OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Steel slag-based silicate fertilizer suppresses grain cracking in brewer’s rice cultivar “Yamada-Nishiki”	53
How does lime and rice straw compost application affect arsenic uptake in rice after a century of cropping under flooded conditions?	44
Successive incorporation of Azolla ( A. filiculoides Lam.) as green manure increases rice yield in lowland paddy soil	37
Fatty acid compositions of triacylglycerols in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seeds with varied seeding dates and nitrogen fertilization in a temperate region of Japan	31
Iron delivery to the growing leaves associated with leaf chlorosis in mugineic acid family phytosiderophores-generating graminaceous crops	24
Factors impacting soil organic carbon pool in different types of Andosols in Toya, Hokkaido, Japan	23
A modeling approach to estimating N₂O emission derived from loss of soil organic matter for the Japanese greenhouse gas inventory	20
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-5	18
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-3	16
Gas transport enhancement under windy condition in poorly tilled seedbed of clayey rotational paddy field	15
Analysis of surface runoff water and sediment generations using a short-term water budget in the steeply sloping agricultural land of northern Laos	15
Response of mycorrhizal symbiosis to phosphorus and its application for sustainable crop production and remediation of environment	13
Positive priming effects through microbial P-mining in tropical forest soils under N₂-fixing trees	12
Possible involvement of nitric oxide in promoting the initial growth of rice seedlings at low temperature by inoculation of Bacillus pumilus strain TUAT1 spores	12
Effects of controlled release N fertilizers and reduced application rate on nitrous oxide emissions from soybean fields converted from rice paddies	11
Understanding yield-limiting factors for sorghum in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: beyond soil nutrient deficiency	11
Effect of biodegradable mulching plastics on soil chemical properties, greenhouse gas emission, and plant growth under aerobic and flooding conditions	10
Suppressive and promotive effects of rice bran on germination of Monochoria vaginalis in organic rice ( Oryza sativa L.) production	10
Prediction of the soil properties of Malagasy rice soils based on the soil color and magnetic susceptibility	10
Mechanisms of halophilic and salt tolerance in Suaeda edulis Flores Olv. & Noguez	10
The mass water content of paddy soil after harvest is strongly associated with the accumulation of organic matter as the source of available nitrogen	10
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 2	9
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 3	9
The inorganic nitrogen fertilizer equivalency of hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa Roth) as a winter green manure in Kanto and Tohoku district, Japan	9
Correction	8

Accumulation and translocation of selenium in a soil–rice system in Guangxi, China	8
Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry as a temporally integrated indicator of nutrient availability in soils	8
Effects of microtopography on within-field spatial variation of inherent soil properties in Andosols of Tokachi district, Hokkaido	8
Long-term application of organic matter improves soil properties and plant growth-promoting bacteria in soil communities of oil palm plantation	8
Improvement in potassium budget with water outflow reduction through reducing excessive irrigation in a paddy field	8
Estimate the contribution of water-derived ¹³⁷ Cs in the total ¹³⁷ Cs in brown rice using water-to-brown rice transfer parameters	8
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 95 - 3	7
Nitrogen fertilizers and the future of sustainable agriculture: a deep dive into production, pollution, and mitigation measures	7
Critical reevaluation of an efficient sampling design for assessing soil properties using bootstrap sampling and geostatistical analysis in Japanese large-scale paddy fields	7
Mapping of quantitative trait loci for root elongation in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) treated with various nitrogen sources and concentrations	7
Long-term application of fused magnesium phosphate and calcium silicate change soil chemical properties, C decomposition and N mineralization in a single rice paddy field of Northeastern Japan	6
Digital soil mapping using drone images and machine learning at the sloping vegetable fields in cool highland in the Northern Kanto region, Japan	6
Three years of biochar and straw application could reduce greenhouse gas and improve rice productivity	6
Predicting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization of soybean in farmers’ fields by using infection unit density	6
Effects of pyrophosphate-extractable aluminum, iron, and calcium on organic carbon storage in buried humic horizons of a cumulative volcanic soil profile containing charred plant fragments, Miyakonojo	6
LMC60, a material containing low-molecular-weight chitin: degradation and effects on soil microorganisms in incubated upland soil	6
Estimating macronutrient contents in Thai paddy soils using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and locally weighted partial least square regression analysis	6
Shoot and root responses to low phosphorus and their genotypic variability in selected cultivars of Japanese core collections of maize and soybean	5
Overview of recent researches on nitrifying microorganisms in soil	5
Comparative study of radioactive cesium transfer from soil to peanut and soybean	5
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-6	5
