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

Article	Citations
WSC volume 72 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	44
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
Use of open-source object detection algorithms to detect Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in soybean	24
Evaluation of potassium borate as a volatility-reducing agent for dicamba	21
Quantifying seed and establishment limitation to seedling recruitment of arable weeds: an example of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli)	20
Germination ecology of wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) and its implications for weed management	18
Herbicide resistance is complex: a global review of cross-resistance in weeds within herbicide groups	17
Resistance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors applied preemergence or postemergence to waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus)	16
Impacts of two years of autumn cover crops in northwestern Washington on winter annual weed populations	15
Herbicide residue detection in cotton as influenced by time, drift rate, and sampling method	14
Effect of fall- and spring-planted cover crops and residual herbicide on emergence dynamics of glyphosate-resistant kochia (Bassia scoparia)	14
Knowledge distillation and student–teacher learning for weed detection in turf	14
Influence of cover crop use on soil microbial activity and fate of sulfentrazone, S-metolachlor, cloransulam-methyl, atrazine, and mesotrione	13
Agricultural spray drone deposition, Part 2: operational height and nozzle influence pattern uniformity, drift, and weed control	13
Characterization and classification of urban weed species in northeast China using terrestrial hyperspectral images	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
The potential of seaweeds as a rich natural source for novel bioherbicide formulation/development	10
Effects of Carolina geranium (Geranium carolinianum) competition on strawberry growth and yield	10
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
The physical cutting process of weeds	9
Evaluation of ALS-resistant yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in Georgia peanut	9

In-field assessment of EPSPS amplification on fitness cost in mixed glyphosate-resistant and glyphosate-sensitive populations of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	9
Survey of weed flora and weed management practices in Florida strawberry fields	9
Exploring sterile pollen technique as a novel tool for management of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	9
WSC volume 71 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	9
Environmental factors influencing germination characteristics of sterile oat (Avena sterilis) populations from northeast and northwest Iran	9
Ecological, evolutionary, and management implications of sugar beet cropping systems with three transgenic herbicide-resistance traits	8
Early and on-ground image-based detection of poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in wheat using YOLO architectures	8
Deep learning–based detection and quantification of weed seed mixtures	8
Barley cover crops outperform brown mustard for early-season weed control in New Mexico chile pepper	8
Atmospheric deposition of dicamba herbicide can cause injury to sensitive soybean	8
Occurrence and management of herbicide resistance in annual vegetable production systems in North America	8
Metabolism of halauxifen acid is regulated by genes located on wheat chromosome 5A	8
Factors influencing subcanopy leaf and stolon exposure and associated absorption and translocation of herbicides in semidormant zoysiagrass	7
Phenology, growth, and seed production of junglerice (Echinochloa colona) in response to its emergence time and populations	7
Impact of reduced rates of tiafenacil at vegetative growth stages on soybean growth and yield	6
Allelopathic effects of horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) on germination and growth of seven common weeds of the southern United States	6
Functionally diverse flax-based rotations improve wild oat (Avena fatua) and cleavers (Galium spurium) management	6
Multiple herbicide resistance among kochia (Bassia scoparia) populations in the southcentral Great Plains	6
Utilization of image-based spectral reflectance to detect herbicide resistance in glufosinate-resistant and glufosinate-susceptible plants: a proof of concept	6
Do cover crops suppress weeds in the U.S. Southeast? A meta-analysis	6
Interaction between tolpyralate and atrazine for the control of annual weed species in corn	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
Interaction between 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase–inhibiting and reactive oxygen species–generating herbicides for the control of annual weed species in corn	6
Characterization of mesosulfuron-methyl + iodosulfuron-methyl and pyroxsulam–resistant annual bluegrass (Poa annua) in an annual cropping system	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
Comparative analysis of resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in smallflower umbrella sedge (Cyperus difformis) populations from direct-seeded and puddled-transplanted rice systems	6
First report of ALS inhibitor–resistant green kyllinga (Kyllinga brevifolia)	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
Searching for consistent postemergence weed control in progressively inconsistent weather	5
Using soybean chaff lining to manage waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in a soybean–corn rotation	5
Detection of herbicide resistance and a novel ALS-inhibitor mutation in Alabama Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) populations	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
A survey of weed research priorities: key findings and future directions	5
Germination ecology and growth phenology of cowvine (Ipomoea lonchophylla) as influenced by environmental parameters	5
Comprehensive analysis for herbicide phytotoxicity and tolerance of sugarcane in China	5
WSC volume 69 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	5
Steaming and composting eliminate barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) seeds in infested biowaste substrates	5
The locoweed–endophyte complex as commensalism: a multigenerational study	5
Critical period of weed control in an interseeded system of corn and alfalfa	5
Weed control efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicle spray in replanting oil palm plantation areas	5
Identification and extraction of herbicidal compounds from metabolites of Trichoderma polysporum HZ-31	4
Limited effect of seed dormancy on the efficacy of preemergence herbicides in rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum)	4
Effect of environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence of weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) in China	4
Profile and extent of herbicide-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in Minnesota	4
Are our weeds changing? A survey of stakeholders from the Australian grain production systems	4
Resistance or tolerance: distinction without a difference	4

Improved management of Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) with mixtures of tiafenacil and ACCase or glutamine synthetase inhibitors	4
Known and potential benefits of applying herbicides with glutathione S-transferase inhibitors and inducers—a review	4
Burial and subsequent growth of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) and ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus) following strategic deep tillage	4
WSC volume 70 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	4
Characterization and inheritance of dicamba resistance in a multiple-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) population from Illinois	4
Federal agency perspectives and funding opportunities for weed and invasive plant research	4
Structured, inbred, and plastic: the genome and population genetics of the weed false cleavers (Galium spurium)	4
Light partitioning strategies impact relative fitness of weeds and cover crops when drill-interseeding in corn	4
Thiobencarb resistance mechanism is distinct from CYP81A-based cross-resistance in late watergrass (Echinochloa phyllopogon)	4
Effect of cotton herbicide programs on weed population trajectories and frequency of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	4
WSC volume 72 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	4
Complementary activity of trifludimoxazin and saflufenacil when used in combination for postemergence and residual weed control	4
Characterization of target-site resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in Ammannia multiflora populations	4