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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	32
Editorial Board	25
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	19
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	17
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	15
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	14
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	14
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	14
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	13
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	12
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	12
Global synthesis reveals that climate and soil substrate shape microbial necromass carbon in forest soils	11
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	10
Editorial Board	10
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	10
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	9
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	9
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) invasion alters the composition of soil invertebrate communities in two mixed deciduous forests	9
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	9
Greater influence of eukaryotes on carbon degradation potentials than prokaryotes along an elevation gradient	9
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	8
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	8
Editorial Board	8
A standardized and miniaturized method to investigate rhizosphere microorganisms, with a focus on methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria	8

Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	7
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	7
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	7
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	7
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	6
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features	6
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	6
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	6
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	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	6
Communities of Collembola show functional resilience in a long-term field experiment simulating climate change	6
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	6
Editorial Board	6
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis	6
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	6
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk	6
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status	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
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions	5
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	5
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests	4
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	4
Comparison of isopod assemblages (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) among four different habitats—Evergreen forest, exotic bamboo plantation, grass and urban habitat	4
Effects of defoliation frequencies on above- and belowground biodiversity and ecosystem processes in subtropical grasslands of southern Brazil	4
Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice	4
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest	4
Microannelids (Enchytraeidae, Naididae, Parergodrilidae) along a 4000 m Afrotropical elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon	4
Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures	4
Editorial Board	4
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest	4
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-mediated remediation of glyphosate-contaminated tea plantation soils through restoration of nutrient cycling and microbial diversity	4
Earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	4
Editorial Board	4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses	4
High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan	3
Conservation agriculture enhances soil biodiversity and fertility: Evidence from contrasting soil textures in Cambodia	3
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus	3
Legacy effects of nematodes: Experimental evidence on live individuals and their residues in shaping plant nutrient acquisition	3
Finding the optimal strategy for quantitative sampling of springtails community (Hexapoda: Collembola) in glacial lithosols	3
Metabarcoding of a mock community of soil invertebrates: DNA extraction, false positives, and data filtration	3
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands	3
Elevation-dependent vulnerability of soil carbon pools to warming in a subtropical forest: Insights from a translocation experiment	3
Divergent responses between lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil phosphorus and nitrogen availability	3
Investigating the response of soil nitrogen cycling to grass invasion	2
Collembola (Isotomidae) and mowing management practices control distinct aspects of thatch decomposition in a lawn mesocosm experiment	2
Editorial Board	2
Mineral fertilization impacts microbial activity and endophytic fungi but not microbial biomass in semiarid grasslands	2
Editorial Board	2

Microhabitat and seasonal dynamics of soil fauna communities in upper Andean successional forests	2
Responses of N2O production and associated functional genes to increasing temperature and moisture in surface and subsurface soils of a temperate forest	2
Putting the “Ped” into Pedobiologia –– A call to a new generation of soil ecologists	2
Effects of non-native black locust afforestation on soil biota and their activities in the Loess Plateau, China	2
Soil microbial activity improved while intensifying vegetable production by use of plant-based fertilisers, cover crops and reduced tillage	2
Unveiling the hidden world beneath: A showcase of soil microorganisms at MikroMondo	2
“Best food” does not apply to all: Quality of nematode diet for development and fitness of their predator Parasitus sp. (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)	2
A simple dynamic equilibrium model shows that high phosphatase activity in tropical forest soils could be explained by rapid microbial turnover	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
Editorial Board	2
Modelling litter decomposition rates along a geographic, climatic, and land-use gradient in Southern Amazonia and Pará	2
Apple root channels continue to shape subsoil microarthropod communities more than a decade after orchard removal	2
Editorial Board	1
Long-term weed control alters arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community and increases wheat yield in a rice-wheat cropping system of East China	1
Effects of agricultural practices and crops on soil fauna and soil properties in tropical agroecosystems	1
Bacterial assemblies in acidic dryland vs. paddy soils across depth profiles in southern China's red soil region	1
Temporal monitoring of free-living nematode communities for evaluation of soil health in an arable crop rotation	1
The amount of soil used for DNA extractions has a minimal effect on characterization of microbial communities in a temperate agricultural region	1
Precise method to measure fungal and bacterial necromass using high pressure liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector adjusted to inorganic, organic and peat soils	1
Exploring the influence of ground-dwelling ant bioturbation activity on physico-chemical, biological properties and heavy metal pollution in coal mine spoil	1
Changes in urban soil yeast communities after a reduction in household waste during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Dark septate endophytes enhance the drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron in sterilized and nonsterilized soil	1
Subtropical EM- surpass AM-dominated forests in increasing soil inorganic nitrogen availability: Evidence from a controlled field experiment	1
Impacts of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaceae) invasion on oribatid mites in urban forest soils vary with the size of the invaded patch	1
Response of soil biodiversity to global change	1
Editorial Board	1
Changes in soil arthropods and litter nutrients after prescribed burn in a subtropical moist pastureland	1
Editorial Board	1
Short-term effects of microplastics and earthworms on greenhouse gases emissions from a sandy-loam soil	1
Biological control of damping-off by Fusarium oxysporum and F. verticillioides on pine and oak seedlings using edible ectomycorrhizal fungi	1
Fire effects on biochemical properties of a semiarid pine forest topsoil at cm-scale	1
Minimizing salinity-induced Pb toxicity to microbial N cycling processes in saline Pb-polluted soils amended with biochar	1
Conventional agricultural management negatively affects soil fauna abundance, soil physicochemical quality and multifunctionality	1
Soil food webs in sugarcane fields: Sweet dreams for soil organisms in subtropical Africa	1
Abundance, isolation, and characterization of halotolerant microbes from common oligosaline soils	1
Unveiling the hidden soil predators of the Andes: Contrasting centipede responses to ecological factors along a successional gradient in tropical montane forests	1
Forest types matter for the community and co-occurrence network patterns of soil bacteria, fungi, and nematodes	1
Mesofauna community influences litter chemical trajectories during early-stage litter decay	1