OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soil Use and Management is 7. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
New trends in biochar pyrolysis and modification strategies: feedstock, pyrolysis conditions, sustainability concerns and implications for soil amendment	202
A review of green remediation strategies for heavy metal contaminated soil	116
Soil salinity: A global threat to sustainable development	84
Soil microbial inoculants for sustainable agriculture: Limitations and opportunities	76
Biochar composites: Emerging trends, field successes and sustainability implications	71
Perspectives on validation in digital soil mapping of continuous attributes—A review	44
Bio‐mediated soil improvement: An introspection into processes, materials, characterization and applications	41
Enhancing phosphorus availability, soil organic carbon, maize productivity and farm profitability through biochar and organic–inorganic fertilizers in an irrigated maize agroecosystem under semi‐arid	39
Soil amendments for sustainable agriculture: Microbial organic fertilizers	37
Organic fertilizer enhances rice growth in severe saline–alkali soil by increasing soil bacterial diversity	35
Evaluating the effect of biochar on salt leaching and nutrient retention of Yellow River Delta soil	34
Ameliorative effect of Lantana camara biochar on coal mine spoil and growth of maize (Zea mays)	34
Transport and transformation of microplastics and nanoplastics in the soil environment: A critical review	33
Digital mapping of soil texture classes using Random Forest classification algorithm	30
Impacts of rainstorms on soil erosion and organic matter for different cover crop systems in the western coast agricultural region of Syria	29
Soil organic and inorganic carbon sequestration by consecutive biochar application: Results from a decade field experiment	28
Effect of tillage and crop management on runoff, soil erosion and organic carbon loss	27
Biochar for sustainable soil management	26
Application of mixed straw and biochar meets plant demand of carbon dioxide and increases soil carbon storage in sunken solar greenhouse vegetable production	23
Combined effect of biochar and soil moisture on soil chemical properties and microbial community composition in microplastic‐contaminated agricultural soil	23
Effects of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type on biochar characteristics pertinent to soil carbon and soil health: A meta‐analysis	22
Soil greenhouse gas emissions, organic carbon and crop yield following pinewood biochar and biochar–manure applications at eroded and depositional landscape positions: A field trial in South Dakota, U	22
Soil health at a crossroad	22
Use of ammonium sulphate as a sulphur fertilizer: Implications for ammonia volatilization	21
Soil quality and fertility in sustainable agriculture, with a contribution to the biological classification of agricultural soils	20

Deep incorporation of corn straw benefits soil organic carbon and microbial community composition in a black soil of Northeast China	19
Field applications of gypsum reduce pH and improve soil C in highly alkaline soils in southern Australia’s dryland cropping region	19
Application of biochar and organic fertilizer to saline‐alkali soil in the Yellow River Delta: Effects on soil water, salinity, nutrients, and maize yield	18
Material flow analysis of plastic in organic waste in Switzerland	18
Effects of biochar nanoparticles as a soil amendment on the structure and hydraulic characteristics of a sandy loam soil	18
Comparison of improved shear strength of biotreated sand using different ureolytic strains and sterile conditions	18
Carbon addition reduces labile soil phosphorus by increasing microbial biomass phosphorus in intensive agricultural systems	18
Digital mapping of soil texture classes for efficient land management in the Piedmont plain of Iran	17
Soil quality assessments in integrated crop–livestock–forest systems: A review	17
AI‐enhanced soil management and smart farming	17
Impact of natural zeolite on chemical and biochemical properties of vineyard soils	17
Effect of LDPE microplastics on chemical properties and microbial communities in soil	17
Digital soil mapping of soil salinity using EM38 and quasi‐3d modelling software (EM4Soil)	17
Soil carbon improvement under long‐term (36 years) no‐till sorghum production in a sub‐tropical environment	16
Different rates of biochar application change ¹⁵N retention in soil and ¹⁵N utilization by maize	16
Legacy phosphorus in calcareous soil under 33 years of P fertilizer application: Implications for efficient P management in agriculture	16
