OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant and Soil is 36. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Selenium biofortification in the 21st century: status and challenges for healthy human nutrition	142
Eco-functionality of organic matter in soils	125
Alleviation of salinity stress in plants by endophytic plant-fungal symbiosis: Current knowledge, perspectives and future directions	109
Microplastics in soil-plant system: effects of nano/microplastics on plant photosynthesis, rhizosphere microbes and soil properties in soil with different residues	103
Root anatomy and soil resource capture	98
Drought-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria isolated from jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) and their potential to enhance drought tolerance	74
Changes in physicochemical properties, enzymatic activities, and the microbial community of soil significantly influence the continuous cropping of Panax quinquefolius L. (American ginseng)	70
Root traits with team benefits: understanding belowground interactions in intercropping systems	69
Flavonoids improve drought tolerance of maize seedlings by regulating the homeostasis of reactive oxygen species	65
Intercropping legumes and cereals increases phosphorus use efficiency; a meta-analysis	57
Pseudomonas simiae WCS417: star track of a model beneficial rhizobacterium	55
Leaf manganese concentrations as a tool to assess belowground plant functioning in phosphorus-impoverished environments	53
Physiological response of maize plants and its rhizospheric microbiome under the influence of potential bioinoculants and nanochitosan	52
How deep is the soil studied – an analysis of four soil science journals	50
Resolving the mycorrhizal status of important northern hemisphere trees	48
The rhizosheath: from desert plants adaptation to crop breeding	48
Processes in submerged soils – linking redox potential, soil organic matter turnover and plants to nutrient cycling	47
Soil organic nitrogen: an overlooked but potentially significant contribution to crop nutrition	47
Fertilization effects on microbial community composition and aggregate formation in saline‐alkaline soil	46
The effect of microbial inoculant origin on the rhizosphere bacterial community composition and plant growth-promotion	46
How much carbon input is required to preserve or increase projected soil organic carbon stocks in German croplands under climate change?	46
Prospective evaluation of individual and consortia plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for drought stress amelioration in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	46
Nitrogen placement at sowing affects root growth, grain yield formation, N use efficiency in maize	42
Effects of breeding history and crop management on the root architecture of wheat	42
Belowground functioning of agroforestry systems: recent advances and perspectives	42

What is a plant nutrient? Changing definitions to advance science and innovation in plant nutrition	40
Responses of C:N stoichiometry in plants, soil, and microorganisms to nitrogen addition	40
Changes in microbial biomass, community composition and diversity, and functioning with soil depth in two alpine ecosystems on the Tibetan plateau	40
Navigating limitations and opportunities of soil phosphorus fractionation	39
Biochar-based fertilizer effects on crop productivity: a meta-analysis	39
Plants increase silicon content as a response to nitrogen or phosphorus limitation: a case study with Holcus lanatus	39
Inconsistent responses of soil microbial community structure and enzyme activity to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in two tropical forests	39
Physiological and molecular advances in magnesium nutrition of plants	38
Biofortification of major crop plants with iron and zinc - achievements and future directions	38
Fungal Endophyte Improves Survival of Lolium perenne in Low Fertility Soils by Increasing Root Growth, Metabolic Activity and Absorption of Nutrients	37
Linkages of litter and soil C:N:P stoichiometry with soil microbial resource limitation and community structure in a subtropical broadleaf forest invaded by Moso bamboo	37
Comparisons with wheat reveal root anatomical and histochemical constraints of rice under water-deficit stress	36
New soil carbon sequestration with nitrogen enrichment: a meta-analysis	36
Evidence for a Dark Septate Endophyte (Exophiala Pisciphila, H93) Enhancing Phosphorus Absorption by Maize Seedlings	36
Exploring the secrets of hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: processes and ecological functions	36
Enhancing plant N uptake with biochar-based fertilizers: limitation of sorption and prospects	36