OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Weed Science 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
WSC volume 72 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	43
WSC volume 72 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	29
Influence of posttreatment irrigation timings and herbicide placement on bermudagrass and goosegrass (Eleusine indica) response to low-dose topramezone and metribuzin programs	29
Screening glyphosate-alternative weed control options in important perennial crops	28
Evaluation of potassium borate as a volatility-reducing agent for dicamba	23
Germination ecology of wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) and its implications for weed management	19
Quantifying seed and establishment limitation to seedling recruitment of arable weeds: an example of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli)	19
Use of open-source object detection algorithms to detect Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in soybean	18
Herbicide resistance is complex: a global review of cross-resistance in weeds within herbicide groups	16
Effect of fall- and spring-planted cover crops and residual herbicide on emergence dynamics of glyphosate-resistant kochia (Bassia scoparia)	15
Agricultural spray drone deposition, Part 2: operational height and nozzle influence pattern uniformity, drift, and weed control	14
Herbicide residue detection in cotton as influenced by time, drift rate, and sampling method	14
Knowledge distillation and student–teacher learning for weed detection in turf	13
Characterization and classification of urban weed species in northeast China using terrestrial hyperspectral images	13
Influence of cover crop use on soil microbial activity and fate of sulfentrazone, S-metolachlor, cloransulam-methyl, atrazine, and mesotrione	13
The potential of seaweeds as a rich natural source for novel bioherbicide formulation/development	12
Impacts of two years of autumn cover crops in northwestern Washington on winter annual weed populations	12
Rapid evolution of competitive ability in giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) over 34 years	11
History of knotweed (Fallopiaspp.) invasiveness	11
Resistance of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) to S-metolachlor in the midsouthern United States	10
Evaluation of ALS-resistant yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in Georgia peanut	10
Effects of Carolina geranium (Geranium carolinianum) competition on strawberry growth and yield	10
Survey of weed flora and weed management practices in Florida strawberry fields	10
Exploring sterile pollen technique as a novel tool for management of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	9
In-field assessment of EPSPS amplification on fitness cost in mixed glyphosate-resistant and glyphosate-sensitive populations of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	9

Multi-Seed Zea Pellets (MSZP) for increasing agroecosystem biodiversity	9
Discovery, mode of action, resistance mechanisms, and plan of action for sustainable use of Group 14 herbicides	9
WSC volume 71 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	9
Early and on-ground image-based detection of poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in wheat using YOLO architectures	8
Seed germination biology of sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana) and response of its seedlings to herbicides	8
Barley cover crops outperform brown mustard for early-season weed control in New Mexico chile pepper	8
Environmental factors influencing germination characteristics of sterile oat (Avena sterilis) populations from northeast and northwest Iran	8
Metabolism of halauxifen acid is regulated by genes located on wheat chromosome 5A	8
Occurrence and management of herbicide resistance in annual vegetable production systems in North America	8
Deep learning–based detection and quantification of weed seed mixtures	8
Atmospheric deposition of dicamba herbicide can cause injury to sensitive soybean	8
Interaction between 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase–inhibiting and reactive oxygen species–generating herbicides for the control of annual weed species in corn	7
Ecological, evolutionary, and management implications of sugar beet cropping systems with three transgenic herbicide-resistance traits	7
Factors influencing subcanopy leaf and stolon exposure and associated absorption and translocation of herbicides in semidormant zoysiagrass	6
Multiple herbicide resistance among kochia (Bassia scoparia) populations in the southcentral Great Plains	6
Phenology, growth, and seed production of junglerice (Echinochloa colona) in response to its emergence time and populations	6
Do cover crops suppress weeds in the U.S. Southeast? A meta-analysis	6
Combined effects of spring-planted cover crops and residual herbicide on weed suppression and subsequent wheat yield in the semiarid Central Great Plains	6
Impact of cereal rye cover crop on the fate of preemergence herbicides flumioxazin and pyroxasulfone and control of Amaranthus spp. in soybean	6
WSC volume 70 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	6
Responses of soil seedbank and aboveground weed communities to globe artichoke–cropping systems: an on-farm analysis	6
Editorial for Weed Science, Volume 73	6
Functionally diverse flax-based rotations improve wild oat (Avena fatua) and cleavers (Galium spurium) management	6
Characterization of mesosulfuron-methyl + iodosulfuron-methyl and pyroxsulam–resistant annual bluegrass (Poa annua) in an annual cropping system	6
Utilization of image-based spectral reflectance to detect herbicide resistance in glufosinate-resistant and glufosinate-susceptible plants: a proof of concept	6
Comparative analysis of resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in smallflower umbrella sedge (Cyperus difformis) populations from direct-seeded and puddled-transplanted rice systems	6
Impact of reduced rates of tiafenacil at vegetative growth stages on soybean growth and yield	6
Steaming and composting eliminate barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) seeds in infested biowaste substrates	5
The locoweed–endophyte complex as commensalism: a multigenerational study	5
WSC volume 69 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	5
Interaction between tolpyralate and atrazine for the control of annual weed species in corn	5
Detecting the effect of ACCase-targeting herbicides on ACCase activity utilizing a malachite green colorimetric functional assay	5
Germination ecology and growth phenology of cowvine (Ipomoea lonchophylla) as influenced by environmental parameters	5
Using soybean chaff lining to manage waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in a soybean–corn rotation	5
Effect of cotton herbicide programs on weed population trajectories and frequency of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	5
A survey of weed research priorities: key findings and future directions	5
First report of ALS inhibitor–resistant green kyllinga (Kyllinga brevifolia)	5
Weed control efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicle spray in replanting oil palm plantation areas	5
Effect of environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence of weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) in China	5
Searching for consistent postemergence weed control in progressively inconsistent weather	5
Multiple resistance to ALS and ACCase inhibitors and auxin herbicides in late watergrass (Echinochloa phyllopogon) populations across rice production systems in northern Greece	5
Quantifying herbicide mass in the transplant hole as it moves from the surface of the plasticulture mulch	5
WSC volume 71 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	5
Critical period of weed control in an interseeded system of corn and alfalfa	5
WSC volume 70 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	4
Federal agency perspectives and funding opportunities for weed and invasive plant research	4
Profile and extent of herbicide-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in Minnesota	4
Confirmation of glyphosate resistance in annual bluegrass (Poa annua) via EPSPS duplication in a soybean and rice rotation	4
Characterization of target-site resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in Ammannia multiflora populations	4
Response of hairy galinsoga (Galinsoga quadriradiata) to nitrogen, phosphorus, and competition from lettuce	4

Resistance or tolerance: distinction without a difference	4
Are our weeds changing? A survey of stakeholders from the Australian grain production systems	4
Light partitioning strategies impact relative fitness of weeds and cover crops when drill-interseeding in corn	4
Known and potential benefits of applying herbicides with glutathione S-transferase inhibitors and inducers—a review	4
Improved management of Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) with mixtures of tiafenacil and ACCase or glutamine synthetase inhibitors	4
Identification of field resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides in wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)	4
Complementary activity of trifludimoxazin and saflufenacil when used in combination for postemergence and residual weed control	4
WSC volume 72 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	4
Burial and subsequent growth of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) and ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus) following strategic deep tillage	4
Characterization and inheritance of dicamba resistance in a multiple-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) population from Illinois	4
Distinctive germination attributes of feather fingergrass (Chloris virgata) biotypes in response to different thermal conditions	4
Identification and extraction of herbicidal compounds from metabolites of Trichoderma polysporum HZ-31	4
Implications of climate change for environmental niche overlap between fiveCuscutapest species and their two main Leguminosae host crop species	4