OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pedobiologia is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	25
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	20
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	19
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	18
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	17
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	17
Editorial Board	16
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	16
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	12
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	12
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	11
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	11
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	11
Editorial Board	11
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	10
Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi respond to rehabilitation in iron ore mining areas from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon	10
Trophic groups of soil fauna in semiarid: Impacts of land use change, climatic seasonality and environmental variables	10
A standardized and miniaturized method to investigate rhizosphere microorganisms, with a focus on methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria	9
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	9
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	9
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	8
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	8
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	7

Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	7
Litter thickness and soil pH influence the diversity of saprotrophic fungi in primary forest fragments in the Amazon	7
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	7
Editorial Board	7
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	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
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	6
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis	6
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	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
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
Communities of Collembola show functional resilience in a long-term field experiment simulating climate change	5
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	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
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	5
Responses of oribatid mites to warming in boreal peatlands depend on fen type	5