OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pedosphere is 8. 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
Application of washing agents for moderately and severely arsenic-contaminated soil: Types, mechanisms, factors and comparative analysis	38
Soil chronosequence and biosequence on old lake sediments of the Burdur Lake in Turkey	38
Rhizosphere microbes influence wogonoside accumulation in perennial Scutellaria baicalensis	37
Recycling of isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.) straw biomass and mineral powder with bio-inoculants as an effective soil amendment for isabgol cultivation	37
Adsorption and desorption characteristics of Cd, Cu and Pb in different soil aggregates through soil profile under single and ternary systems	36
Effect of long-term fertilization on bacterial communities in wheat endosphere	34
Biofumigation effects of brassicaceous cover crops on soil health in cucurbit agroecosystems in Hawaii, USA	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
Long-term nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization modulates methane uptake and microbial community dynamics in subtropical forest soils	27
Comparing the Soil Conservation Service model with new machine learning algorithms for predicting cumulative infiltration in semi-arid regions	27
Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from five contrasting rice production systems in the tropics	24
Difficult-to-culture bacteria in the rhizosphere: The underexplored signature microbial groups	23
Large-scale farming enhances soil health contrasting with conventional management of smallholders: Insights from a field survey	23
Complementary effect of zoo compost with mineral nitrogen fertilisation increases wheat yield and nutrition in a low-nutrient soil	22
Short-term biochar effect on soil physicochemical and microbiological properties of a degraded alpine grassland	22
Brackish water irrigation-induced recruitment of specific consortium determines microbial resistance that facilitates crop yield in a field experiment	22
Reclamation of oil-induced soil hydrophobicity in the hyper-arid Evrona Nature Reserve, southern Israel	22
Numerical analysis of thermo-water-vapor-carbon coupling in a permafrost region: a case study in the Beiluhe area of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	22
Biochar for future and futuristic biochar	22
Responses of nitrogen cycling and related microorganisms to brackish wetlands formed by evapotranspiration	21
Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on zinc uptake, translocation and accumulation in winter wheat during whole plant growth stages	21
Preface: Special issue on soil ecology and sustainability for celebrating the 70th anniversary of ISSCAS	21
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regulate plant mineral nutrient uptake and partitioning in iron ore tailings undergoing eco-engineered pedogenesis	21
The necessity to expand mycorrhizal boundaries: Including the fungal endophytes that possess key mycorrhizal criteria	20
Effects of nanofertilizer and nano-plant hormone on soil chemical properties and microbial community in two different soil types	20
Effect of synergistic urea by nitrification inhibitor coated with resin on wheat growth and soil nitrogen supply	19
Integrated agronomic practice management decreases soil carbon emission and increases environmental ecological benefits of summer maize	19
Integrated analysis of changes in soil microbiota and metabolites following long-term fertilization in a subtropical maize-wheat agroecosystem	19
Cropping leads to loss of soil organic matter: How can we prevent it?	19
Influence of pyrolysis temperature on rice straw biochar properties and corresponding effects on dynamic changes in bispyribac-sodium adsorption and leaching behavior in soil	19
Sorption and desorption characteristics of sulfamethazine in three different soils before and after removal of organic matter	18
Net ecosystem carbon exchange for Bermuda grass growing in mesocosms as affected by irrigation frequency	18
Fe(II) oxidation after microbial Fe(III) reduction does not cause Cd release	18
Carbon nanomaterial addition changes soil nematode community in a tall fescue mesocosm	18
Effect of lignite amendment on carbon and nitrogen mineralization from raw and composted manure during incubation with soil	17
Chemical speciation of copper and manganese in solution of a copper-contaminated soil and young grapevine growth with amendment application	17
Spectral indices measured with proximal sensing using canopy reflectance sensor, chlorophyll meter and leaf color chart for in-season grain yield prediction of basmati rice	17
Role of methylotrophic bacteria in managing abiotic stresses for enhancing agricultural production	17
