OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Grass and Forage 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Improving the accuracy of models to map alpine grassland above‐ground biomass using Google earth engine	44
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Intense winter grazing impairs subsequent Italian ryegrass re‐establishment in soybean‐pasture rotations	38
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Eco‐efficiency of leys—The trigger for sustainable integrated crop‐dairy farming systems	18
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Nitrogen application during rhizoma peanut shoot emergence affects planting‐year nitrogen fixation	13
Breeding forages with climate resiliency in temperate/tropical transition zones	13
Morphology of flower bud differentiation and floral organ specialization in Caucasian clover	13
The effect of autumn closing date on over winter tissue turnover in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) swards	10
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Root biomass and altitude jointly regulate the response of topsoil organic carbon density to severe degradation of high‐altitude alpine meadows	9
Exploring Clover‐Based Nurse Cropping for Birdsfoot Trefoil Establishment and Yield	9
Efficacy of adding chemical and microbial additives to silage on beef cattle performance: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
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Interaction of multispecies sward composition and harvesting management on herbage yield and quality from establishment phase to the subsequent crop	8
Effectiveness of dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.) control in new leys and established grassland following the application of herbicides	8
Variations of seed size and seed number per spikelet and their effects on seed germination in hulled oats	8
Forage accumulation, nutritive value, and grazing efficiency on rotationally stocked ‘Zuri’ guineagrass pastures as affected by pre‐graze canopy height and N rate	7
Agronomic and forage nutritive responses of Kentucky bluegrass dominated pastures in the northern Great Plains	7

Multifunctionality and diversity of livestock grazing systems for sustainable food systems throughout the world: Are there learning opportunities for Europe?	7
Predictive modelling of chlorophyll in Mombaça grass leaves by hyperspectral reflectance data and machine learning	6
Sward Species Diversity Impacts on Pasture Productivity and Botanical Composition Under Grazing Systems	6
Implementing plantain (Plantago lanceolata) to mitigate the impact of grazing ruminants on nitrogen losses to the environment: A review	6
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Editorial ‐ topics from the XXIV International Grassland Congress held in 2021	6
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Agronomical and breeding approaches to improve the nutritional status of forage crops for better livestock productivity	6
High Ca and P homeostasis ensure stable forage Ca:P following historical nitrogen inputs in a temperate steppe	5
Herbage and animal responses on continuously stocked ‘Ipyporã’ and ‘Mulato II’ brachiariagrasses	5
Urea fertilization for potentializing beef cattle performance in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics	5
Yield, nutrient quality and water and phosphorus recovery efficiencies of alfalfa under different drip irrigation and phosphorus levels in Northern Xinjiang, China	5
Higher density swards have a higher load bearing capacity	5
The de‐domestication of Ornithopus sativus Brot. to develop cultivars with physical dormancy (hardseed)	5
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Proceedings of a European Grassland Federation Symposium, held at Vilnius, Lithuania, 11–14 June 2023. By Ž.Kadžiulienė, K.Jaškūnė, E.Norkevičienė, M.Toleikienė, L.Šarūnaitė (Eds.). 2023. pp. 280. ISB	4
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Impact of native spray‐dried lactic acid bacteria, packing density and wilting time on fermentation characteristics of experimental maize and lucerne silages	4
Selection of succeeding crops for a double‐cropping system in alpine pastoral areas of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau	4
Growth responses to waterlogging stress among cool‐season grass species	4
Agronomic and physiological responses of corn intercropped with palisadegrass growing in full sun or in a crop‐livestock‐forestry systems	4
The impact of genotype‐by‐environment interaction on the dry matter yield and chemical composition in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) examined by using the additive main effects and multiplicative	4
The effect of 19 years of restoration managements on forage quality and herbage‐soil relationships within improved upland grassland	4
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Efficacy of six lactic acid bacteria strains as silage inoculants in forages with different dry matter and water‐soluble carbohydrate content	4
Above and belowground litter decomposition of cover crops grazed at different intensities	4
Evaluation of oat (Avena sativa L.) populations for autumn sowing production in Southwest China	4