Dynamics of fractionated rhizosphere soil P and plant P uptake under maize/P-mobilizing legumes intercropping in strongly weathered soil of Tanzania	5
Quantification methods of pyrogenic carbon in soil with soil as a complex matrix: comparing the CTO-375 and Cr₂O₇ methods	5
The comparative soil fertility in traditional and alder-based shifting cultivation of varied fallow lengths in Eastern Indian Himalayas	5
Soil carbon stocks and main nutrients under cocoa plantations of different ages	5
Experimental verification of solubilization effect of soil bromine by waterlogging reduction	5
Changes in chemical form of phosphorus in rice bran during fermentation process as determined by ³¹ P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy	5
Equivalent incorporation of Chinese milk vetch and rice straw enhanced nutrient mineralization and reduced greenhouse gas emissions	5
Nitrogen cycling and management focusing on the central role of soils: a review	5
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 2	5
Comparative verification of Mehlich 3 soil analysis methods in Northern Mozambique using microwave plasma–atomic emission spectrometry	4
Spatial relationship between peach tree productivity and soil properties in a newly reclaimed orchard	4
On-farm assessment of the phosphorus balance of paddy soil fertilized with cow dung compost in mixed crop–livestock systems and with rice straw in conventional practice in Yamagata, Japan	4
New estimation model for paddy soil temperature in early growth stage, and its application to estimate nitrogen mineralization of organic fertilizer	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 6	4
Growth, yield, and biochemical traits of tomato plants under mycorrhizal inoculation and licorice root extract applications	4
Influence of surface geology on phosphorus export in coastal forested headwater catchments in Akita, Japan	4
Selection of efficient phosphorus solubilizing bacteria strains and mycorrhizea for enhanced cereal growth, root microbe status and N and P uptake in alkaline calcareous soil	4
Effects of a chemical dispersant on the dispersibility of Moso bamboo phytoliths in a particle-size analysis	4
Correction	4
Effect of different light conditions on the growth response of sugar beet to NaCl	4
Preface to the special section ‘N-nutrition 2024’: molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology of N utilization for greener food production	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-02	4
Soil microbial community responding to moderately elevated nitrogen deposition in a Japanese cool temperate forest surrounded by fertilized grasslands	4
Preface to the special section 'Recent developments on dynamics of substances in the rhizosphere'	4
Field investigation of soil moisture profile in the seedbeds of clayey paddy fields composed of large clods (aggregates)	4
Seed glucosinolates in rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) provide sulfur nutrition required for early seedling growth under sulfur limitation	4
Spatiotemporal analysis of soil loss in cold climate upland farming watersheds using SWAT: case study of Tokoro River watershed, Hokkaido, Japan	3
Effects of mire disturbance by Sika deer on nitrogen fixation and denitrification in Ozegahara Mire, Japan	3
Aberrant RNA splicing of the phytic acid synthesis gene inositol-1,3,4 trisphosphate 5/6-kinase in a low phytic acid soybean line	3

Effects of drought stress on the oxidation of the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I and grain yield in paddy-field grown rice plants	3
Variability of soil characteristics around an active volcano, Mt. Mayon in the Philippines with special reference to the distance and direction from the crater	3
Nutritional characterization on growth and ionome profiles in Japanese wasabi cultivars ( Eutrema japonicum ) under hydroponics	3
A low boron condition without high temperature stress induces internal browning in Raphanus sativus L. (Japanese radish)	3
Organ specific transcriptome analysis of upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) in response to low phosphorus stress during early stage of growth	3
Genetic and transcriptomic dissection of nitrate-independent function of Arabidopsis NRT1.1/NPF6.3/CHL1 under high ammonium condition	3
Induction of citrate transporter gene expression in soybean roots by sulfur application	3
Effect of water movement in frozen soil on long-term hydrological simulation of Soil and Water Assessment Tool in cold climate watershed in Hokkaido, Japan	3
The effects of phosphate and pH on arsenate adsorption on allophanic Andosols in Miyazaki	3
Root cell-type specific expressions of bacterial mercury transporter MerC and plant SNARE SYP121 fusion protein differentially affect cadmium accumulation patterns of Arabidopsis	3
Ethylene works as a possible regulator for the rootlet elongation and transcription of genes for phosphorus acquisition in cluster roots of Lupinus albus L.	3
STOP1 dominates Arabidopsis tolerance to ammonium over NRT1.1/NPF6.3/CHL1	3
Alleviating effect of calcium sulfate on aluminum stress through enhanced malate release with increased gene expression of malate transporter and sulfate transporter	2
Decoupling of cellulose decomposition and glucose mineralization in volcanic forest soils	2
Modeling and simulation of sulfur availability in paddy soils under reducing environment considering heavy metal content	2
Dynamics of soil aggregate stability as induced by potassium in a soil-plant system	2
Isolation and molecular identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at two sites of perennial rice fields in Yunnan	2
Indica rice “Takanari” exhibited superiority to Japanese rice “Koshihikari” on N-uptake and biomass production under no-weeding practice	2
Comparison of soil characteristics related to C and N processes in Eastern Hungarian and Central Japanese soils under different land use and nutrient supply	2
