OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Irrigation Science is 18. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Dynamic changes in evapotranspiration, canopy photosynthesis and expansive growth in open field under rapid fluctuating radiation	42
Analysis of local head losses in microirrigation lateral connectors based on machine learning approaches	33
Closed circuits of drip laterals versus open circuits: hydraulic performance and energy-saving potential	33
Field evaluation of fertigation performance for a drip irrigation system with different lateral layouts under low operation pressures	33
Biochar and potassium humate shift the migration, transformation and redistribution of urea-N in salt-affected soil under drip fertigation: soil column and incubation experiments	31
Drip irrigation under film mulch used on flat-bed increased vegetable yield by altering soil microbe community structure and soil nitrogen	28
Evaluating the precise grapevine water stress detection using unmanned aerial vehicles and evapotranspiration-based metrics	25
Downscaling UAV land surface temperature using a coupled wavelet-machine learning-optimization algorithm and its impact on evapotranspiration	25
Evaluations of drip and furrow irrigation method under deficit irrigation for pepper productivity in Northwest Ethiopia	24
Effect of different deficit irrigation regimes on vine performance, grape composition and wine quality of the “Primitivo” variety under mediterranean conditions	24
The complementary uses of Sentinel-1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California	23
Hydraulic performance analysis of new versus commercial nozzle design for pressurised porous media filters	22
Shallow groundwater enhances water productivity of maize in arid area	22
Scheduling irrigation for improving water productivity and fruit quality in citrus (cv. Nagpur mandarin) under a dry tropical climate	20
Almond responses to a single season of severe irrigation water restrictions	20
Maize straw biochar improved soil nitrogen, but no effect on phosphorus in desert under mulched drip irrigation	20
The effects of different water deficit levels on yield and water use productivity of sesame irrigated by subsurface drip irrigation	19
Changes in dissolved oxygen concentration in an aerated drip irrigation system under different drip emitters	19
Water requirements and crop coefficients of edible, spicy and medicinal herbs and vegetables; a review aimed at supporting plant and water management	18