OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Soil & Tillage Research is 47. 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
Physical properties of technosols at brown coal mine wastes in Eastern Siberia	195
Editorial Board	165
Editorial Board	156
A comparison of preferential flow characteristics and influencing factors between two soils developed in the karst region of Southwest China	136
Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting hydraulic parameters of van Genuchten model by incorporating environmental variables on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	105
Plow layer management during the fallow season can enhance the wheat productivity and resource utilization in a semi-arid region	102
Responses of soil reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen pools to straw mulching	101
Hydraulic and pore functions of differently textured soils modified by biochar from different parts of the mango plant	98
Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter and inorganic solutes in soil profiles of tropical pasturelands	95
Effects of long-term fertiliser application on cropland soil carbon dynamics mediated by potential shifts in microbial carbon use efficiency	95
Loss and conservation of soil organic carbon and nutrients in arid and semiarid China during aeolian dust emissions	95
Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates	87
Control of landscape position on organic matter decomposition via soil moisture during a wet summer	84
Spatio-temporal evolution of water erosion in the western Songnen Plain: Analysis of its response to land use dynamics and climate change	80
Changes in micronutrient concentrations under minimum tillage and cotton-based crop rotations in irrigated Vertisols	76
Does spontaneous cover crop increase the stocks of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in commercial olive orchard?	75
Future warming-induced phosphorus loss mitigated by land conversion and degradation	71
Effect of hardpan on the vertical distribution of water stress in a converted paddy field	70
Combined impact of no-tillage and cover crops on soil carbon stocks and fluxes in maize crops	68
Long-term straw return increases fungal residual contribution to soil microaggregate nitrogen pool: An eco-enzymatic stoichiometric study	68
Effect of different underlying surfaces on hydraulic parameters of overland flow	64
A 44-year balanced fertilizer application affected rill erosion resistance by changing humus, aggregates, and polyvalent cation	62
Zero-valent iron addition stimulated straw-derived carbon accumulation in submerged soil	62
Micro/nanobubble-aerated drip irrigation affects saline soil microenvironments and tomato growth by altering bacterial communities	62
A high-resolution physical modelling approach to assess runoff and soil erosion in vineyards under different soil managements	61

Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils	61
Response of soil microbial biomass C, N, and P and microbial quotient to agriculture and agricultural abandonment in a meadow steppe of northeast China	60
A chemotaxis-haptotaxis coupled mechanism reducing bacterial mobility in disturbed and intact soils	57
Carbon accumulation dynamics and development processes of peatland established after the Changbaishan Millennium eruption	57
Soil health assessment for different tillage and cropping systems to determine sustainable management practices in a humid region	55
Roots are the key for soil C restoration: A comparison of land management in the semiarid Argentinean Pampa	55
Enzyme activities and microbial nutrient limitations in response to digestate and compost additions in organic matter poor soils in the Marches, Italy	54
Soil loss estimation using RUSLE model: Comparison of conventional and digital soil data at watershed scale in central Iran	53
Effects of earthworm activities on soil nutrients and microbial diversity under different tillage measures	53
A deeper look at crop residue and soil warming impact on the soil C pools	52
Impacts of landscape factors on gully retreat and its morphological characteristics in hilly areas of Northeast China	51
Microbial role in enhancing transfer of straw-derived nitrogen to wheat under nitrogen fertilization	51
Editorial Board	51
Biosolids and conservation tillage for rainfed wheat farming in dry Mediterranean climates	51
Ammonia volatilization measured with the IHF method in a rainfed arable crop: Evaluation of tillage intensity and the number of experimental replicates	50
Analysis of phosphorus forms on different soil types using heterogeneous isotope exchange reaction	50
Modeling and digital mapping of shallow water table depth using satellite-based spectral and thermal data: Introducing a framework for digital shallow water table mapping	49
Examining the land leveling impacts on the physical quality of lowland soils in Southern Brazil	48
Morphology-based mechanism of desiccation cracking in soil and montmorillonite	48
Yield, soil Nitrogen content and weed control in six years of conservation agriculture on-farm field trials in Southwest Germany	48
Interpretation of uniaxial, confined compression test data for agricultural topsoils	47
Nutrient supplementation changes chemical composition of soil organic matter density fractions in desert steppe soil in northern China	47