Fertilization practices affect biological nitrogen fixation by modulating diazotrophic communities in an acidic soil in southern China	17
In situ stabilization of arsenic in soil with organoclay, organozeolite, birnessite, goethite and lanthanum-doped magnetic biochar	16
Change of pore water near the freezing front during soil freezing: Migration and mechanisms	16
Bioaugmentation of a novel bacterial consortium in cotton-planted soil for lambda-cyhalothrin degradation	15
Biophotoelectrochemistry: An emerging frontier for channeling photoelectric effect into darkness zone of soils and sediments	15
Changes in soil free-living diazotrophic community and co-occurrence patterns along desert wetland degradation gradient in the Mu Us Desert, northern China	15
Improving inherent soil productivity underpins agricultural sustainability	15
Organic-inorganic fertilization promotes paddy soil macroaggregate organic carbon accumulation associated with key bacterial populations in subtropical China	15
Five-year warming does not change soil organic carbon stock but alters its chemical composition in an alpine peatland	15
Zokor activity promotes soil water infiltration in the Mu Us sandy land of northern Shaanxi, China	15
Wheat morphological and biochemical responses to copper oxide nanoparticles in two soils	14
A conceptual framework and an empirical test of complementarity and facilitation with respect to phosphorus uptake by plant species mixtures	14
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for salinity stress: Anti-stress role and mechanisms	14
Stabilization of chromium(VI) by hydroxysulfate green rust in chromium(VI)-contaminated soils	14
Impacts of silver nanoparticles on enzymatic activities, nitrifying bacteria, and nitrogen transformation in soil amended with ammonium and nitrate	14
Disentangling the contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil multifunctionality	14

Impact of drilling waste pollution on land cover in a high subarctic forest-tundra zone	14
Agronomic strategies to reduce the arsenic (As) concentration in rice in environments susceptible to high As concentration in grains from Argentina	14
Synthesis of an eco-friendly nanocomposite fertilizer for common bean based on carbon nanoparticles from agricultural waste biochar	13
Phenotypic variations of wheat cultivars from the North China Plain in response to cadmium stress and associated single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by a genome-wide association study	13
Coupled effects of pH and kaolinite colloids on antibiotic transport in porous media	13
Partial organic fertilizer substitution promotes soil multifunctionality by increasing microbial community diversity and complexity	13
Occurrence of dark septate endophytes in Phragmites australis in the Baiyang Lake and their resistance to Cd stress	13
The frontier of soil science: Soil health	13
Silicon and plant nutrition—dynamics, mechanisms of transport and role of silicon solubilizer microbiomes in sustainable agriculture: A review	13
Impacts of land use and salinization on soil inorganic and organic carbon in the middle-lower Yellow River Delta	13
15N tracers and microbial analyses reveal in situ N2O sources in contrasting water regimes of a drained peatland forest	13
Nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin does not affect yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions in a tropical grassland	12
Corrigendum to “Incorporation of source contributions to improve the accuracy of soil heavy metal mapping using small sample sizes at a county scale” (Pedosphere. 34(1): 170–180, 2024)	12
Drought effects on nitrogen and phosphorus releases from litter vary between arid and humid areas: A meta-analysis	12
Effects of nitrogen enrichment on soil enzyme activities in grassland ecosystems in China: A multilevel meta-analysis	12
Effect of indaziflam on microbial activity and nitrogen cycling processes in an orchard soil	12
Exploring antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in sediments: A call for in-depth genomic analysis	12
Soil holobiont interplay and its role in protecting plants against salinity stress	12
Agricultural and environmental significance of soil organic matter and plant biomass: Insight from ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry	12
Simulating soil erodibility in southeastern China using a sequential Gaussian algorithm	12
Biochar and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) application improves pH, water-holding characteristics of desert soils and enhances Microcoleus vaginatus growth: The implication in combating desertification	11
Impacts of wetting-drying cycles on short-term carbon and nitrogen dynamics in Amynthas earthworm casts	11
