16
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	15
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	15
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	14
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	14
Global synthesis reveals that climate and soil substrate shape microbial necromass carbon in forest soils	13
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	12
Hidden collembolan forest habitat: Specificity and species diversity of Collembola communities on fallen branches	12
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	12
Clay differentially influence phosphatase activities in soil	12
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	12
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	12
Greater influence of eukaryotes on carbon degradation potentials than prokaryotes along an elevation gradient	11
The influence of mulch on seasonal fluctuations in Collembola diversity in apple orchards	11
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) invasion alters the composition of soil invertebrate communities in two mixed deciduous forests	11
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	11
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	10
Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal tree dominance and soil depth on microbial biomass and soil organic carbon fractions in a subtropical forest across the wet and dry seasons	10
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	10
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	10
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	10

Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	9
Editorial Board	9
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	8
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	8
Heterotrophic and autotrophic soil respiration under different land use types and soil depths: Insights from the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia	8
Patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity of Diplopoda and Chilopoda in land use systems	7
Diversity, abundance and stable isotope composition of winged Diptera (Insecta) emerging from temperate forest soil	7
Editorial Board	7
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Feeding strategies of soil macrofauna: a microcosm study on assimilation efficiency and litter consumption across 19 tropical species	7
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	7
Effects of multi-level warming on soil nematodes and microarthropods in tundra heath mesocosms	7
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	7
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	7
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk	6
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	6
Forest conversion alters taxonomic and functional diversity of oribatid mite communities through shifts in environmental conditions in Taita Hills, Kenya	6
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features	6
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	6
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	5
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	5
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	5
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	5
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status	5
Editorial Board	5
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	5
The effects of straw returning and nitrogen fertilizer application on soil labile organic carbon fractions and carbon pool management index in a rice–wheat rotation system	5
Earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	5
Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures	4
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest	4
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses	4
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands	4
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions	4
Editorial Board	4
Microannelids (Enchytraeidae, Naididae, Parergodrilidae) along a 4000 m Afrotropical elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon	4
Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice	3
“Best food” does not apply to all: Quality of nematode diet for development and fitness of their predator Parasitus sp. (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)	3
Soil carbon and fungal functional group dynamics in forest-savanna transitions	3
Corrigendum to “Variations in soil fungal communities: Comparative insights from coniferous and mixed broadleaf-conifer forests” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 107 (2024) 151007]	3
Alley-cropping and soil-dwelling fauna promote litter decomposition in temperate agroecosystems	3
Apple root channels continue to shape subsoil microarthropod communities more than a decade after orchard removal	3
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-mediated remediation of glyphosate-contaminated tea plantation soils through restoration of nutrient cycling and microbial diversity	3
Elevation-dependent vulnerability of soil carbon pools to warming in a subtropical forest: Insights from a translocation experiment	3
Conservation agriculture enhances soil biodiversity and fertility: Evidence from contrasting soil textures in Cambodia	3
Tree species richness and identity influence the abundance of excysted soil ciliates in young forest plantations	3
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus	3
Finding the optimal strategy for quantitative sampling of springtails community (Hexapoda: Collembola) in glacial lithosols	3
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest	3
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests	3

Legacy effects of nematodes: Experimental evidence on live individuals and their residues in shaping plant nutrient acquisition	3
A simple dynamic equilibrium model shows that high phosphatase activity in tropical forest soils could be explained by rapid microbial turnover	3
Metabarcoding of a mock community of soil invertebrates: DNA extraction, false positives, and data filtration	3
Divergent responses between lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil phosphorus and nitrogen availability	3
Soil depth mediates contrasting effects of nitrogen and phosphorus inputs on microbial carbon use efficiency in a subtropical forest	3
Editorial Board	2
Bioturbation by dung beetles and termites. Do they similarly impact soil and hydraulic properties?	2
Mapping the effects of Melinis minutiflora invasion on soil nitrogen dynamics in the Brazilian savanna: A dual-isotope approach	2
Putting the “Ped” into Pedobiologia –– A call to a new generation of soil ecologists	2
Within-field flower strips effect on Collembola assemblages over time	2
From ice to forest: Pioneer complex, turnover, and site specificity in springtail communities across a 164-year glacial foreland	2
Impacts of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaceae) invasion on oribatid mites in urban forest soils vary with the size of the invaded patch	2
Effects of agricultural practices and crops on soil fauna and soil properties in tropical agroecosystems	2
Introducing tree species of Schima superba and Liquidambar formosana enhances soil carbon sequestration by alleviating microbial phosphorus limitation and modulating microbial metabolism in degraded p	2
Soil microbial activity improved while intensifying vegetable production by use of plant-based fertilisers, cover crops and reduced tillage	2
Minimizing salinity-induced Pb toxicity to microbial N cycling processes in saline Pb-polluted soils amended with biochar	2
Investigating the response of soil nitrogen cycling to grass invasion	2
Editorial Board	2
Modelling litter decomposition rates along a geographic, climatic, and land-use gradient in Southern Amazonia and Pará	2
Microhabitat and seasonal dynamics of soil fauna communities in upper Andean successional forests	2
Effects of non-native black locust afforestation on soil biota and their activities in the Loess Plateau, China	2
Conventional agricultural management negatively affects soil fauna abundance, soil physicochemical quality and multifunctionality	2
Collembola (Isotomidae) and mowing management practices control distinct aspects of thatch decomposition in a lawn mesocosm experiment	2
Unveiling the hidden world beneath: A showcase of soil microorganisms at MikroMondo	2
Responses of N2O production and associated functional genes to increasing temperature and moisture in surface and subsurface soils of a temperate forest	2
Mineral fertilization impacts microbial activity and endophytic fungi but not microbial biomass in semiarid grasslands	2
Editorial Board	2