OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Soil & Tillage Research is 46. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Plow layer management during the fallow season can enhance the wheat productivity and resource utilization in a semi-arid region	175
Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils	142
Zero-valent iron addition stimulated straw-derived carbon accumulation in submerged soil	125
Loss and conservation of soil organic carbon and nutrients in arid and semiarid China during aeolian dust emissions	121
Control of landscape position on organic matter decomposition via soil moisture during a wet summer	116
Changes in micronutrient concentrations under minimum tillage and cotton-based crop rotations in irrigated Vertisols	98
Does spontaneous cover crop increase the stocks of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in commercial olive orchard?	90
Future warming-induced phosphorus loss mitigated by land conversion and degradation	87
Long-term straw return increases fungal residual contribution to soil microaggregate nitrogen pool: An eco-enzymatic stoichiometric study	87
Using ground-penetrating radar to investigate the thickness of mollic epipedons developed from loessial parent material	82
Investigating spatial relationships of soil friability and driving factors through co-regionalization with state-space analysis in a subtropical watershed	82
Spatio-temporal evolution of water erosion in the western Songnen Plain: Analysis of its response to land use dynamics and climate change	82
Effect of hardpan on the vertical distribution of water stress in a converted paddy field	80
Editorial Board	78
Physical properties of technosols at brown coal mine wastes in Eastern Siberia	78
Editorial Board	77
A 44-year balanced fertilizer application affected rill erosion resistance by changing humus, aggregates, and polyvalent cation	70
Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter and inorganic solutes in soil profiles of tropical pasturelands	65
Dynamics and influencing factors of soluble organic nitrogen in paddy soil under different long-term fertilization treatments	65
Carbon accumulation dynamics and development processes of peatland established after the Changbaishan Millennium eruption	64
Hydraulic and pore functions of differently textured soils modified by biochar from different parts of the mango plant	64
A comparison of preferential flow characteristics and influencing factors between two soils developed in the karst region of Southwest China	62
A high-resolution physical modelling approach to assess runoff and soil erosion in vineyards under different soil managements	60
Combined impact of no-tillage and cover crops on soil carbon stocks and fluxes in maize crops	60
Long-term manure application to improve soil macroaggregates and plant-available nitrogen in a Mollisol	59

Micro/nanobubble-aerated drip irrigation affects saline soil microenvironments and tomato growth by altering bacterial communities	57
Response of soil microbial biomass C, N, and P and microbial quotient to agriculture and agricultural abandonment in a meadow steppe of northeast China	56
Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting hydraulic parameters of van Genuchten model by incorporating environmental variables on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	56
Effect of different underlying surfaces on hydraulic parameters of overland flow	56
Effects of long-term fertiliser application on cropland soil carbon dynamics mediated by potential shifts in microbial carbon use efficiency	55
Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates	54
Depth-dependent patterns in the C:N:P stoichiometry of different soil components with reclamation time in coastal poplar plantations	53
Divergent accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin phenol induced by adding maize straw to fertilized soils	53
Response of leaf, litter, and root ecological stoichiometries to grazing exclosure duration on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	53
A chemotaxis-haptotaxis coupled mechanism reducing bacterial mobility in disturbed and intact soils	53
Roots are the key for soil C restoration: A comparison of land management in the semiarid Argentinean Pampa	52
Soil respiration and net carbon flux response to long-term reduced/no-tillage with and without residues in a wheat-maize cropping system	52
Impacts of landscape factors on gully retreat and its morphological characteristics in hilly areas of Northeast China	51
Soil loss estimation using RUSLE model: Comparison of conventional and digital soil data at watershed scale in central Iran	50
A deeper look at crop residue and soil warming impact on the soil C pools	50
Microbial role in enhancing transfer of straw-derived nitrogen to wheat under nitrogen fertilization	49
Yield, soil Nitrogen content and weed control in six years of conservation agriculture on-farm field trials in Southwest Germany	48
Biosolids and conservation tillage for rainfed wheat farming in dry Mediterranean climates	48
Editorial Board	47
Ammonia volatilization measured with the IHF method in a rainfed arable crop: Evaluation of tillage intensity and the number of experimental replicates	47
The role of roots traits of climax community species to shear strength in the Loess Hilly Region, China	46