Chemical oxidation of arsenic in the environment and its application in remediation: A mini review	11
Carbon mineralization in subtropical alluvial arable soils amended with sugarcane bagasse and rice husk biochars	11
Key variable for simulating critical nitrogen dilution curve of wheat: Leaf area ratio-driven approach	11
Lead stabilization in a polluted calcareous soil using cost-effective biochar and zeolite amendments after spinach cultivation	11
Variability in pattern and hydrogen isotope composition (δ2H) of long-chain n-alkanes of surface soils and its relations to climate and vegetation characteristics: A meta-analysis	10
Coupling and decoupling of soil carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium stocks along a 6000 km northeast-southwest temperature gradient in China	10
Methanotrophy-driven accumulation of organic carbon in four paddy soils of Bangladesh	10
Insight into modified biochars and their immobilizing effects on heavy metal(loid)s in contaminated soils: Mechanisms and influencing factors	10
Some advances in important research on soil in a changing world	10
Advanced soil conservation for African drylands: from erosion models to management theories	10
Straw management and fertilization improve soil aggregate stability by inducing biological binding agents and specific keystone genera	10
Snow removal promotes microbial-mediated organic carbon stabilization within aggregates in northeast peatland of China	10
Straw return strengthened straw C assimilating bacterial diversity and interaction, especially in soil small macroaggregates and microaggregates	10
Efficiency-enhancing methods for predicting nitrogen mineralization characteristics in paddy soils using soil properties and rapid soil extraction	10
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances microbial contribution to mineral-associated organic carbon persistence in the soil: Insights from soil microbial community and microbial necromass carbon	9
Soil mineral nitrogen dynamics in fallow periods in a rainfed semiarid Mediterranean agricultural system	9
Hand-feel soil texture observations to evaluate the accuracy of digital soil maps for local prediction of soil particle size distribution: A case study in Central France	9
Mechanism of biochar decomposition mediated by bacteria shifts the molecular structure of soil organic matter to high molecular aromatic components	9
Mechanistic understanding of the biochar-induced inhibition of growth and soil phosphorus solubilization by Bacillus megaterium	9
Soil microbial respiration is regulated by stoichiometric imbalances: Evidence from a humidity gradient case	9
Enduring legacy of coal mining on the fungal community in a High Arctic soil after five decades	9
Similar response of ureolytic microflora to chemical fertilizer in soil aggregates across five farmlands	9
A perspective on greenhouse gas emission studies integrating arbuscular mycorrhiza	9
Developing the new soil science—Advice for early-career soil scientists	9
Climatic effects on soil organic nitrogen fractions and amino acid chirality in paddy soils	8
Effects of global change and human disturbance on soil carbon cycling in boreal forest: A review	8
Nitrogen availability mediates the effects of roots and mycorrhizal fungi on soil organic carbon decomposition: A meta-analysis	8
Mycorrhizae and sustainable soil solutions	8
Long-term fertilizer nitrogen management—Soil health conundrum	8
Stochasticity dominates assembly processes of soil nematode metacommunities on three Asian mountains	8
Patterns and drivers of seasonal water sources for artificial sand-fixing plants in the northeastern Mu Us sandy land, Northwest China	8
Trichoderma viride F7 improves peanut performances while remediating cadmium-contaminated soil with microplastics	8
Positive effects of biochar application and Rhizophagus irregularis inoculation on mycorrhizal colonization, rice seedlings and phosphorus cycling in paddy soils	8
Root exclusion methods for partitioning of soil respiration: Review and methodological considerations	8
Structure, variation and assembly processes of bacterial communities in different root-associated niches of tomato under periodic drought and nitrogen addition	8
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant protection using dual biological control and plant growth-promoting agents: Current scenarios and future prospects	8
Multi-step ahead soil temperature forecasting at different depths based on meteorological data: Integrating resampling algorithms and machine learning models	8
Co-incorporation of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) and chemical fertilizers alters microbial functional genes supporting short-time scale positive nitrogen priming effects in paddy soils	8