OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Linking transport system of silicon with its accumulation in different plant species	63
Satellite- and drone-based remote sensing of crops and soils for smart farming – a review	50
Biochar as an organic soil conditioner for mitigating salinity stress in tomato	32
The bHLH protein OsIRO3 is critical for plant survival and iron (Fe) homeostasis in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Fe-deficient conditions	30
Effects of biodegradable plastics on soil properties and greenhouse gas production	22
Photosynthesis improvement for enhancing productivity in rice	21
Enhancement of the nitrogen-fixing activity of paddy soils owing to iron application	21
Alternate wetting and drying enhanced the yield of a triple-cropping rice paddy of the Mekong Delta	18
Smart fertilizer management: the progress of imaging technologies and possible implementation of plant biomarkers in agriculture	17
Overview of recent researches on nitrifying microorganisms in soil	17
Soil carbon sequestration and soil quality change between no-tillage and conventional tillage soil management after 3 and 11 years of organic farming	16
Effect of freeze-thaw disturbance on soil C and N dynamics and GHG fluxes of East Asia forests: review and future perspectives	16
Changes in paddy soil fertility in Thailand due to the Green Revolution during the last 50 years	14
Distribution of organic carbon and nutrients in soil aggregates under different stand types of Cunninghamia lanceolata in southern Guangxi of China	14
Speciation of phosphorus accumulated in fertilized cropland of Aichi prefecture in Japan with different soil properties by sequential chemical extraction and P K-edge XANES	12
Iron delivery to the growing leaves associated with leaf chlorosis in mugineic acid family phytosiderophores-generating graminaceous crops	12
Biochemical responses of mycorrhizal-inoculated Lamiaceae (Lavender, Rosemary and Thyme) plants to drought: a field study	11
Hyperspectral assessment of soil fertility in farm fields in Fukushima decontaminated after the radioactive fallout	10
Conversion of soil particle size distribution and texture classification from ISSS system to FAO/USDA system in Japanese paddy soils	10
Soil salinity, fertility and carbon content, and rice yield of salt-affected paddy with different cultivation period in southwestern coastal area of South Korea	9
Sulfur application enhances secretion of organic acids by soybean roots and solubilization of phosphorus in rhizosphere	9
Long-term changes in paddy soil fertility in Peninsular Malaysia during 50 years after the Green Revolution with special reference to their physiographic environments	9
Ecology of methanogenic and methane-oxidizing microorganisms in paddy soil ecosystem	9
Elucidation of efficient photosynthesis in plants with limited iron	8
Valorization of animal bone into phosphorus biofertilizer: effects of animal species, thermal processing method, and production temperature on phosphorus availability	8

Changes in lowland paddy soil fertility in the Philippines after 50 years of the Green Revolution	8
Soil organic carbon was more strongly linked with soil phosphate fixing capacity than with clay content across 20,000 agricultural soils in Japan: a potential role of reactive aluminum revealed by soi	8
Microbial immobilization of ammonium and nitrate fertilizers induced by starch and cellulose in an agricultural soil	8
Development of precision agriculture and ICT application thereof to manage spatial variability of crop growth	8
Effects of co-overproduction of Rubisco and chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase on photosynthesis in rice	8
Rational utilization of Chinese milk vetch improves soil fertility, rice production, and fertilizer use efficiency in double-rice cropping system in East China	8
Early mid-season drainage can mitigate greenhouse gas emission from organic rice farming with green manure application	7
Susceptibility and resilience of the soil ciliate community to high temperatures	7
Oxidation of the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I is induced via close cooperation of photosystems II and I with progress of drought stress in soybean seedlings	7
Synergetic effects of DA-6/24-EBL and NTA on uptake, subcellular distribution and chemical form of Cd in Amaranthus hybridus L	7
Effects of chitin degradation products N-acetylglucosamine and N,Nʹ-diacetylchitobiose on chitinase activity and bacterial community structure in an incubated upland soil	7
Short-term response of soil greenhouse gas fluxes to alfalfa termination methods in a Mediterranean cropping system	7
The diversity of volcanic soils: focusing on the function of aluminum–humus complexes	7
The comparative soil fertility in traditional and alder-based shifting cultivation of varied fallow lengths in Eastern Indian Himalayas	7
Effects of non-uniform salt stress on growth, yield, and quality of tomato	7
Effect of phytochrome-mediated red light signaling on phosphorus uptake and accumulation in rice	6
Nitrogen saturation of forested catchments in central Japan - Progress or recovery?	6
Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi applications and rock phosphate fertilizers enhance available phosphorus in soil and promote plant immunity in robusta coffee	6
A comparative study of the growth and physiological parameters of two oat (Avena sativa L.) lines under salinity stress	6
Effects of soil properties on urea-N transformation and efficacy of nitrification inhibitor 3, 4-dimethypyrazole phosphate (DMPP)	6
Effects of land-use types on the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon and nitrogen in the rocky mountainous of North China	6
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	6
Fatty acid compositions of triacylglycerols in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seeds with varied seeding dates and nitrogen fertilization in a temperate region of Japan	6
Effects of conservation agriculture practices on soil quality indicators: a case-study in a wheat-based cropping systems of Mediterranean areas	6
Catchment topography and the distribution of electron donors for denitrification control the nitrate concentration in headwater streams of the Lake Hachiro watershed	6
Physicochemical and time factors affecting ¹³⁷Cs transfer through a paddy soil–rice system	6
Comprehensive microstructural characterization of saline–alkali soils in the Yellow River Delta, China	6
Carbon decomposition and nitrogen mineralization of foxtail and milk vetch incorporated into paddy soils for different durations of organic farming	5
Sustainable soil management in East, South and Southeast Asia	5
Effect of salt stress on soybean growth and nodulation under inoculation with soybean rhizobia	5
Effects of controlled release N fertilizers and reduced application rate on nitrous oxide emissions from soybean fields converted from rice paddies	5
Application of biofertilizer containing Bacillus pumillus TUAT1 on soybean without inhibiting infection by Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110	5
A cellophane-supported Arabidopsis culture for seamless transfer between different media is useful for studying various nitrogen responses	5
The effects of vegetation communities on soil organic carbon stock in an enclosed desert-steppe region of northern China	5
Soil chemical properties affecting soybean yield on a nationwide scale in Japan	5
Equivalent incorporation of Chinese milk vetch and rice straw enhanced nutrient mineralization and reduced greenhouse gas emissions	5
Long-term change in phosphorus behavior and the degree of P saturation in typical cropland after different fertilization practices	5
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics as affected by land-use and management change from original rice paddies to orchard, wetland, parking area and uplands in a mountain village located in Shonai region, Nort	5
Organic farming enhances soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in oil palm crops from Southeast Amazon	5
Aggregate distribution and substrate-induced respiration under different tillage and mulching management systems in organic farming	5
Response of mycorrhizal symbiosis to phosphorus and its application for sustainable crop production and remediation of environment	4
Dynamics of fractionated rhizosphere soil P and plant P uptake under maize/P-mobilizing legumes intercropping in strongly weathered soil of Tanzania	4
Soil carbon and nitrogen stock of the Japanese agricultural land estimated by the national soil monitoring database (2015–2018)	4
Different strategies for colonization and prevalence after inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria revealed by a monitoring method	4
Are horticulture-based land uses benign for fertility and health of soils in mid to high hills of the north-western Himalayan region?	4
Air-drying and drying-rewetting effects in Japanese Andosols subjected to long-term organic rice farming	4
Enhancing phosphorus and iron nutrition of wheat through crop establishment techniques and microbial inoculations in conjunction with fertilization	4
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	4
The interaction between N and P addition on grassland soil acid buffering capacity is regulated by precipitation	4
Responses of rubber tree seedlings (Hevea brasiliensis) to phosphorus deficient soils	4

Radioactive Cs transfer to vegetables after the FDNPP accident	4
Mineralogical and surface charge characteristics of Andosols experiencing long-term, land-use change in West Java, Indonesia	4
Three years of biochar and straw application could reduce greenhouse gas and improve rice productivity	4
Effects of volcanic parent materials on the acid buffering capacity of forest soils on Yakushima Island, Japan	4
Application of phosphate solubilizing fungi and lime altered the soil inorganic phosphorus fractions in an Ultisol of north-eastern India	4
Changes in soil characteristics and rice yield under straw returning in saline sodic soils	4
Estimation of turnover time of microbial biomass potassium in paddy field soil	4
Soil carbon sequestration on a maize-mung bean field with rice straw mulch, no-tillage, and chemical fertilizer application in Thailand from 2011 to 2015	4
Acid phosphomonoesterase and β-glucosidase activities in volcanic soils under permanent fertilized pastures: distribution profile and microbial effort toward P acquisition	4