OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Irrigation Science is 6. 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
The effect of regulated deficit irrigation on growth, yield, and berry quality of grapevines (cv. Sangiovese) grafted on rootstocks with different resistance to water deficit	47
Evaluating the precise grapevine water stress detection using unmanned aerial vehicles and evapotranspiration-based metrics	36
Optimal use of irrigation water and fertilizer for strawberry based on weighing production benefits and soil environment	29
Comparison of the partial root drying and conventional drip irrigation regimes on seed, oil yield quality, and economic return for peanut crop	27
Irrigation optimization enhances water management and tree performance in commercial citrus groves on sandy soil	26
Productivity and quality of beet (Beta vulgaris L.) under different drip irrigation management methodologies	25
Adequate supplemental irrigation amount during the critical period for yield in chia prevents reductions in radiation capture, radiation and water use efficiencies, and grain yield	24
Climate change decreased the effect of meltwater on cotton production in the Yarkant river basin of arid northwest China	24
Water stress impacts on the growth and productivity of melon crops in a Mediterranean climate	24
Evapotranspiration estimation by inverse soil water flow modelling	23
Closed circuits of drip laterals versus open circuits: hydraulic performance and energy-saving potential	20
Application of a remote-sensing three-source energy balance model to improve evapotranspiration partitioning in vineyards	19
Evaluation and development of empirical models for wetted soil fronts under drip irrigation in high-density apple crop from a point source	18
Effects of irrigation characteristics and plant morphological features on interception of sprinkler water by maize plants	18
Time-series clustering of remote sensing retrievals for defining management zones in a vineyard	18
Optimization of canopy resistance models for estimating evapotranspiration on summer maize in a semi-arid condition of China	18
Crop coefficients and water use of young almond orchards	16
An empirical design theory for compact drip irrigation emitters	16
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	16
Effects of fertilizer types on biofilm growth in the drip irrigation system using the reclaimed water	15
Regional analysis of technological alternatives for boron reduction in desalinated seawater for irrigation in south-eastern Spain	15
Flow discharge measurement by a linear width contraction device	15
Impact of irrigation regime on morpho-physiological and biochemical attributes and centelloside content in Indian pennywort (Centella asiatica)	14
Aerated drip irrigation improves watermelon yield, quality, water and fertilizer use efficiency by changing plant biomass and nutrient partitioning	14
Early cascade rice irrigation shutoff (ECIS) conserves water: implications for cascade flood automation	13

Water productivity of passion fruit under different forms of propagation and soil-based irrigation management criteria	13
Assessing different methodologies for irrigation scheduling in protected environment: a case study of green bell pepper	13
Water productivity of soybeans under regulated surface and subsurface drip irrigation conditions	13
Downscaling UAV land surface temperature using a coupled wavelet-machine learning-optimization algorithm and its impact on evapotranspiration	12
IS-SAR: an irrigation scheduling web application for Hass avocado orchards based on Sentinel-1 images	12
Assessment of water stress impact on olive trees using an accurate determination of the endocarp development	11
Analysis of local head losses in microirrigation lateral connectors based on machine learning approaches	11
Evaluation of the effect of soil salinity on the crop coefficient (Kc) for cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under mulched drip irrigation in arid regions	11
Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of sprinkler-irrigated aerobic rice in southern Brazil using the SIMDualKc water balance model	11
Drip irrigation under film mulch used on flat-bed increased vegetable yield by altering soil microbe community structure and soil nitrogen	11
Fertigation frequency is a useful tool for nitrate management in intensive open-field agriculture	10
Effect of different deficit irrigation regimes on vine performance, grape composition and wine quality of the “Primitivo” variety under mediterranean conditions	10
Single and basal crop coefficients for estimation of water use of tree and vine woody crops with consideration of fraction of ground cover, height, and training system for Mediterranean and warm tempe	10