Magnesium slag for remediation of cadmium‐ and arsenic‐contaminated paddy soil: A field study	16
Expediting climate‐smart soils management	16
Effect of conservation tillage on crop yield and soil organic carbon in Northeast China: A meta‐analysis	16
Soil bacterial community responses to cadmium and lead stabilization during ecological restoration of an abandoned mine	15
Phosphorus availability and grass growth in biochar‐modified acid soil: A study excluding the effects of soil pH	15
Soil dissolved organic carbon responses to sugarcane straw removal	15
Impacts of farmland size and benefit expectations on the utilization of straw resources: Evidence from crop straw incorporation in China	14
Quantifying and simulating carbon and nitrogen mineralization from diverse exogenous organic matters	14
Sustainable soil management and climate change mitigation	14
Trafficking intensity index for soil compaction management in grasslands	14
Pig manure digestate‐derived biochar for soil management and crop cultivation in heavy metals contaminated soil	14
Soil organic matter storage in temperate lowland arable, grassland and woodland topsoil and subsoil	14
Effects of biochar incorporation on soil viable and necromass carbon in the luvisol soil	13
Long‐term manure application for crop yield stability and carbon sequestration in subtropical region	13
Variation of intra‐aggregate organic carbon affects aggregate formation and stability during organic manure fertilization in a fluvo‐aquic soil	13
Aging of colloidal contaminants and pathogens in the soil environment: Implications for nanoplastic and COVID‐19 risk mitigation	13
Nitrous oxide dynamics during denitrification along a hydrological gradient of subtropical grasslands	13
Organic acid regulation of inorganic phosphorus release from Mollisols with different organic matter contents	13
Soil fertility and bacterial community composition in a semiarid Mediterranean agricultural soil under long‐term tillage management	12
Soil carbon change across ten New South Wales farms under different farm management regimes in Australia	12
Early plant height: A defining factor for yields of silage maize with contrasting phosphorus supply	12
Ash and biochar amendment of coarse sandy soil for growing crops under drought conditions	11
Land‐use change alters the stocks of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in a Haplic Cambisol in the Brazilian semi‐arid region	11
Nitrogen recovery in reclaimed mine soil under different amendment practices in tandem with legume and non‐legume revegetation: A review	11
Effect of 46 years' application of fertilizers, FYM and lime on physical, chemical and biological properties of soil under maize–wheat system in an acid Alfisol of northwest Himalayas	11
Soil Olsen P response to different phosphorus fertilization strategies in long‐term experiments in NW Italy	11
Grassland rehabilitation significantly increases soil carbon stocks by reducing net soil CO₂ emissions	11
Comparison of soil properties in urban and non‐urban grasslands in Budapest area	11
Effect of fertilization of a biochar and compost amended technosol: Consequence on Ailanthus altissima growth and As‐ and Pb‐specific root sorption	10
Using frost‐sensitive cover crops for timely nitrogen mineralization and soil moisture management	10
Biochar and zeolites did not improve phosphorus uptake or crop productivity in a field trial performed in an irrigated intensive farming system	10
The safe use of compost derived from municipal solid waste depends on its composition and conditions of application	10
Long‐term rice–crayfish farming aggravates soil gleying and induced changes of soil iron morphology	10
Nanoplastic–plant interaction and implications for soil health	10

Long‐term effects of bone char and lignocellulosic biochar‐based soil amendments on phosphorus adsorption–desorption and crop yield in low‐input acidic soils	10
Nitrous oxide emissions from cassava fields amended with organic and inorganic fertilizers	10
Cover crop effects on soil structure and early sugar beet growth	10
Effects of biochar on bacterial genetic diversity in soil contaminated with cadmium	10
Large‐scale detection and quantification of harmful soil compaction in a post‐mining landscape using multi‐configuration electromagnetic induction	10
Nutrient and trace element concentrations influence greenhouse gas emissions from Malaysian tropical peatlands	10
Evaluating the merits of climate smart technologies under smallholder agriculture in Malawi	10
Effects on nitrate leaching of the timing of cattle slurry application to leys	9
Biochar addition mitigates nitrogen loss induced by straw incorporation and nitrogen fertilizer application	9
