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 2021-04-01 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
Acquisition of nitrogen from tannin protein complexes in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings	17
Millipede (Spirobolus walker) prefers feeding on a high-quality litter from a companion species when combined with Masson pine litter	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
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	14
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	14
Fire effects on biochemical properties of a semiarid pine forest topsoil at cm-scale	12
Editorial Board	11
Microbial inoculation alters rhizoplane bacterial community and correlates with increased rice yield	10
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
Dark septate endophytes enhance the drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron in sterilized and nonsterilized soil	9
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
Soil physicochemical properties shape distinct nematode communities in serpentine ecosystems	8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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