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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 2	57
Estimating macronutrient contents in Thai paddy soils using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and locally weighted partial least square regression analysis	48
Digital soil mapping using drone images and machine learning at the sloping vegetable fields in cool highland in the Northern Kanto region, Japan	45
Critical reevaluation of an efficient sampling design for assessing soil properties using bootstrap sampling and geostatistical analysis in Japanese large-scale paddy fields	25
Effect of biodegradable mulching plastics on soil chemical properties, greenhouse gas emission, and plant growth under aerobic and flooding conditions	25
Nitrogen cycling and management focusing on the central role of soils: a review	16
The mass water content of paddy soil after harvest is strongly associated with the accumulation of organic matter as the source of available nitrogen	16
Positive priming effects through microbial P-mining in tropical forest soils under N₂-fixing trees	14
The comparative soil fertility in traditional and alder-based shifting cultivation of varied fallow lengths in Eastern Indian Himalayas	14
Experimental verification of solubilization effect of soil bromine by waterlogging reduction	12
Peri-urban agricultural management impacts the soil nutrient status of Nitisols in the central highlands of Kenya	12
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 2	12
Organ specific transcriptome analysis of upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) in response to low phosphorus stress during early stage of growth	11
Effects of drought stress on the oxidation of the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I and grain yield in paddy-field grown rice plants	11
Aberrant RNA splicing of the phytic acid synthesis gene inositol-1,3,4 trisphosphate 5/6-kinase in a low phytic acid soybean line	11
Soil microbial community responding to moderately elevated nitrogen deposition in a Japanese cool temperate forest surrounded by fertilized grasslands	10
Study on the occurrence, impact, and mitigation of soil-derived environmental loads in agricultural ecosystems	10
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 3	9
Modeling and simulation of sulfur availability in paddy soils under reducing environment considering heavy metal content	9
Comparison of soil characteristics related to C and N processes in Eastern Hungarian and Central Japanese soils under different land use and nutrient supply	9
Rhizosphere effect on phosphorus availability to soybean in Vertisols	8
Physical qualities of acid sulfate soil: its limitations and implications for oil palm production	8
Evaluating phosphorus nutritional status of potato by instant testing of petiole phosphate concentration	8
Decoupling of cellulose decomposition and glucose mineralization in volcanic forest soils	8
Alteration of aluminum tolerance mediated by insertion of same transposable element at different sites in the upstream region of HvAACT1 in Japanese barley accessions	8

Plant material decomposition and bacterial and fungal communities in serpentine and karst soils of Japanese cool-temperate forests	7
Effect of sugarcane residue management (pre-harvest burning versus green cane retention) on soil organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability in Umbric Rhodic Ferralsols	7
Acknowledgment to the Reviewers	7
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 4	7
Soil extraction with pyrophosphate-dithionite mixture: a practical method to estimate organic carbon associated with metal cations and reactive mineral phases	7
Seasonal changes in soil properties caused by slash and burn agriculture practice in a humid temperate region of northeast Japan	7
Different strategies for colonization and prevalence after inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria revealed by a monitoring method	6
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 5	6
Effects of land-use types on the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon and nitrogen in the rocky mountainous of North China	6
Combined effects of biochar addition with varied particle size and temperature on the decomposition of soil organic carbon in a temperate forest, China	6
Residence time effects on arsenate sorption on an allophanic Andosol	6
Nursery inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves yield of Allium fistulosum during a 3-year field trial	6
Effects of nutrient conditions to stem photosynthesis and growth in Ephedra intermedia (Ephedraceae)	6
Effects of aged microplastics on paddy soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions under laboratory aerobic conditions	6
Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soil amended with kitchen compost of varying ages	6
Co-application of fly ash and zeolite increases N uptake but decreases P uptake and biomass of rice fertilized with fermented liquid manure	6
Effect of freeze-thaw disturbance on soil C and N dynamics and GHG fluxes of East Asia forests: review and future perspectives	6
Exploring the impact of shoot nutrient uptake on soybean yields in a paddy-upland rotation field in Akita, Japan: a path analysis approach	6
Correction	6
Elucidation of efficient photosynthesis in plants with limited iron	5
Estimate the contribution of water-derived ¹³⁷ Cs in the total ¹³⁷ Cs in brown rice using water-to-brown rice transfer parameters	5
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-5	5
Nitrogen addition suppresses microbial respiration but enhances the release of water-extractable organic carbon in a non-allophanic Andosol	5
Relative importance of Asian-dust-derived micas estimated from oxygen isotopic analysis of fine quartz on specific retention of radiocesium in Andosols in Tohoku Region, Japan	5
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	5
Protective role of reactive aluminum phases to stabilize soil organic matter against long-term cultivation in the humid tropics under volcanic influence	5
Polyphosphate polymerizing and depolymerizing activity of VTC4 protein in an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus	5
Steel slag-based silicate fertilizer suppresses grain cracking in brewer’s rice cultivar “Yamada-Nishiki”	5
Possible involvement of nitric oxide in promoting the initial growth of rice seedlings at low temperature by inoculation of Bacillus pumilus strain TUAT1 spores	5
Long-term experiments to identify response patterns of available soil nitrogen, rice, and soybeans to rice straw compost in a paddy-upland rotation field in Akita, Japan	5
Field investigation of soil moisture profile in the seedbeds of clayey paddy fields composed of large clods (aggregates)	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 6	4
Variability of soil characteristics around an active volcano, Mt. Mayon in the Philippines with special reference to the distance and direction from the crater	4
Ethylene works as a possible regulator for the rootlet elongation and transcription of genes for phosphorus acquisition in cluster roots of Lupinus albus L.	4
Spatial relationship between peach tree productivity and soil properties in a newly reclaimed orchard	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-6	4
Preface to the special section 'Recent developments on dynamics of substances in the rhizosphere'	4
Effects of soil and phylogeny on sulfur and phosphorus concentrations in wild plants on volcanic and non-volcanic soils in Japan	4
Controlled decay of citric acid cross-linked paperpots for sustainable agriculture	4
Understanding yield-limiting factors for sorghum in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: beyond soil nutrient deficiency	4
Seed glucosinolates in rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) provide sulfur nutrition required for early seedling growth under sulfur limitation	4
Humic substances from various coal sources alter ¹⁵ N-Labeled urea nitrogen distribution in soil	4
Correction	4