Dynamic changes in evapotranspiration, canopy photosynthesis and expansive growth in open field under rapid fluctuating radiation	10
Effects of different soil water matric potentials on growth traits and yield characteristics of sunflower (Helianthus annuus Linn.) under drip irrigation in a salinized farmland in northern China	10
Remote sensing-based energy balance for lettuce in an arid environment: influence of management scenarios on irrigation and evapotranspiration modeling	10
Field evaluation of fertigation performance for a drip irrigation system with different lateral layouts under low operation pressures	10
Editorial to the special issue on “Contributions to update the FAO56 guidelines for computing crop water requirements”	9
Combined impacts of different irrigation levels and potassium doses on drip-irrigated pomegranate yield, quality, water productivity, cracking rate, and the economic net return	9
Effect of integration of water and fertilizer on soil water–nitrogen transport characteristics in Bubbled-root Irrigation	9
Evapotranspiration, fiber yield and quality, and water productivity of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under different irrigation technologies in a semiarid climate	9
Optimizing cultivation substrate moisture and calcium application for the comprehensive growth of cucumber under different air temperatures	9
Effect of saline water drip irrigation on tomato yield and quality in semi-humid area and arid area of China	9
Early season irrigation detection and evapotranspiration modeling of winter vegetables based on Planet satellite using water and energy balance algorithm in lower Colorado basin	9
The generation processes, spatiotemporal distribution heterogeneity, and interpretation of the spatial variation mechanism of the net sprinkler water under maize canopy	8
Maize straw biochar improved soil nitrogen, but no effect on phosphorus in desert under mulched drip irrigation	8
Effects of short-term irrigation of olive (Olea europaea L. cv. ‘Koroneiki’) trees using treated wastewater contaminated with heavy metals	8
Analysis and forecast of crop water demand in irrigation districts across the eastern part of the Ebro river basin (Catalonia, Spain): estimation of evapotranspiration through copernicus-based inputs	8
Scheduling irrigation for improving water productivity and fruit quality in citrus (cv. Nagpur mandarin) under a dry tropical climate	8
Influence of drip irrigation and straw mulching on economic feasibility and soil fertility of rice-potato system in subtropical India	8
Combined simulation and optimization framework for irrigation scheduling in agriculture fields	7
Drip irrigation with saline water combined with mulch cover as strategies for forage cactus production in semi-arid zones	7
The effects of deficit irrigation practices on evapotranspiration, yield and quality characteristics of two sesame varieties (Sesamum indicum L.) grown in lysimeters under the Mediterranean climate co	7
Hydraulic performance analysis of new versus commercial nozzle design for pressurised porous media filters	7
Leaf gas exchange, water status, and oil yield responses to rewatering after irrigation cut-off periods in a superintensive drip-irrigated olive (cv. Arbequina) orchard	7
Irrigation scheduling and requirements of processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in Eastern Canada	7
Shallow groundwater enhances water productivity of maize in arid area	6
Strategies to increase barley production and water use efficiency by combining deficit irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer	6
Assessment of irrigation efficiency for arid-zone spring wheat production under flood irrigation	6
Assessing the impact of measurement errors in the calculation of CWSI for characterizing the water status of several crop species	6
Assessment of the influence of inhibitors on carbon dioxide and methane emissions from soils irrigated with alternative water resources	6
Modelling analysis of nitrogen removal from paddy water with high infiltration rate	6
Eddy covariance quantification of soybean (Glycine max L.,) crop coefficients in a farmer’s field in a humid climate	6
An improved design of irrigation centrifugal filter for separating water and fine sediment: appropriately increase head loss for high efficiency	6
Analysis of the droplet size and distribution for micro-sprinkling hose based on the LPM	6
Improving the spatiotemporal resolution of remotely sensed ET information for water management through Landsat, Sentinel-2, ECOSTRESS and VIIRS data fusion	6
Application of the vineyard data assimilation (VIDA) system to vineyard root-zone soil moisture monitoring in the California Central Valley	6
Monitoring cotton water status with microtensiometers	6
Pressure–volume curve traits of chia (Salvia hispanica L.): an assessment of water-stress tolerance under field conditions	6