OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pedobiologia is 4. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	29
Editorial Board	23
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
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	14
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	14
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	13
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	13
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	13
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	12
Global synthesis reveals that climate and soil substrate shape microbial necromass carbon in forest soils	11
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	11
Editorial Board	10
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	10
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
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	9
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	9
A standardized and miniaturized method to investigate rhizosphere microorganisms, with a focus on methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria	8
Greater influence of eukaryotes on carbon degradation potentials than prokaryotes along an elevation gradient	8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	8
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	8
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	8
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	8
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	7

Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	7
Editorial Board	7
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	7
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	6
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	6
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	6
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	6
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features	6
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	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 sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	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
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	5
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	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
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses	4
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions	4
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	4
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	4
Editorial Board	4
Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures	4
Comparison of isopod assemblages (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) among four different habitats—Evergreen forest, exotic bamboo plantation, grass and urban habitat	4
Microannelids (Enchytraeidae, Naididae, Parergodrilidae) along a 4000 m Afrotropical elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon	4
Communities of Collembola show functional resilience in a long-term field experiment simulating climate change	4
Effects of defoliation frequencies on above- and belowground biodiversity and ecosystem processes in subtropical grasslands of southern Brazil	4
Earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	4
Editorial Board	4