Carbon dioxide flux and soil carbon stock as affected by crop residue management and soil texture in semi‐arid maize croplands in Tanzania	9
Indicators of soil quality and crop productivity assessment at a long‐term experiment site in the lower Indo‐Gangetic plains	9
Nutrient balances in smallholder farms in northern Ethiopia	9
Complementary resource use in intercropped faba bean and cabbage by increased root growth and nitrogen use in organic production	9
Effects of integrating grass‐clover leys with livestock into arable crop rotations on soil carbon stocks and particulate and mineral‐associated soil organic matter fractions in conventional and organi	9
Carbon emission flux and storage in the degraded peatlands of the Zoige alpine area in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau	9
Biochar combined with nitrogen fertilizer affects soil properties and wheat yield in medium‐low‐yield farmland	9
Conservation agriculture practice influences soil organic carbon pools in intensive rice‐based systems of the Eastern Indo‐Gangetic Plain	9
Optimizing fen peatland water‐table depth for romaine lettuce growth to reduce peat wastage under future climate warming	9
Soil and geologic formations as antidotes for CO₂ sequestration?	9
Sustainable soil management for food security	9
An assessment of potential pesticide transmission, considering the combined impact of soil texture and pesticide properties: A meta‐analysis	8
Alleviating Cd translocation and accumulation in soil–rice systems: Combination of foliar spraying of nano‐Si or nano‐Se and soil application of nano‐humus	8
The relative impacts of dairy and non‐dairy ruminant sectors on the Olsen‐P status of grassland soils and hence water quality in Northern Ireland	8
Effect of subsoil tillage during pipeline construction activities on near‐term soil physical properties and crop yields in the right‐of‐way	8
Compressive properties and least limiting water range of plough layer and plough pan in sugarcane fields	8
Cadmium accumulation in rice and its bioavailability in paddy soil with application of silicon fertilizer under different water management regimes	8
The role of women empowerment and labour dependency on adoption of integrated soil fertility management in Malawi	8
Digital mapping of soil carbon sequestration potential with enhanced vegetation cover over New South Wales, Australia	8
Changes in soil carbon and nitrogen content, associated with aggregate fractions, after conversion of sandy desert to irrigation farmland, northwest China	8
Nutrient dynamics from surface‐applied organic matter amendments on no‐till orchard soil	8
A spectral parameter for the estimation of soil total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen of winter wheat growth period	8
Metal contamination of agricultural soils amended with biosolids (sewage sludge) at a ceramic production area in NE Spain: A 10‐year resampling period	8
Silvopastoral systems improve carbon stocks at livestock ranches in Tabasco, Mexico	8
Does mixed vs separate sheep and cattle grazing reduce soil compaction?	8
Organic residues and their impact on soil health, crop production and sustainable agriculture: A review including bibliographic analysis	8
No significant influence of biochar and manure application on nitrogen fate and sequestration by tomato and garlic crops: A field experiment in California, USA	8
Is ‘soil health’ meaningful as a scientific concept or as terminology?	8
Poorly crystalline iron and aluminium oxides contribute to the carbon saturation and sorption of dissolved organic carbon in the soil	7
Essential oil bearing aromatic plants: Their potential for sequestering carbon in marginal soils of India	7
Changes in sandy soil hydro‐physical properties as function of biochar and biogas slurry amendments	7
Sewage sludge biochar increases nitrogen fertilizer recovery: Evidence from a ¹⁵N tracer field study	7
Effects of intercropping and drought on soil aggregation and associated organic carbon and nitrogen	7
The economics of liming in arable crop rotations: analysis of the 35‐year Rothamsted and Woburn liming experiments	7
New hybrid evolutionary models for spatial prediction of soil properties in Kurdistan	7
Sequential effects of spent coffee grounds on soil physical properties	7
Diurnal and seasonal variations on soil CO₂ fluxes in tropical silvopastoral systems	7
Soil organic carbon fractions and its association with water‐stable aggregates under different fertilization management practices	7
Understanding the effect of an agroforestry system with high litter input on topsoil permeability	7
A model ensemble approach to determine the humus building efficiency of organic amendments in incubation experiments	7