OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Pedosphere is 28. 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
Promise and pitfalls of modeling grassland soil moisture in a free-air CO2 enrichment experiment (BioCON) using the SHAW model	126
Biochar amendment affected soil nitrogen transformation and nitrous oxide emissions: A 15N tracer study	116
Microplastics as carriers of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soils: A call for research	112
Social insects behind the microgranular structure of Ferralsols: Consequences for their physical fertility when cultivated	102
Research progress on synthetic pyrethroid biodegradation: Current status, pathways, mechanisms, and enzyme enhancement strategies	96
Application of controlled-release urea increases maize N uptake, environmental benefits and economic returns via optimizing temporal and spatial distributions of soil mineral N	87
Magnesium-fortified phosphate fertilizers improve nutrient uptake and plant growth without reducing phosphorus availability	85
Assessment of SoilGrids data for soil erosion estimation at watershed scale: A case study in northern Thailand	78
Influence of soil physicochemical properties, particle size fractions and mineralogy on the leaching potentials of arsenic and antimony in abandoned mine soils	71
The impact of soil viruses on C emissions can be enhanced by viral shuttle processes in soils	58
Combined effects of microplastics and Pb on soil-tobacco systems revealed by soil microbiomics and metabolomics	56
Effect of sulfur fertilizers applied at agronomic rates on cadmium availability in agricultural soils: insights from a batch experiment	51
Geostatistical modelling and mapping of nematode-based soil ecological quality indices in a polluted nature reserve	47
Remediation of Pb- and Cd-contaminated clayey soil via magnetic-enhanced washing	44
Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the estuarine sediments of the Taihu Lake and their associated toxic effects on aquatic organisms	42
Accessing global soil raster images and equal-area splines to estimate soil organic carbon stocks on the regional scale	42
Trade-off evaluation using carbon dioxide equivalent and hazard index of a paddy soil with application of organic liquid fertilizer	39
Soil chronosequence and biosequence on old lake sediments of the Burdur Lake in Turkey	38
Application of washing agents for moderately and severely arsenic-contaminated soil: Types, mechanisms, factors and comparative analysis	38
Recycling of isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.) straw biomass and mineral powder with bio-inoculants as an effective soil amendment for isabgol cultivation	37
Rhizosphere microbes influence wogonoside accumulation in perennial Scutellaria baicalensis	37
Adsorption and desorption characteristics of Cd, Cu and Pb in different soil aggregates through soil profile under single and ternary systems	36
Biofumigation effects of brassicaceous cover crops on soil health in cucurbit agroecosystems in Hawaii, USA	34
Effect of long-term fertilization on bacterial communities in wheat endosphere	34
Microbiological mechanism of lignin- and humus-derived small molecules addition promoting straw conversion into soil organic matter in sodic soil	33

Effects of substituting chemical fertilizers with manure on rice yield and soil labile nitrogen in paddy fields of China: A meta-analysis	32
Heavy metals potentially drive co-selection of antibiotic resistance genes by shifting soil bacterial communities in paddy soils along the middle and lower Yangtze River	31
Five-year controlled-release/stable nitrogen fertilization reduced field nitrogen loss without increasing carbon dioxide emissions in a vegetable rotation system	29
Sustainable remediation of cadmium-contaminated soils: capture by Fe3O4/polyaniline and removal by magnetic separation	28