Organic farming enhances soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in oil palm crops from Southeast Amazon	2
Influence of Azolla incorporation and/or dual cropping on CH ₄ and N ₂ O emission from a paddy field	2
Time-course analysis of the transcriptome of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves under high-concentration ammonium sulfate treatment	2
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from rice cultivation applied with melaleuca and rice husk biochar in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta	2
Mechanical weeding frequency enhanced rice growth by competing with weeds for N absorption in an organic field in northeastern Japan	2
Ecology of methanogenic and methane-oxidizing microorganisms in paddy soil ecosystem	2
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 1	2
Plant material decomposition and bacterial and fungal communities in serpentine and karst soils of Japanese cool-temperate forests	2
Optimal P fertilization using low-grade phosphate rock-derived fertilizer for rice cultivation under different ground-water conditions in the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso	2
Spatial variation of soil characteristics affected by biochar materials from traditional slash and burn agriculture in Sabah, Malaysia	2
An iron-deficiency tolerant genotype of sorghum effectively localizes iron to the thylakoid membranes of the bundle sheath cells	2
Alternate wetting and drying enhanced the yield of a triple-cropping rice paddy of the Mekong Delta	2
Study on the occurrence, impact, and mitigation of soil-derived environmental loads in agricultural ecosystems	2
Effects of weathering and silicic acid uptake by rice plants on weathered products -Quantitative changes in potassium, silica, and aluminum in granitic Fluvisol-	2
Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from two soils amended with different manure composts in aerobic incubation tests	2
Effects of long-term application of inorganic fertilizers and organic amendments on the turnover rates of fractionated soil organic carbon and their determining factors in paddy fields	2
Alteration of aluminum tolerance mediated by insertion of same transposable element at different sites in the upstream region of HvAACT1 in Japanese barley accessions	2
Radioactive Cs transfer to vegetables after the FDNPP accident	1
Photosynthesis improvement for enhancing productivity in rice	1
A proposed method for determining potentially environmentally available trace metals in paddy soil	1
Acknowledgment to the Reviewers	1
Physical qualities of acid sulfate soil: its limitations and implications for oil palm production	1
Higher rice yield and lower greenhouse gas emissions with cattle manure amendment is achieved by alternate wetting and drying	1
Nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency in Japan	1
A binary prediction model to assess the oxidation of Gley Lowland soils in Japan	1
Residence time effects on arsenate sorption on an allophanic Andosol	1
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-01	1
Separation and spectroscopic characterization of soil fulvic acid constituents by hydrophilic interaction chromatography and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with π–π interactions	1
Using surface soil layer depth for determining soil quality index for evaluating productivity of potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) in Hokkaido, Japan	1
Interactive influence of particle size and carbonization temperature on Silicon availability in Rice husk biochar	1
Enhancing soil quality in intensive rice cultivation through short-term growth of green manure and its incorporation combined with rice husk or its ash: a laboratory incubation study	1
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 3	1
A statistical model predicts N mineralization of various organic amendments for paddy fields	1
Optimum range of soil phosphorus fertility needed for effective arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation of Welsh onions in a non-allophanic Andosol	1
Effects of simultaneous Rubisco, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and triosephosphate isomerase overexpression on photosynthesis in rice	1
Pool size of microbial biomass potassium in various farmland soils	1
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 95 - 4	1
How do reactive aluminum and iron phases control soil organic carbon and phosphate adsorption capacity in agricultural topsoils across Japan?	1
Changes in soil characteristics and rice yield under straw returning in saline sodic soils	1
Improving effect of potassium in organic amendments on sodic soils	1
Changes in lowland paddy soil fertility in the Philippines after 50 years of the Green Revolution	1
Evaluating phosphorus nutritional status of potato by instant testing of petiole phosphate concentration	1
Relationship between soil phosphorus dynamics and low-phosphorus responses at specific root locations of white lupine	1
Correction	1
Rhizosphere effect on phosphorus availability to soybean in Vertisols	1
Effects of soil and phylogeny on sulfur and phosphorus concentrations in wild plants on volcanic and non-volcanic soils in Japan	1
Effects of coated slow-release fertilizers on nitrous oxide emission from winter wheat field in a cool-temperate region in Japan	1
Soil extraction with pyrophosphate-dithionite mixture: a practical method to estimate organic carbon associated with metal cations and reactive mineral phases	1
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 5	1
Acknowledgment to the Reviewers	1
Effects of a new compost-chemical fertilizer mixture on CO₂ and N₂O production and plant growth in a Chernozem and an Andosol	1