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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
WSC volume 72 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	48
Use of open-source object detection algorithms to detect Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in soybean	35
WSC volume 72 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	34
Influence of posttreatment irrigation timings and herbicide placement on bermudagrass and goosegrass (Eleusine indica) response to low-dose topramezone and metribuzin programs	31
Evaluation of potassium borate as a volatility-reducing agent for dicamba	22
Herbicide resistance is complex: a global review of cross-resistance in weeds within herbicide groups	21
Effects of Carolina geranium (Geranium carolinianum) competition on strawberry growth and yield	20
Knowledge distillation and student–teacher learning for weed detection in turf	19
Herbicide residue detection in cotton as influenced by time, drift rate, and sampling method	19
Effect of fall- and spring-planted cover crops and residual herbicide on emergence dynamics of glyphosate-resistant kochia (Bassia scoparia)	17
Impacts of two years of autumn cover crops in northwestern Washington on winter annual weed populations	16
The potential of seaweeds as a rich natural source for novel bioherbicide formulation/development	15
Influence of cover crop use on soil microbial activity and fate of sulfentrazone, S-metolachlor, cloransulam-methyl, atrazine, and mesotrione	15
Resistance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors applied preemergence or postemergence to waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus)	14
Survey of weed flora and weed management practices in Florida strawberry fields	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	13
Rapid evolution of competitive ability in giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) over 34 years	13
Evaluation of ALS-resistant yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in Georgia peanut	12
Multi-Seed Zea Pellets (MSZP) for increasing agroecosystem biodiversity	12
In-field assessment of EPSPS amplification on fitness cost in mixed glyphosate-resistant and glyphosate-sensitive populations of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	11
Exploring sterile pollen technique as a novel tool for management of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	11
Resistance of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) to S-metolachlor in the midsouthern United States	11
Target site–resistance mechanisms to imazamox in imidazolinone herbicide-resistant weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) in China	11
The physical cutting process of weeds	11

Deep learning–based detection and quantification of weed seed mixtures	10
Discovery, mode of action, resistance mechanisms, and plan of action for sustainable use of Group 14 herbicides	10
Environmental factors influencing germination characteristics of sterile oat (Avena sterilis) populations from northeast and northwest Iran	10
WSC volume 71 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	10
Early and on-ground image-based detection of poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in wheat using YOLO architectures	9
Occurrence and management of herbicide resistance in annual vegetable production systems in North America	9
Atmospheric deposition of dicamba herbicide can cause injury to sensitive soybean	9
Metabolism of halauxifen acid is regulated by genes located on wheat chromosome 5A	9
Impact of cereal rye cover crop on the fate of preemergence herbicides flumioxazin and pyroxasulfone and control of Amaranthus spp. in soybean	9
Characterization of mesosulfuron-methyl + iodosulfuron-methyl and pyroxsulam–resistant annual bluegrass (Poa annua) in an annual cropping system	8
Functionally diverse flax-based rotations improve wild oat (Avena fatua) and cleavers (Galium spurium) management	8
Phenology, growth, and seed production of junglerice (Echinochloa colona) in response to its emergence time and populations	8
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	7
Comparative analysis of resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in smallflower umbrella sedge (Cyperus difformis) populations from direct-seeded and puddled-transplanted rice systems	7
Allelopathic effects of horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) on germination and growth of seven common weeds of the southern United States	7
Multiple herbicide resistance among kochia (Bassia scoparia) populations in the southcentral Great Plains	7
WSC volume 70 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	7
Do cover crops suppress weeds in the U.S. Southeast? A meta-analysis	7
Interaction between 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase–inhibiting and reactive oxygen species–generating herbicides for the control of annual weed species in corn	7
Barley cover crops outperform brown mustard for early-season weed control in New Mexico chile pepper	7
Combined effects of spring-planted cover crops and residual herbicide on weed suppression and subsequent wheat yield in the semiarid Central Great Plains	7
Responses of soil seedbank and aboveground weed communities to globe artichoke–cropping systems: an on-farm analysis	7
A survey of weed research priorities: key findings and future directions	6
WSC volume 71 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	6
Utilization of image-based spectral reflectance to detect herbicide resistance in glufosinate-resistant and glufosinate-susceptible plants: a proof of concept	6
Interaction between tolpyralate and atrazine for the control of annual weed species in corn	6
Influence of cover crop termination strategies on weed suppression, concentration of residual herbicides in the soil, and soybean yield	6
First report of ALS inhibitor–resistant green kyllinga (Kyllinga brevifolia)	6
Quantifying herbicide mass in the transplant hole as it moves from the surface of the plasticulture mulch	6
Editorial for Weed Science, Volume 73	6
Detection of herbicide resistance and a novel ALS-inhibitor mutation in Alabama Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) populations	6
WSC volume 69 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	6
Effects of soil moisture on competition between a central New York State Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) biotype and corn	6
Impact of reduced rates of tiafenacil at vegetative growth stages on soybean growth and yield	6
Critical period of weed control in an interseeded system of corn and alfalfa	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
Germination ecology and growth phenology of cowvine (Ipomoea lonchophylla) as influenced by environmental parameters	5
WSC volume 72 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	5
Effect of cotton herbicide programs on weed population trajectories and frequency of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)	5
The locoweed–endophyte complex as commensalism: a multigenerational study	5
Inheritance of glyphosate resistance and cross-pollination rates under field conditions in kochia (Bassia scoparia)	5
Using soybean chaff lining to manage waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in a soybean–corn rotation	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
Steaming and composting eliminate barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) seeds in infested biowaste substrates	5
Weed control efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicle spray in replanting oil palm plantation areas	5
Comprehensive analysis for herbicide phytotoxicity and tolerance of sugarcane in China	5
Profile and extent of herbicide-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in Minnesota	5
WSC volume 70 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	5

Distinctive germination attributes of feather fingergrass (Chloris virgata) biotypes in response to different thermal conditions	4
Views of RNAi approaches for weed management in turfgrass systems	4
Confirmation of glyphosate resistance in annual bluegrass (Poa annua) via EPSPS duplication in a soybean and rice rotation	4
Identification of field resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides in wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)	4
Identification and extraction of herbicidal compounds from metabolites of Trichoderma polysporum HZ-31	4
Federal agency perspectives and funding opportunities for weed and invasive plant research	4
Characterization and inheritance of dicamba resistance in a multiple-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) population from Illinois	4
Response of hairy galinsoga (Galinsoga quadriradiata) to nitrogen, phosphorus, and competition from lettuce	4
Alleviative effect of iron chlorin e6 on isoproturon phytotoxicity to wheat	4
Implications of climate change for environmental niche overlap between fiveCuscutapest species and their two main Leguminosae host crop species	4
Structured, inbred, and plastic: the genome and population genetics of the weed false cleavers (Galium spurium)	4
Resistance or tolerance: distinction without a difference	4
Thiobencarb resistance mechanism is distinct from CYP81A-based cross-resistance in late watergrass (Echinochloa phyllopogon)	4
Are our weeds changing? A survey of stakeholders from the Australian grain production systems	4
Improved management of Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) with mixtures of tiafenacil and ACCase or glutamine synthetase inhibitors	4
Editorial for Weed Science, Volume 72	4
Characterization of target-site resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in Ammannia multiflora populations	4
Breeding allelopathy in cereal rye for weed suppression	4
Limited effect of seed dormancy on the efficacy of preemergence herbicides in rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum)	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
Complementary activity of trifludimoxazin and saflufenacil when used in combination for postemergence and residual weed control	4
Burial and subsequent growth of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) and ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus) following strategic deep tillage	4