OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of African Journal of Range & Forage Science is 1. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Book Review. Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development	32
Diet preference of black rhinocerosDiceros bicornisat Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, across seasons	14
Performance of goats browsing on Vachellia karroo encroached communal lands and open grasslands in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	14
Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania	12
Kraals or bomas increase soil carbon and fertility across several biomes	12
Dynamics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) pastures associated with white clover (Trifolium repens) in small-scale dairy systems in the	10
Quality characteristics of forage in the sowing year of a standard perennial pasture established with annual ryegrass, barley, and berseem clover as companion crops	9
Measuring adaptive decision making in livestock grazing systems	8
Nearly six decades of grazing research published by the Grassland Society of Southern Africa: trends, recommendations and gaps	8
Invasion of Neltuma juliflora (mesquite) and its effects on soil physicochemical properties in a semi-arid rangeland of South Africa	7
Does spring defoliation affect energy reserves in a South African mesic grassland geophyte?	6
Nutritional properties and in vitro gas production in cactus pear ( Opuntia stricta ) and cassava ( Manihot esculenta	6
Do native grasses emerge and establish in areas rehabilitated using vetiver grass?	6
Putting the pieces together: woody plant encroachment across a precipitation gradient in southern Africa	5
Effect of plant spacing and cutting intensity on the morphology and productivity of forage cactus [ Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.]	5
The control of the encroaching shrub Seriphium plumosum ( L. ) Thunb. (Asteraceae) and the response of the grassy layer in a South African	5
Overlooked forbs: implications for rangeland biodiversity and function in southern Africa	4
Book review: ‘Fairy Circles of the Namib Desert: Ecosystem Engineering by Subterranean Social Insects’	4
Non-selective defoliation by mowing and burning has long-term selective effects on mesic grassland in South Africa	4
Biostimulant effects on the herbage yield and nutritive composition of a mixed ryegrass–clover pasture	4
Lucerne establishment in dryland conditions: effects of crop residues and wheat as a nurse crop	4
An Ecological Guide to the BushAn Ecological Guide to the Bush, By Bruce McKenzie, 2022, Jacana Media: www.jacana.co.za, 194 pages, softcover, ISBN 9781431432875, Price: R235.00	4
Two reviews of GrassPro Southern Africa (online app)	4
Integration of livestock into conservation agriculture systems in the Mediterranean climate region of South Africa	3
From forage to multifunctionality: shifting perceptions of rangeland ecosystem services in the journals of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa	3

Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments	3
Unravelling the accessions–environment interactions and the unveiling of released variety: insights from Bouffordia dichotoma	3
Herbicide trials on Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) during adverse conditions reveal incompatibility with biocontrol and a narrow window of opportunity for che	3
Vegetation structure and defoliation patterns in heterogeneous grasslands under two herbage allowance levels	3
A balanced perspective on the contribution of extensive ruminant production to greenhouse gas emissions in southern Africa	3
Using fire and herbicide to manage Campuloclinium macrocephalum (pompom weed)	3
Effect of botanical composition calibration on the accuracy of undisturbed sward height and comparative yield method techniques for herbage mass estimation in tropical heterogeneous pastures	3
Frequent defoliation rapidly and progressively reduces the vigour of a perennial mesic grassland forb, Thunbergia atriplicifolia	2
Two reviews of Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health	2
‘The mountain has a story to tell’: transhumant production systems in the US Intermountain West	2
Grass dynamics along a woody-plant density reduction gradient in a South African savanna	2
Historical trajectories and current perspectives on sub-Saharan wildland fire science and management in select scientific literature	2
Nutritional improvement of cactus fruit scraps with addition of alfalfa or Atriplex halimus , and comparison of two animal feed preservation methods (silage and solar dr	2
Managing land use transitions to safeguard transhumance corridors in arid eastern Morocco: challenges and adaptive strategies	2
African Journal of Range and Forage Science : paving the way to restoration in African rangelands	2
Seedling establishment and early growth in Calobota sericea subjected to moisture stress	2
Adding economic and ecological value to communal pastoralism: lessons from implementing a Herding for Health model in the Okavango Delta, Botswana	2
Assessing rangeland conditions on land reform farms in South Africa: a national analysis of the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy farms	2
DNA-based species identification as a tool to distinguish invasive Nassella species in South Africa	2
Transhumance within private land conservation areas: perspectives from pastoralist landowners in rural Kenya	2
Fermentation characteristics of maize–forage legume mixtures ensiled in small-scale silos	2
Grazing effects on forage quality parameters of three rangeland species in arid regions of Semnan, Iran	1
Everything Evolves: Why Evolution Explains More than We Think, from Proteins to Politics	1
Grazing capacity change on a small Mediterranean-type South African offshore island following the control of invasive alien European rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus )	1
Rainfed-based production of Megathyrsus maximus in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of the semi-arid environment of Sudan	1
Methane emission and performance indicators of sheep fed Super Napier grass, sodium hydroxide-treated rice straw and leaves of two browse species ( Leucaena leucocephala	1
Book Review. Contested Karoo: Interdisciplinary perspectives on change and continuity in South Africa’s drylands	1
The grazing paradox: assessing contradictions of continuous versus rotational grazing systems in southern Africa	1
Book Review. Ekologiese Restourasie in Namakwaland: ’n Praktiese GidsEkologiese restourasie in Namakwaland: ’n praktiese gids, By Peter Carrick, Susan Botha and Raldo Kruger, 2022, Nurture, Restore, I	1
Calibration and evaluation of a CROPGRO Perennial Forage Model for Brachiaria humidicola yield simulation under future climate in subhumid environments of Ethiopia	1
Response of fodder crops to repurposed livestock kraals in the Zambezi Region of Namibia	1
Does the presence of tall or dwarf elephant grass genotypes change the nutritive value of butterfly pea in grass–legume intercrops?	1
Sustainable intensification in rangelands of the southernmost region of Chile	1
The recent fire regimes of Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga national parks, Angola	1
Assessment of the impact of woody species encroachment on plant species diversity and the livelihood of pastoralists in southeastern Ethiopia	1
Allometric biomass estimations for Senegalia mellifera and Vachellia reficiens	1
Chemical composition and in-vitro dry matter degradability of Eragrostis curvula grass hay supplemented with Raphanus sativ	1
The influence of grass competition and soil moisture on the growth and phenology of Karoo shrubs in the Eastern Upper Karoo	1
Associative nitrogen fixation could be common in South African mesic grassland	1
Drought release and post-drought changes in herbaceous composition and diversity in two land uses subjected to selective bush control in a semi-arid Kalahari savanna	1
Recovery and germination of seeds of Dichrostachys cinerea and Vachellia tortilis following ingestion by r	1
Quantifying the effect of chemical bush control of Senegalia mellifera on vegetation production in the Eastern Kalahari Bushveld, South Africa	1
Ensiling as a technique for preservation of the nutritional quality of Vachellia nilotica	1
Tropical forage grasses intercropped with sorghum in a semi-arid region: establishment, silage quality and economic viability	1